Canadian DJ and producer Derek Silvester makes shimmering, sophisticated progressive house under the name Dezza. Active since the late 2000s, he's received support from Tiësto, Above & Beyond, Pete Tong, and other major players of the genre. Following a decade's worth of singles on labels such including Black Hole, Anjunabeats, and Perfecto, he released his debut album, Cosmos, in 2019.
Silvester was born in Halifax in 1984, and he started making music at the age of 14. Initially producing hip-hop, he gradually shifted to dance music, blending elements of house and trance. He...