1966-1981
Raised in Santa Cruz, California, Derek Sherinian began playing piano at the age of five, He came under the spell of the …
1982-1986
While still a junior in high school his musical talent was such that Sherinian was offered a scholarship to the prestig …
1981-1988
Berklee was a musical paradise. It was great to be in an environment where there were musicians my age from around …
1989
After spending three semesters at the school, Sherinian garnered his first professional gig with Jimi Hendrix Band …
1990
Reflecting on Sherinian, Cooper said: “Derek Sherinian will be at least one chapter in my book when I write my …
1991-1996
In 1994, Sherinian joined progressive metal band Dream Theater for their promotional tour for “Awake” …
1997-2000
Next was the formation of Platypus in 1997, an American progressive rock / jazz-fusion supergroup, conceived by …
2001
In 2001, Sherinian got a phone call from Billy Idol’s guitarist, Steve Stevens, who asked Sherinian to audition for …
2001-2002
During the same year, Sherinian teamed with drummer Simon Phillips and guitarists Zacc Wylde and Steve …
2003-2004
Sherinian extended further into the fusion realm by collaborating with guitarist Allan Holdsworth and violinist Jerry …
2005-2006
Sherinian then went on to record “Devil’s Playground”, Billy Idol’s sixth studio album which was released on …
2006
Derek’s fifth solo album, Blood of the Snake (2006), features contributions from Idol, as well as Guns …
2006
Even after having played with several of his guitar idols, the biggest thrill of Sherinian’s career happened in …
2007-2009
Sherinian’s collaborations with top musicians were featured in a 2007 article in Guitar World magazine …
2009-2011
It was also in 2009 that, what had started as Joe Bonamassa & Glenn Hughes’ side project turned into Black Country …
2011
By mid 2011, BCC released its 2nd album “Black Country Communion 2” and went on a short tour of Europe between …
2011
In September 2011, Sherinian released his seventh solo album titled Oceana, again an assemblage of some of the most …
2011
A month later, Sherinian was featured on the cover of Keyboard Magazine’s November 2011 issue, which declared …
2012
On April 18, 2012, Sherinian guested with BCC bandmate Joe Bonamassa for his solo concert at The Saban …
2012
Sherinian was special guest to the Armenian band Dorians performing a concert in Yerevan on …
2013
March 6, 2013, Sherinian was a special guest keyboardist with Black Label Society for theirUnblackened …
2014
On February 11, 2014, Eagle Rock’s rock label Armoury Records reissued five of Sherinian’s solo albums: Inertia …
2015
In April 2015, Sherinian travelled to Armenia to participate in the events commemorating the Centennial of …
2015
December 12, 2015, Sherinian co-organized and participated in the Tony MacAlpine Benefit Concert at …
2016
Derek began working on putting together a new band, which later became Sons Of Apollo
2017
In April, Sherinian joined guitarists Steve Vai, and Yngwie Malmsteen to join the Generation Axe / A Night Of …
2017-2019
2017 also saw the formation of Sons Of Apollo, a prog metal supergroup which Sherinian and Portnoy formed with …
2019
Sherinian also recorded David Coverdale’s “The Rock Album”: a “revisited, remixed and remastered” …
2019-2020
On August 30,2019, SOA released ‘Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony”, the band’s remarkable one-off …
2021
Sherinian became the newest addition to the list of guest musicians on Michael Schenker’s new album Immortal …
2021
Most recently, Sherinian released his latest solo album, “The Phoenix” , his first since 2011’s Oceana …
