Dekker Dreyer

Dreyer works in a variety of mediums with themes intersecting around the subconscious, folklore, technology, and criticism of social systems. His work can be broadly categorized as surreal and often Fantastique.{{cite web |last1=Dreyer |first1=Dekker |title=Official Site Biography |url=http://www.dekkerdreyer.com}} Dreyer employs numerous mediums with his work broadly categorized as conceptual art.

Dekker's first film Closed Circuit, was commissioned by Miramax to accompany the feature Naqoyqatsi, was shown at the 2002 Slamdance Film Festival. This was followed by several experimental films. His first mid-length project The Arcadian, depicts a fascist post-apocalyptic world through a pop art lens, starring Lance Henriksen with the music of Perturbator{{cite web | title=The Arcadian: gli abbandonati dalla fantascienza |last1=ZANONE |first1=diLORENZO |url=https://birdmenmagazine.com/2019/09/24/the-arcadian-gli-abbandonati-dalla-fantascienza/ |website=Birdmen}}[http://www.weareindiehorror.com/fear-makers/featured-fearmaker-dekker-dreyer/ Featured Fearmaker: Dekker Dreyer, We Are Indie Horror]{{cite web |last1=Borzuola |first1=Lorenzo |title=The Arcadian – Distopia e sete di vendetta nel film di Dekker Dreyer |url=https://derzweifel.com/2019/09/20/the-arcadian-streaming-ravenna-nightmare/ |website=derzweifel}}{{Cite web |url=https://echosynthetic.com/2017/11/10/synthwave-soundscapes-an-interview-with-the-director-of-the-arcadian-dekker-dreyer/ |title=Echosyntheic Interview with Dekker Dreyer |access-date=2018-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133429/https://echosynthetic.com/2017/11/10/synthwave-soundscapes-an-interview-with-the-director-of-the-arcadian-dekker-dreyer/ |archive-date=2018-01-03 |url-status=dead }} which was released on collector's edition VHS alongside international midnight screenings.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ravennatoday.it/eventi/ravenna-nightmare-film-fest-programma-4-ottobre-2017.html|title=Al Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival arriva anche Fabio Testi|work=RavennaToday|access-date=2018-09-02}}

In music videos, his directorial output includes Mystery Skulls official music video for the single Music{{cite web |title=Behind The Lens Radio Show – 09/10/2018 |url=https://behindthelensonline.net/site/miscellaneous/behind-the-lens-podcast/behind-the-lens-radio-show-09102018/ |website=Behind the Lens}} and Snowblood's "I'm Ready".{{cite web |title=Snowblood Plays a Bloodthirsty Vampire in 'I'm Ready' |url=https://www.papermag.com/snowblood-im-ready-2650876594.html |website=Paper Magazine}} He collaborated again with Mystery Skulls in 2022 to create holographic visuals for the "Beam Me Up" Tour.

Dreyer has spoken at events such as The Cannes Film Festival and Sundance.{{Cite web|url=http://www.marchedufilm.com/en/next/programme|title=Le Marché du Film|website=www.marchedufilm.com|access-date=2018-09-02|archive-date=2018-08-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827160008/http://www.marchedufilm.com/en/next/programme|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://theindustry.com/articles/exclusive-the-sundance-2016-party-and-event-grid-over-250-events-updated-daily|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902151942/https://theindustry.com/articles/exclusive-the-sundance-2016-party-and-event-grid-over-250-events-updated-daily|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 2, 2018|title=The Industry|website=theindustry.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-02}}

Dreyer is known musically as Phantom Astronaut{{cite web |title=Meet Dekker Dreyer: Visual / Recording Artist, Filmmaker, & Virtual Reality Creator |url=https://shoutoutla.com/meet-dekker-dreyer-visual-recording-artist-filmmaker-virtual-reality-creator/ |website=Shout Out LA}}{{cite web |last1=Casey |first1=Douglas |title=Dark Ambient & VR: An Interview with Phantom Astronaut |url=https://www.casey-douglass.com/2021/05/dark-ambient-vr-interview-with-phantom.html |website=Casey Douglas.com}} and his first EP, [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1146810/Phantom_Astronaut_Lucid_VR/ Lucid], was released in 2019 as a virtual reality visual album with Good Men Project saying, "The experience evokes a mash-up of Twin Peaks and 2001 with a Sigur Ros soundtrack produced and remixed by Massive Attack".{{Cite web|date=2019-10-17|title='Lucid' VR Album Forces You to Question Moral Choices As You Explore: WATCH|url=https://goodmenproject.com/culture/lucid-vr-album-forces-you-to-question-moral-choices-as-you-explore-watch/|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Good Men Project|language=en-US}}

Phantom Astronaut's [https://www.amazon.com/Gravity-Time-Phantom-Astronaut/dp/B08FJC4HDC Gravity + Time] (2020) explores genetic history and his Forbidden Science of the Western States Album (2021) explores atomic-age paranoia through environmental samples.{{cite web |last1=Media |first1=Mike |title=Phantom Astronaut releases latest album 'Forbidden Science of the Western States' |url=https://electric-mode.co.uk/phantom-astronaut-releases-latest-album-forbidden-science-of-the-western-states/ |website=Electric Mode}}{{cite web |title=QAlt Magazine |url=https://qaltmagazine.wordpress.com/2021/12/17/samples-from-old-american-military-and-spy-recordings-become-music-a-chat-with-phantom-astronaut/ |website=Samples from old american military and spy recordings become music: a chat with Phantom Astronaut}}{{cite web |title=Phantom Astronaut releases latest album 'Forbidden Science of the Western States' |url=https://www.hammarica.com/phantom-astronaut-releases-latest-album-forbidden-science-of-the-western-states/ |website=Hammarica}}

Dreyer works with Danish American ambient and Nordic folk musician The Seawolf and appears on his EP Ginnungagap.{{Citation|title=Isen Smelter|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/1yG3aJr53M1H1AbwoaMThy|language=en|access-date=2021-05-18}}

Dreyer's literary work includes authoring the short story anthologies, Cyberpunk is Dead: Long Live Cyberpunk, Dark Astronomy, Body Horrors, Demonology Lessons, and the novella The Tea Goddess.{{cite web|last=Chambers |first=Jim |title=Review Tea Goddess by Dekker Dreyer |url=http://redadeptreviews.com/?p=4894 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714175338/http://redadeptreviews.com/?p=4894 |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2012 |publisher=Red Adept |accessdate=7 April 2011 }}{{cite web|title=Tea Goddess Review|url=http://www.midwestbookreview.com/sbw/oct_10.htm|publisher=Midwest Book Review|accessdate=10 April 2011}} He is credited as having coined the term ecopunk in 2010, being one of the first authors in the genre which is now widely accepted as Solarpunk.[http://www.kindleobsessed.com/book-rants/when-fate-is-in-your-hands/ Review of Tea Goddess, Misty Baker, Kindel Obsessed] In comics, Dekker is a writer and illustrator,{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Rich|title=Phantom Astronaut Makes a Leveled Landing|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/08/29/phantom-astronaut-makes-a-leveled-landing/|publisher=Bleeding Cool}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.gaynrd.com/seven-deadly-sins/|title=The Seven Deadly Sins Re-Imagined for Today|last=Abadsidis|first=Savas|date=2019-07-26|website=#GAYNRD|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-03}} His work includes Mondo Atomic, which retells the stories of Plan 9 from Outer Space, Robot Monster, and other B movies in a contemporary way.{{cite news|last=Hart|first=Hugh|title=Mondo Atomic Mashes Plan 9 and Brain That Wouldn't Die|url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/07/mondo-atomic/|publisher=Wired|accessdate=7 July 2010|date=6 July 2010}}

His comic anthology Seven Deadly Sins critiques the role of technology in modern society.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gaynrd.com/seven-deadly-sins/|title=The Seven Deadly Sins Re-Imagined for Today|last=Abadsidis|first=Savas|date=2019-07-26|website=#GAYNRD|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-27}}

In 2022 he launched a TikTok account dedicated to short fiction which attracted over ten million views and over one hundred thousand followers in the first month.{{cite web |title=Meet Dekker Dreyer |url=http://voyagela.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-dekker-dreyer-of-hollywood |website=Voyage LA}}

Dreyer has been called a VR pioneer by both Entrepreneur{{Cite news|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/320082|title=3 Ways a Virtual Reality Pioneer Is Rebranding the Form|last=Carone|first=Patrick|date=2018-09-14|work=Entrepreneur|access-date=2018-09-17|language=en}} and MovieMaker.[https://www.moviemaker.com/archives/festivals/san-diego-underground-film-festival-2017-wrap/ MovieMaker Magazine] He is considered a prominent artist in immersive media.[http://www.cablefaxmultiscreensummit.com/ddg-speaker/dekker-dreyer/ Cablefax Multiscreen Summit][http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/other-festivals/slamdance-to-expand-dig-showcase/5108544.article Slamdance to Expand DIG Showcase, Screen Daily][https://insidevrsf.splashthat.com/ TV Academy Inside VR 2015] At the studio he co-founded, Clever Fox, he created and directed two of the first scripted original series in VR, The Depths[http://www.horrorsociety.com/2016/11/02/vr-director-dekker-dreyer-building-immersive-horror-universe/ VR Director Dekker Dreyer on Building an Immersive Horror universe, Horror Society][https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/197001/the-depths-brings-terror-in-360-degree-vr-watch-the-series-and-go-behind-the-scenes/ The Depths Brings Terror in 360 Degrees Dreadcentral] and Broadcast.[http://uploadvr.com/broadcast-a-black-mirror-style-anthology-releasing-this-summer-on-gear-vr/ Broadcast is a Black Mirror Style Anthology Uploadvr.com] He has also created XR experiences for musical artists Bootsy Collins, Devo{{Cite news|url=https://vrroom.buzz/vr-news/entertainment/clever-fox-enters-facebook-ar-world-devo|title=Clever Fox Enters Facebook AR World With Devo|date=2018-09-26|work=VRROOM|access-date=2018-09-28|language=en|archive-date=2018-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929001809/https://vrroom.buzz/vr-news/entertainment/clever-fox-enters-facebook-ar-world-devo|url-status=dead}} and Disturbed.[http://www.axs.com/experience-disturbed-s-360-vr-video-for-the-sound-of-silence-109072 Experience Disturbed's 360 Degree VR Video The Sound of Silence AXS.com]

His augmented reality live experience The Summoning has been called a "First of its kind" by UploadVR and received wide recognition for its innovative use of technology and creativity.[https://uploadvr.com/summoning-first-kind-ar-horror-experience/ The Summoning is a First of its Kind AR Horror Experience, Uploadvr.com]{{Cite web |url=http://www.blumhouse.com/2017/07/20/scarela-returns-this-summer-and-theyre-planning-a-dark-zone-of-epic-proportions/ |title=ScareLA Returns This Summer! And They're Planning A Dark Zone of Epic Proportions!, Blumhouse.com |access-date=2017-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731204242/http://www.blumhouse.com/2017/07/20/scarela-returns-this-summer-and-theyre-planning-a-dark-zone-of-epic-proportions/ |archive-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=dead }}[https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/243427/horror-goes-vr-dekker-dreyers-summoning/ Horror Goes VR in Dekker Dreyer's The Summoning, Dread Central] Subsequent projects include the collaborative storytelling project What We Leave Behind.{{Cite news|url=https://www.awn.com/news/what-we-leave-behind-encourages-ar-confessions-slamdance|title='What We Leave Behind' Encourages AR Confessions at Slamdance|work=Animation World Network|access-date=2018-09-02|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/01/clever-foxs-latest-project-coming-to-slamdance-film-festival/|title=Clever Fox's Latest Project Coming To Slamdance Film Festival|work=VRFocus|access-date=2018-09-02|language=en-US}}

In 2019 he released Lucid, an immersive visual album, under his Phantom Astronaut persona.{{Citation|title='Lucid' VR Album Forces You to Question Moral Choices As You Explore: WATCH - The Good Men Project|date=2019-10-17|url=https://goodmenproject.com/culture/lucid-vr-album-forces-you-to-question-moral-choices-as-you-explore-watch/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-19}}

Dreyer created the VR / AR Producing course at Columbia College Chicago and was subject matter expert for immersive media at the University of Maryland{{Cite news|url=https://online.colum.edu/monday-hustle-with-dekker-dreyer/|title=Monday Hustle with Dekker Dreyer, Columbia College Chicago Online|work=Columbia College Chicago Online|access-date=2018-09-02|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902151838/https://online.colum.edu/monday-hustle-with-dekker-dreyer/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/columbia-college-chicago-online-launches-augmented-and-virtual-reality-coding-coursescolumbia-among-the-few-higher-education-institutions-in-the-u-s-to-offer-distinctive-online-courses-in-1018627575|title=Columbia College Chicago Online Launches Augmented and Virtual Reality, Coding CoursesColumbia among the few higher education institutions in the U.S. to offer distinctive online courses in... {{!}} Markets Insider|last=GmbH|first=finanzen.net|work=markets.businessinsider.com|access-date=2018-09-02}}

Dreyer's visual art projects range in format and style. In 2009 a series of digital works were showcased as part of media company Gawker's contemporary art registry.{{cite web |title=Gawker Artists |url=http://artists.gawker.com/ |website=Gawker|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201195402/http://artists.gawker.com/ |archive-date=2009-12-01 }} In 2011 he contributed to the Make Your Franklin project.{{cite web |last1=kim |first1=Erika |title=make your franklin |url=https://www.designboom.com/art/make-your-franklin/ |website=Design Boom}} His work has been included in numerous pop-culture themed shows in Los Angeles.[http://www.lataco.com/gif-art-may-24th/ Experiment 87a, LA Taco]{{Cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/art-from-the-mr-show-show-is-fantastic-weird/ |title=Art from the Mr. Show, Show is Fantastic, Weird, Nerdist |access-date=2016-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929093645/http://nerdist.com/art-from-the-mr-show-show-is-fantastic-weird/ |archive-date=2015-09-29 |url-status=dead }}{{Citation|title=THQ Matches Donations Raised by We Heart Japan's Meltdown Comics Event - IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/03/30/thq-matches-donations-raised-by-we-heart-japans-meltdown-comics-event|language=en|access-date=2019-07-17}}

His experiential and performance art projects combine immersive theatricality, and absurdist cultural commentary. These projects include the restaurant Kaiju Sushi which was located in the shark attack capital of the world. Dreyer and his partner Julia Howe proclaimed that any person coming to the pop-up restaurant with proof that they were attacked by sharks would get free sushi resulting in national coverage and raised awareness for ecological conservation.[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/12/free-sushi-for-shark-attack-survivors_n_923633.html Shark Attack Victims Get Free Sushi in New Smyrna Beach Fl, Huffington Post][http://www.ocweekly.com/restaurants/wtf-attacked-by-a-shark-show-proof-and-get-free-sushi-at-florida-restaurant-6626648 WTF Attacked by a Shark and Get Free Sushi, OC Weekly][http://www.foodbeast.com/news/florida-sushi-restaurant-to-give-free-sushi-to-shark-attack-victims/ Florida Restaurant to Give Free Sushi to Shark Attack Victims, Food Beast] His second cuisine-based art experience was L'Aldila, a supernatural restaurant in the heart of Spiritualist camp Cassadaga, Florida, where patrons were encouraged to commune with the dead during their meals.[http://www.dieselpunks.org/profiles/blogs/miskatonic-monday-l-aldila-in-cassadaga-fl Misaktonic Monday, Diesel Punks]

Dreyer's A.I. generated works include the series Sacred + Profane presented as part of the exhibit A Kind of Alchemy by the International Journal for Digital Art History and the Phantom Astronaut Dead Channel on Twitch. The Dead Channel is described as a neural network trained on Dreyer's voice speaking words and phrases written by Dreyer randomly reassembled as a twenty-four hour live feed with stylized found footage.{{cite web |title=Meet Dekker Dreyer |url=https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-dekker-dreyer/ |website=Bold Journey}}{{cite web |title=Dekker Dreyer (Phantom Astronaut) |url=https://dahj.org/ai-featured-artists/dekker-dreyer-phantom-astronaut |website=International Journal for Digital Art History |publisher=UC Berkeley, arthistoricum.net, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München}}

Dreyer's most controversial experimental work is the project Tentacle Grape, produced in partnership with his wife, to bring awareness to a rising tide of misogyny in pop culture in an era predating Gamergate and related right-wing movements. The project, presented as a regular consumer product, created confusion and drew controversy about the brand's packaging and message.[http://kotaku.com/5120568/ah-the-delicious-taste-of-tentacle-rape Grapevines: Ah, The Delicious Taste of Tentacle Rape]. KotakuAlex Zalben.[http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/modernmaterialist/archive/tags/tentacles/default.aspx Tentacle Grape Soda, Hilarious or in Poor Taste?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216193648/http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/modernmaterialist/archive/tags/tentacles/default.aspx|date=2009-02-16}} Nerve.com Although controversial, the product was overwhelmingly popular leading to Cracked naming it #4 on their list of "Horrifying Soft Drinks Around the World".[http://www.cracked.com/article_17174_p2.html Horrifying Soft Drinks Around the World by Cezary Jan Strusiewicz, Cracked.com] The unexpected popularity of the product lead to a backlog prompting watchdog site The Consumerist to question the existence of the soda.[http://consumerist.com/5169165/ Mysteries: Is Tentacle Grape Real? Because their shipment dates aren't by Chris Walters, The Consumerist] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528221526/http://consumerist.com/5169165/|date=2009-05-28}} A retraction was subsequently published.[http://consumerist.com/5174474/its-real-reader-receives-his-tentacle-grape It's Real: Reader receives his Tentacle Grape by Chris Walters, The Consumerist.com]

In 2007 he and his partners launched the Illusion On-Demand network, a science fiction television channel geared toward supporting independent genre filmmakers. At launch the network boasted a large footprint within the US cable television market.[http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Tvn-Entertainment-803763.html Marketwire] He soon took on the duty of creative director and brought both anime[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34338 Ain't It Cool News] and sci-fi classics like Doctor Who[http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2007/12/illusion-ondema.php AMC's Sci-Fi Scanner] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215125050/http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2007/12/illusion-ondema.php |date=2009-02-15 }} to the network. Dekker produced many of the original programs that appeared on Illusion including Analog presents: The Science of Fiction in partnership with Analog Science Fiction and Fact. He would later expand the channel's holdings by launching the short-lived anthology magazine Transmitter{{Cite web |url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?id=49612 |title=Transmitter Seeks New Readers Sci-Fi wire |access-date=2009-02-10 |archive-date=2009-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215031122/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?id=49612 |url-status=dead }}

In 2008 he founded the touring animation festival Anime After Dark{{Cite web|url=http://cinematreasures.org/blog/2008/9/12/anime-after-dark-launches-in-somerville|title=Anime After Dark launches in Somerville - Cinema Treasures|website=cinematreasures.org|access-date=2018-09-02}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/features/anime-after-dark-film-festival-reveals-the-depth-and-versatility/article_7de2adb0-dbee-57cc-86fb-b9bd2ad45e16.html|title=Anime After Dark Film Festival reveals the depth and versatility of the genre.|last=Ryce|first=Walter|work=Monterey County Weekly|access-date=2018-09-02|language=en}} which kicked off with presenting the official 20th anniversary event for Grave of the Fireflies showcasing a digital conversion which was overseen by Dreyer.{{Cite web|url=https://web.stevens.edu/anime/cgi-bin/cpac//2009/guestappearances.html|title=CPAC Guest Appearances|website=web.stevens.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-09-02|archive-date=2018-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902152105/https://web.stevens.edu/anime/cgi-bin/cpac//2009/guestappearances.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmfetish.com/2008/09/08/grave-of-the-fireflies-getting-20th-anniversary-screening-at-anime-after-dark-fest/|title=Grave of the Fireflies getting 20th anniversary screening at Anime After Dark fest|last=Carson|first=René|date=2008-09-08|work=Film Fetish {{!}} Crush Collectibles|access-date=2018-09-02|language=en-US}}

From 2012 to 2016 he was part of Participant Media's online video arm at Takepart.com and on the launch team for their cable television network Pivot. Participant Media is widely known to produce content dealing with the subjects of climate change, journalistic ethics, and social justice.

In 2016 he returned to the Slamdance Film Festival as a jury member.[https://variety.com/2016/film/news/slamdance-film-festival-jury-1201682077/ Slamdance Jury Reveal, Variety] That same year he was a major supporter of the organization's DIG (Digital, Interactive, and Gaming) showcase.{{Cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/other-festivals/slamdance-to-expand-dig-showcase/5108544.article|title=Slamdance to expand DIG showcase|work=Screen|access-date=2018-09-02|language=en}} In 2018 he took on the role of organizer and co-curator of the DIG program.{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/slamdance-fearless-filmmaking/the-revolution-in-media-is-already-here-2418aada5a61|title=The Revolution in Media is Already Here|last=Slamdance|date=2018-08-31|website=Slamdance Fearless Filmmaking|access-date=2018-09-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/gaming/features/super-columbine-massacre-slamdance-guerrilla-game-competition-dig-1203117748/|title=After 'Super Columbine Massacre RPG!': The Rebirth of The Slamdance Guerrilla Game Competition (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Gera|first=Emily|date=2019-01-28|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-02-06}}{{cite web |last1=Baxter |first1=Peter |title=‘How Do I Get Into Slamdance?’ Co-Founder Peter Baxter Explains All |url=https://www.moviemaker.com/how-to-get-into-slamdance-peter-baxter/ |website=MovieMaker}}

Dreyer produced a live event series called Movie Cult in Los Angeles which encourages audience participation around forgotten VHS movies and other pop culture found footage.[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/savas-abadsidis/move-the-crowd_b_5615710.html Move the Crowd, Huffington Post][http://laist.com/2014/07/21/24_of_our_favorite_events_in_los_an.php 24 of our Favorite Events in Los Angeles, LAist] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105170432/http://laist.com/2014/07/21/24_of_our_favorite_events_in_los_an.php |date=2017-11-05 }}

From 2017 to 2018 Dreyer was the co-host of the podcast The Future is Virtual from Embolden Entertainment (later [https://www.zerogravitymanagement.com/ Zero Gravity]). The show was unique in that it was live streamed as a simulcast to AltspaceVR, Twitch, and Facebook 360.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/05/360-talk-show-the-future-is-virtual-coming-to-facebook-live-altspacevr-and-itunes/|title=360 Talk Show 'The Future is Virtual' Coming to Facebook Live, AltspaceVR, and iTunes|work=VRFocus|access-date=2018-09-02|language=en-US}} In 2015 Dreyer was featured on TV Tokyo's television series Why Did You Come to Japan. He and his wife Julia took the audience on a tour of Tokyo's Golden Gai nightlife.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/deathmatchinhell/videos/482204461944936/|title=地獄のデスマッチ DEATHMATCH IN HELL|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-02}}

Dreyer is an outspoken essayist writing on the topics of [https://thoughtcatalog.com/dekker-dreyer/2014/02/fight-or-flight-in-the-former-eastern-bloc/ human rights], race, [https://thoughtcatalog.com/dekker-dreyer/2014/04/sexualization-minority-representation-and-gender-identity-how-comics-are-tackling-the-big-issues/ sexual identity], and other social issues from a perspective left of center in U.S. politics.[https://books.google.com/books?id=vh3fVxt5uNUC&dq=dekker+dreyer+nation+of+change&pg=PA194 The Evangelicals you Don't Know by Tom Krattenmaker pg. 194][http://www.advocate.com/hiv-aids/2016/12/01/what-world-aids-day-means-me What World AIDS Days Means to Me, The Advocate]

Other non-fiction projects include producing the free-form documentary Three Days in Orlando which showcased the social climate around the yearly Gay Days event in Orlando Florida through a series of intimate vérité vignettes{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2005/05/05/selling-queer/|title=Selling Queer|date=2005-05-05|access-date=2018-09-02|language=en-US}}

Dreyer was born on November 16, 1980, in Daytona Beach, Florida. His parents briefly performed traveling puppet shows with the family living out of the show's tour van. He spent longer periods living in New York City, California, Massachusetts, and Central Florida. As a teenager he attended Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. Dreyer claims that due to living over a hundred miles outside of the local area his parents maintained a local apartment for him and that he would travel home each weekend.{{cite web |last1=Dreyer |first1=Dekker |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/dekkerdreyerofficial/posts/751796636517111 |website=Facebook}}

He Married his spouse, composer and FX engineer, Julia Howe, in 2009{{cite web |last1=Simka |first1=Alison |title=Bright Idea |url=http://www.sundancechannel.com/fullfrontalfashion/blog/2009/12/bright-idea-wedding-dress-by-alison-lewis/ |website=Full Frontal Fashion |publisher=Sundance Channel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223030222/http://www.sundancechannel.com/fullfrontalfashion/blog/2009/12/bright-idea-wedding-dress-by-alison-lewis/ |archive-date=2009-12-23 }}

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