Derek Pike

{{COI |date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Derek Pike

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|3|17}}

|birth_place = Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.

|education = New York University

| occupation = Director, Writer

| years_active = 2009–present

|website = {{URL|derekpike.com/}}

}}

Derek Pike is an American filmmaker living in Los Angeles and known as a music video director. He is of half British and half Japanese-American descent.

He has directed nearly 100 music videos working with RedOne,{{Cite web |last=Velez |first=Cat |date=2016-08-08 |title=RedOne 'Don't You Need Somebody' by Derek Pike {{!}} Videos |url=https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2016/08/08/redone-dont-you-need-somebody-derek-pike/42939 |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Promonewstv |language=en}} Aloe Blacc, Wiz Khalifa, Ruth B.,{{Cite web |date=2018-09-21 |title=New Ruth B song 'Rare' out now, and you don't want to miss it |url=https://meaww.com/ruth-b-new-album-rare-new-single-lost-boy |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=MEAWW |language=en}} Moneybagg Yo,{{Cite web |last=Montes |first=Patrick |date=2019-10-29 |title=Wiz Khalifa & Moneybagg Yo Head to College for New "Never Lie" Visual |url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/10/wiz-khalifa-never-lie-moneybagg-yo-music-video |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Hypebeast}} and XXXTentacion.{{Cite web |last=Espinoza |first=Joshua |title=Premiere: Watch PnB Rock's New Video for "Middle Child" f/ XXXTentacion |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/cmplxjoshua-espinoza/pnb-rock-xxxtentacion-middle-child-video |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Complex |language=en-us}} He has also directed commercials for Macy's, and Monster Headphones.

At the age of 8, Pike had a drawing published in Sports Illustrated Kids. In high school, he attended Carrabassett Valley Academy{{Cite web |last=Shull |first=Zac |date=2010-11-12 |title=Derek Pike-Shooting Classics |url=http://qthequestion.com/component/content/article/41-entertainment-interviews/1020-derek-pike-.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117023536/http://qthequestion.com/component/content/article/41-entertainment-interviews/1020-derek-pike-.html |archive-date=2010-11-17 |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=qthequestion.com}} and was a nationally ranked snowboarder. Some of his sponsors included Arbor Snowboards, 686 outerwear, Smith Optics, Adidas, Giro, and Swix.

Pike graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in Film and Television, and as a freshman walked on to the NYU soccer team. At age 21, he became one of the youngest directors to have a music video featured on MTV.

In 2015, he sold an original screenplay titled A Choreographed Romance. In 2020, he wrote and directed the feature film Model House starring five models making their feature debuts alongside Scout Taylor Compton, and Chris Zylka. In 2023, he directed the TV movie Kidnapping in the Grand Canyon for Lifetime.