About
Derek Brooker is a Sonoma County based musician specializing in guitar, mandolin, banjo, resonator, and slide. Derek has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from San Francisco State University. He has supported pit orchestras for musicals in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area since 2003.
Most recently, Derek was included in the orchestras of: “Mean Girls”, produced by Ray of Light Theatre in San Francisco, 6th Street Playhouse’s production of “Head Over Heels,” KORSA Theaters “Spring Awakening,” and composing music for the film “Joe and the Water Dragon.” He is booked back to back through February of 2027 with “Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill: The Musical” at The Lesher Center for the Arts, “Hairspray” at SF Playhouse, “12th Night” with ACT SF, “MAMA MIA!” with Transcendence Theater in Sonoma, “A Night with Janis Joplin” with Sonoma Arts Live, and finally “RENT” for two months to finish off 2026 and start 2027 with SF Playhouse. You can also find him playing guitar at clubs and bars whenever he gets the chance.