Mike Payne and Derrick Whitt have the right chemistry to compose and perform instrumental rock music, though they came from different music background. Lumination originally was formed as a jazz/R&B duo of Denard Drew and Derrick Whitt in 2005 until the band went into instrumental rock music when Mike Payne of Black Catcus fame joined them. Current lineup is Mike Payne on guitars and Derrick Whitt on bass guitars on drums. Genre(s): Instrumental rock and porn grooves.

Sounds Like: Dream Theater, Joe Satriani

What You Should About The Band

Denard Drew (2005-2008) and Derrick Whitt had met in 2005 at a Rescue Mission band jam. Both can play guitar, keyboards, bass and drums, blending jazz and funk sounds to their works which makes Lumination distinctive. The duo has been together for three years, playing various church events and at the Rescue Mission in Syracuse, NY. Lumination has added former Black Cactus' guitarist Michael Payne (2008) and Tim Brown (2009) on drums. Now a fusion rock band, it went on to compose a strings of superjams, including Bad Reputation, Eye Candy, Rodimus Prime/Galvatron Battle Theme, Roommate Blues, and a Cars tribute track, Moving In Stereo.