Originally from Brooklyn New York Derek moved to Chicago in the late 90s where he formed the band Wiseacre performing along side many well know Chicago bands such as Trenchmouth, Tortoise, Liz Fair and 5style. After moving back to New York he formed the alt country band Sugarpine with Brad Penuel, Byrne Klay and Jim Bracken. Derek Buckner and Jim Bracken decided to branch off to form a new group and later hooked up with bassist Dave Weber to form Radionics. Radionics is the collaborative effort these three dynamic musicians. Based in alternative rock Radionics combines musical elements of indie Prog and post punk. They live, work and play in Brooklyn New York where you can catch them playing out on a regular basis.
