Benjamin Wynn, born in 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, is an American composer, sound designer, and electronic music producer who performs under the stage name Deru. After earning a bachelor's degree in music technology from the California Institute of the Arts, he co-founded the sound design firm The Track Team in 2004. Wynn created the sound design for Avatar: The Last Airbender, which received a Peabody Award in 2008 and a Golden Reel nomination in 2009, and later worked on The Legend of Korra. His sound editing on Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness earned two Daytime Emmy Awards in 2012 and 2015. In 2007, he collaborated with Joby Talbot on the ballet score Genus. As Deru, he toured with The Glitch Mob in 2010 and released the albums 1979 (2014) and Torn In Two (2018). Wynn also served as a composer and score producer for Darren Aronofsky's film Postcard from Earth (2023).
