DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER/DECENT GUITARIST
Brandon is a writer/director/producer who created WHAT WOULD DIPLO DO? with James Van Der Beek at Viceland. The show sold to Spike Jonze and Brandon directed and executive produced the entire first season.
His feature film debut I’M TOTALLY FINE was released theatrically now is streaming exclusively on Hulu. The film, written by American Dad!‘s Alisha Ketry and produced by Kyle Newacheck (Happy Gilmore 2, What We Do In The Shadows, Workaholics), stars Jillian Bell (Brittany Runs a Marathon, GodMothered), Natalie Morales (No Hard Feelings, Parks & Rec) Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), Blake Anderson (Workaholics) and Karen Maruyama (The Binge 2: It’s A Wonderful Binge).
His music videos and commercials have been featured at SXSW Film Festival, MTV's VMAs, Vimeo Staff Pick, Huffington Post, Rolling Stone, Adweek, The Front Page of Reddit, AV Club, Vulture and many more capturing hundreds of millions of views online. He's directed music videos for Diplo, Dillon Francis, Blink-182, Panic! At The Disco, The Jonas Brothers, Noah Cyrus, Trippie Redd, Morgan Wallen, Young Thugg, Julia Michaels and many more.
Dermer, alongside Dave Rispoli and Alex Alereza, co-created the hit podcast "Right Now with John Goblikon", with Rispoli hosting as John. The podcast has featured guests like Andrew Santino, Pete Holmes, Ron Funches, Paul Scheer, and Chloe Radcliffe. John Goblikon first appeared in Nekrogoblikon's viral music video "No One Survives", written and directed by Dermer, starring Rispoli. The character’s success has since grown to include a book, "John Goblikon’s Guide to Living Your Best Life", now in development as a sitcom and more!
Dermer's s work will make you cry. In a good way! From laughing too hard, feeling all the feels, seeing yourself in a character on screen (whether that character is a human or some sort of otherworldly creature) - Dermer has mastered the art of creating relatable and hilarious characters.