Nayan Williams, Balewa Muhammad (The Clutch) and I in Atlanta (March 07)
Setting up Balewa's plaques in the studio, Divine Mill,NewJersey
Mixing @ Sony Studios, NYC
Tracking @ Realsongs, LA
Influences
My mother (or any strong black woman who rose, or strives to rise over all regardless of the obstacles in front of them), Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Oprah Winfrey,......
Musically speaking in general: R&B, Carbbean, Hip Hop, Latin, Jazz
OTHER ARTISTS: Timbaland, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Earth Wind & Fire, Comissioned, The Winans, Kim Burrell, Take Six, James Taylor, Level42, Led Zeppelin, RUSH.....
Sounds Like
Timbaland, Sly & Robbie, Quincy Jones, Rihanna, Sean Paul
DEREK BRIN, a Multi-Platinum Award winning Producer, Songwriter & Mix Engineer has worked internationally & in the Caribbean with some of the best. For any bookings hit me up on here.
NEW RELEASES & projects in studio.
Chach - WHATCHA DO featuring Snow - first single
June/July2009 - Released 12 new SOCA songs for Barbados Cropover (Carnival) co-Produced with Gary Serrao
DRU - WOULD YOU MIND (single) about to be released with video & the album was just licensed to Japan, Korea, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and South Africa.
EKUE feat. SHAZELLE (from Trinidad) - single: "ELEVATOR"
EKUE feat. J.HUGGINS (from St Kitts) - single "JUST a FRIEND"
KITORAH (Barbados)
BELINDA BRADY - reggae album
3 years ago Derek signed to OLE, Canada's largest independent music publisher.
Derek's currently riding on the recent success of Capitol Recording artist Che'Nelle's first crossover single I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE DJ, an international hit featuring Baby Cham from Jamaica. Derek also produced her 3rd upcoming single CLUBJUMPIN', which just appeared in an episode of "THE HILLS (MTV). Derek just Produced 6 tacks for Kitorah who sang the theme song at the Beijing Olympics, 2 tracks for the Canadian artist DRU and the current hit "BEAUTIFUL SURPRISE" for Barbados based Philip7.
He worked with Balewa Muhammad (now with The Clutch), Sekay and T.O. (Trakaddix) to deliver Jaheim's "DADDY THING" on his last album which entered Billboard's top 100 at 1. Produced & Mixed Kristine W's (RCA) number 1 Billboard smash "STRONGER" & 4 songs for RuPaul's last album. He Produced a song on each of the last two Canadian Idol records both going platinum and double platinum & Keshia Chante's single "Unpredictable" which went gold as well as the album. He remixed Robyn's first US single "DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT TAKES" which went Gold in the US and worked as a Programmer for Guy Roche/Diane Warren on the first Pokemon soundtrack (Double platinum in the US) and the Blue Streak soundtrack (Gold in the US). Derek also worked on the Diane Warren songs for the INNOSENSE album (Transcontinental/RCA).
After many years in the Toronto music scene, Derek worked in New York and then moved to LA. While in LA, he did drum and keyboard programming for heavy-weight Producers and songwriters like Dianne Warren, Guy Roche, Jud Friedman and Allen Reich, Dan Hill & Jorgen Elofsen (Sweden). He also wrote with some of the better songwriters like Emanual Officer, Marlaina Kemp, Lina, Mishcke, Siedah Garrett & RuPaul to name a few.
Derek is one 1/2 of the production team EKUE formed to develop Caribbean artists and just released the first single "JUST A FRIEND" featuring J.Huggins and just released the 2nd single called ELEVATOR featuring Shazelle from Trinidad. Derek has also produced a lot of music for Carnival in the Caribbean.
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if u wanna KNOW me...READ CARFEULLY AND UNDERSTAND THE MEANINGS:
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling. but in rising every time we fall"
"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed"
(in life, we don't all start off at the same place nor do we end up at the same place or with equal success. I'm just saying you need to look at an individual and judge him by his journey and his spirit not only the destination or the outcome. Just remember, some people were handed success while some people actually earned theirs and place value on what they've achieved.)
"Dreams become the life you lead"
Without dreams we wouldn't have the motivation to want different or better things in our lives. I'm sure those without dreams live boring lives.
CD COVERS OF RECORDS I'VE EITHER PRODUCED, MIXED OR DID THE PROGRAMMING:
MOVIES & TELEVISION SHOWS I'VE EITHER SCORED OR PLACED SONGS IN:
TELEVISION SERIES - SONG PLACEMENTS:
TELEVISION SHOW OPENINGS:
TELEVISION COMMERCIALS - MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN:
(Toronto) The annual Bell Mobility Celebrity Gala (won the award for "Largest Charity event in Canada"). I Produced all the performance and backing music 4 years in a row. Music was Produced for choreography with 40 dancers, a choir and a full band on stage:
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Yes king out of interest how do you manage to get the powermac g4 racked into your case....is there sum special brakets i need to get?.let me know Bless.
Hi Derek Nice production/mixing style man, I really liked the definition and nice frequency distinction between different elements in "Elevator" and "clubjumpin". Check my profile and website if you get the time and write a comment, I will be so happy. If you're doing a new project maybe I can be a part, That will be great.
I just gotta say I know I've known you for a short time... and I'll put you under one of my fav. peeps. Loving the new track with Che'nelle and Peter Ram.. Good work Derik. Keep on working hard.
D BRIn ..You'z a BAD BAD man for that DJ joint boss..knew it was fiya since i heard it on sir Charle's page .. Congrats..i'm burnin' it up out here in FL
A-ha...myspace calls + there I find signor brin surrounded by his gear...tools of his trade, but the magic is made 1st in the mind!! Derek, always a pleasure. A force to be wreckoned with, Ivana.
yeah the new Dru song is HOTTT!!!! man you sure have a lot of gorgeous people in your life, not to mention your dang self! haha will holler at you soon : ) ox
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