Derek Brin
Derek Brin is a multi-platinum, award-winning music producer, sound designer, and mix engineer.
Career
Brin, whose father is from St. Thomas and mother is Trinidadian, was born in Toronto, but raised between Toronto and the US Virgin Islands. Before starting his own company, Brin spent 10 years as the in-house Composer, Sound Editor, and Head of Audio Operations at Visual Productions, a film and television production company, based in Toronto and South Africa.Brin has worked with several of the industry's hottest artists, including Ne-Yo, Dan Hill, Jaheim, RuPaul, Kelly Price, Che'Nelle, Massari, Jane Zhang, Noel G, Dru, Andreea Bălan, Keo, Puya, Keshia Chanté, Kristine W, and Dream Warriors. Brin has been engineer and programmer for hit songwriter Dan Hill since 2004 and programmer for industry heavyweights like Diane Warren, Guy Roche, Jud Friedman, and Allan Rich.
Brin's work has been featured on So You Think You Can Dance, The Hills, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Degrassi Goes Hollywood, Wild Discovery, Supermarket Sweep, The Mom Show, Blue Murder, Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, Cover Guy, The NHL Awards, and Fashion File. He also contributed to Pokémon: The First Movie, Save The Last Dance 2, Blue Streak, Smokin' Aces, Poker Night, and Replikator.
Brin founded Fierce Music Entertainment Inc., based in Toronto, Los Angeles, and the Caribbean. He is also CEO and creator of iCaribbeanTunes.com, a major portal where the film, television, and video game industries can go to license music from the Caribbean. In 2007, Brin signed an international publishing deal with Ole Music Publishing. In 2009, Brin was appointed to the board of directors of the Urban Music Association of Canada as Director of Artist Relations.
Selected discography
One Track Mind by TBTBT - 1993Can I Get A Yo by Graphidi Logik - 1994Subliminal Simulation by Dream Warriors - 1994Flex by Belinda - 1996Do You Know (What It Takes) by Robyn - 1997- Pokémon: The First Movie, soundtrack - 1998While You Were Gone by Kelly Price - 1999Stamina by Rameses - 1999
- Stronger by Kristine W - 2000 www.fan-ta-see by Innosense - 2000Closer by In Essence - 2003Nothing Left To Say by Ryan Malcolm - 2003Unconditional by Kalan Porter - 2004
- Unpredictable by Keshia Chanté - 2004
- Red Hot by RuPaul - 2004Daddy Thing by Jaheim - 2006 Hungry For Love by Andreea Bălan - 2006
- I Fell In Love With The DJ by Che'Nelle - 2007Body Body by Massari - 2009Under The Radar by Massari - 2009Would You Mind by Dru - 2009
Selected filmography
Film
Pokémon: The First Movie - 1998- Blue Streak - 1999Save The Last Dance 2 - 2006Smokin' Aces - 2006Degrassi Goes Hollywood - 2009
TV
Supermarket Sweep - 1993-2012- Blue Murder - 2003-2004Da Kink in My Hair - 2007-2009The Mom Show - 2007-2012The Hills - 2008So You Think You Can Dance - 2008Kanako, Challenging the System - 2009Degrassi Goes Hollywood - 2009So You Think You Can Dance - 2010Positive Women - 2012
Awards and nominations
International Soca Awards
Brin composed music for the television series, Adventures in Evergreen Forest, which won a CANPRO Award for Best Children's Programming.Brin received Canadian Urban Music Awards for Album of the Year and Best R&B Single. In 2004, he was nominated for Producer of the Year.
In 2007, Brin co-produced the song "Beautiful Surprise" for Philip7, which received a nomination for Best Alternative Song at the Barbados Music Awards.