Derek Brin is a multi-platinum, award-winning

music producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

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er, and

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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

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, Noel G, Dru,

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, Jud Friedman, and Allan Rich. Brin's work has been featured on ''

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'', '' The Hills'', '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', ''

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'', '' Wild Discovery'', ''

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'', ''The Mom Show'', ''Blue Murder'', '' Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal'', ''Cover Guy'', ''The NHL Awards'', and ''

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'', ''Blue Streak'', ''

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/ref> 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 The Urban Music Association of Canada (UMAC) is a Canadian non-profit organization focused on showcasing and expanding Canadian urban music established in 1996. UMAC offers a variety of service such as workshops, tours and also hosts the ''Canadi ...

(UMAC) as Director of Artist Relations.

Selected discography

* ''One Track Mind'' by TBTBT (Too Bad to be True) - 1993 * ''Can I Get A Yo'' by Graphidi Logik - 1994 * ''

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'' by Dream Warriors - 1994 * ''Flex'' by Belinda - 1996 * ''

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'' by

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- 1997 (No. 7

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( ''Blue Streak'' soundtrack) - 1999 * ''Stamina'' by Rameses - 1999 * ''Stronger'' by

- 2000 (No. 1 Billboard Dance) * ''www.fan-ta-see'' by

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- 2000 * ''Closer'' by

In Essence In Essence (occasionally referred to as I.E.) was a five-member Canadian R&B group based in Toronto, Ontario. Their music has been played both in Canada and the United States. The band was active between 1993 and 2006, and their album ''The Maste ...

- 2003 * ''Nothing Left To Say'' by

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- 2003 * ''Unconditional'' by

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- 2004 * ''Unpredictable'' by

- 2004 (Canada gold) * ''Red Hot'' by RuPaul - 2004 * ''Daddy Thing'' by

- 2006 (No. 1 entry

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) * ''Hungry For Love'' by

- 2006 * ''I Fell In Love With The DJ'' by

- 2007 * '' Body Body'' by

- 2009 * ''Under The Radar'' by

- 2009 * ''Would You Mind'' by Dru - 2009

Selected filmography

Film

* '' Pokémon: The First Movie'' - 1998 * ''Blue Streak'' - 1999 * ''

'' - 2006 * ''

'' - 2009

TV

* ''

'' - 1993-2012 * ''Blue Murder'' - 2003-2004 * ''

Da Kink in My Hair ''Da Kink in My Hair'' is a play by Trey Anthony, which debuted at the Toronto Fringe Festival in 2001. The play's central character is Novelette, the Caribbean Canadian owner of Letty's, a Toronto hair salon. Novelette is forced to confront her g ...

'' - 2007-2009 * ''The Mom Show'' - 2007-2012 * '' The Hills'' - 2008 * ''

'' (US) - 2008 * ''Kanako, Challenging the System'' (Documentary) - 2009 * ''

'' - 2009 * ''

'' (Canada) - 2010 * ''Positive Women'' (Documentary) - 2012

Awards and nominations

Juno Award

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.Bajan Sun Article: Philip7 & Masala
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References

External links

Derek Brin on Myspace
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