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 Goes Hollywood, Wild Discovery, Supermarket Sweep, The Mom Show, Blue Murder, ', Cover Guy, The NHL Awards, and Fashion File. He also contributed to , 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


Film

[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.