Derek Brin

Producer-DolbyAtmosMusicMixer

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Multi-Platinum, Award-winning Music Producer, Dolby ATMOS and Post Production Sound Editor/Mixer now mixing for Def Jam and Universal Music Canada.

Derek Brin is a Multi-Platinum, Award-Winning Music Producer, Sound Editor & Mix Engineer with over a decade of experience in Post Production Sound. He runs his own private 7.1.4 studio in Toronto mixing in Surround Sound and Dolby ATMOS.

Just delivered ATMOS mixes to Def Jam and Universal Music Canada.

He specializes in a fusion of Caribbean, Latin, African & anything groove oriented. Soca - Reggae - Latin - pop - urban etc. Brin has a production facility in Toronto where he composes and mixes audio for tv & documentaries (5.1) but also has a mobile rig for travel and remote work. Ambiences recorded with an Ambisonic mic.

After many years working in the Toronto he started working in New York and Los Angeles with Hit songwriters like Diane Warren, Dan Hill, Jud Friedman (BodyGuard soundtrack) and Balewa Muhammad.

Brin was Dan Hillʼs personal engineer for 11 years.

Derek has an extensive list of International hits and multi-platinum records under his belt. Brin has composed music for many television shows, won multiple awards, Produced #1 Billboard singles as well as many nominations for international awards. His involvement with hit songwriter Diane Warren and Guy Roche on the Soundtrack for the first Pokemon Movie still resonates today as we see people playing the Pokemon App around the world.

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Credits

AllMusic verified credits for Derek Brin
  • Massari
  • Massari
  • Massari
  • Massari
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  • Massari
  • War Child
  • War Child
  • War Child
  • Keo
  • Che'Nelle
  • Che'Nelle
  • Che'Nelle
  • Che'Nelle
  • Che'Nelle
  • Erik Simins
  • RuPaul
  • RuPaul
  • Kalan Porter
  • Kalan Porter
  • Kalan Porter
  • Kalan Porter
  • Ivana Santilli
  • Keshia Chanté
  • Keshia Chanté
  • RuPaul
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  • Ryan Malcolm
  • Ryan Malcolm
  • Ryan Malcolm
  • Ryan Malcolm
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  • In Essence
  • In Essence
  • In Essence
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  • Innosense
  • Innosense
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  • Kristine W.
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  • Temperance
  • Robyn
  • MCJ & Cool G
  • MCJ & Cool G
  • Dream Warriors
  • Dream Warriors
  • Dream Warriors
  • Dream Warriors
  • DJ Fuzz
Discogs verified credits for Derek Brin
  • Inspector Lenny, D. Brin*, Belinda (21)
  • Devon (11)
  • Devon (11)
  • Various
  • Various
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  • MCJ & Cool G
  • MCJ & Cool G
  • Various
  • London
  • MCJ & Cool G
  • Various
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  • Graphidi Logik
  • Sara Craig
  • Oval Emotion
  • Carl "E" Feat. Lifetime
  • Various
  • 2 Bigg
  • Tony Humphries
  • Various
  • Various
  • Belinda (21) / Masters Of Vision
  • Various
  • Sophie (15)
  • Robyn
  • Temperance Featuring Lorraine Reid
  • Various
  • Various
  • Patria
  • Temperance Presents Mystah Munroe
  • M-Appeal
  • Gavin Hope
  • DNA Project Feat. Shaune Ann*
  • Various
  • Various
  • Dean Crawford
  • Kristine W
  • Jazmin (2)
  • Bliss (9)
  • Various
  • Patria
  • Various
  • Jaicko*
  • Debbie Johnson
  • K Pompey
  • Devon (11)
  • Christina Lorr
  • Devon (11)
  • Various
  • Various
  • Afterglow Featuring Perry Kemp
  • Oval Emotion
  • Various
  • Various
  • Belinda (21) / Masters Of Vision
  • Belinda (21)
  • Daryl West
  • Anslem Douglas
  • Various
  • Various
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  • Various
  • Temperance Presents Mystah Munroe
  • Ivana Santilli
  • Kristine W
  • Kristine W
  • Innosense
  • Sky (7)
  • RuPaul
  • Jana Bent
  • Andreea Bălan
  • RuPaul
  • DJ Fuzz (2), Various
  • Che'Nelle Featuring Cham*
  • Che'Nelle
  • Various
  • Che'Nelle
  • Eliz Camacho
  • Innosense
  • Debbie Johnson
  • Christina Lorr
  • Afterglow Featuring Perry Kemp
  • TBTBT
  • Oval Emotion
  • Dream Warriors
  • Various
  • Bliss (9)
  • Jazmin (2)
  • Various
  • Kristine W
  • Kristine W
  • Bliss (9)
  • Andreea Bălan
  • Che'Nelle
  • Jason Ray (2)
  • Coldtrain / Z And The Black Regime
  • Debbie Johnson
  • Lidell Townsell / K. Pompey*
  • Various
  • K Pompey
  • Various
  • Christina Lorr
  • Devon (11)
  • Various
  • Oval Emotion
  • Various
  • London
  • Rupert Gayle
  • Various
  • Afterglow Featuring Perry Kemp
  • Oval Emotion
  • Various
  • Dream Warriors
  • MCJ & Cool G
  • Various
  • Belinda (21) / Masters Of Vision
  • Various
  • Angel (19)
  • Various
  • Anslem Douglas
  • Temperance
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
  • Gypsy Sōl*
  • Various
  • Jazmin (2)
  • M-Appeal
  • Ivana Santilli
  • Jazmin (2)
  • Various
  • Ghetto Concept Featuring Sticky Fingaz
  • Maestro*
  • Maestro*
  • Kristine W
  • Kristine W
  • Jazmin (2)
  • Innosense
  • Various
  • Various
  • In Essence (2)
  • Ryan Malcolm
  • Keshia Chanté
  • Ivana Santilli
  • RuPaul
  • Jana Bent
  • Andreea Bălan
  • RuPaul
  • Che'Nelle Featuring Cham*
  • Che'Nelle
  • Andreea Bălan
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
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Interview with Derek Brin

  1. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  2. A: Pop, Urban, Caribbean, Latin and African

  3. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  4. A: Protools Ultimate with a wide range of plugins (Nugen, Izotope Post Production suite with RX and Dialogue Isolate, Sound Particles, Fabfilter etc), 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos setup with 12 Genelec SMART speakers, Spendors and Avantone, Dangerous Audio, UAD, SSL, Tube Tech and Burl Audio

  5. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  6. A: Music Production, Mixing and Dolby Atmos music mixes. Post Production Sound Editor and Sound Mixer for film, television and documentaries.

Terms Of Service

For new clients i prefer to be paid up front or at least 50% before I start working on the project.

GenresSounds Like
  • Drake
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Gear Highlights
  • Protools Ultimate
  • Apogee Symphony i/o mk2
  • Rupert Neve MBC
  • Genelecs
  • ATC
  • Spendor
  • SSL bus compressor
  • Neve 8816 summing mixer
  • SPL Mix Dream summing mixer
  • Burl Audio
  • Neve1073
  • TubeTech CL1B
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