SINCE THE BEGINNING UPWARDS ENTERTAINMENT HAS BROUGHT THE ENERGY, PROMOTING POSITIVE VIBES AND CREATING AMAZING MEMORIES WITH AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE, YOUNG AND OLD!!

-Having been familiar to the stage since age 5, and after years of community theatre experience, Derrick finished High School to begin seeking his college education and formal training. Having attended Westminster Choir College, Princeton University and Kean University, this native to New Jersey immediately began his amazing journey into the entertainment industry. His talents would lead him to several National and European Tours including Five Guy’s Named Moe, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Ain’t MisBehavin, Sophisticated Ladies, Gospitality, The Wiz, A Chorus Line, Joseph, Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, along with many broadway revues as a featured male vocalist.

His career has lead him to be inducted into The Guinness Book Of World Records having been a member of the largest performing Gospel Choir in recorded history. The love and desire to perform and sing the word of God lead him to be cast as a lead vocalist in the multiple EMMY AWARD WINNING McDonalds Gospel Fest back in 2001 where he would earn his first of the prestigious award , and two times additionally as part of the stellar casts and production staff of this outstanding and historically important cultural musical production.

Derrick’s reach and dedication to the arts does not stop there. Derrick has also been a voice over artist for many years, having done voice over work for the prestigious and highly honored and widely respect Audelco Awards Ceremony (The Viv’s) for several years to date also having Mc’d and co-starred in the ever popular ever touring show Forever Motown, where he was honored to spend years sharing the stage with many of Motown’s greatest male and female legends and legendary male and female groups such as The Spinners, The Temptations, Four tops, The Marvelette’s, and even more.

This eventually would lead Derrick to be inducted into one of the world’s most beloved and historical foursome the industry could ever produce, “The World Famous Drifters”, touring the world and regularly sharing the stages with the also legendary groups, The Platter’s and The Coasters to this very day with the beloved “Charlie Thomas Drifter’s” astounding members.

As a trained dancer with a specialization in Tap-dance, Derrick has been sought after having taught master tap classes coast to coast as well a having been featured in the National Tours of Sophisticated, 5 Guy’s and Ain’t MisBehavin as quick example as a featured Tap dancer and/or choreographer in which he continues to be cast to date. Amazingly this has also enabled Derrick to give back to his community...

Derrick spends his time when not on stage, as Director of Arts Education, and Project Manager for Conscientious Musical Revues and Exposure MR which not only is another nationally touring Motown and R&B live entertainment company that he sings lead vocalist with, they’re also a community outreach agency that brings senior and social services, dance and performance, computer science, yoga, chair exercise improvisation, even arts and craft classes to the senior citizens of New York City and the surrounding boro’s. This has been a big part of his desire to give back to the community for over 25 years and is proudly in full operation to date,

Derrick is also a play-wright having written and produced -Resolution and Change, A Family Reunion 1 & 2, Mis-Conception's 1 & 2, The Church Of Honesty and Trust - 2 Pastors Revenge and 3 Courthouse Redemption as well as several other short productions to excellent acclaim that were regularly seen in community and senior centers through-out the 5 boroughs of New York and surrounding area’s for over five years. There’s so much more to list right here, but more for you to discover below…. ENJOY!!