Derek Lewis has been producing live events for more than 30 years. A Grammy Award Winning Sound Engineer, he is recognized as an innovative, pioneering and strategic planner. Derek worked with Viacom, as VP for BET Event Productions for 15 years, andhas produced many of the leading music festivals including the Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, Anguilla Jazz Festival, Bermuda Jazz Festival, British Virgin Island Music Festival, Cayman Jazz Festival, DC Jazz Festival, Durban South Africa Jazz Festival, India Jazz& Heritage Festival, J&R Music World Jazz Festival, Ghana Jazz & Heritage Festival, Trinidad Pan Jazz Festival, Turks & Caicos Cultural Music Festival, Dominica World Creole Music Festival and the world renowned St. Lucia Jazz Festival which he produced for 23 years. BET Executive in Charge of Production and Post Audio Supervisor for Soul Train Awards andBET Experience in LA. He has worked on other projects including the Stevie Wonder and Friends United Nations Peace Concert, Marian Anderson 75
th Anniversary Commemorative Concert, Washington International Horse Show, Charlotte Jumper Classic Horse Show, Magic Johnson Foundation’s “Midsummer Nights Magic”, Global Rights Partners for Justice Gala, FUBU St. Martin Music Festival, and Coors Roots of the Rhythm tour. Live DVD’s for BeBeWinans live CD and DVD album (2003 Grammy Nomination), Randy Weston, Acoustic Alchemy, Melba Moore, Taj Mahal, EnVouge, Stephanie Mills, Babyface, Anthony Hamilton, Fantasia and Angie Stone.
Derek has toured with many of the world’s greatest entertainers and has also established and nurtured relationships with several artists including Ramsey Lewis, Wynton Marsalis, Doug E Fresh, George Benson, Jeffrey Osborne, Harry Belafonte, Earl Klugh to name a few.