Derek B

Derek B

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Real Name:
Derek Boland
Profile:
English DJ, rapper and producer.
Born in 1966, Bow, London, England, died 14 November 2009.
He started out as a DJ when he was 15 as part of a mobile unit touring London clubs. He then moved into radio working for pirate stations including KISS FM and LWR before beginning his own WBLS station. In 1987 he took a job at Simon Harris’ Music Of Life label as an A&R man and recorded the track “Rock the Beat”. Subsequently he released two more tracks which charted: “We Got the Juice” and “Good Groove” reaching #16.
He was managed by Steve Proctor.
Sites:
Wikipedia, derekbtribute.blogspot.com
Aliases:
Derek Boland, Tuff Audio (2)
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834 732-1 Bullet From A Gun — Derek B Derek B Bullet From A Gun (Album) Tuff Audio, Tuff Audio 834 732-1 Brazil 1988 Sell This Version
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NOTE 007 Get Down — Derek B Derek B Get Down Music Of Life NOTE 007 UK 1987 Sell This Version
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PRO-7156-DJ Rock The Beat — Derek B Derek B Rock The Beat (Single) Music Of Life PRO-7156-DJ US 1987 Sell This Version
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DRKB 112 Bad Young Brother — Derek B Derek B Bad Young Brother (Maxi, Single) Tuff Audio, Phonogram DRKB 112 UK 1988 Sell This Version
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870 495-1 We've Got The Juice — Derek B Derek B We've Got The Juice (Maxi, Single) Music Of Life, Mercury 870 495-1 Netherlands 1988 Sell This Version
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870 315-1 Good Groove — Derek B Derek B Good Groove (Maxi, Single) Music Of Life 870 315-1 Australasia 1988 Sell This Version
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AS 5000 780 I Want You Back / Bullet From A Gun — Derek B Bananarama / Derek B Bananarama / Derek B - I Want You Back / Bullet From A Gun ‎(7", Promo) Polygram AS 5000 780 Italy 1988 Sell This Version
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DKBZZ1 Bullet From A Gun - Album Sampler — Derek B Derek B Bullet From A Gun - Album Sampler ‎(12", Promo) Tuff Audio, Phonogram DKBZZ1 UK 1988 Sell This Version
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HALT 3T You've Got To Look Up — Derek B Derek B You've Got To Look Up (Single) Tuff Audio HALT 3T UK 1990 Sell This Version
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BIVIT, BIV 1T U Got 2 Look Up — Derek B Derek B U Got 2 Look Up (Single) BiVirtue Productions BIVIT, BIV 1T UK 1993 Sell This Version

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wezbash

wezbash

April 10, 2021
Aged 15, He Started His Own Mobile DJ Business. He Graduated To Residencies At London Clubs such As The Wag, On Soho's Wardour Street, With its Notoriously Selective Door Policy (He Later Immortalised The Wag's Doorman In His Lyric, ("Winston At The Wag Didn't Give Me Any Agg") Derek Spearheaded a Movement In Soho What Came To Be Regarded As a Mecca For Dance Music And Beautiful People, He Aso Worked In A&R For Simon Harris's Hip-Hop Record Label Music of Life,

Within Months Of His First Hits, Peers Such As Simon Harris, Soul II Soul, S'Express, MARRS and Coldcut Were Also Breaking Into The Charts, Every Famouse Name In British Dance Music Seemed To Have Passed Through Derek B's Nights At The Wag Club Nights,

He Also Remixed Groups Like Curiosity Killed the Cat, Was Not Was, Rob Base, DJ E-Z Rock, Big Daddy Kane and the Cookie Crew Quality 80's Hip-Hop !

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