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Derek is the other brother of DeVante and Dalvin(of JODECI). like his older brother(DeVante) and baby brother(Dalvin) he has been involved in music ever since he was a child actually singing solos(in church) at age 5. and performing with his brothers"Don jr. and the jr.flips" the three brothers also possess multiple talents: Don jr.-keyboards,guitars,saxophone,singing,songwriting,composing and producing. Derek-singing,bass guitar,lead guitar,keyboards,drums,songwriting,producing and composing. Dalvin- drums,singing,keyboards,songwriting,producing and composing(Dalvin is also a GREAT athelete! who is pretty much an all around talented guy) all of the brothers are good cartoonists(visual artists)as well,(something they also inherited from their father). Derek's musical family includes his father, Rev. Don DeGrate a renowned gospel music artist who was the very first black gospel artist to host his very own syndicated television show(a part of cbn)in the early 1970's called"right on" (under the supervision of pat robertson) his program gave most of the big names in black gospel today their start. he was the first gospel artist to top the billboard dance charts with the"disco flavored" gospel hit-"i wanna be ready". he was signed to word records in the 1980's before moving to a.i.r. records. in recent years Don DeGrate performed with his gospel group"Don DeGrate and strong tower" consisting of his close friend-steve moody,and his son Derek DeGrate,working with major acts such as: Bill gaither,jesse dixon,the winans,John p. kee. Derek's brothers are 1/2 of the multi-platinum group "JODECI" the group has won such accolades as multi-platinum records,LPs,BILLBOARD awards(and #1 hits)"album of the year awards"soultrain,grammy and american music awards and guests. both brothers are mega producers and writers with such clients as MICHAEL JACKSON,JODECI,K-CI&JOJO,PUFF DADDY,QUINCY JONES,MARIAH CAREY,TUPAC,USHER,TEVIN CAMPELL,MARY J BLIGE,AL GREEN,AL B SURE,BOBBY BROWN,CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS,MONTELL JORDAN, and more... The other brother"Derek" has just completed a CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL album(with tracks featuring DeVante and Dalvin). the album is titled "the other brother" Derek has a "special pre-release" of the album that is currently being street marketed. you can find out more about the release on this site and how to get it ! |
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