THE GOLDEN VOICE
Derrick J
DERRICK J.", a legendary, well-respected and renowned entertainer, known to many as "The Golden Voice”, “King of Romance" and "The Crooner" has been entertaining music lovers, both young and old for over three and a half decades.
He has captivated and enthralled the respective audiences by his warmth and burning passion as a performer and most of all by his rich, powerful yet meticulous vocal ability. He has performed overseas in a chain of 5-star hotels such as Hilton, Oberoi, and Ramada to name a few. However, in November 2011, his natural brilliance weaved the path to phenomenal success when he was booked to perform at the Las Vegas Hilton. Thanks to the "digital magic" of YouTube, with over 200 TV clips, totaling half a million hits, he secured this contract — a pinnacle of every entertainer's dream. Romance serves as the absolute core of DERRICK J.'s music and lasting success. He is well renowned to choose songs with the evergreen and eternal themes of love and longing that lovers want to embrace.
His musical debut in 1974 on "New Faces" with Bert Newton, earned him Berts Encouragement Award, which was the opening to his very successful career as an entertainer in Australia.
He has captivated and enthralled the respective audiences by his warmth and burning passion as a performer and most of all by his rich, powerful yet meticulous vocal ability. He has performed overseas in a chain of 5-star hotels such as Hilton, Oberoi, and Ramada to name a few. However, in November 2011, his natural brilliance weaved the path to phenomenal success when he was booked to perform at the Las Vegas Hilton. Thanks to the "digital magic" of YouTube, with over 200 TV clips, totaling half a million hits, he secured this contract — a pinnacle of every entertainer's dream. Romance serves as the absolute core of DERRICK J.'s music and lasting success. He is well renowned to choose songs with the evergreen and eternal themes of love and longing that lovers want to embrace.
His musical debut in 1974 on "New Faces" with Bert Newton, earned him Berts Encouragement Award, which was the opening to his very successful career as an entertainer in Australia.
For over 15 years he appeared as a regular artiste on many TV shows. His first DVD titled "Never Give Up" summarizes his musical career which include appearances on "Good Morning Australia" with Bert Newton ~ Ch.10, "In Melbourne Today?" with Ernie & Denise ~ Ch. 9, "Denise " ~ Ch.7, "At Home" with John Mangos ~ Ch.7, "Till Ten" with Joan Mcggines ~ Ch.10, "Penthouse Club" ~ Ch.7, "Midday Show" with Ray Martin ~ Ch.9, "Cabaret" ~ SBS, "Christmas Concert" with Human Nature at Twin Towns which was televised on Sky Ch. and clips from the Hilton Hotel concert. His second DVD, released this year, titled "Derrick J. Live in Concert at BMICH" is a live recording of his performance to a full house, accompanied by two award-winning female Australian performers. The mesmerized audience witnessed 3 hours of Derrick J's unparalleled charm which inevitably echoed as an outstanding performance by a great artiste. He performed some of his finest love songs to an appreciative audience who wanted more.
In addition to these 2 DVD's Derrick J, has released 8 albums of which 2 went gold. His latest Gospel album titled "You'll Never Walk Alone", is now sold at all WORD bookstores nationally. His music is of international standard with the backing and patronage of great musicians from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the ABC show band and Channel 9 band, with backup singers Patchwork from the Don Lane Show, Linda George, Penny Dyer to name a few. Derrick J's many and multifarious talents broaden into acting where he has played numerous roles in "Neighbours", "Kath & Kim", "Newly Weds", "We Can Be Hero's" "Gross Misconduct" (with Jimmy Smits), "Sensing Murder", and many more. He has also featured in numerous commercials for Heinz, Fox FM, Aust Post and others.
In addition to this, a documentary featuring Derrick J was produced by Ch. 7 on a show called the "Times" titled "King of Shopping Centres" detailing his musical success and popularity in Australia. Presently he works as a Recording Producer and produces albums for young, up and coming artistes giving them advice on musical direction and promotion which he continues to do up till now. He also performs at various Hotels, Tatts and Tabaret Venues doing a one hour show called "Morning Melodies". These one-hour shows are booked to capacity during the day to audiences who travel from all over Victoria, Australia and worldwide, thoroughly enjoying Derrick's show.. He is also heavily booked out for public, exclusively private events and functions during the week and weekends. Derrick J's music has been televised on all country TV stations Morning shows — Southern Cross Network in Bendigo, Ballarat, and Shepperton. He is now a host on the award-winning "Sri Lanka Morning Show" on Ch. 31 every Sunday between 10-11a.m. . . .Recently, Derrick J has also performed at the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship of the Royal Caribbean cruise line one of the largest cruise ships in the world. On the 23rd December 2023 he is performing with Grammy award winners ALL-4-ONE on stage in Srilanka for a outdoor concert
In addition to these 2 DVD's Derrick J, has released 8 albums of which 2 went gold. His latest Gospel album titled "You'll Never Walk Alone", is now sold at all WORD bookstores nationally. His music is of international standard with the backing and patronage of great musicians from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the ABC show band and Channel 9 band, with backup singers Patchwork from the Don Lane Show, Linda George, Penny Dyer to name a few. Derrick J's many and multifarious talents broaden into acting where he has played numerous roles in "Neighbours", "Kath & Kim", "Newly Weds", "We Can Be Hero's" "Gross Misconduct" (with Jimmy Smits), "Sensing Murder", and many more. He has also featured in numerous commercials for Heinz, Fox FM, Aust Post and others.
In addition to this, a documentary featuring Derrick J was produced by Ch. 7 on a show called the "Times" titled "King of Shopping Centres" detailing his musical success and popularity in Australia. Presently he works as a Recording Producer and produces albums for young, up and coming artistes giving them advice on musical direction and promotion which he continues to do up till now. He also performs at various Hotels, Tatts and Tabaret Venues doing a one hour show called "Morning Melodies". These one-hour shows are booked to capacity during the day to audiences who travel from all over Victoria, Australia and worldwide, thoroughly enjoying Derrick's show.. He is also heavily booked out for public, exclusively private events and functions during the week and weekends. Derrick J's music has been televised on all country TV stations Morning shows — Southern Cross Network in Bendigo, Ballarat, and Shepperton. He is now a host on the award-winning "Sri Lanka Morning Show" on Ch. 31 every Sunday between 10-11a.m. . . .Recently, Derrick J has also performed at the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship of the Royal Caribbean cruise line one of the largest cruise ships in the world. On the 23rd December 2023 he is performing with Grammy award winners ALL-4-ONE on stage in Srilanka for a outdoor concert
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