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Overview
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Derrien Hinton

Derrien Hinton

Raleigh,NC

Summary

Music producer, songwriter, and

composer with a background in

brand development and recruiting

and a passion for gaming. I work

best in engaged and inclusive team

dynamics. Results-oriented,

creative, and passionate, with a

high emotional IQ. Thrives in

environments where I am

managing people, projects, and

passions to exceed desired goals,

metrics, and timelines. I believe

that the best decisions - both

personal and professional - are

made with a gut-feeling informed

by all available data.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Founder and CEO |

Verum Music Group LLC
Raleigh, NC
01.2011 - Current
  • Strong music production, songwriting, and audio mixing, mastering, and editing background with over 15 songs commercially-released songs.
  • Experience with and passion for various genres of music, including Hip-Hop, R&B, Orchestral, House, Pop, Rock, CCM, and Metal.
  • Passion for developing songs and projects using trusting, mutually beneficial relationships across disciplines and skill sets in order to bring music projects from ideation to execution and release.
  • XXL Official Youtube Editorial Videos - “2017 XXL Freshmen Interview - Super Duper Kyle”, “E-40 Goes Against the Norm - XXL 20th Anniversary Interview” (2017).
  • Partnered with Draughn Media Team and Caution Ready Games to provide music compositions for web-series' and video game projects.

Customer & Shopper Solutions Analyst - OTC |

Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc.
Fort Washington, PA
09.2016 - 08.2017

Analytically supported the over-the-counter upper respiratory business. Built, maintained, and shared critical performance reporting and analytics. Pioneered the Howard University Recruiting Pipeline Program by to bring and support quality, diverse talent into the organization.

Led the Engagement committee of the Cultural Engagement Team and was responsible for broad initiatives aimed at improving connectivity and engagement of the organization.

Education

BBA - Business Management - Cum Laude

Howard University
Washington, DC
05.2012

Skills

  • 18 Years of Music Production and Audio Engineering - Creating, Mixing, Editing, Mastering audio
  • Digital Audio Workstations - Logic Pro X, GarageBand, Pro Tools
  • Music Production and Engineering Tools: Serato Sample, Output Arcade, Splice, Labs, Arturia AnalogLab, Isotope Suite, Waves Suite, Native Instruments, XLN suite
  • Coordinating and Collaborating with diverse teams across functions
  • Relationship Management

Accomplishments

  • 2024 - Became a Voting Member of the Recording Academy
  • 2016 - Remy Martin Producer Series - Philadelphia Winner, Top 4, nationally.
  • 2015 - iStandard Showcase Winner - Philadelphia (2015)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Customer & Shopper Solutions Analyst - OTC |

Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc.
09.2016 - 08.2017

Founder and CEO |

Verum Music Group LLC
01.2011 - Current

BBA - Business Management - Cum Laude

Howard University
Derrien Hinton