Derek Hames

Derek Hames (born October 13, 1979 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American-based record producer, singer, songwriter, and musician.

Biography and career[edit]

Born to radio icon Randy Hames and wife Cindy Hames. Derek moved to Houston at an early age and began as a teenager playing in area bands Three-Car Garage, Clockwork Orange, and Red Scare with current Randy Rogers Band guitarist Geoffrey Hill before writing, producing, and releasing an album with college-rock band Potter's Field in 1997.

Shortly after moving back to Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex for college at TCU, Derek co-founded American rock band 60 Foot Sammy in 1999. After being nominated for Dallas Rock Band of the Year,^[1] the band worked with Grammy-nominated British record producer John Ravenhall and released their debut album, "Falling From Five Stories," internationally on London-based label Right Recordings.^[2] Their single, "Do I," garnered airplay on BBC Radio and developed a worldwide cult following.

After stints in Texas bands Threewise, E-Flat Johnny, and New Southern Democrats, Hames formed Edgewater Studios and Edgewater Music Group in 2009 with fellow Sammy veteran and audio engineer John Shelton and father/Marconi Award winning broadcaster Randy Hames (formerly Irv Harrigan of KILT-FMs Hudson & Harrigan Show in Houston).^[3]

As a record producer, Hames has produced records for more than 70 artists worldwide, and his company's releases are distributed through The Orchard, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

References[edit]

^ http://www.dallasmusic.com Archived January 27, 1998, at the Wayback Machine
^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/60-foot-sammy/video/784369#/artist/60-foot-sammy/video/784369 ^{[dead link]}
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[edit]

[1] ttp://www.dallasmusic.com Archived January 27, 1998, at the Wayback Machine

[2] ttp://www.billboard.com/artist/60-foot-sammy/video/784369#/artist/60-foot-sammy/video/784369 ^{[dead link]}

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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