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Derrick Hodge

From: Philadelphia, United States
Since: 1979–present
Rating: ★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases: 6

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About

Derrick Hodge (born July 5, 1979) is an American record producer, musical director, bandleader, and bass guitarist. A two-time Grammy Award recipient, Hodge was named a Sundance Composer Fellow and received a Motif Award — one of world's highest honors for Child Advocacy. His bass performance on Common's album Be has been recognized as one of top 20 basslines in hip-hop.

As a performer, Hodge has founded and played in bands and groups as diverse and as influential as R+R=Now, the Robert Glasper Experiment and The Blue Note All Stars, as a producer he has collaborated with Quincy Jones, Don Was and Common, and as a musical director, he has worked with artists such as Yasiin Bey, Nas, and notably held the position with Maxwell from 2009 to 2019.

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