Derek, 1990s Making Mas, 1990s

STEPHEN   DEREK DATE OF BIRTH: 1952 PLACE OF BIRTH: Woodbrook, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad EDUCATION: ... CAREER:                                 Derek grew up on Buller Street in Woodbrook, close to where George Bailey established his band's headquarters in 1956. Greatly influenced by Bailey, Derek founded his own band, D' Midas Touch, in 1978. By the 1990s, there was a great demand for his design and crafting expertise and he became involved in other Trinidad-like Carnivals in the Caribbean, Canada, and the USA. The following is a listing of Derek's Trinidad Carnival presentations: 1978 - "'D' Midas Touch" 1979 - "Dancers of "D" Universe" 1980 - "Timbuktu" 1981 - "It's Alive in 'D' Caroni Swamp" 1982 - "Viva Mexico" 1983 - "Fire Fire" 1984 - "Clash of Cultures" 1985 - "From 'D' Glass Age of Lemuria to Atlantis" 1986 - "Rituals of 'D' Sun" 1987 - "From Solomon to Solomon" 1988 - "Maracus Land and Sea" 1989 - "'D' Howlin," 1st, Medium Band Category 1990 - "Out of Africa," 1st, Medium Band Category 1991 - "In 'D' Heat of 'D' Nite" 1992 - "Quel Que Chose" 1993 - "Heads and Tails" 1994 - "Where in 'D' Pacific," 1st, Medium Band Category 1995 - "Ebony and Ivory" 1996 - "'D' Legends of Fire and Ice" 1997 - "Lost Realms" 1998 - "Space Odyssey," 1st, Medium Band Category 2006 - "Ah Quest for Glass," 3rd, Medium Band Category AWARD: 1972 - Trinidad and Tobago Humming Bird Medal Silver (for Carnival Development) Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit