# Derek Dixie

Derek James Dixie is an American musician, record producer, and musical director best known for his work with Beyoncé, Chloe x Halle, and The Carters. He has five Grammy nominations and one Emmy nomination.

## Early life and education

Dixie grew up in Youngstown, Ohio. He attended Youngstown State University and graduated from The Recording Workshop in Chillicothe, Ohio. Afterwards he taught audio engineering at The Recording Workshop.

## Career
### MTV’s Making His Band with Sean “Diddy” Combs

In 2009, Dixie was one of 42 finalists in the MTV show "Making His Band," about Sean "Diddy" Combs’ search for a band to play on his upcoming album, "Last Dance in Paris."

### Superbowl

Dixie was the music director for Beyoncé’s solo Superbowl half time show performance in 2013 and again in 2016 when she co-headlined with Coldplay and Bruno Mars.
In 2019, Dixie arranged and orchestrated a performance by Chloe x Halle for Superbowl LIII with 30 Youngstown State University musicians and a Los Angeles horn and string ensemble.
   “I am proud that I was able to put such an important task in the hands of my hometown,” he said. “When you hear the arrangement, I hope you will feel that every note, chord and rhythm in the orchestration means something.”

### Beyoncé

After almost ten years of working with Beyoncé as Music Director, Dixie received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music Direction for “HOMECOMING: A Film by Beyoncé.”
Dixie worked with Beyoncé to create Black Parade, an anthemic song for her to sing about her heritage, hometown and African roots, reflecting on the Black Experience in America and release on Juneteenth.

## Songwriting, instrument, arrangement, vocal and production credits

List of song productions, string/horn arrangements and co-writes, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
| "Pretty Hurts""Partition""Blow""Drunk in Love" (Featuring Jay-Z) | 2013 | Beyoncé | Beyoncé |
| "7/11""Ring Off""Flawless Remix" (Featuring Nicki Minaj) | 2014 | Beyoncé | Beyoncé: Platinum Edition |
| "Don't Hurt Yourself""6 Inch" (Featuring The Weeknd)"Daddy Lessons""All Night""Formation" | 2016 | Beyoncé | Lemonade |
| "Summer""BOSS" | 2018 | The Carters | Everything Is Love |
| "Babybird" | 2018 | Chloe x Halle | The Kids Are Alright |
| "Bigger""Find Your Way Back""Don't Jealous Me""Ja Ara E""Brown Skin Girl""Keys to the Kingdom""Otherside""Scar""Spirit" | 2019 | Beyoncé | The Lion King: The Gift |
| "Welcome""Crazy In Love""Freedom""Formation""Sorry""Kitty Kat""Bow Down""I Been On""Drunk In Love""Diva""Flawless/Feeling Myself""Top Off""7/11""Party""Don't Hurt Yourself""I Care""Partition""Yonce""Mi Gente""Baby Boy""You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)""Hold Up""Countdown""Check On It""Deja Vu""Run The World (Girls)""Lose My Breath""Say My Name""Soldier""Get Me Bodied""Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)""Love On Top""Shining (Thank You)" | 2019 | Beyoncé | Homecoming: The Live Album |
| "Intro""Forgive Me""Wonder What She Thinks of Me" | 2020 | Chloe x Halle | Ungodly Hour |
| "Black Parade" | 2020 | Beyoncé | The Lion King: The Gift (Deluxe Edition) |
| "People of the Pride" | 2021 | Coldplay | Music of the Spheres |
| "Pray It Away""Make It Look Easy" | 2023 | Chlöe | In Pieces |
| "Overture" (Featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda)"Intro""Requiem for a Dream""Truth or Dare" (Featuring Freddie Gibbs)"Outro""Demigod""Night 4""Awards""Mad""Prodigy""Intermission""Show Me""Plain Jane""Tap""Hurt""Blind""Delilah""Get Here" (Featuring Stevie Wonder)) | 2023 | Chika | Samson: The Album |
| "Ameriican Requiem""Daughter""Amen" | 2024 | Beyoncé | Cowboy Carter |

## Film & documentary scoring

| Year | Title | Director | Studio/Distributor | Notes |
| 2019 | HΘMΣCΘMING | BeyoncéEd Burke | Parkwood & Netflix | |
| 2020 | Black Is King | BeyoncéKwasi Fordjour | Parkwood & Walt Disney Pictures | Scored with MeLo-X & James William Blades |

## Awards

Dixie has five Grammy nominations and one Emmy nomination.

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Title | Artist | Category | Role | Result |
| 2017 | Lemonade | Beyoncé | Album Of the Year | Producer | Nominated |
| 2021 | "Black Parade" | Beyoncé | Record of the Year | Producer | Nominated |
| 2021 | "Black Parade" | Beyoncé | Song of the Year | Songwriter | Nominated |
| 2021 | "Black Parade" | Beyoncé | Best R&B Song | Songwriter | Nominated |
| 2023 | Music of the Spheres | Coldplay | Album of the Year | Songwriter | Nominated |