Derrick Carter

Bestival are proud to present a true heavyweight in the world of dance music, Derrick Carter.  While Derrick’s reputation may be one of the most revered names on the scene, up there with the likes of “Magic” Juan Atkins and Carl Craig in terms of innovation and talent, he’s never really emerged from the underground, preferring to let his music do the talking for him.

As a teenager in the late eighties he took his love of disco, soul and funk and dived into the emerging Chicago house scene, regarded then and now as one of the most influential and groundbreaking movements in modern dance music, Derrick played at seminal nights like Shelter and Foxy’s and started to produce his own tracks, which while epitomising the Chicago sound retained the old school disco, soul and jazz of his roots.

When the Chicago scene faded in the early nineties Derrick pushed his sound forward continuing to produce pioneering works that were consistently met with critical acclaim and set dancefloors on fire across the globe and his appearance at Bestival is the perfect opportunity to witness a legend doing what his does best.

www.derrickcarter.com