DERRICK ALPHONSO PARKER is set to release his first album "Out of
Darkness." He has been in an hiatus working on several singles to
combine into this inspirational commentary on his life.

Hailing from Porus, Manchester, Jamaica, the fourth child of a
farmer, Benjamin and wife, Vinette Parker, his early years assisting his
father on the farm, has been a great asset to his singing career.

At ten, Derrick discovered his talent in singing, and its impact on
others. He sang at churches, at school, and in the streets. An older
boy he entertained customers as he took the farm's produces in the
Mandeville Market.

Derrick was first introduced to the recording industry by his sister.
In 1989 she took him to Bunny Hewitt, one of the Cartoon Brothers, a
popular comedy group operating out of Mandeville. Hewitt took Derrick
to "Harry J. Studio", located in Kingston (capital city of Jamaica). He
recorded his first single "Black People Try to Remember Where You're
Coming From."

When he went back to his home village, Derrick decided to focus his
energies on an education. He excelled in the technical trade of
woodwork, (Carpentry