Since then the pioneering, innovative tracks and consequent critical acclaim have marked derrick out as one of the most important players in dance music. Most notably through his more recent releases on classic. His first release was as rednail with 'I think of you', followed by nu pschidt and hope under his own name.

Nü pschidt combined woven scatting with sleepy minimal beats on 'dreaming again' and skilfully cast his own low, sexy drawl over his trademark carter grooves to form 'boompty boomp theme', described by seven magazine as 'without doubt the slinkiest and downright funkiest track i've heard for a long time.' derrick's latest classic release 'hope' is again causing a storm amongst djs and press alike and his classic album is eagerly awaited and expected for release sometime within the next year.