DEREK ORSI
PRODUCER | MIXER | SONGWRITER
ABOUT
Hi! I’m Derek Orsi — a Montreal-based producer, mixer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Since opening the Freq Shop recording studio in 2011, I’ve helped artists across genres shape records that feel alive and authentic.
I’ve worked with acts including The Franklin Electric, Portraits, Brittany Kennell, The Damn Truth, Family Man, Olivier Couture, and We Are Monroe. I earned an ADISQ nomination for Album of the Year in 2021 for my work on The Franklin Electric’s Never Look Back, recorded tracks on The Damn Truth’s LP Now or Nowhere, produced by the legendary Bob Rock, and spent 2018 in Los Angeles assisting Grammy-nominated producer Brandon Friesen.
I approach every project with honesty, focus, and a song-first mindset, helping musicians transform raw ideas into music that’s polished, powerful, and emotionally resonant.
STUDIO
ARTIST
Songwriting has always been my first language.
Before the studio, there were bands, loud amps, and long nights on the road. I lived on stage with The Shannon Index and Kamikaze Baby — musical chapters that shaped my sound and defined my identity.
When I shifted focus to production, I began developing my solo work alongside it. From Fallen Angels to Astral Youth, my songs live between conviction and vulnerability, blending distorted guitars, cinematic textures, and dynamic rhythms into emotionally charged songs. I also spent a decade behind the decks as a resident alt-pop DJ on Montreal’s club scene, shaping sets that flowed between tension and release, energy and emotion.
Bringing The Shannon Index back in 2025 reignited the fire from those early years. I’m channeling that energy into my next solo record, blending everything I’ve learned on stage, in the studio, and behind the decks.
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