Akosua DF: Many of us are familiar with the Gospel Hydration success story . Tell us how you got started & what you wanted to achieve?

Derrick Tchie : Gospel Hydration started as a platform to support Christian musicians of all different genres because I felt Christian Hip Hop, Christian R&B , Christian House music etc wasnt supported as much as Christian worship. I wanted to provide the Christian audience an alternative sound which they could listen to.  A sound which they would have heard on mainstream radio, but this time with a Christian message. At first it was just meant to be a blog for myself via which I would share some of the music I was listening to, but its grown much bigger and turned into a platform that can help people discover new music. Right now we're supporting Christian artists from different countries.

Akosua DF:  Youll be joining the Premier Gospel family next week. What can listeners expect from your new show ?

Derrick Tchie: Im really excited to join the Premier Gospel gang. Ill probably be showing people the different sides of Christian music; the new and upbeat type of music that people may be missing . I'll be introducing listeners to the variety of music out there. The show will consist of new tracks centred around christian R&B, Hip Hop and Afrobeats, giving people a new flavour and something different for their afternoons.

Akosua DF: Alot of brilliant new talent has emerged on the UK gospel scene over the last few years. Which of these artists excite you the most?

Derrick Tchie: Yeah the scene has really exploded in the UK and I love that. It shows that we do have Christians who love to make music. This is a really tough question because I'm excited about a host of new talent, but to name a few I'd say Ryan Hylton and Paul the Messenger. I think both of them have great growth potential and are gonna storm through the UK gospel scene.

Akosua DF: What can we expect from Gospel Hydration over the coming years ?

Derrick Tchie: Over the next few years we want to expand and build a team to help fuel the culture a bit more. We want to create more content; not just music, but short films and short series as well. We want to create programmes and really become a network of great christian content. So thats our focus over the coming years - content creation.

Catch Derrick Tchie on the Gospel Hydration Takeover weekdays from 12-2pm starting Monday 1st August.

Written by Akosua DF, Premier Gospel Presenter
Wednesday, 28 July 2021

If you're an avid Premier Gospel follower, I'm certain you've heard the exciting news that Gospel Hydration's Derrick Tchie is joining the Premier Gospel Family. I caught up with the CEO and founder of the groundbreaking music platform to talk all things Gospel Hydration and get the scoop on his new radio show.