"Commissioner" Gordon Williams

American record producer March 2026 October 2013 Gordon "Commissioner Gordon" Williams is an American record producer, audio engineer, and mixer. Dubbed the "Commissioner" by rapper KRS-One, he is the recipient of three Grammy Awards from three nominations.https://www.grammy.com/artists/comissioner-gordon/2812/ Music career Early career Williams' musical roots can be traced back to the Bronx. As a teenager, he experienced the advent of hip hop as a breakthrough musical genre and culture. He started out as a DJ, and from there delved into song production.October 2013 He left Rutgers University, and attended New York's Center for Media Arts.October 2013 After graduating, Williams was signed by an independent record labelOctober 2013 as a producerOctober 2013 and member of a group,October 2013 which scored a top-five dance record.October 2013 He then earned a production deal with Motown Records, which led to Williams' emergence as a programmerOctober 2013 and re-mixer. 1998–2000 Soon, his credits included projects with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Teddy Riley, Babyface, Stacy Lattisaw, Diana Ross, New Edition, Nile Rodgers and Quincy Jones.October 2013 In 1998, Williams further extended his creative reach and became Senior Director of A&R at Sony Music Entertainment.October 2013 During this time, he worked on Lauryn Hill's solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Nickson, Chris (1999). Lauryn Hill: She's Got That Thing. St. Martin's Paperbacks. 0-312-97210-5. and Will Smith's movie and soundtrack Men in Black.Magazine Dork Commissioner Gordon Dork https://readdork.com/credits/commissioner-gordon 2026-05-17 His label duties involved looking after the likes ofOctober 2013 Alicia Keys, Wyclef Jean and 50 Cent.October 2013 On The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Williams tied the vocals, music and effects together to help create one of the biggest-selling albums of 1998–1999. The album, which was described by Mary J. Blige as "one of the most incredible albums ever made" won five Grammys, two of which were awarded to Williams for his work on what was hailed as the Album of the Year. During those years, he was also the live sound mixer for Hill's world tour.Checkoway Laura Inside 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill-20080826 August 26, 2008 Rolling Stone October 7, 2013Boucher Geoff The Legal Tangle of 'Miseducation' https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-19-ca-55439-story.html 19 December 1998 Los Angeles Times October 7, 2013 2000–2007 In 2000, Williams won another Grammy AwardCom issioner [sic] Gordon Artist https://www.grammy.com/artists/comissioner-gordon/2812 November 27, 2023 www.grammy.com for participating in the mixing of Carlos Santana's multi-platinum Supernatural (Arista) which also won for Album of the Year. His credits include Joss Stone's multi-platinum Mind Body & Soul,October 2013 Damian Marley's Grammy Award-winning Welcome to Jamrock,October 2013 as well as Amy Winehouse's critically acclaimed debut album entitled Frank.Campbell Howard 'She Did It Well' - Jamaican Musician Reflects On Time Spent Working With Amy Winehouse http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110731/arts/arts1.html July 31, 2011 31 July 2011 Jamaica-Gleaner October 7, 2013 In 2007, Williams received an honorary degree from Gibbs CollegeCommissioner Gordon’s Biography https://yeyakho.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/comissioner-gordon-williams-bio-2.pdf 3 March 2026 yeyakho.wordpress.com for writing the curriculum for their first audio engineering program. The program was accredited by the state of New Jersey and is currently an accredited associate degree course.August 2025 2009–present: The Lalabela Alliance In 2010, Williams was introduced to Bill Strickland of the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, and agreed to implement his first program at one of Strickland's replication sites, NewBridge Center for Art and Technology in Cleveland. He has since set up programs in Ohio, New York and New Jersey.October 2013 Williams is also a professor at Long Island University. Williams is the founder of the Lalabela Alliance, a multi-faceted collective of companies with various specialties in the development of content, marketing, distribution and education. 2022-11-02 Producer Gordon ‘Commissioner’ Williams hopes to take local art industry to new heights https://www.africa-press.net/seychelles/all-news/producer-gordon-commissioner-williams-hopes-to-take-local-art-industry-to-new-heights 2026-03-03 Africa Press en-US The Alliance strives to appeal to a wide and culturally diverse demographic producing, marketing and distributing music, film, television, gaming and multimedia content.Coetzer Diane 'Commissioner' Gordon Unveils 360-Degree South African Label http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/1265767/commissioner-gordon-unveils-360-degree-south-african-label September 4, 2009 Billboard October 7, 2013 Awards and nominations Grammy Awards !Ref. References |- |rowspan="2"| 1999 |rowspan="2"| The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill |Grammy Award for Best R&B Album | |rowspan="3"| |- |rowspan="2"| Grammy Award for Album of the Year | |- |align=center|2000 |Supernatural | |- References External links Commissioner Gordon Williams on Discogs Commissioner Gordon Williams on Twitter Category:American record producers Category:American male songwriters Category:American audio engineers Category:Long Island University faculty Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Articles with quotation marks in the title Category:Grammy Award winners