Commissioner Gordon Williams
The Lalabela Alliance & Grammy Award Winner
“Comissioner" Gordon Williams has taken many paths during his musical career and has proven successful in many ventures. Dubbed the “Commissioner” by rapper KRS One—with whom he also worked very closely—his extensive resume includes multiple Grammy awards and numerous Gold and Platinum albums. Williams’ musical roots can be traced back to the Bronx, where as a teenager, he was involved in 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. Gordon was signed by an independent record label as a producer and member of a group, which scored a top-five dance record. He then earned a production deal with Motown Records. This achievement led to Gordon’s emergence as a programmer and re-mixer.
Soon, his credits included projects with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Teddy Riley, Diana Ross, New Edition, Heavy D and Quincy Jones. In 1998, Williams further extended his creative reach and became Senior Director of A&R at Sony Music Entertainment. During this time, he worked on Lauryn Hill’s solo debut smash, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” and Will Smith’s blockbuster movie and soundtrack “Men in Black.” His label duties involved looking after the likes of Alicia Keys, Wyclef Jean and 50 Cent and various movie soundtracks. On “Miseducation”, he reached in his bag of tricks and tied the vocals, music and effects together to help create one of the biggest-selling albums of 1998-1999.
The album was critically acclaimed and the “Commissioner” walked away with two Grammy's for his work on what was hailed as the Album of the Year. During those years, he was also the live sound mixer for Ms. Hill’s world tour.
In 2000, Williams won another Grammy for participating in the mixing of Santana's multi-platinum "Supernatural" (Arista) which also won for Album of the Year. His credits include Joss Stone’s multi-platinum “Mind, Body and Soul,” Damien Marley’s Grammy-award winning “Welcome to Jamrock, as well as Amy Winehouse’s critically acclaimed debut album entitled “Frank”. Recently, he was brought on as music supervisor on “The Banker” (Apple TV) starring Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson and Nia Long. He is currently working on Hallie Berry’s upcoming film entitled, “Bruised”.
In 2019, Williams was named Good Will Ambassador to his mother’s home island, St. Lucia. As a newly appointed diplomat, his focus is on developing the creative community and industry on the island as well as throughout the Caribbean. His company, Lalabela Entertainment is setting up their international headquarters and recording studios in St. Lucia now.
Comissioner Gordon Documentary
Discography
Quincy Jones
Carlos Santana
Lauryn Hill
Stephen Marley
Amy Winehouse
Alicia Keys
Mariah Carey
Jay Z
New Edition
Third World
Curtis Mayfield
Patti Labelle
Busta Rhymes
TrackMasters
Diana Ross
Leela James
Steel Pulse
Living Color
Wyclef Jean
Whitney Houston
Kanye West
Guy
Heavy D
Will Smith
Jill Scott
Jerry Wonder
Dj. Premier
KRS One
Tony Touch
Jazzy Jay
Big Pun
Fat Joe
Diana Ross
Beyonce
Amel Larrieux
Aretha Franklin
50 cent
Salaam Remi
Organized Noise
Jermaine Dupri
Funkadelic
James Brown
Tevin Campbell
Kid Capri
Teddy Riley
BBD
Babyface
Loose Ends
Rodney Jerkins
El DeBarge
Pharell
QuestLove
AeroSmith
Eric Morillo
Hank Shocklee
Patrice
Left Eye
Black Thought
Benny Medina
Heavy D
Mary J. Blidge
Joss Stone
Buju Banton
Micheal Bivins
Robert Randolph
Bone, Thugs and Harmony
Rakim
Mc. Lyte
Mr. Cheeks
Q-Tip
Nile Rodgers
Kashif
Jazzy Jeff
Sedeck
Earl “Chinna” Smith
Vincent Herbert
Mad Lion
Snow
Simphiwe Dana
Missy
Queen Latifah
Mtume
Betty Wright
Mavis Staples
Karen Wheeler
Louie Vega
Cedella Marley
Patra
Alliyah
Diamond D
Smokey Robinson
Brand Nubian
Destiny’s Child
Raphael Saadiq
Damien Marley
Kool and the Gang
D’angelo
Tracy Chapman
Wale
ShowBiz and AG
Method man
White Tiger Society
Sway
Tamia
Guru
Gerald Levert
Pete Rock
Julian Marley
Andrea Martin
Eryka Badu
Touch
Randy Jackson
Kenny Lattimore
Ray J
Nas
Stacey Lattisaw
Celo Green
Shabba Ranks
Saigon
Grandmixer Dxt
Earth, Wind and Fire
LL Cool J
Chubb Rock
Mavis Staples
Kenny Dope
Jermaine Stewart
Foxy Brown
Jazzy Jeff
Old Dirty Bastard
Channel live
Coldcrush Brothers
Micheal Rose
Escape
Redman
Rich Nice
Toni Braxton
SWV
Brian Mcknight
Simply Red
Karen White
Biggie Smalls
R. Kelly
BabyFace
GQ
Sly and Robbie
Dougie Fresh
David Morales