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Thursday, January 08, 2026

UW business student wins Grammy award for producing Latin album

A UW-Madison MBA student won an award for 'Best Tropical Latin Album' at Wednesday night's 48th Annual Grammy Awards, according to a university statement. 

 

 

 

Derek Kwan, a UW-Madison business student in the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, was associate producer for the winning album, 'Bebo De Cuba,' featuring artist Bebo Valdez. 

 

 

 

Kwan co-produced another album that was nominated in the same category.  

 

 

 

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Originally from Los Angeles, Kwan has a background in political science and music, and pursued his undergraduate education at Duke. 

 

 

 

Before coming to UW-Madison, Kwan worked for Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.  

 

 

 

Kwan is seeking an MBA in Arts Adminstration.

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