Derek Shulman

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Gentle Giant’s slimmed-down line-up in 1973
Gentle Giant influenced Dream Theater, Travis Scott and Angine De Poitrine – but endured a “dark time” to do it

By Daryl Easlea Published

Bringing 1973’s In A Glass House to reissue was tough going. But Derek Shulman – who as an A&R man worked with Bon Jovi, Slipknot and Nickelback – says it made him a fan of his own band for the first time

Albums
Ian Anderson with Jethro tull’s Thick As A Brick album
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson quizzed by Yes, Genesis, ELP stars and others

By Dave Everley Published

Discover his thoughts on three-fingered guitar playing, a rock icon asking for his autograph, hot chillis, abandoned rabbit suits, never learning to drive, retirement, the 70s codpiece – and why he took up flute in the first place

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Interviews
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - JANUARY: Derek Shulman of Gentle Giant performs on stage in January 1972 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Jorgen Angel/Redferns)
“I blame The Beatles for me getting a whacking!” Derek Shulman’s path to Gentle Giant

By Sid Smith Published

Singer and future A&R icon recalls what the Fab Four meant to him, why Hendrix made him break up his first big band, and the truck stop where he met Syd Barrett, Eric Clapton and others

Bands & Artists
Derek Shulman – Giant Steps
Derek Shulman takes aim at Syd Barrett, Beach Boys and Eagles in his not-very-gentle memoir Giant Steps

By Johnny Sharp Published

Former Gentle Giant vocalist who became an A&R bigwig provides an refreshingly undiplomatic account of his career on stage and off it

Biographies
Derek Shulman
Gentle Giant's Derek Shulman to publish career-spanning memoir, Giant Steps, in October

By Jerry Ewing Published

Giant Steps traces Derek Shulman's career from Simon Dupree & The Big Sound through Gentle Giant to record executive working with Bon Jovi, Dream Theater, AC/DC and more...

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