Derek Shulman

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Name: Derek Shulman
Born: February 11, 1947, in Glasgow, Scotland
In band: 1970 - 1980
Instruments: Lead vocals, saxophone, recorder, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, Shulberry

Derek Shulman was the dynamic front-man for Gentle Giant. With his powerful voice, Derek sang lead vocals on most of their recordings. In live shows, he also sang Kerry Minnear's lead vocal parts.

After Gentle Giant

Derek worked his way to become a vice-president at PolyGram Records, where he signed not only Bon Jovi but also Cinderella, Kingdom Come, Tears for Fears, Men Without Hats, and Dexy's Midnight Runners. Later, as president of ATCO Records, a subsidiary of Warner Communications, he signed AC/DC, Bad Company, Pantera, The Rembrandts, Jive Bunny, and Soho... all of whom went platinum or multi-platinum. He also signed Dream Theater while at ATCO. Derek also was president and CEO of Roadrunner Records in New York City, which has rock-oriented artists like Slipknot, Type O Negative, Coal Chamber, Fear Factory, and Machinehead. After that he was president of OMA Records.

Other bands signed by Derek include World Trade (featuring Billy Sherwood before he joined Yes).

In 2006, Derek became president of his own record label, DRT Entertainment. He is currently co-founder of 2 Plus Music & Entertainment.

Derek co-produced the Yes spinoff Arc of Life in 2020.

His children Noah and Yael are active in the video and film industries.

Chronology

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