Echoes Podcast – Gentle Giant’s Derek Shulman

An episode of the PRX: Echoes Interview Podcast podcast, hosted by PRX: Echoes Interview Podcast, titled "Echoes Podcast – Gentle Giant’s Derek Shulman" was published on February 19, 2026 and runs 20 minutes.

February 19, 2026 ·20m · PRX: Echoes Interview Podcast

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Flipping the Script-Gentle Giant's Derek Shulman's Journey from Prog Singer to Pop Executive

There are many progressive rock bands that still stalk the earth. Yes, King Crimson, Van Der Graaf Generator. But not Gentle Giant. They made all their records during Prog Rock’s glory years in the 1970s and then called it quits. While their legacy continues on as one of the most innovative and expansive bands in the genre, their co-founding member and lead singer, Derek Shulman, went from the stage to the record executive suites working for Polygram, Atco and Roadrunner records and signing acts like Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Dream Theater and Pantera. His journey is chronicled in his new autobiography, Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey from Stage Lights to Executive Heights. John Diliberto takes that journey with Derek Shulman in an extended version of the broadcast feature which includes his encounter with London’s mob. Hear it in the Echoes Podcast from PRX.

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