{"product_id":"giant-steps-my-improbable-journey-from-stage-lights-to-executive-heights-9781916829244","title":"Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey from Stage Lights to Executive Heights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGiant Steps\u003c\/i\u003e, Derek Shulman chronicles a truly incredible life and career in music--first as the leader of the progressive-rock pioneers Gentle Giant, then as the record-label executive responsible for cultivating and signing the likes of Bon Jovi, Dream Theater, and Slipknot and orchestrating comebacks by AC\/DC, Bad Company, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a young Shulman confidently telling his school teacher that he would grow up to become a pop star, this eye-opening memoir explores a Zelig-like existence on both sides of the music industry. Shulman found fame first as a teenager in the 60s group Simon Dupree \u0026amp; The Big Sound, then took rock music to the outer reaches across eleven albums with Gentle Giant. In the 80s, he switched gears to become a record executive, first at Polygram and then at Atco and Roadrunner, working with everyone from Black Sabbath to Dr. Dre to Pantera to Men Without Hats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Gentle Giant would become a defining influence on hip-hop, their music sampled by many of the genre's leading lights--including J. Dilla, De La Soul, and dozens more--and the band acclaimed by The Roots bandleader and filmmaker Questlove as one of his favourite rock acts of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eClean-living and career-driven in a world of debauchery and excess, Shulman is perfectly placed to explore and explain the major developments in popular music and youth culture from the 1960s to the present day, making \u003ci\u003eGiant Steps\u003c\/i\u003e a must-read for fans of prog, rock, hip-hop, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17817416\"\u003eDerek Shulman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jawbone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916829244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916829244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS004000\"\u003eBusiness Aspects\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS035000\"\u003eGenres \u0026amp; Styles | Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS050000\"\u003eIndividual Composer \u0026amp; Musician\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jawbone Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49125475877101,"sku":"9781916829244","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_8ef3ee26-e0ab-4f44-9504-8c8f1806fa3e.jpg?v=1765563837","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/giant-steps-my-improbable-journey-from-stage-lights-to-executive-heights-9781916829244","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}