Mild Big have confirmed by way of social media the dying of co-founding bassist and composer Ray Shulman. Elder brother Derek posted on Fb, “I used to be with him till the tip as he bravely battled a protracted sickness. No less than I do know he’s now at peace.”
Born in 1949, Ray was the youngest of the Shulman brothers and, together with siblings Derek and Phil, was a founder member of Simon Dupree And The Massive Sound. In 1970, the brothers shaped Mild Big together with guitarist Gary Inexperienced, keyboard participant Kerry Minnear and drummer Martin Smith.
Ray was one of many band’s most important composers, contributing to all their albums from their 1970 self-titled debut and 1975 US hit Free Hand, by way of to their remaining studio launch in 1980, Civilian. Along with his work with Mild Big, he was additionally a report producer whose credit included Björk’s former band The Sugarcubes, and composed music for laptop video games.
Ray performed a job in Mild Big’s reissues marketing campaign and, in 2020, made a particular look within the “reunion” video for Proclamation.
Ray is survived by his brothers Derek and Phil, and by his spouse Barbara Tanner.
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