Dave Hitchcock Explained

Dave Hitchcock is an English former record producer working with such bands as Genesis, Caravan, Camel, Curved Air and Renaissance.^[1]

He worked in A&R as a staff producer at Decca Records, also worked with Charisma Records and then became an independent record producer forming the company Gruggy Woof Productions.^[2]

Hitchcock later retrained as a chartered accountant with KPMG with the aim of becoming someone who could provide financial advice for musicians. He then joined Ernst & Young's Entertainment & Media Group. In 1992, he left to manage the business affairs of Monty Python^[3] before founding his own accountancy business, DBM Ltd, "For artists, producers, writers and other creatives - 85% of what we do is music-related."^[4]

Production credits

Albums produced by Hitchcock include:^{[5] [6]}

Albums with Camel

• Mirage (1974)
• Snow Goose (1975)

Albums with Caravan

• In the Land of Grey and Pink (1971)
• Waterloo Lily (1972)
• For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night (1973)
• Caravan and the New Symphonia (1974)
• Live (1975)
• Cunning Stunts (1975)
• Blind Dog at St. Dunstans (1976)
• Where but for Caravan Would I? (2000)
• Live at the Fairfield Halls, 1974 (2002)

Albums with Curved Air

• Curved Air – Live (1975)

Albums with East of Eden

• East of Eden (1971)

Albums with Genesis

• Foxtrot (1972)

EPs with Marillion

• Market Square Heroes (1982)

Albums with Mellow Candle

• Swaddling Songs (1971)

Albums with The Pink Fairies

• Kings of Oblivion (1973)
• Pink Fairies (1991)

Album with Renaissance

• Scheherazade and Other Stories (1975)

External links

• David Hitchcock at Discogs

Notes and References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-hitchcock-p86979/credits David Hitchcock | AllMusic
2. 19 June 1971 . From the Music Capitals of the World . Billboard . 51 .
3. Web site: City showcase - Biographies - Dave Hitchcock . City Showcase . 2010 . 9 September 2011.
4. • Web site: PRS for Music . PRS for Music . 2011 . 9 September 2011 . 20 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130520035749/http://www.prsformusic.com/creators/news/mmagazine/M23/Pages/Theaccountants.aspx . dead .
5. Web site: Allmusic - Dave Hitchcock . . 9 September 2011 . 9 September 2011.
6. Web site: Kaneko . Aoi . Interview with David Hitchcock (Producer Caravan albums in the Decca years) . CoCaCamp . 4 July 2022 . 23 March 2021.