Draft talk:Simon Draper
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Simon Draper is Richard Branson's cousin
- https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/forty-years-of-virgin-how-richard-branson-s-eccentric-record-label-changed-the-charts-8629363.html
- https://spectator.com/article/richard-branson-shyness-is-a-kind-of-selfishness/
- https://www.rockhistory.co.uk/how-do-you-start-a-virgin/
- https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/03/business/head-of-britain-s-virgin-group-richard-branson-a-music-master-takes-flight.html "It has been Simon Draper, a longtime friend who now owns 15 percent of the Group, who has been most instrumental in signing Virgin's most successful rock music acts - the Sex Pistols, the Human ..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JIKSsAn848 "In 1971 at age 20, he moved to London intending to continue his studies, but instead walked into the fledgling business of his second[1] cousin, Richard Branson, who was then running a small mail ..."
Virgin Records: British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneur Richard Branson, second cousin Simon Draper, childhood friend[2][3] Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman.
- Southern, Terry (1996). Virgin: A History of Virgin Records. A Publishing Companyv. ISBN 978-1-899116-00-3.
Richard Branson was the publisher of a small alternative music magazine in London in the early 1970s when he founded Virgin Records with his partner Simon Draper.
Simon Draper Virgin - Schütte, Uwe (27 October 2022). The Cambridge Companion to Krautrock. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-009-04159-1. "Virgin Records in London. The label started as a shop and mailing service importing Krautrock releases, but after finding success, became a professional label."
- Branson, Richard (10 October 2017). Finding My Virginity: The New Autobiography. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-7352-1943-4.
- https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/article/7-fascinating-facts-you-might-not-know-about-flamboyant-richard-branson/783381 "In order to pay off a $150,000 penalty and avoid going to court and possibly prison, Branson started a Record Studio and a Record Label under the Virgin Records name, which he launched with his cousin Simon Draper."
- https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2013/06/06/virgins-40th-anniversary-the-krautrock-years-i/ "Virgin records began life in 1972, the brainchild of Richard Branson, Nik Powell, Simon Draper, and Tom Newman, whose humble beginnings started with a shop in Notting Hill gate and a back room mail order business - known as Virgin Records and Tapes."
- http://cws.cengage.co.uk/thompson5/students/cases/virgin.pdf "eventually become Virgin. Nick Powell, decided to take the lease on a small Branson's first commercial venture was the shop unit in Oxford Street, London, and sell records Student magazine, designed for students worldwide, direct to the public. The partners were joined by a and with the aim of 'putting the world to rights'. distant cousin of Branson's, Simon Draper, who had Sales of ..."
- https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/new-again-richard-branson "Calling Richard Branson colorful for a billionaire would be an understatement. We sat down with Branson in 1986, when he was just 35, to discuss the beginnings of the Virgin Group, his private island, and the time he hired a 19-year-old bartender to run Virgin's Pub division."
- https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/property-news/richard-branson-litte-venice-houseboat-for-rent-b1212993.html Little Venice
- https://trouserpress.com/the-virgin-birth-story/
- https://www.consultingbetterworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Richard-Branson-and-the-Virgin-Group.pdf "In 1972, a tone deaf Branson at age 22 pooled his money from the retail business and with the help of his cousin, Simon Draper, launched the first Virgin Recording Studio."
- https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/virgin-records-40-years-of-disruptions-140479
- https://www.popfluence.nl/2024/02/the-story-of-virgin-records.html
- https://www.loudersound.com/features/a-brief-history-of-virgin-records
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/social-sciences-and-law/business-leaders/richard-branson
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/economics-magazines/branson-richard
- https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/ap30590/virgin-records-ltd
- https://www.ministryofrock.co.uk/virginrecords.html
- https://www.virgin.com/branson-family/richard-branson-blog/started-from-a-houseboat-now-were-here
- https://www.virgin.com/branson-family/richard-branson-blog/working-together
- https://www.virgin.com/branson-family/richard-branson-blog/celebrating-45-years-virgin-records
- https://www.virgin.com/branson-family/richard-branson-blog/50-years-whod-have-thought
- https://www.virgin.com/branson-family/richard-branson-blog/50-years-of-tubular-bells
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302927721_Richard_Branson_Virgin's_embedded_entrepreneur Mark Granovetter
- Southern, Terry (1996). Virgin: A History of Virgin Records. A Publishing Companyv. ISBN 978-1-899116-00-3.
Mike Oldfield ... several business ventures and was about to launch Virgin Records with Simon Draper. Newman and Heyworth heard some of Oldfield's demos and took them to...
- Tubular Bells ... promised Oldfield that they would speak to Branson and his business partner Simon Draper about them. After the album was released, Newman said he preferred the...
- https://www.mojo4music.com/time-machine/1970s/mojo-time-machine-tubular-bells-launches-virgin-records/
- https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/tom-newman-tubular-bells/ "Tom Newman reflects on his pivotal role in the creation of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells and the birth of Virgin Records. In this interview, the producer and studio pioneer discusses his early life, building The Manor studio, working with Richard Branson, and the story behind one of the most influential albums in British music history."
- Tubular Bells ... promised Oldfield that they would speak to Branson and his business partner Simon Draper about them. After the album was released, Newman said he preferred the...
The Manor Studio ...Heyworth heard some of Oldfield's demos and took them to Branson and Simon Draper, who eventually gave Oldfield one week of recording time at The Manor...
- https://www.hifinews.com/content/manor-studio
- https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/images/POX0137039 "The Manor Studio, Shipton Manor, Shipton on Cherwell. This was the recording studio for Virgin Records Ltd which was founded in 1972 by Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell and Tom Newman."
Sex Pistols ... out with McLaren, Cook and Jones looked to work with new musicians. Simon Draper, the Managing Director of Virgin Records told Melody Maker, "Whoever...
Open Your Heart (The Human League song) studio album Dare (1981). It was chosen by Virgin Records executive Simon Draper to be Dare's taster single
Sham Pistols ...Jones and drummer Paul Cook were looking for a new singer. Initially, Simon Draper, the Managing Director of Virgin Records told Melody Maker "Whoever joins...
Now That's What I Call Music!#Conception of Now That’s What I Call Music! series
- https://www.marketingsociety.com/the-library/now-that%E2%80%99s-what-i-call-idea "The poster has been bought by Sir Richard for his cousin Simon Draper from a little bric-a-brac shop on Portobello Road, called Dodo's. Branson explained the present by saying 'He (Simon) was notoriously grumpy before breakfast and loved his eggs in the morning, so I bought him the poster, framed it and had it hung behind his desk!'"
- Richard Branson ... That's What I Call Music!", inspired by a Danish Bacon poster gifted to Simon Draper. Branson's introduction to the antique shop owned by Joan Templeman,...
- Now That's What I Call Music (original UK album) ... series came from Virgin Records boss Richard Branson and his associate Simon Draper. They had decided to make their own compilation albums, in collaboration...
- https://her.ie/music/seven-things-you-never-knew-about-now-thats-what-i-call-music-226311 "Richard Branson had bought the poster for his cousin, Simon Draper, to hang behind Draper's desk at the Virgin Records office."
- https://www.nowmusicblog.com/post/now-thats-what-i-call-music "Legend has it that the series' name came from a 1920's poster featuring a pig advertising Danish bacon that Richard Branson purchased for his cousin, Simon Draper, who worked at Virgin Records. Branson would later say, "He was notoriously grumpy before breakfast and loved his eggs in the morning, so I bought him the poster, framed it and had it hung behind his desk." The pig would soon surface ..."
Palawan Press Limited was established in London by Simon Draper in 1992, following his retirement as chairman of the Virgin Music Group
The Space Movie Produced by Richard Branson Simon Draper
British Academy Television Award for Best Features 2025 Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour Rob Rinder, Rylan Clark, Lana Salah, Simon Draper, Gwyn Jones, Joseph Fell
Gong (band) ... entirely instrumental, with Malherbe undecided. Virgin Records executive Simon Draper chose Moerlen's way and Howlett left, quickly followed by Lemoine and...
Mayo Thompson ... as the press agent for Stiff Records, and he met with Virgin Records' Simon Draper, who expressed interest in issuing a one-off single. He also met Andrew...
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John Wooler ...Powell, and Simon Draper who was Branson's cousin in 1972 and now owned by Universal Music Group. Wooler worked directly with Simon Draper both at Virgin...
Aston Martin DP214 ... then acquired by Simon Draper. Presumably this was when the car was returned to its original colour, which it still has today. Simon Draper owns the car to...
- [Concours Of Elegance Catalogue 2025], Hampton Court Palace [4]
- https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-aston-martin-story-1587123.html ""There were lots of books about Aston Martin, but none that did it justice," says Draper, who as Richard Branson's former business partner now has the means to indulge expensive hobbies."
Pointblank Records ... He had a passion for blues, Americana and soul. His manager, Simon Draper, granted him a small budget to create the label. The first act signed...
Martin Rushent ... releasable, and Shelley was signed to Island Records. They were heard by Simon Draper of Virgin Records, who asked Rushent to produce for the Human League... Independent record label ... dissolved). Richard Branson sold the independent label he co-founded with Simon Draper and Nik Powell (Virgin Records) to Thorn EMI in 1992 and a few years..
Hunters & Collectors ... Virgin was broken when band members insulted the label's executive, Simon Draper, by telling him that he was "a poncy little blueblood" with no faith...
- The Fireman's Curse ... ended when he and fellow band members insulted the label's executive, Simon Draper, by telling him that he was "a poncy little blueblood" with no faith...
- Payload (EP) ... Virgin was broken when band members insulted the label's executive, Simon Draper, by telling him that he was "a poncy little blueblood" with no faith...
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Simon Draper, Professor of Vaccinology and Translational Medicine, Draper Lab, University of Oxford
Simon Draper, Department secretary, Premier's Department, New South Wales ... Infrastructure NSW
- Housing Delivery Authority ... people, these comprise of the secretary of the premier's department Simon Draper, the secretary of the department of planning
Simon Draper, Labour Party (UK) Northamptonshire County Council elections 2003 Northampton Borough Council election 2005 Northamptonshire County Council election
Draper, Simon (2006). Landscape, Settlement and Society in Roman and Early Medieval Wiltshire. Archaeopress. ISBN 978-1-84171-976-4.
- Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me (2026)
- Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour (2024)
- Miriam's Big Fat Adventure (2020)
- Miriam's Dead Good Adventure (2019)
- Miriam's Big American Adventure (2018)
- The Millionaires' Holiday Club (2016)
- Under Offer: Estate Agents on the Job (2014)
- The Rat Pack (TV series) (2009), a British six-part documentary, shown on BBC One, about the daily life of pest controllers in London, developed by Simon Draper, the producer, who would follow pest controllers in their daily duties as they dealt with London's pests and vermin.
Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 1, Aaron–Cushing. Contributors: Paul Cullen, Simon Draper, Duncan Probert, Kate Hardcastle, Harry Parkin, Kay Muhr, Liam O haisibeil. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-19-879881-1 – via Google Books (Preview).</ref> <ref name="Reaney3rd">Reaney, P. H.; Wilson, R. M. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 59. ISBN 0-415-05737-X – via Google Books (Preview).
Draper, Simon Andrew (2004) Landscape, settlement and society: Wiltshire in the first millennium AD Doctoral thesis, Durham University.
- the metadata record in Durham E-Theses
Marion Wilson (artist) ... Resident in Habitat for Artists; Battery Park City, curated by Amy Lipton/Simon Draper 2010-2013 // Complete Design/Build of 601 Tully (Center for Engaged Research);...
Simon Draper, 42, of St Clears, Carmarthenshire, killed Sgt Lynwen Thomas, 37, by dangerous driving
- Forensic analysis of Draper's phone showed FaceTime, WhatsApp, Apple Music, Instagram and Facebook Messenger were all used in the moments before Ms Thomas was hit.
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https://www.discogs.com/artist/303481-Simon-Draper
https://www.britishmusicvault.com/the-archive/simon-draper
https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/10/simon-draper-virgin-records/
https://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/excl_interviews_draper.htm
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