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's Electric Music Band. After meeting Iggy and the Stooges guitarist James Williamson, interviewing him for a

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magazine article, See rehearsed and played guitar at a concert with Williamson at The Blank Club in San Jose on September 5, 2009. A recording of the performance was released by Easy Action Records in 2010 as ''James Williamson & The Careless Hearts Live At The Blank Club''. See became Williamson's guitar roadie for Stooges touring, and has played keyboards onstage with the band during "Penetration." See also plays lead guitar in the Bay Area retro girl group "The Bang Girl Group Revue" and is a record collector; his website "Derek's Daily 45" is a resource for information about 45 RPM records from the 1960s. See also played guitar and sang (as Derek Cullimore) for psychedelic rockers I, Sharko, who released an album on Bomp! Records in 1996. See also writes for ''Shindig'' Magazine, Premier Guitar Magazine and ''Acoustic Guitar'' Magazine.

Discography

* 1995: I, Sharko: ''I, Sharko'' (Bomp Records, guitar, vocal, keyboards) * 2003: Derek See: ''Derek See'' * 2004: Resplendent: ''I Am Free'' (guitar) * 2006: Derek See: ''Adobe Creek'' * 2006: Careless Hearts : ''Careless Hearts'' (guitar, vocal, production) * 2008: Careless Hearts: ''Hearts Delight'' (guitar, vocal) * 2010: James Williamson with Careless Hearts : ''Live At The Blank Club'' (guitar, liner notes) * 2011: The Bang: ''Another Notch On His Belt'' (7" 45) * 2012: The Bang Girl Group Revue: ''Soul Shangri-La'' (guitar, production) (Psychedelphonic Records CD, LP- red vinyl limited to 100 copies, rest black) * 2013: Derek See: ''She Came This Way / McQueen (Slight Return)'' (Psychedelphonic Records 7" 45 vinyl, digital EP) * 2014: Derek See: ''U Line (Trip Two) / Love Is The Plan'' (Psychedelphonic Records 7" 45 vinyl) * 2014: The Bang Girl Group Revue with

: ' 'Hey Mr Beatmaker' ' (guitar, production) (Psychedelphonic Records 7" 45 vinyl) * 2017: The Gentle Cycle: ''The Gentle Cycle'' (guitar, vocal, production) * 2017: The Hellenes: ''I Love You All The Animals'' (guitar, vocal) * 2018: The Chocolate Watchband ''This Is My Voice'' (guitar, vocal) * 2018: The Bangles Dream Syndicate Three O'Clock Rain Parade ''3 x 4'' (guitar, vocals with Rain Parade)

Videography

* 2011: Iggy & The Stooges: In The Hands Of The Fans

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:See, Derek 1975 births Bomp! Records artists American DJs Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area American male writers Guitarists from California American male guitarists 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American male musicians