Rod Smallwood | |
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 Smallwood in Costa Rica, 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Roderick Charles Smallwood |
| Born | 17 February 1950 Huddersfield, England, UK |
| Occupation | Music manager |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Website | www.ironmaiden.com |
Roderick Charles Smallwood (born 17 February 1950) is an English music manager, best known as the co-manager of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. With his business partner, Andy Taylor, whom he met while studying at Trinity College, Cambridge, he founded the Sanctuary Records Group in 1979, which became the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world until its closure in 2007. Prior to managing Iron Maiden, Smallwood managed Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel.