Daniel Catullo Explained

Birth Name:Daniel Edward Catullo III
Birth Place:Yonkers, New York, United States
Parents:Daniel and Dolores Catullo
Years Active:1991–present
Occupation:Concert promoter, director, producer
Spouse:Madelyn

Daniel E. "Dan" Catullo III is an American concert promoter, director, and producer, and the co-founder and CEO of DC3 Music Group and The City Drive Entertainment Group, both production and distribution companies specializing in 3D films, music videos, documentaries and live DVDs. The companies have produced projects for a range of artists including Rage Against the Machine, Alter Bridge, Creed, Mariah Carey, Godsmack, and Chickenfoot. He is the Creator, Director and Producer of the groundbreaking series Landmarks Live.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Catullo is a concert promoter, having promoted more than 300 shows in his career.[4] He was the President and Founder of Cement Shoes Records, a record label featuring such bands as Ill Nino and Revolution Mother. It was launched in 2006 with Peter Koepke, the former president and partner of London Records and Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies. The label closed its doors in 2008. CSR was distributed by Universal/Fontana.[5]

Catullo was a partner in Serenity Recording, a recording studio complex in Hollywood that he co-founded in 2004 with Sully Erna, the lead singer of hard rock band Godsmack. Some Spiral artists include Justin Timberlake, The Black Eyed Peas, Fergie, Godsmack, Terrence Howard, Macy Gray, John Legend, Mel B, Britney Spears and others.[6]

Recent projects

In December 2012, Catullo produced and released the Sully Erna Box Set, according to the website for the band Godsmack.[7] Also released in 2012 was the Catullo produced Steel Panther release of their first Live DVD British Invasion in Australia in September 2012.[8] The DVD was released worldwide on October 22, 2012. The DVD was filmed at Brixton Academy in London and features a two-hour concert/documentary based on the bands sold-out British tour and is currently the No. 1 selling DVD in Australia[9]

Catullo served as executive producer of the film The Square (2013),[10] a documentary about the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

In August 2013, Catullo directed the music video for the hard rock band Alter Bridge called "Addicted To Pain". The video was released on September 5, 2013.[11] This was Catullo's second music video for Alter Bridge. He previously directed the video for "Isolation" in 2010.[12] He also directed and produced both concert DVDs for the band's 2009 "Live From Amsterdam" (2009) and Live From Wembley" (2011).

On July 13, 2013, Catullo directed and produced a film of Mariah Carey with the NY Philharmonic in Central Park for MLB All Star Week. Details have not been released on what was filmed or when it will be released.[13]

He produced and directed the livestream pay-per-view concert Kiss New Year's Eve 2020 Goodbye concert that broke 2 Guinness world records- one for the highest flame projection in a music concert and another for the most flame projections launched simultaneously in a music concert.[14] It was produced as part of Catullo's own series Landmarks Live Presents, and was filmed with over 50 4K camera with 360-degree views on a 250-foot stage at The Royal Beach at Atlantis.[15]

Benefit specials

Rockin' the Corps – (2005 live variety special) (Director/Producer)Comedy and music concert at Del Mar Beach, Camp Pendleton for 50,000 Marines returning home from Iraq.[16] Acts included Kiss, Godsmack, Ted Nugent, Destiny's Child, Cedric the Entertainer, Jay Mohr and Louie Anderson.[17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Filmography, awards and, recognition

Partial filmography

Live from Sturgis (2007-Live Music Special/DVD) (Director)[34]

If All Goes Wrong (2008-Live Music Special) (Producer)

Live from Amsterdam (2009-Live DVD) (Director)

Creed Live (2009-Live DVD) (Director/Producer)

Get Your Buzz on Live (2009– Live DVD)(Director/Producer)[35]

Live From The DNC (2008– Documentary/ TV Special) (Director/Producer)

Changes (2004– Live Music Special/DVD) (Director/ Producer)[36] [37]

Show A Night in the Life Of (2004– Live Music Special/ DVD) (Producer)[38]

Burnin Down The House (2001– Live Music Special/DVD)(Director/Producer)[39]

Guns, God & Government World Tour (2002– Live Music Special/DVD) (Producer)

Music Without Fear (2001– Live Music Special/DVD) (Producer)

The Central Park Concert (2003– Live Music Special/DVD) (Producer)[40]

Live From Chicago (2007– Live Music Special/DVD) (Director/Producer)

In 3D- Live Concert Film (Special Thanks)[41]

Businesses

Philanthropy

Catullo is active in working with charities including The Wheelchair Foundation, The Thalians and various children's charities. He is the entertainment chairperson for the Wheelchair Foundation. After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Catullo organized a relief mission to Haiti and in 7 days raised over $1 million in medical supplies and wheelchairs and a donated jet.[45] [46] Catullo's company DC3 is listed as a sponsor of the Global Adolescent Project,[47] a non-profit that was formed shortly after the Plane to Haiti trip. Catullo also sits on its board of directors.[48]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Foo Fighters Performing at the Acropolis? How 'Landmarks Live' is Redefining Music on TV. September 13, 2017. April 19, 2021. April 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419225015/https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/foo-fighters-performing-at-the-acropolis-how-landm.html. live.
  2. Web site: Dan Catullo: The Passion of 'Landmarks Live'. November 9, 2017. April 19, 2021. April 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419225014/https://artistwaves.com/dan-catullo-the-passion-of-landmarks-live/. live.
  3. Web site: Daniel Catullo launches musician 'Landmarks' series for PBS. April 19, 2021. April 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419225013/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/how-we-live/2017/02/24/daniel-catullo-scotch-plains-landmarks-series-pbs/98171626/. live.
  4. Web site: CelebrityAccess Industry Profiles . Celebrityaccess.com . May 16, 2013 . December 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131204064024/http://www.celebrityaccess.com/news/profile.html?id=413 . live .
  5. Web site: Cement Shoes Records's Label Page – Music at . Last.fm . 2013-11-26 . 2014-06-02 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095756/http://www.last.fm/label/Cement+Shoes+Records . live .
  6. Web site: Serenity West Recording Studio LOS ANGELES . Serenitywestrecording.com . 2014-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140320010556/http://www.serenitywestrecording.com/index1.html . March 20, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  7. Web site: Web . Dominique GS . Avalon Live DVD News! . Godsmack . May 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120823061905/http://godsmack.com/news/63811/ . August 23, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  8. Web site: Steel Panther : News : "The British Invasion" hits Australia on 9/28 . Steelpantherrocks.com . August 23, 2012 . May 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019170900/http://steelpantherrocks.com/news/default.aspx?nid=9825 . October 19, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  9. News: Jones . Michael . Music DVD Review: Steel Panther – British Invasion . seattlepi.com . January 14, 2013 . May 16, 2013 . January 30, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130130023721/http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Music-DVD-Review-Steel-Panther-British-Invasion-4194114.php . live .
  10. Web site: The Square . The Hollywood Reporter . 2013-01-18 . 2014-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317180604/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/square/cast-crew . March 17, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  11. Web site: Alter Bridge: 'Addicted To Pain' Video Released . Blabbermouth.net . 2013-09-05 . 2014-06-02 . September 8, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130908125522/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alter-bridge-addicted-to-pain-video-released . live .
  12. Web site: Music video: Alter Bridge "Isolation" . Under the Gun Review . 2010-12-06 . 2014-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812214418/http://www.underthegunreview.net/2010/12/06/music-video-alter-bridge-isolation/ . August 12, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  13. News: Mariah Carey Teams With NY Philharmonic in Central Park: Concert Review . The Hollywood Reporter . Frank . Scheck . July 14, 2013 . February 18, 2020 . January 27, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127141503/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/mariah-carey-teams-ny-philharmonic-585185 . live .
  14. Web site: KISS' New Year's Eve Dubai Concert Breaks Two Guinness World Records . Music Mayhem Magazine . 1 April 2021 . 2 January 2021 . February 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210203052716/https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/kiss-new-years-eve-dubai-concert-breaks-two-guinness-world-records/ . live .
  15. Web site: KISS 2020 GOODBYE . issuu . 1 April 2021 . December 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202164311/https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea28_digitallr/s/11628184 . live .
  16. Web site: Barnes & Noble Review . Video.barnesandnoble.com . January 29, 2013 . May 16, 2013 . February 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120218083904/http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Rockin-the-Corps/Daniel-E-Catullo-III/e/014381273229/?itm=17 . live .
  17. News: NYTimes Review . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025233201/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/331321/Rockin-the-Corps/overview . dead . October 25, 2012 . Movies & TV Dept. . . Perry Seibert . 2012 . May 16, 2013.
  18. Web site: Rockin' the Corps by Image Entertainment, Daniel E. Catullo III, Larry Jordan | DVD | Barnes & Noble . Barnesandnoble.com . January 29, 2013 . May 16, 2013 . August 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204221/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-rockin-the-corps-daniel-e-catullo-iii/10313995 . live .
  19. Web site: Rockin' the Corps: Louie Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer, Godsmack, The Hooter Girls, Randy Jackson, KISS, Beyoncé Knowles, Alyssa Milano, Jay Mohr, Ted Nugent, Richie Sambora, Kim Serafin, Daniel E. Catullo, Lawrence Jordan, A.J. Dickerson, Doc McGhee, Jack Gulick, Spencer Proffer, Tima Surmelioglu: Movies & TV . Amazon . May 16, 2013 . October 1, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131001164421/http://www.amazon.com/Rockin-Corps-Louie-Anderson/dp/B000A2XB9U . live .
  20. Web site: Rockin' the Corps: Information from . Answers.com . May 16, 2013 . September 24, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134353/http://www.answers.com/topic/rockin-the-corps-film . live .
  21. Web site: Rockin' the Corps DVD Rental, Rent Rockin' the Corps Movie Online . Blockbuster.com . May 10, 2013 . May 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121121102805/http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/movieDetails/268889 . November 21, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  22. http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/rush-win-ninth-juno-award/
  23. Web site: Accolades . Rushchronicles.com . 2014-06-02 . March 19, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319233630/http://rushchronicles.com/pages/accolades/ . live .
  24. Web site: Award for Coming Home Studios . Tellyawards.com . May 16, 2013 . October 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016065352/http://www.tellyawards.com/winners/list/?l=C&event=4&category=1&form=2 . live .
  25. http://www.spout.com/films/Boz_Scaggs_Greatest_Hits_Live/247548/920021/trailers.aspx
  26. Web site: Bio & Catullo Interview . Encore.celebrityaccess.com . June 26, 2008 . May 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226001942/http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/print.php?encoreId=136&articleId=26920 . February 26, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  27. Web site: 2005 Demmy Awards . April 25, 2005 . Stereophile.com . May 16, 2013 . October 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005231528/http://www.stereophile.com/news/042505demmy/ . live .
  28. Web site: Most cameras used in a live concert . https://archive.today/20130125021713/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-7000/most-cameras-used-in-a-live-con.cert/ . dead . January 25, 2013 . Guinness World Records . December 24, 2012 .
  29. Web site: 'Breathe, Nolan, Breathe' documentary wins Emmy. April 19, 2021. April 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419224045/https://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/breathe-nolan-breathe-documentary-wins-emmy/article_6032efee-369e-58c1-bd94-dbfb39a5e69c.html. live.
  30. Web site: Archived copy . April 19, 2021 . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027234435/https://ohiovalleyemmy.org/files/2020/10/2020_Recipient-List.pdf . live .
  31. Web site: 'Breathe, Nolan, Breathe' documentary wins Emmy | Features/Entertainment | herald-dispatch.com . April 19, 2021 . April 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419224045/https://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/breathe-nolan-breathe-documentary-wins-emmy/article_6032efee-369e-58c1-bd94-dbfb39a5e69c.html . live .
  32. News: Catullo NYTimes . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025233216/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/673273/Daniel-Catullo-III/filmography . dead . October 25, 2012 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . May 16, 2013.
  33. Web site: Watch TV Programmes Online, Watch Films Online . Netflix . 2014-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090513033210/http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Rockin_the_Corps/70036409 . May 13, 2009 . dead . mdy-all .
  34. Web site: Nickelback: Live at Sturgis [Blu-ray]: Nickelback, Daniel E. Catullo III: Movies & TV |website=Amazon |access-date=2014-06-02 |archive-date=April 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423185750/http://www.amazon.com/Nickelback-Live-at-Sturgis-Blu-ray/dp/B002KD3Q8I |url-status=live ].
  35. http://www.fandango.com/chickenfoot:getyourbuzzonlive_v512744/plotsummary
  36. Web site: Godsmack's New Live Concert Movie DVD 'Changes' Mixed in SRS Circle... - re> SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ . Prnewswire.com . 2004-09-16 . 2014-06-02 . March 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140320010854/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/godsmacks-new-live-concert-movie-dvd-changes-mixed-in-srs-circle-surroundr-51-73749207.html . live .
  37. Web site: Godsmack: Changes by Zoe Records, Daniel E. Catullo III | 601143107399 | DVD | Barnes & Noble . Barnesandnoble.com . 2014-05-23 . 2014-06-02 . March 19, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319222859/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-godsmack-changes-daniel-e-catullo-iii/8938384?ean=601143107399 . live .
  38. Web site: Matchbox Twenty Chooses SRS Circle Surround(R) 5.1 Technology for First Live... - re> SANTA ANA, Calif., May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ . Prnewswire.com . 2004-05-23 . 2014-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140320010551/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/matchbox-twenty-chooses-srs-circle-surroundr-51-technology-for-first-live-concert-dvd-74174297.html . March 20, 2014 . dead .
  39. Web site: Etta James and the Roots Band: Burnin' Down the House - Synopsis . March 19, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319233451/http://www.fandango.com/ettajamesandtherootsband%3Aburnindownthehouse_v264089/plotsummary . March 19, 2014 . mdy-all .
  40. Web site: Daniel E. Catullo III | Barnes & Noble . Barnesandnoble.com . 2014-05-23 . 2014-06-02 . March 19, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319233621/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/daniel-e.-catullo-iii/970728 . live .
  41. Web site: U23D : National Geographic Entertainment . Praesens.com . 2014-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319222022/http://www.praesens.com/Praesensdeutsch/assets/Image/Kino/U23D/Presseheft-U23D.pdf . March 19, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  42. Web site: Chad . Childers . Richard Patrick Composed Music for Recent Emmy-Winning Doc . October 7, 2020 . Loudwire.com . 2021-12-02 . April 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419224424/https://loudwire.com/filter-richard-patrick-composed-music-emmy-winning-breathe-nolan-breathe/ . live .
  43. News: Gladstone, Valerie . Dance; Reality-Show Pop Stars Need a Choreographer, Too . . April 1, 2001 . May 16, 2013 . January 27, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127141503/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/01/arts/dance-reality-show-pop-stars-need-a-choreographer-too.html?sec=&spon= . live .
  44. Web site: The City Drive Entertainment Group . Citydrivegroup.com . 2014-08-10 . May 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517061818/http://citydrivegroup.com/ . live .
  45. Web site: The Wheelchair Foundation . The Wheelchair Foundation . 2010-02-04 . 2014-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222221821/http://wheelchairfoundation.org/blog/tag/daniel-catullo/ . February 22, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  46. Web site: Artist Direct . Artist Direct . May 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022134908/http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,6424749,00.html . October 22, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  47. Web site: Sponsors . Global Adolescent Project . May 16, 2013 . October 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135236/http://www.globaladolescentproject.org/sponsors/ . live .
  48. Web site: Board of Directors . Global Adolescent Project . 2021-12-02 . July 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180714021011/http://www.globaladolescentproject.org/about/board-of-directors/ . live .