Dan Russell is an artist, singer songwriter, artist advocate, producer and concert and event promoter. A graduate of
Walpole High School
Walpole High School (WHS) is a four-year public high school in Walpole, Massachusetts, United States, within Norfolk County. The school educates students grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Walpole Public School district. As ...
in Massachusetts and later
Barrington College
Barrington College was a four-year Christian liberal arts college located in Barrington, Rhode Island. It is no longer in operation.
History
Barrington College was founded by E. W. Kenyon, pastor of the New Covenant Baptist Church, in 1900 ...
, Russell is known for managing both the American rock band
the Call and songwriter
Michael Been
Michael Kenneth Been (March 17, 1950 – August 19, 2010) was an American rock musician who achieved critical attention and rotation play on MTV in the 1980s with his band The Call. He later released an album of his solo work and toured with hi ...
and has worked in various capacities with such artists as
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (sometimes abbreviated to BRMC) is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. The group originally consisted of Peter Hayes (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Robert Levon Been (vocals, bass, guitar), and Nick ...
,
Sam Philips
Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) was an American record producer. He was the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where he produced recordings by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, ...
,
Mark Heard
John Mark Heard III (December 16, 1951 – August 16, 1992) was an American record producer, folk rock singer and songwriter from Macon, Georgia.
Heard released sixteen albums, and produced or performed with many artists, including: Sam Phil ...
,
U2 and
Brad Corrigan,
Cheryl Kelley,
Robin Lane
Robin Lane (born 1947, Los Angeles, California) is an American rock singer and songwriter. Her band, Robin Lane & the Chartbusters, released three albums on Warner Bros. Records in the early 1980s, and was best known for its single "When Thing ...
, Ramona Silver,
Vigilantes of Love
Vigilantes of Love is an American rock band fronted by Bill Mallonee, with many secondary players drawn from the musician pool in and around Athens, Georgia, United States. In its later manifestations in the later 1990s and early 2000s, Mallone ...
,
Rachael Taylor
Rachael May Taylor (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian actress and model. Her first lead role was in the Australian series ''headLand'' (2005–2006). She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in films including ''Man-Thing'' (2005 ...
, among others.
Russell is the president of New Sound Artist Management and NewSound International and the co-founder (along with the late Mark Heard and Chuck Long) of record label
Fingerprint Records
Fingerprint Records is an independent record label formed in 1990 by Mark Heard, Dan Russell, and Chuck Long. The label released Heard's albums and albums by The Call, Vigilantes of Love, Ramona Silver, bob., and two tribute albums to Heard af ...
. In 1994 he received a
Grammy
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nomination for producing Fingerprint's compilation album ''
Strong Hand of Love: A Tribute to Mark Heard'', to which he also contributed the song, "I Just Wanna Get Warm." After years of contributing to the careers of other artists, Russell recorded his debut album, ''Feel the Echoes'', which was successfully funded via Kickstarter, and currently working on a new release for 2022.
In 1998, Russell co-founded the first
Soulfest
SoulFest is an annual Christian music festival held in New England, United States. It currently takes place at the Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford, New Hampshire. Organizers have proposed moving the event to the D.L. Moody Center in Northfiel ...
, a faith-based social justice multi-day music festival originally held at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Now in its 24th year, Russell continues to produce the festival currently held every summer at the
Gunstock Mountain Resort
Gunstock Mountain Resort, originally known as Belknap Mountain Recreation Area, is an outdoor recreation complex located on Gunstock Mountain in Gilford, New Hampshire. Constructed by the Works Progress Administration, it was completed in 1937 a ...
in Gilford, New Hampshire, drawing more than 25,000 attendees annually to see over 100 bands, renowned authors and speakers on four stages.
Russell produces concert films and has expanded into music supervision for film and television, and he co-owns a music recording studio with his son Jesse Russell.
Awards and nominations
* 1994 – Best Rock Gospel Album (nominated) – ''Strong Hand of Love''
Credits
Partial Discography
This is a partial list of recordings on which Dan Russell has played a role.
* ''Fun in the First World'' – Andy Pratt (Enzone Records, 1982) – Executive Producer, Manager
* ''Not Just for Dancing'' – Andy Pratt (Lamborghini Records, 1983) – Executive Producer, Manager
* ''Heart Connection'' – Robin Lane & the Chartbusters (Indie, 1984) – Executive Producer, Manager
* ''Between the Answers'' – John Fischer (Myrrh Records, 1985) – Producer, Arranger (with Victor LeComer)
* ''Casual Crimes'' – John Fischer (Myrrh Records, 1986) – Producer, Arranger (with Victor LeComer)
* ''Tribal Opera'' – iDEoLA (What? Records, A&M/Myrrh, 1987) – National Marketing Director
* ''The Indescribable Wow'' – Sam Phillips (Virgin Records, 1988) – Tour Manager
* ''Let the Day Begin'' – the Call (MCA Records, 1989) – Tour Manager, co-Manager
* ''Red Moon'' – the Call (MCA Records, 1990) – Associate Producer, Manager
* ''Jugular'' – Vigilantes of Love (Fingerprint Records, 1990) – Executive Producer
* ''Dry Bones Dance'' – Mark Heard (Fingerprint Records, 1990) – Associate Producer
* ''Second Hand'' – Mark Heard (Fingerprint Records, 1991) – Production Associate
* ''Cruel Inventions'' – Sam Phillips (Virgin Records, 1991) – Tour Manager
* ''The Embarrassing Young'' – John Austin (Glasshouse Records, 1991) – Executive Producer
* ''Killing Floor'' – Vigilantes of Love (Fingerprint Records, 1992) – Executive Producer
* ''Satellite Sky'' – Mark Heard (Fingerprint Records, 1992) – Co-Producer with Jim Scott
* ''High Noon'' – Mark Heard (Myrrh Records, 1993) – Producer
* ''Love Is Everywhere Maxi Single'' – The Call (Fingerprint Records, 1994) – Co-Producer
* ''Welcome to Struggleville'' – Vigilantes of Love (Capricorn Records, 1994) – CoProducer with Jim Scott
* ''Strong Hand of Love: A Tribute to Mark Heard'' (Fingerprint, Epic and Myrrh Records, 1994) – Producer
* ''The Magic Brain of Unreason'' – Hezze (Fingerprint Records, 1995) – Executive Producer
* ''You & Me & Hell'' – Ramona Silver (Fingerprint Records, 1995) – Executive Producer, Manager
* ''Blister Soul'' – Vigilantes of Love (Capricorn Records, 1995) – Co-Producer
* ''V.O.L.'' – Vigilantes of Love (WEA, 1996) – Producer
* ''Orphans of God'' – Mark Heard Tribute Album (Fingerprint Records, 1996) – Producer
* ''Trailers'' – Ramona Silver (Fingerprint Records, 1996) – Executive Producer, Manager
* ''Slow Dark Train'' – Vigilantes of Love (Capricorn Records, 1997) – Co-Producer
* ''
The Best of The Call
The Best of The Call is a compilation album released by American rock band The Call. The album was released in the United States on July 8, 1997, by WEA (Now Warner Music Group), the music arm of Warner Bros. The album includes songs spanning th ...
'' – the Call (Warner Brothers, 1997) – Producer
* ''To Heaven and Back'' – the Call (Fingerprint Records, 1997) – Executive Producer
* ''Ultrasound'' – Ramona Silver (Fingerprint Records, 1998) – Executive Producer, Manager
* ''Mystery Mind'' – Mark Heard (Fingerprint Records, 2000) Producer
* ''Live Under the Red Moon'' – the Call (Conspiracy Records, 2000) – Executive Producer
* ''Death By Candy'' – Ramona Silver (Fingerprint Records, 2001) – Executive Producer, Manager
* ''Fan Dance'' – Sam Phillips (Nonesuch Records, 2001) – Manager
* ''B.R.M.C.'' – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Virgin Records, 2001) – Co-Manager with
Graeme Lowe
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* ''Hammers and Nails'' – Mark Heard (Paste Music, 2003) – Co-Producer with Buddy Miller
* ''Take Them On, On Your Own'' – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Virgin Records, 2003) – Co-Manager with Graeme Lowe
* ''A Boot and a Shoe'' – Sam Phillips (Nonesuch Records, 2004) – Manager
* ''Howl'' – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (RCA and ECHO, 2005), Manager
* ''The Howl sessions EP'' – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (RCA and ECHO, 2006) – Manager
* ''BABY 81'' – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (RCA and Island Records, 2007) – Manager
* ''American X: Baby 81 Sessions EP'' – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (RCA, 2007) – Manager
* ''The Effects of 333'' – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Abstract Dragon, 2008) – Manager
* ''Don't Do Anything'' – Sam Phillips (Nonsuch Records, 2008) – Manager
* ''Beat the Devil's Tattoo'' – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Vagrant Records and Cooperative Music Group, 2010) – Manager
* ''Big Kettle Drum'' – Big Kettle Drum (BKD Records, 2012) – Executive Producer, Manager
* ''Heartbreak Is For Everyone'' – Rachel Taylor (Taylor Records, 2012) Co-Producer, Co-writer ("Broken"), Manager
* ''Specter at the Feast'' – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Vagrant Records and Co-Op/Pias, 2013) – Manager
* ''A Tribute to Michael Been'' – the Call featuring Robert Levon Bean (Label Records, 2014) – Producer with Robert Been and the Call.
* ''Feel the Echoes'' – Dan Russell (Fingerprint Records, 2017) - Artist
*Remastered re-release of Mark Heard's 1990 fingerprint release of Dry Bones Dance (2022)
Filmography
* ''Strong Hand of Love'' (1994) – producer
* ''
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Live
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (sometimes abbreviated to BRMC) is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. The group originally consisted of Peter Hayes (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Robert Levon Been (vocals, bass, guitar), and Nick ...
'' (2009)- producer
* ''Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Live in London'' (2010) – producer
* ''The Call Live at the Troubadour: A Tribute to Michael Been'' (2014) – producer
References
External links
Dan Russell MusicYouTube
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Living people
Music promoters
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)