Gerard “Jerry” Del Colliano (born April 6, 1974) is an American entrepreneur and publisher of online luxury publications. Del Colliano was born in Philadelphia to Gerard Anthony Del Colliano and Judy Del Colliano. He grew up in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of

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after his parents divorced in 1977. Del Colliano attended prep school at

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for 13 years. Del Colliano attended

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from 1993 to 1997 earning a

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Music Industry

Early career

Before moving to Los Angeles to attend music and business school, Del Colliano worked as a commissioned audio-video salesman a
Bryn Mawr Stereo
in Abington, Pennsylvania and Sassafras Audio in

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. Upon moving to

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, he was a top-producing audiophile salesman at Christopher Hansen Ltd. in

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. In late 1994, Del Colliano was recruited to work for Mark Levinson at the

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showroom for Cello Music and Film Systems. In April 1996, funded with an $11,600 commission from the sale of a large

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system to professional

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, Del Colliano created AudioRevolution.com, one of the first

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s designed to compete with printed enthusiast stereo magazines.

Sale of AVRev.com

On February 29, 2008, Gerard Del Colliano sold AVRev.com, ModernHomeTheater.com and AVRevForum.com at the time a publicly traded company based in El Segundo, California. Del Colliano remained with the publication through July 2008 to help with the transition.

Sale of HomeTheaterReview.com

On December 21, 2019, Luxury Publishing Group Inc. sold HomeTheaterReview.com and AudiophileReview.com to JRW Publishing for an undisclosed price. Jerry Del Colliano left the publication by March of 2020.

FutureAudiophile.com

After the expiration of a three year non-compete agreement, Luxury Publishing Group Inc. launched a new publication called FutureAudiophile.com. The new online magazine is designed to reach a younger and more diverse group of people who love music and the audiophile hobby.

Luxury Publishing Group Inc.

While transitioning out of AVRev.com in July 2008, Del Colliano created Luxury Publishing Group Inc. which became the parent company of HomeTheaterReview.com. He additionally created the audiophile blog AudiophileReview.com. In 2009, Del Colliano purchased the assets of AV forum HomeTheaterSpot.com and merged its users into a new enthusiast forum at HomeTheaterEquipment.com. Today, the Luxury Publishing Group audio-video portfolio of sites collectively competes favorably with competitors like HomeTheater.com, SoundandVisionMag.com and parts of CNET.com.

Family

Jerry Del Colliano married Krista Louise Del Colliano (Lambly) on May 5, 2007, in Los Angeles. They have two children Vincenzo and Giovanni.

References

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