Current Employment & Contracted Services
President / CEO, The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation – www.VocalGroup.org
Former Manager, The Legendary Singing and Recording Group The Lettermen – www.TheLettermen.com
Former General Manager, Butala Vineyards, Napa Valley, California – www.ButalaVineyards.com
Former Managing Partner, Entertainment USA Park – www.EnternatinmentUSAPark.com
General Background
Forty-Five (45) years experience in all aspects of the entertainment business packaging, promoting & producing entertainment projects based in Los Angeles, California with experience in musical events and entertainment production, throughout the United States.
Established background with experience in entertainment development, artist management & representative agent, talent booking & talent buying, pre-production & production advance, artist tour management, production of large special events mainly musical, video television projects with an emphasis on live concert and music television production. Audio multi-track record in the studio and live event recording sync to video, post-production video & audio sweetening, product promotion & advertising, product marketing and direct media marketing, music publishing, music & video licensing. Experienced in contractual agreements, entertainment projects & ventures. Grant writing success in the municipal arena, city, county, state and federal grants received for non-profit foundation projects. Responsible for the production & distribution of hundreds of digital recording distributed on iTunes, Amazon, Emusic, Rapsody, Spotify, Pandora and, many other digital media services.
Production
Musical concerts, live events, all types of staging, tours, museum exhibits, trade shows, recording of professional audio & multi-camera video, film production for broadcast, cable and all forms of distribution including home video, DVD, digital, and web & podcasting.
Current Employment
President / CEO
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation
February 2002
Bob Crosby’s President/CEO – The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation a 501(c)3 Non-profit foundation, owned operated and governed by the foundations Inducted artist since Crosby took over full operations of the foundation February 2002. At this time the foundation added Tony Butala to the non-profit board when the Vocal Group Museum Company was dissolved. The Vocal Group Hall ofFame Foundation made up of a foundation board, artist advisory board, truth in music committee, induction & production committees with several departments giving meaningful input provided by appointed inductees and industry professionals that organize inductions, the museum, special projects, and all foundation business. www.VocalGroup.org
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Museum Company Inc. began operations as a for-profit museum company operating a in Sharon PA. in 1998.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Muesum Company Inc. was founded by Tony Butala of The Lettermen and funded by local Sharon, PA. businessman James E. Winner.
The Foundation acquired one of America’s earliest of Historic Warner Brother Theatres built in 1922. Crosby arranged for the purchase of The Columbia Theatre in June of 2002. Additional buildings have been purchased for the museum, restaurant, malt shop, banquette center, piano bar and the museum all of which is under renovation.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation soon sponsored the “Truth In Music Bill “The Truth In Music Committee of was formed in 2003 at Inductions. Inductees, lead by Mary Wilson of The Supremes, who testified of the abuse they experienced from imposter groups stealing the artist identities and fooling the public to believe the imposter groups are legendary artists – when they are not. The Truth In Music Committee Chairmen – Jon (BOWZER) Bauman from Sha Na Na has since lead the Committee and has successfully passed the Truth In Musical Advertising Act in 34 states and a federal bill to be sponsored. 2010.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame has recently started a record label. Recordings are being distributed at
The Foundation is now exploring Museum Annex’s, National Concert Tour and International Internet Radio.
Introduced to The Vocal Group Hall of Fame
Independent Contracted Video Producer
October 4th 2001
4th Annual Vocal Group Hall of Fame Concert Held at The Museum in Sharon Pennsylvania. No pre-productions-show up with video truck. Responsible for the first multi camera recording of Inductions. Achieve of 2001 Ceremony/Award Show, 1) DVD released of the Concert.. The Lettermen, Lennon Sisters, Miracles, The Vogues, Sonny Til’s Legendary Orioles, Mary Wilson and more.
Producer
September 18 2002
5th Annual Vocal Group Hall of Fame Induction Concert held at Cafaro Field Niles, Ohio.
The 5th Dimension, Mama’s & Pap’s, The Modernaires, Sonny Til’s Legendary Oriles, The Clovers, The Marcels, The Flamingos, Frankie Lymons Legendary Teenagers, Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Charlie Thomas of The Drifters, The Temptations, The Ink Spots, The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Letttermen, The Original Jay & The Americans an All Inductee Finale – DVD and CD for release.
Producer
September 17 & 18 2003
6th Annual Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation Induction Concert held at Cafaro Field Niles, Ohio.
Bill Pinkney’s Original Drifters, Charlie Thomas of The Drifters, The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Pied Pipers, The Lettermen, The Harptones, The Clovers, The Association, Carl Gardner of The Coasters, The Four Lads, The Manhattan Transfer, Danny & The Juniors, The Orioles, The Impressions, The 5th Dimension, Harold Jacksons Ink Spots, The Teenagers, Jay & The Americans, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas,The Skyliners, Mary Wilson of The Supremes an All Inductee Finale.
Producer
July 5-7 2004
Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation Induction Concert held at Wildwood Convention Center, Wildwoods, New Jersey – The O’Jays,
Al Jardine founding member of the Beach Boys, Earl (SPEEDO) Carroll of the Cadillacs, The Tokens, The Marveletts, J.T. Carter of the Crests,
Russell Thomkins Jr. former lead singer of the Stylistics, The Diamonds, The Jordanaires, The Chantels, Sonny Turner and Herb Reed of the Platters, Bill Pinkney’s Original Drifters, Charlie Thomas of The Drifters, The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Lettermen, The Clovers, The Association, Carl Gardner of The Coasters, Danny & The Juniors, The Orioles, The Impressions, Florence LaRue of the 5th Dimension, Harold Jacksons Ink Spots, Jimmy Merchant of The Teenagers, Jay Traynor of Jay & the Americans, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Skyliners, Mary Wilson of The Supremes an All Inductee Finale.
Producer
2005 2006 & 2007 Inductions
The Association,Al Jardine From The Beach Boys, Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge, The Capris, The Chantels, The Chi-lites, Harold Winley The Clovers, Carl Gardner and the Coasters, The Crystals, Danny and The Juniors, The Dells, The Diamonds, The Dixie Cups, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Bill Pinkney’s Original Drifters, Charlie Thomas of The Drifters, Tom Bialoglow from the Duprees, The 5th Dimension, Gretchen Christopher of The Fleetwoods, The Four Lads, Jim Freeman of The Five Satins, The Harptones, Jimmy Sacca of The Hilltoppers, The Impressions, Harold Jackson’s Ink Spots, Jay & The Americans, The Jordanaires, The Lennon Sisters, The Lettermen, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Denny Doherty & Michelle Phillips of The Mama’s & The Papa’s, The Manhattan Transfer, The Marcels, The Modernaires, Peter Tork of The Monkees, The O’Jays, Sonny Til’s, Legendary Orioles, The Pied Pipers, The Sonny Turner / Herb Reed Platters, Ruth Pointer of The Pointer Sisters, Ruby Nash Garnett of Ruby & The Romantics, Nedra Talley Ross of The Ronettes, Russel Thompkins Jr. Former Lead Singer The Stylistics, Sam Moore of Sam & Dave, Mary Weiss Lead Singer of The Original Shangri-Las, The Skyliners, The Spaniels, Speedo -The Cadillacs, Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Frankie Lymon’s Legendary Teenagers, The Temptations, The Tokens, Three Dog Night, The Tymes, Martha and The Vandellas and The Vogues.
Co-Producer / Clearances
Representing The US Festival Recordings – all media worldwide distribution
Providing clearances for Glenn Aveni /ICON TELEVISION.
The Rock Anthology Collection SEE VIDEO CLIP
See more below under US Festival
Managing Partner
Representing Entertainment USA – Managing Partner, Venue development and Producer for 99 acre park. Responsible for all bookings, promoters, sponsorships & concessionaire lease agreements, operations of the park, attraction development and production at the park.
West Coast Production
Consultant “US Festival 82 & 83”
John Danner, Peter Gerwe and the UNUSON Production Staff. Participated in original concert production design. Identified major production entities and talent agencies contracted for the event.
Assisted in the contracting of Bill Graham as line producer.
- The Production was broadcasted on ABC Network live 3 hour 6 hour 3 part Showtime cablecast
- Attendance exceeded 325,000 on a few event days
David Bowie, U2, Van Halen, Santana, Jimmy Buffet, The Police, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead, INXS,
OZZY Osborne / Black Sabath,Motley Crue:, Talking Heads, The Clash, The Ramons, The Cars, Stray Cats,
Scorpions, Judas Priest, B52’s, Eddie Money, Triumph, Divinyls, Pretenders, Berlin, Joe Walse, Stevie Nicks, Quiet Riot, Pat Benatar, Onigo Boingo, Wall of Vodoo, English Beat, Men At Work, Flock of Seagulls, Gang of Four, Jackson Brown, Tom Petty, Emmy Lou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Rickie Scaggs,
Jerry Jeff Walker, Riders In The Sky, Thrasher Brothers, Little StevieVan Zandt and Quarterflash and many others.
Put together the sale of all 2,300 hours of US FESTIVAL original Audio / Video programming consisting of 50 major music groups and artist performances.
Master tapes were sold to the Music & Entertainment Network.
Presently assisting Icon Television – representing the production to all media worldwide for distribution. Providing clearances as Co-Producer for Icon Television.
Television Production
Dick Clark Productions
On production staff, 2 years in the production of a dozen prime time LIVE music specials. The 5th & 6th American Music Awards, American Bandstands 25th Anniversary, NBC Photo Play Awards, Good OL Days, Rock N Roll New Years Eve, ABC’s 25th Anniversary Show, 2,500 celebrity audiences, FULL UNION PRODUCTION Shrine Auditorium, ABC Network and the Santa Monica Civic Center. Production Coordinator / Manager.
Marty Passetta Productions
CBS prime time live music specials. Benefit concert and TV special to raise funds during the Cambodian Hunger Crisis. Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet and Danny Kay host a celebrity audience, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Talent / production coordinator, celebrity audience stage call coordinator AD.
KCAL Channel 9 Los Angeles Crosby Productions
Producer / Promoter California Classic Rock Concert & 2 hour TV Special Memorial Day Weekend. Artist from the 60’gathered for concert at Glen Helen Park. Site of the US FESTIVAL. 20,000 attendance. Canned Heat, The Association, John Sebastian of Lovin’ Spoonful, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Spirit, The Chambers Brothers, Standells, Blues Image, War, Country Joe & the Fish, Mama’s & the Papa’s, Herman’s Hermits and Buffalo Springfield Revisited. Also distributed in syndication, home video and DVD. Woodhaven Entertainment.
Vietnam Veterans Benefit Concert & HBO Cablecast
Benefit production design consultant. “WELCOME HOME” 10 years after – Participated in the start of the project with Mike Slarve. Formed Non-Profit 501c3. The HBO program raised $2,000,000 in call in donations and started the trend for other show like Comedy Relief. Fundraising for the benefit of veterans organizations. Assisted in talent booking, contracts and production budgets for concert producers Avalon Attractions and TV Producer Ken Erlick. Events held at Great Western Forum and RFK Stadium. Crosby Stills Nash & Young, John Fogerty, Sammy Hager, Joe Walse, Anita Baker and others.
Production Design Consultant to Ed Cabitini
Interim Park Director
Glen Helen Regional Park, San Bernardino California 1987. Assisted in the master plan as it related to the construction of the amphitheater at the US FESTIVAL site. Consulted from the promoter’s point of view. Participated all the way through the RFP process as an unsuccessful bidding candidate. The Bid went to Blockbuster – The facility is now known as Block Buster Pavilion.
Freelance Projects, TV, Concerts
Promotions, Productions, Consultant
L.A. Coliseum – Music Festival – Several acts 50,000 attendance, Production Coordinator
Pasadena Rose Bowl – Beach Boys, Jackson Brown & others 50,000 attendance, Stage Production.
Minnesota Country Music Festival – Several Country acts 30,000 attendance, Production Consultant.
Long Beach Blues Festival – BB King BBQ Blues Festival 17,500 attendance, Talent Coordinator.
Hollywood Bowl – John Denver, Doobie Brothers, Lily Tomlin, Robin Williams, Video Production.
College Invasion – Fort Lauderdale Florida Beach, early MTV spec project, one hit acts, TV Production.
Hollywood Palladium – Halloween Dance Party, mix of talent. 5,000 attendance, Concert Producer.
Independent Productions
- 100 Night Club Gig
- 75 Business plans / budgets / concert & TV packages.
- 250 Radio station promos
- 300 Music videos
- 20 Mountain & desert jams
- 10 Management recording contracts.
- 3 completed record company album projects and many demos.
Marketing Projects
General Manager, Barr Films – Downsize of a 60-yr. old educational film company in 2 year. Core curriculum, 600 titles transferred from film to video. Over 3,000 titles in all. Re-distributed programming in formats acceptable in distance learning, cable casting and closed circuit broadcasting. Duplication rights, licenses of special programs and rentals averaged $300,000 per month in sales. Outsource all duplication, cut warehouse and sub-distributed programs through 12 national & international distribution companies. Set up for soon to become digital world. Reduced overhead & downsized company.
Concerts & Special Events
Diamond Head Crater Festival
Concert produced inside the Diamond Head Crater Hawaii. Little River Band, War, Cecilio & Kapano. Parks & Recreation, Board of Land & Natural Resources, FCC, Military base and National Monument under the jurisdiction of the state of Hawaii. Restrictive permits. Co-producer concert – Bob Crosby, Steve Eastwood & Bob Kent. 20,000 attendance.
San Fernando Valley Fair & Country Music Festival
Contracted with State of California’s 51 District Agriculture Department. Tammy Wynett, Rick Nelson, George Jones, Charlie Daniels Band, Doug Kershaw, Burrito Brothers, Maria Muldere, Juice Newton, – 4H Clup Awards – Chili cook-off etc. Producer / Promoter, Joint Venture with State of California. 12,500 attendance
Future World Expo 83
Los Angeles Convention Center – Large Futuristic consumer tradeshow. N.A.S.A., JPL, Star Trek exhibits. Associate Producer 40,000 attendance 2 days.
PM Magazine
Bicycle race sponsored by Panasonic & Subaru, multiple camera video shot.
Director / Producer – Muhammad Ali Pre-fight interviews, Ali Training Camp, Segment Producer/ Director. / Muhammad Ali tooth paste & tooth brush commercial fighting Mr. Tooth Decay, Producer / Director.
Goodson Toddman
That’s my line, Segment researcher and segment producer.
Crosby Productions
A series of infomercial’s, direct response TV, Ameripage, Pacific Tele-media 900# cash per call system, Excel Long Distance, Real Estate Express, The Car Connection, Star Power Movies, Classic Rock Video’s, provided video clips to Time Life Classic Rock tapes / CD’s and Guthy Renker’s Legend of Country Music.
Producer / Director. Legend of Country Music Clip
Head Elf / Owner / Santa’s Helpers
18 years in the Christmas tree business. Purchased harvest rights from growers in the Pacific Northwest. Washington and Oregon grown trees hand picked per farm, cut, helicopter to roadside, bailed, loaded on trucks shipped to Oregon and Los Angeles warehouse for national shipping. Christmas trees lots, 22 all around the Hollywood Hills, Sunset Blvd. Hollywood & Ventura Blvd. Studio City, Encino.
Main lot centered at the Hollywood Bowl parking lot. Sold several hundred Christmas trees 10ft. to 20ft. to banks, hotels and studios. Sample clients – Christmas trees sold to: 125) Bank of America, 60) California Federal branch offices and studios including 100 prestige industry clients such as Screen Actors Guild, Directors Guild, A&M Records, Warner Bros. David Geffen, Eddie Van Halen, George Clooney, Brian Setzer, Joan Van Ark, Tony Danza, Dionne Warwick, Wolfgang Puck . Produced the Mark & Brian (Popular syndicated radio personalities) worlds largest one-day tree lot for 10 years, KLOS charity event, celebrities would come to tree lot to help promote one day tree lot.
Several years of delivering Christmas trees in traffic in LA led to developing a new method of delivery.
4ft to 7ft Christmas trees were individually shipped via UPS in cardboard candy cane printed shipping cylinders complete with a water bowl and tree stand. Distributed from two 25,000 square foot warehouses in Tangent Oregon and Van Nuys California. Marketed through 88 radio stations across the country participating in a charity fundraiser that earned 15% of the gross sale of each tree. The station would pick a charity of choice and would promote an 800# issued to them. The stations contributed public service announcement time to promoting the 800#s to the listeners, “Buy a tree, send one to Mom in Florida, and help the charity”. Acquired the equivalent of $500,000 national radio ad campaign, shipped 50 big rig semi’s, 30,000 Christmas trees, grossed $1.8M first year. Novelty lasted two years. Sold all equipment, lot supplies and trucks to my crew and employees. Retired from the tree business 10 years ago 1998.
Film Broker
Started in the entertainment business buying raw stock undeveloped Motion Picture Film. Purchased unused film from major studio producers. Resold the film to independent film makers and low budget producers / directors.
Example: The movie “Sun Shine Boys” Walter Mathau & George Burns. Artist used few takes leaving ½ the film for purchase and resale to Roger Korman for low budget feature requiring only ½ the film issued by the major studio. Started production career, Associate Producer 5 low budget features.
North East Employment
Home of the Scrappers – Cleveland Indians minor league baseball
Employed by The Cafaro Company as Producer for Cafaro Stadium Company. Employed approximately 2 years. Landlord representative of Cafaro Field for two Scrapper baseball seasons and produced all the concerts at Cafaro Field to date other then “Pops at the Ballpark”.
Developed the venue produced the concert series supervising all aspects of the production including pre-production, artist booking, scheduling, contracting of vendors, suppliers, show contractors, promotion & advertising, ticketing, merchandise and line-production. Administrated artist and sports contracts, all day leases, promoters, and tour sponsors. Researched and explored many other types of amusement attractions that might complement the Eastwood Mall Complex.
Negotiated, processed, implemented and maintained contracts between the landlord and its tenants. Reporting on tenants status, business partnering, sponsorships, conflicts between sponsors & vendor exclusives, concession contracts, facility parking, and maintenance fund operation. Maintained relations between landlord & tenants, Palisades Baseball/Scrappers, YSU Baseball team, several high school and specialty baseball teams who have rented the stadium for baseball games and other events. The day to day Scrapper management & stadium operations of baseball was provided by Palisades Baseball.
“An Evening With Kenny Rogers”
Featuring Kenny Rogers, The Kinleys and local artist Laurie James. The first major concert held at Cafaro Field, which generated (6) times the largest gross of Scrapper baseball games and the largest attendance at the stadium to date 8,379. Produced by Bob Crosby for the Cafaro Stadium Co.
Nickelodean “All That Music & More”
LFO, B*Witched, A-Teens & more.
Promoter – Dominic Baragona – Mid -America Events
Line Producer Bob Crosby for the Cafaro Stadium Company 6,200 attendance
“Tsunami”
35 Churches from the area participated in the promotion of the Christian Concert & Rally. News Boys & Raze – Rented to church groups. Produced by Bob Crosby for the Cafaro Stadium Company & Church’s to maintain production, field and venue integrity. 3,982 attendance.
“Saturday Night Disco”
Kool & the Gang, Village People, & Disco Explosion. Dance floors, disco lights and bubble machines throughout the stadium. Included the production of a multi-camera, wide screen video production recorded for broadcast and home video distribution. Produced by Bob Crosby for the Cafaro Stadium Co. 4,637 attendance
98 Degrees Concert
98 Degrees, PYT, & Bonnia. Included the production of wide screen video professionally recorded for TV broadcast and home video product. Produced by Bob Crosby for the Cafaro Stadium Company. 6,621 attendance.
Country Night
(Jo Dee Messina, Dwight Yoakam, & Gary Allan) Provided all booking, advance, pre-production, talent and production riders & contractors, stage, lights, & sound design for the final 2001 concert at Cafaro Field. Not on site produced by The Cafaro Company. Gary Allan performed, Jo Dee & Dwight Yoakam were rained out. The work accomplished during my employment also consisted of designing a variety of seating charts, and a reserved seat ticket system with portable in-field seats. Produced the creative and production of all print, radio, and TV commercial advertising campaigns. Represented the productions of the concerts to the press, newspaper, radio & TV news and morning shows. Functioned as Executive in Charge of Production, implemented all production systems and trained all of the Cafaro Company and Eastwood Mall employees that now service the rental of the stadium to out-side promoters.
The most significant contribution was the promotional GOOD WILL earned in the community. The GOOD PUBLIC RELATIONS and GREAT PRESS, obtained for the mall, the team & the stadium. The concert series assisted the developer by co-promoting a baseball team, stadium and shopping mall. Furthermore, the concert series may have attracted people from the community that may not have attended a game or shopped at Eastwood Mall.
The stadium is now registered with all entertainment industry tour & search engines, major talent agencies and artist tour routing list & schedules. All contractors are now trained and in place. All venue logistics and systems worked out and in place. The stadium now has a proven track record of producing successful concerts and is ready to be leased to promoters.
Up With People
Talent made up of 125 students from 60 country’s from around the world performing an uplifting Broadway type show. Intended as a rehearsal show to work out all logistics and function as a practice run for the first concert series at Cafaro Field. 2,300 attendance. Landlord Sponsored Event. Co-Produced by the Cafaro Company.
Sample of Special Events Held at Cafaro Field
Youngstown, Warren Regional Chambers “Day in the Ballpark” and “Chamber Mixer” American Cancer Society ” Relay for Life” and “The Mahoning Valley Rib-Fest” featuring Charlie Daniel’s Band, Michael Stanley Band & others.