| Cat records catrecords.us "MAYBE SOMETHING GOOD WILL HAPPEN TODAY" |
| Welcome to Cat Records, catrecords.us, the label and website for the music of Brian Catanzaro, a songwriter from northern New Jersey USA, and the forgotten Beatles collection. Education: Performance Certificate, guitar, 1974, Berklee College of Music BA Music Therapy 1997, MA Counseling 2005, Montclair State University Style: Vocal Pop-Styled songs, Jazz and Rock Songwriting and Music Influences: American and British Pop music, from the very popular to the very obscure, including Brian Wilson, Todd Rundgren and Lennon-McCartney, 20th Century modern composers and traditional and fusion Jazz. Guitar Influences: Coryell, McLaughlin, Hendrix, Zappa. Collaborators: The late Scott Appel -Vocal and string arrangements on the critically acclaimed "Nine of Swords" and "Parhelion" acoustic-based albums. Susan Shann - Demos and masters with this super-talented unsigned vocalist, who is currently performing in the Nashville area. Bruce Scofield - during the 80's and 90's in the band called The Pseudo-Realists, based in New Brunswick, New Jersey. This noted hiker, author and astrologer now resides in Amherst, Massachusetts. |
| This site will be updated periodically with more historical information on Brian's music. Thank you for visiting, please check back! |
| Brian has been performing at open mics in Warren, Sussex and Morris Counties, NJ and outdoor festivals. See photo gallery on page 6 for recent pix. |
| THIS SITE HAS BEEN UPDATED APRIL 2010 NEW RELEASE 2010 CLASSIC ROCK ROMANTIC THIS IS THE HOME PAGE. PLEASE CLICK ON A PAGE BELOW BIO AND DISCOGRAPHY CD STORE WITH SONG SAMPLES the forgotten BEATLES CD - Rarely heard Lennon/ McCartney songs performed by Brian PHOTO GALLERY 1990-2005 PHOTO GALLERY 2006-2008 PHOTO GALLERY 2007-2008 FAVORITE BUMPER STICKERS PHOTO GALLERY 80'S-90'S-2000 |
| Brian's videos are on the following link: YouTube.com. Fun With Rock and Roll. |
| NEWS: 3 NEW ALL ORIGINAL DIGITAL ALBUMS RELEASED 1. CLASSIC ROCK ROMANTIC, A RETRO ROCK ALBUM VERY 70'S AND 80'S. 2. THE PSEUDO-REALISTS, BRIAN'S BAND FROM THE 80'S, A NEW WAVE/ ART ROCK BAND, FINALLY AVAILABLE TO THE WORLD. 3. HIGHWAY TO HAPPINESS, BRIAN'S 2009 RELEASE. http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/BrianCatanzaro |
| ALSO SEARCH FOR THE PSEUDO REALISTS |
| GIGS Brian performs regularly at Kroghs in Sparta, the open mic on Thursdays at 10pm. Also sometimes at The Boonton Ave Grill in Boonton on Monday nights at 10pm. |