Dante Lattanzi is the CEO & Founder of Caelum Music Production.
An active composer, music producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, his experience in music production and composition covers a wide range of entertainment media, including records, film music and television jingles, spanning genres including Pop, Rock, Dance, and R&B, as well as orchestral and choral production.
Dante Lattanzi is the CEO & Founder of Caelum Music Production.
An active composer, music producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, his experience in music production and composition covers a wide range of entertainment media, including records, film music and television jingles, spanning genres including Pop, Rock, Dance, and R&B, as well as orchestral and choral production.
Dante Lattanzi’s clients include HBO, MTV, Bad Boy Records, Alligator Records, The Naked Cowboy, Shemekia Copeland, The Woods Brothers, Dr. John, Cathia of NBC’s “The Voice” and dozens of up and coming independant artists in all genres. Born in Queens, New York, Dante Lattanzi grew up speaking a trio of languages: Spanish, Italian and English. From his mother, a Peruvian flamenco gypsy vocalist, lyricist and poet, and his father, a Roman-born jazz drummer, he was immersed in diverse music and cultures. Equally resonant were the classic soul and blues artists: B.B. and Albert King, James Brown, and their spiritual heirs, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix and Prince.
At age 15, his family relocated to California where Dante Lattanzi cut his teeth playing in fledgling bands. After a move back to New York, he returned to the West Coast on his own and began concentrating on songwriting, arranging and collaborating with artists. He drummed for Clayface, a funk/rock aggregation that shared bills with Green Day and The Pharcyde. Dante also co-founded a duo called Ajatano who went on to the number one spot on MP3.com’s urban and Latin charts which led Ajatano to an MP3 player endorsement deal with Rio. Ajatano rocked audiences with an inspired mix of flamenco and pop, opening concerts for Babyface, Shaquille O’Neal, Shanice and Mana.
Behind the board for the label American Empire Records, Dante Lattanzi sharpened his arranging and production chops as he became schooled in all aspects of recording, from budgets to content. Back in New York, he continued to build a reputation as a staff producer, composer and engineer with Jambox Recording Studio where he added sound design, mastering and vinyl restoration credits to his résumé of indie film video and game projects, in addition to recording signed and unsigned bands and artists in all styles. Among his strengths both musical and technical, flexibility is possibly his most marketable attribute. Having worked in hot box environments, Dante Lattanzi is capable of creating under intense deadlines. Blending ProTools technology with real instruments to breathe life into sound, his catalog of savvy, hit-driven songs is ever-expanding. As a creative partner, he welcomes collaborations with songwriters and artists.
Whatever the situation, this empathic, enterprising and evolved writer/producer is open and prepared, as he breathes in tune and in time to the rhythms and sounds of a creative heart.
I have played live for over 10 years back when I was in bands sharing stages with bands like: Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Janes Addiction, Mana, Green Day, Pharcyde, Diggable Planets and on and on.... I do love it but I am now much more content and truly enjoy the craft of developing artists, being in the studio creating and producing music. Dont get me wrong, I still play out live just for fun and sit ins with acts that ask me to.
I use all the latest software and hardware including vintage gear for some punch. From Manley, Avalons, SSL, Neve, Neuman, Pro-Tools to name a few and all original kits made by me for drums.
Audio Hardware
Microphones:
Neumann TLM49 Microphone
Neumann TLM-103
Neumann U-87Ai Microphone
B.L.U.E. Blue Kiwi Microphone
Rode NT4 Stereo Mic
AKG 414 TLII
AKG D112 Kick Drum Mic
Various Other Mics...
Computer & I/O:
Apple PowerPC G5 Quad 2.5 Ghz
Digidesign ProTools HD2 Accel
Digidesign 192 Analog I/0
Digidesign 192 Digital I/O
MOTU 2408 Mk3 Digital Audio Interface
MOTU Mach 5 Universal Sampler
Universal UAD-1 Powered Plugins
including LA2A & 1176 compressors,
Pultec EQs, and more
Mixers:
Sony DMX-R100
Mackie D8B
Yamaha 01V 96VCM
Tascam DM-3200
Yamaha 02R96VCM
Midi/ Synths / Sound Modules:
Motif XS-8 Sampling Keyboard
Kurzweil K-2500 RS Sampler / Sound Module
Yamaha Motif Rack
E-Mu XL-7/MP-7 Command Station
Roland JV-1080 Sound Module
Korg Triton Pro
Processors:
Manley "VAriably-Mu" Stereo Compressor & Limiter
Manley "SLAM" Stereo Limiter & Mic Pre
Manley "Voxbox" Pre-amp & Channel Strip
Manley "Massive Passive" Parametric EQ
Presonus Eureka
Focusrite Penta
Line 6 Pod Pro
Lexicon MPX-1 Multi-effects Processors
TC Electronics "Finalizer 96K"
TC Electronics D2 Delay Processor
Audio Monitors:
Genelec 1031-A Monitors
Event ASP8 Monitors
Mackie HRS 120 Subwoofer
5.1 Surround Sound System
Alesis MKII M1 Active
Yamaha NS-10
Software Applications
MIDI and Digital Audio: Digital Performer, Pro Tools, Logic, Waves, Neve, Sony Oxford, Antares Auto-Tune, Melodyne, IZotope Ozone 4, T-Racks 3, Soundhack, Nuendo, Dolby Encoding/Decoding, Amplitube, Albino 3, Alpha, PSP mixpack, Korg mono/poly, Andromeda, Oberheim Matrix, NI FM 8, Absynth, Kontakt 3, Drums overkill, BFD 2, Nomad Factory British Bundle, Spectrasonics Omnisphere
Multimedia: Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Flash, Director, Premiere