Fred Catero is an American record producer and engineer. Originally from New York, where he worked for CBS Records/Columbia, in the mid-1960s Catero moved to San Francisco to work for Columbia Records there. In San Francisco Catero worked on many albums by top artists, including Bob Dylan and Santana. Many of his records were done at famed studio the Automatt. In the 1980s he started an independent label Catero Records to focus on jazz artists. Artists on Catero Records included Herbie Hancock, Ernie Mansfield, Cyrille Verdeaux, The Rhyth-o-matics, and Paul Speer.
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- Fred Catero - Columbia Studios New York, NY - Engineer - Photo courtesy of George Schowerer.
- Fred Catero - Columbia Studios New York, NY - Engineer - Photo courtesy of George Schowerer.
- Fred Catero - Columbia Studios New York, NY - Engineer - Photo courtesy of George Schowerer.
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Fred Catero! An amazing, genuine inspiration to my life! As a drummer I started playing at age 7, self-taught. My primary inspiration growing up in a family …
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I didn't know who Fred was or his legendary history when I played on some commercial jingle sessions for Keller & Cohen in the late '90s, but one playback …
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I lived down the street at 1343 Chestnut St., with my parents and younger brothers. One day Fred was walking his dog when he heard my brother's band practicing …
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