Dan Russell (artist manager)


Dan Russell is an American musician and songwriter in addition to an artist manager and advocate, musician, songwriter, concert promoter, record producer and music supervisor for television and film. A graduate of Walpole High School in Massachusetts and later Barrington College, Russell is known for managing both the American rock band The Call and songwriter Michael Been and has worked in various capacities with such artists as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Sam Philips, Mark Heard, U2 and Robin Lane, Ramona Silver, Vigilantes of Love, among others.
Russell is the president of New Sound Artist Management and NewSound International and the co-founder of record label Fingerprint Records. In 1994 he received a Grammy nomination for producing Fingerprint's compilation album Strong Hand of Love: A Tribute to Mark Heard, to which he also contributed the song, "I Just Wanna Get Warm." After years of contributing to the careers of other artists, Russell decided to record his debut album, Feel the Echoes, which was successfully funded via Kickstarter.
In 1998, Russell co-founded the first Soulfest, a faith-based social justice music festival originally held at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Now in its 20th year, Russell continues to produce the festival currently held every summer at the Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford, New Hampshire, drawing more than 13,000 attendees annually to see over 100 bands, renowned authors and speakers on four stages.
Russell produces concert films and has expanded into music supervision for film and television.

Awards and nominations

Partial Discography

This is a partial list of recordings on which Dan Russell has played a role.