10 Facts About Fred Catero

Fred Catero was an American record producer and engineer.

In San Francisco, Fred Catero worked on albums by Bob Dylan, Al Kooper, Tower of Power and Santana, many of these under producer David Rubinson at the Automatt.

Fred Catero produced and engineered recordings with Aaron Copland, Janis Joplin, Linda Ronstadt and Mel Torme.

Fred Catero worked for the Automatt Studios, recording musicians such as Herbie Hancock and Santana.

Artists on Fred Catero Records included Laurie Antonioli and Paul Speer.

Early on, Fred Catero showed a passion for music and an interest in sound recording and preservation.

Fred Catero spent hours in his spare time working precisely restoring his collection of radio shows to an acceptable audio quality.

Fred Catero had the opportunity to work with Aaron Copland, Muhammad Ali, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

Fred Catero was facing distribution challenges and the record label was closed in the late 1980s.

Fred Catero served multiple terms as president of the San Francisco Chapter as well as being elected multiple times to the National Board of Trustees for the Recording Academy.