Daniel Dao

Entertainment Marketing Agency FlyteVu has announced the agency’s newest hire Daniel Dao as Executive Vice President of Accounts. Dao will sit on the Agency’s Leadership Team and report to FlyteVu’s Co-Founders. He is currently based in Atlanta, but plans to relocate to Nashville soon for the role.

As EVP, Dao will lead and develop FlyteVu’s Accounts team, inclusive of Client Service and Project Management, and oversee all client accounts including Bumble, Cracker Barrel, Barefoot Wines, American Red Cross, Jack Daniel’s, Carter’s, Norwegian Cruise Line and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Dao will also work closely with FlyteVu’s Media, Digital, and Creative teams to create and execute first-of-its-kind marketing campaigns and assist in growing new and current business.

“FlyteVu is perfectly crafted to show how the power of entertainment can transform brands with their nuanced understanding of and care for talent, brands and consumers. With a drive to create life’s greatest moments that also positively impact clients, communities and consumers, I am thrilled to contribute to the agency’s growth and effect in the industry,” said Dao.

“Daniel’s reputation as a people-first leader, while always maintaining a high standard for excellence and client service, is a wonderful fit for our agency’s culture, mission and vision. Our clients will greatly benefit from his experience creating and implementing global media and sports partnerships and programs,” said FlyteVu Co-founder Laura Hutfless.

Prior to FlyteVu, Dao served as Managing-Director for Havas Sports and Entertainment in the U.S. and was the principle executive in charge of four offices, providing oversight into all areas of operations. As a change agent in the sports and entertainment marketing industry, Dao grew his former agency’s roster of clients and drove revenue growth through programs with Turner Broadcasting, LVMH, and Coca-Cola. In 2006, Dao took this innovative thinking to the world of sports, working on behalf of FIFA and Coca-Cola to create and deliver the first-ever FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour (FWCTT) a massive global asset that carries the iconic trophy around the world leading up to the FIFA World Cup. Dao led every single FWCTT since then, delivering the program to 170 countries around the world.

Phil Vassar.

Phil Vassar‘s Songs from the Cellar, his popular show filmed from his wine cellar in his home, will return Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. ET for a follow-up season on its new home, Circle Network. Abby Anderson, Brothers Osborne, Kix Brooks, Kyle Daniel, Larry Gatlin, Vince Gill, Kellie Pickler, Dennis Quaid, Steve Wariner, Craig Wiseman and Chingy with Meg & Tyler are season two’s celebrity guests.

New episodes will air every Thursday night, and viewers can catch up on past shows during the first season marathon, which begins at 3 p.m. ET leading up to the premiere. The all-new episodes are filmed in the caverns of Vassar’s Nashville home wine cellar where the award-winning hit-maker collaborates with fellow artists and songwriters, chats about music, and uncorks some bottles from his collection.

In celebration of the new season, Vassar is doing a giveaway on his social media. Fans can enter to win exclusive merchandise from the show, previously only gifted to Songs from the Cellar guests, as well as a chance to win a virtual one-on-one meet and greet with Vassar via Zoom.

Darby. Photo: Rachel Deeb

Darby Cappillino (Darby) has inked a publishing deal with Ebach Entertainment and Universal Music Publishing Group.

Darby first made her way onto the music scene in 2016, when she was featured on the song “You” with internet sensation, Matty B. The YouTube video garnered 13 million views and caught the attention of songwriter/ producer Justin Ebach, who first learned about Darby through his little sister.

Darby’s natural passion for chords and harmony was nurtured through watching her mother and father perform in the Inspirational group, Point of Grace. Her father played an array of artists on the car stereo, including Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton, Elton John and others that would shape her into the songwriter she’s grown into today.

She debuted her first project, Trying On Dresses, in January of 2019 and has since released five other tracks, been streamed millions of times, was featured in the CMT Artist Discovery program, and her latest release – ‘New Girl’- was exclusively released on CMT in May.

“I am thrilled to make this official with Darby,” said Ebach Entertainment’s Janine Ebach. “You meet a lot of great singers in this town, but it’s not every day you meet a star in the making. Darby is not just a singer but a songwriter, actress and overall entertainer. There are so many opportunities already brewing for her in music and beyond at such a young age and partnering with Ebach, Missy Roberts, and Troy Tomlinson at UMPG is an added bonus.”

Skillet will lead a two-night Drive-In Concert at Cedar Park, Texas at the H-E-B Center North parking lots, as part of the venue’s Tailgate Series on Oct. 9-10.

This is the multi-Platinum rockers first ever drive in event, which will also feature fellow Atlantic Record’s artist, Colton Dixon.

“It’s been tough to not rock out with our fans over the past 5 months, so we are psyched to do two shows in a row in Texas this October,” said Skillet’s John Cooper. “Come rock with us, panheads!”

Tickets will be available for presale on Aug. 12-13 beginning at 10 a.m. CT,  and can be purchased with the code “Victorious.” The H-E-B Center’s presale will launch on the 12th as well, between noon that day and 10 p.m. on the Aug. 13, with the official on sale starting Aug. 14 at 10 a.m. local time via ticketmaster.com and the H-E-B Center box office. Tickets for both nights are available here.

This event date is subject to State of Texas and local government guidelines for helping the community stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-ordered food and beverage Cooler Packages are available for $40 to have delivered to your car upon entry. H-E-B Center Tailgate Cooler Packages come in a commemorative cooler bag and can be added to ticket orders via ticketmaster.com.

All events at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park will include activation of ASM Global’s “Venue Shield”– an advanced environmental hygiene protocol that will also be deployed in more than 325 ASM facilities around the world. Venue Shield reduces physical touch points, increases venue sanitization and cleanliness, and provides various health monitoring guidelines and services.

Skillet recently announced the upcoming Sept. 11 release of their Deluxe Edition project, Victorious: The Aftermath, simultaneously unveiling a pre-sale package that includes the album and their second graphic novel, EDEN II: The Aftermath (9/11/20). Victorious: The Aftermath will feature all 12 original tracks from Victorious, plus eight additional tracks, including two previously unreleased songs, and five reimagined songs.