Gerard “Jerry” Del Colliano (born April 6, 1974) is an American entrepreneur and publisher of online publications on audiovisual topics.
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| Born | April 6, 1974 (age 50) Philadelphia, PA |
| Occupation(s) | Publisher, Producer[1] |
Del Colliano was born in Philadelphia to Gerard Anthony Del Colliano and Judy Del Colliano. He grew up in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia after his parents divorced in 1977. Del Colliano attended prep school at Chestnut Hill Academy for 13 years. Del Colliano attended The University of Southern California from 1993 to 1997 earning a Bachelor of Science in Music Industry.
Early career
editBefore moving to Los Angeles to attend music and business school, Del Colliano worked as a commissioned audio-video salesman at Bryn Mawr Stereo in Abington, Pennsylvania and Sassafras Audio in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Upon moving to Los Angeles, he was a top-producing audiophile salesman at Christopher Hansen Ltd. in Beverly Hills. In late 1994, Del Colliano was recruited to work for Mark Levinson at the West Hollywood showroom for Cello Music and Film Systems. In April 1996, funded with an US$11,600 commission from the sale of a large audiophile home theater system to professional poker player Howard Lederer, Del Colliano created AudioRevolution.com, one of the first online magazines designed to compete with printed enthusiast stereo magazines.
Sale of AVRev.com
editOn February 29, 2008, Gerard Del Colliano sold AVRev.com, ModernHomeTheater.com and AVRevForum.com [2] at the time a publicly traded company based in El Segundo, California. Del Colliano remained with the publication through July 2008 to help with the transition.
Sale of HomeTheaterReview.com
editOn December 21, 2019, Luxury Publishing Group Inc. sold HomeTheaterReview.com and AudiophileReview.com to JRW Publishing for an undisclosed price. Jerry Del Colliano had left the publication by March 2020.[3][4]
FutureAudiophile.com
editAfter the expiration of a three year non-compete agreement, Luxury Publishing Group Inc. launched a new publication called FutureAudiophile.com, designed to reach a younger and more diverse group of people interested in music and audio.
Luxury Publishing Group Inc.
editWhile leaving AVRev.com in July 2008, Del Colliano founded Luxury Publishing Group Inc. which became the parent company of HomeTheaterReview.com. He additionally founded the audiophile blog AudiophileReview.com. In 2009, Del Colliano purchased the assets of AV forum HomeTheaterSpot.com and merged its users into a new enthusiast forum at HomeTheaterEquipment.com. The Luxury Publishing Group audio-video sites compete with competitors including HomeTheater.com, SoundandVisionMag.com and parts of CNET.com.
Family
editJerry Del Colliano married Krista Louise Lambly on May 5, 2007, in Los Angeles. They have two children, Vincenzo and Giovanni.
References
edit- ^ [1] Jerry” Del Colliano Jr. IMDB page
- ^ [2] Ecoustics article discussing AVREV.com sale to Internet Brands
- ^ "JRW Publishing Company Purchases HomeTheaterReview.com and AudiophileReview.com from Luxury Publishing Group - HomeTheaterReview". hometheaterreview.com. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "JRW Publishing Company Purchases HomeTheaterReview.com and AudiophileReview.com from Luxury Publishing Group - Audiophile Review". 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2023-05-05.