Pat Cassidy

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Pat Cassidy
Born (1985-08-28) August 28, 1985 (age 40)
Neptune, New Jersey, United States
Occupations Film producer, Talent manager
Years active2009–present
Musical career

Pat Cassidy (born August 28, 1985) is an American independent film producer and music manager based in Austin, Texas.

He began his career in the entertainment business in 2001, starting a small punk and ska record label in his hometown of Herndon, Virginia. [1] He produced the 2009 short horror film, Lullaby, striking a distribution deal with Fearnet. [2] He produced the psychological horror-thriller film, House Hunting , which premiered at the 2012 Virginia Film Festival. [3] He produced The Texas Chain Saw Massacre inspired script Butcher Boys for writer-producer Kim Henkel, the film premiered at the 2012 Fantasia Festival in Montreal. [4] In 2013 he produced the indie-thriller, Two Step , for director Alex Johnson, the film premiered at the SXSW film festival to positive reviews from Variety [5] and Indiewire . [6]

Cassidy previously managed the Austin, Texas-based Indie pop band Wild Child, [7] [8] and currently manages Whiskey Shivers, Ben Kweller, Trinidad James, Pup Punk, and Holiday Mountain. Cassidy is also a co-host of the daily news podcast, Hard Factor.

Personal life

Cassidy's father was first cousin with David Cassidy making him his first cousin once removed. His great aunt is Shirley Jones. [9] Cassidy attended Herndon High School and James Madison University [10] , with longtime friend Eric Sollenberger, whom he later worked at Barstool Sports with. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "D.C-ene - CD/COMP". Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Former Student's Film Attracts FEARnet". breezejmu.org. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Film Festival: A conversation with House-Hunting writer-director Eric Hurt". Charlottesville Podcasting Network. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Boneboys". Fantasiafestival.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Advertisement". Variety. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Drew Taylor (11 March 2014). "SXSW Review: Deeply Human And Quietly Unsettling Thriller - The Playlist". The Playlist. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Wild Child - 'The Runaround' (album premiere)". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "How J. Sider became a go-to guy for Beyonce, Justin Timberlake". Upstart Business Journal. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Behind the Blog featuring Hard Factor Pat Cassidy". Barstool Sports. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Breeze, The (21 October 2009). "Former Student's Film Attracts FEARnet". The Breeze.
  11. ↑ "Hard Factor Goes Indie, Signs With PAR For Ad Sales". Insideradio.com. 29 January 2021.
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