Celebrity Direct Entertainment,
headquartered in the Midwest and on the Gulf Coast of Florida, has a long
history deep within the entertainment industry. Nearly 20 years ago, the
founder of CDE established a celebrity memorabilia venture, originally
specializing in sports autographs, and promoting and booking celebrities
of all types for a variety of autograph signings and personal appearances.
Through this company, which still exists, over 15,000 celebrity contacts
were made with stars from sports, film, music, and many other celebrity
fields... exclusive contacts which continue to this day. Also, during this
time CDE began publishing an entertainment related book and magazine, developing
a deep working relationship with many of the very artists that we currently
work with.
Over 10 years ago,
CDE began specializing in entertainment promotions and marketing, concert
bookings, exclusive management, and other operations directly related to
entertainment world-wide.
Today, Celebrity Direct
Entertainment is stronger and more successful than ever! Gaining world-wide
attention as a direct source for quality entertainment solutions, CDE is
known to performing artists and entertainment buyers of all types as a
reliable and complete solution for virtually all of their needs. CDE currently
has offices in Port Charlotte, FL., Punta Gorda, FL., Jacksonville, FL.,
the Baltimore, MD area, Alabama, and the San Francisco Bay area.
Please note that we
ARE a licensed and bonded talent agency! A large % of agencies operating
are not operating legally... please beware!
Cord G. Coslor - e-mail
A native of Minden,
Nebraska, the founder of Celebrity Direct Entertainment, has been involved
in many facets of the entertainment industry for nearly 15 years. The publisher
of the magazine, Celebrity Direct, formerly The Archive News
autograph collecting/celebrity showcase magazine as well as The Ultimate
Celebrity Address & Phone Book, Coslor also is an internationally recognized
autograph and memorabilia collector. An avid sports enthusiast, Cord is
a former collegiate baseball and football player at Sterling College (KS.)
and Peru State College in Nebraska, where he received degrees in Sports
Management & Marketing. In his free time, he enjoys umpiring collegiate,
high school and professional baseball games, writing, giving baseball instruction
and collecting memorabilia. Coslor resides in Port Charlotte, FL where
he operates CDE's national headquarters.
Henri Ramsey - e-mail
After running CDE's
New York regional office for several years, Henri is now back in his native
San Francisco, where he leads our West Coast team. With many years in the
entertainment industry as both a musician and professional screen actor,
CDE welcomes Henri's many skills and talents to the team! Featured on many
commercials, films, and television shows, Henri has also directed and produced
from the other side of the camera. He'll be responsible for promotional
activities on both the west and east coasts.
Thomas Van Dyke - e-mail
Born and raised in
Baltimore, MD Thomas currently resides in Alabama and is our newest addition
to the CDE staff. Thomas heads up our Alabama office and is responsible
for promotions and operations in the AL, GA, TN and Northern Florida regions.
He is retired military, a martial artist, a Licensed and Ordained Minister,
a professional multi-talented singer, songwriter, touring musician, and
Indie Record Label Owner. Thomas is also a BMI affiliated Music Publisher,
and a regular touring artist. Thomas Van Dyke brings a wealth of talent,
music industry experience, and organizational and management skills to
the CDE family.
Loren Berry - e-mail
Loren's experience
in the music industry originally began in the St. Louis, Missouri market
as a fill in drummer for several working groups. His work ethic,
professionalism, and his ability to adapt "on the fly" elevated his worth
and he was soon in high demand, eventually becoming a drummer for several
nationally touring / recording groups. Over the last 30 years Loren
has played with many artist from the small stage to the big stage and just
about every venue size there is, including his popular 7-piece showband
that he still leads to this day. As a marketing representative for Celebrity
Direct, Berry brings years of hands-on experience to the table. Knowing
both sides of the industry inside and out, Loren is an excellent resource
to save our clients money on their performance bookings!
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