Curtis Newart is a Canadian/American singer, songwriter, and producer.
His work in the entertainment industry has spanned over three decades, from his start as a magician, to his current role as the owner of Immaculate Records. He is founder and webmaster of The Rock Times, a subsidiary of Immaculate Records.
Newart's album Rock the Chandeliers ranked #43 on the College Radio Charts for North America, spinning on over 100 radio stations. His song Dead Religion reached #36 on the Amazon UK Religion chart. He signed music licensing deals with OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), NASCAR & Discovery, Inc.
As a publicist, stage manager, fund raiser and journalist, he has worked with hundreds of entertainers, events & organizations, including the United Nations, and the off-Broadway hit B-Average: A Musical About Passing. Newart has curated charity auction items from RuPaul, Elizabeth Taylor, Carol Burnett, and Bob Hope, and has worked with Phyllis Diller, Tom Wopat, France Nuyen, Ned Beatty, Jerry Mathers and Alison Arngrim.
He founded Immaculate Records in 2005, and in addition to The Rock Times, has founded the subsidiaries Lauperland, JAENY (Jamestown Area Entertainment New York), and Newart Photography. He has interviewed GRAMMY award winner William Wittman, GRAMMY award nominees Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, Steve Gaboury, and others.
He worked for years with Hollywood couple Thor Arngrim (manager to Liberace and Debbie Reynolds), and Norma Macmillan (the voice of Casper the Friendly Ghost and Gumby).
Newart received the Outstanding Success in Speech Arts award from the Dr. F.H. Mewburn (OBE) chapter of the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire), Canada.