Danielle Colombo-Joseph
Danielle Colombo-Joseph is now the lead singer of the dynamic musical entertainment group, Mystic Circus. She is a professional vocalist, dancer, musician, vocal coach, and a performing arts educator with a lifelong passion for music and live entertainment. A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, Danielle has spent years entertaining audiences as a lead singer in live bands, theatrical productions, and concerts throughout Northeast.\
Known for her powerful vocals, dynamic stage presence, and ability to connect with audiences of all ages, Danielle performs a wide variety of musical styles including rock, country, pop, and rhythm and blues. She is also a professional National Anthem singer and has been a featured lead vocalist with multiple live entertainment groups for more than a decade.
Beyond the stage, Danielle is passionate about sharing her love of music through teaching. As Director of Musical Theater and Voice at Strike It Up Artistic Center, she provides vocal instruction, performance coaching, and musical theater training to students of all ages and experience levels.
Whether performing with a band, coaching a vocalist, or leading a cast, Danielle’s mission is simple: to inspire others through the power of music and live performance.
Randal Simonetti
Born in Woodside, Queens and raised in Thornwood, New York, Randal had been a performing bassist since he was ten. He has performed in concert bands, marching bands, symphonic orchestras, musical theatre, dance, jazz, and classic rock bands playing the sousaphone, string bass and bass guitar for the past five decades. He also has experience
as a studio musician.
Randal started his first band, The in Crowd, as a teenager and was invited to join local White Plains, NY recording stars, The Mystics. The Mystics performed throughout the New York metro area while recording on Renvell Records.
The Mystics opened for a myriad of national recording stars such as The Temptations, Tommy James, Martha and the Vandella’s, Bobby Rydell, Gary US Bonds, The Young Rascals, Chubby Checker, and Jimmy Walker and the All Stars.
When the Mystics broke up, he formed Circus and played with the group performing insuch noted venues as the Rainbow Room, Tower Suite, Windows on the World, and the Bitter End nightclub for the next 25 years.
In 2024, Randal restructured Mystic Circus into one of the most exciting Classic Country Rock bands in Western New York. The Journey continues.
Dan Dovideo
Born and raised in Fairport NY, Dan started playing piano at age 10 and soon added electric keyboards and Hammond B3 organ to his portfolio. He is a graduate of Nazareth University in Rochester NY, and Dominican University in Florence, Italy, where he majored in music theory, piano and composition.
Dan’s earliest playing style was shaped by picking out Beatles, Rolling Stones and Doors songs on the piano. Later influences included jazz and fusion keyboardists such as Bill Evans, Steely Dan and Chick Corea, among others. In addition to his work with Mystic Circus as keyboardist and arranger, Dan maintains an extensive solo piano repertoire ranging from George Gershwin to Dave Brubeck, and plays frequently at local jazz clubs and piano bars.
Dan also has interests in recording original music and computer-based compositions in genres from classical to choral, from rock to jazz fusion. His most recent album, “Flights of Fancy” is available on all streaming platforms.
Lanny James
Born into a household where music was the very air they breathed, Lanny James was destined for a life behind the kit. His father, a seasoned music engineer, and his mother, a classically trained pianist holding a doctorate in performance and literature, created an environment where rhythm and melody were as natural as conversation. It was no surprise that by age five he was turning every surface in the house into a percussion instrument, a habit his parents wisely channeled by presenting him with a Ringo Starr Ludwig drum set at age ten — and the rest, as they say, is history.
His musical education was drawn from the richest well in American music. Deeply influenced by the legendary drummers who shaped everything from Motown to progressive rock and jazz, he developed a playing style that is as versatile as it is soulful, rooted in the traditions of the early architects of rock and roll. That foundation translated quickly into professional opportunity — by age fourteen he was already performing professionally, and before long he was touring New York and Canada with two bands — Voices, and Dark Side of the Moon, a Pink Floyd tribute band that brought the legendary catalog of one of rock’s most celebrated groups to audiences across the region, experiences that shaped him into the complete musician he is today.
Off the stage, Lanny James owns and operates ice cream and açaí bowl businesses that bring a little sweetness to his community. But at the end of the day what feeds his soul most is doing exactly what good musicians do, perform. Lanny now provides the drive and complex rhythms as fuel for Mystic Circus.
Mark Saltelli
Mark’s passion for drumming came at the age of eight, inspired by a family of professional musicians. His formal study of music and percussion started in the fourth grade and continued through High school performing in concert bands, as well as jazz, dance, and orchestral groups.
A self-proclaimed progressive rock drummer, Mark developed great inspiration from his grandfather who reinforced the importance of performing a diverse array of musical genres and styles. As Mark continued to develop his performance style, he had the opportunity to share the stage with recoding stars, Peter Frampton, April Wine, REO Speedwagon and Otis Day and the Nights. He also toured across New York State as a founding member of Top Secret.
Upon his recent retirement as a GE executive, he is focusing his energy and passion back on performing with the Mystic Circus, one of the area’s top entertainment groups playing classic rock, contemporary country, and vintage Motown to audiences across Upstate New York.
Mark’s personality, talent, and experience are critical assets to help boost the group to the next level of quality and excitement.
Steve Wheeler
Born in Syracuse, Steve now hails from Fairport, New York. Steve’s introduction to the joy of music came at the age of seven when he was immersed in the singing of Broadway Musicals by his mother. This led to an affinity for the guitar. He also tried his hand at Bass, drums and keyboard but he quickly identified the guitar as his favorite.
His guitar skills became more pronounced when he started his first band, “The Confederate Elicitation of Your Imagination.” He later played with Wolfe J. Flywheel, Hott Sand, Over Easy, Rock-it Science which played for 25 years and his most recent band, The Steve Wayne Band. Steve has performed all over the Northeastern United States and has opened for several national touring acts.
Steve’s drive to become a successful professional guitarist came from within and was influenced by several musical greats such as Santana, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Dickie Betts, Al Dimeola, BB King and Steely Dan to name a few.
Today, Steve is an active singer, song writer, and recording engineer. He currently has two albums streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. Many of the songs were written by Steve and he also did the recording, mixing, and mastering.
As a member of Mystic Circus, Steve provides unique guitar inflections, engaging lead vocals, and an array of complex harmonies to the group’s Classic Rock and Country repertoire.
Road Manager:
Kit “Carson” Smith
Sound Engineers:
Jack White
Johnny Gates
Dan Walker