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.
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, New York, Dan started his musical career playing the piano at the age of ten. He later added a Hammond B3 to his repertoire and today plays electronic keyboards in addition to the acoustic piano.
Dan’s first band in high school was called Liquid Lyte, and he expanded his experience by playing in college jazz ensembles, area dinner theaters and night clubs. Most recently, Dan performed with the jazz fusion band, Indigo Breeze leading up to his new role as the keyboardist and musical arranger for Mystic Circus.
Dan was encouraged to become a professional musician by several college professors who quickly recognized his unique talent and high energy approach to performing. Dan holds a master’s degree in music theory and composition. He was most influenced by musical artists, Steely Dan, Bill Evans, Keith Emerson, and Chick Corea.
Dan’s true motivation is to perform with other like-minded musicians who together are making a difference by bringing enjoyment to audiences throughout the Upstate New York area.
He is also actively recording originals, covers and computer-based compositions. Dan has composed and continues composing in genres from classical to choral, rock and jazz. His latest album of original jazz, “Flights of Fancy” appears on all streaming platforms.
Guess who is joining Mystic Circus?
Our next drummer will be revealed soon!
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