Steve Lobel introduced Antonio to Darryl McDaniels, one of the founding members of Run-DMC, which led to Antonio producing McDaniels' solo album, Checks Thugs and Rock n Roll, which was released on Romeo Antonio's RomenMpire Records on 28 March 2006.[2]
As a filmmaker
In 2006, Antonio executive produced the Emmy-award-winning VH1 documentary, DMC: My Adoption Journey, following Darryl McDaniels search for information about his early life and his birth parents. The Emmy Award was shared by Antonio, McDaniels, Sarah McLachlan, Shawn Papazian, and Michael DeLorenzo. It aired on CBS Sunday Morning.[3]
In 2010 Antonio directed and co-wrote "Rollers" which won best drama at NYIFF. Antonio also produced "Pizza with Bullets" which won 7 film festival awards. Antonio also produced "Just Peck" starring Keir Gilchrist, Marcia Cross, Adam Arkin, and Brie Larson who went on to win the Academy Award for best actress in "Room".
In 2015 it was reported that Antonio had reached an agreement with the family of Sam Cooke to make a biopic of the soul singer.[4]
Antonio also directed and produced a pilot for NashVegas, a scripted reality show following five people in different stages of their music industry careers, combined with a public-vote songwriting competition.[5]
^Adams, Cameron (May 3, 1992). "The Backdoor Tour". Herald-Sun.
^Antonio, Romeo. "RomenMpire Records". Checks, Thugs and Rock N Roll. All Music by Rovi. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
^"CBS Sunday Morning". Just Like Me: My Adoption Journey. CBS Sunday Morning. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
