 In 2008, Curtis made a short documentary for the David Byrne and Brian Eno album "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" and later directed the feature-length documentary "Ride, Rise, Roar" which chronicled the Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour.Curtis continued to actively manage Hillmancurtis until his death on April 18, 2012 at his Brooklyn home after a prolonged battle with colon cancer, at age of 51.He was survived by his wife, mother, sisters and two children who currently reside in Brooklyn, New York.