John L. Reese
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John L. Reese is a Phoenix-born music executive who got started in the music industry by owning a concert security company in Phoenix. That led to Guns N' Roses
manager Doug Goldstein hiring him to become the band's tour manager for their 1989 Los Angeles Coliseum concerts with the Rolling Stones, then as the tour manager for the massive Use Your Illusion
Tours and then as a partner and personal manager with Big FD Entertainment, representing a number of artists including Guns N' Roses, The Stone Roses, Blind Melon and many more.
Reese began his career as an artist manager in 1991 and has worked with many multi-platinum artists. He has personally managed The Used
, Candlebox
, Danzig
, Story of the Year
, and Goldfinger
, among many others, and has worked with Doug Goldstein as a co manager on Guns N' Roses
and The Stone Roses
. Reese was also a career consultant for The Cure
and in that capacity he produced the 2004 Curiosa Festival. Bands that Reese has worked with have sold in excess of 80 million albums and have played to over 40 million fans.
John was the co-founder with Ross Robinson of I AM Recordings, and with Robinson signed Slipknot
, Glassjaw
, Amen and The Cure
among others while with I AM Recordings from 1995-2003.
In 2005, Reese co-founded the Rockstar Taste of Chaos
with fellow industry executive, producer and entrepreneur Kevin Lyman
. The tour is the only worldwide traveling lifestyle music festival and as of 2010 has played over 400 shows to over 2 million fans in 23 countries, including Australia, Japan, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria and the UK.
In 2007, Reese and Lyman co-founded the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival
. In 2008, 2009, and 2010 the festival performed at 81 major Live Nation amphitheaters in the U.S. and Canada and is currently the largest traveling hard rock music festival in the world and has performed to over 1 million fans. Reese also co-founded the college Rockstar Get a Life Tour playing 27 college venues throughout the U.S. in 2008.
Reese is the producer of the Jagermeister Music Tour through his company Synergy Global Entertainment, Inc. The Jagermeister Music Tour is a hard rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal and country music tour that has been held multiple times per year in the United States since 2002.
Reese is also co-founder of DiNG LIFE, a device (cell phone, mp3 player, laptop, gaming) personalization company that maintains over 250 musical artist licenses which makes it the largest company of this specialty in this industry.
Reese is also the founder and producer of the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival which in 2010 will play 35 large venues in the U.S. and Canada. Uproar will feature Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour and HellYeah among many more artists.
Reese is also the co founder and CEO of Entertainment 3Sixty which is a company that connects brands to consumers through music and entertainment. Entertainment 3Sixty has consummated a number of sponsorship associations with Fortune 500 brands including Best Buy, AOL, THQ and Samsung Mobile among many more.
John lives in Southern California and is married to Elenie Reese (founder of Lil' Punk) and has three children: Kelsey, Kylie and Nicolette.
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
manager Doug Goldstein hiring him to become the band's tour manager for their 1989 Los Angeles Coliseum concerts with the Rolling Stones, then as the tour manager for the massive Use Your Illusion
Use Your Illusion
Use Your Illusion is a Guns N' Roses compilation album that is mixed from the Use Your Illusion I and II albums. It has only been released in the United States, consisting entirely of songs without profanity . However, not all songs without profanity were chosen to appear on this compilation...
Tours and then as a partner and personal manager with Big FD Entertainment, representing a number of artists including Guns N' Roses, The Stone Roses, Blind Melon and many more.
Reese began his career as an artist manager in 1991 and has worked with many multi-platinum artists. He has personally managed The Used
The Used
The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah. The band was founded in 2001 and signed to Reprise Records the same year. They rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their self-titled debut album. They followed up with their second album, In Love and Death, in September 2004 and their third...
, Candlebox
Candlebox
Candlebox is an American alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington. Since their debut, the group has released four studio albums, which have achieved multi-platinum and gold certification, as well as numerous charting singles, a compilation, and a CD+DVD....
, Danzig
Danzig (band)
Danzig is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1987 in Lodi, New Jersey. The band serves as a musical outlet for the singer/songwriter Glenn Danzig. Danzig can be seen as the third stage in Glenn Danzig's musical career, preceded by the horror punk bands The Misfits and Samhain...
, Story of the Year
Story of the Year
Story of the Year is an American rock band formed in St. Louis, Missouri in 2000. The band was initially named 67 North but was then changed to Big Blue Monkey...
, and Goldfinger
Goldfinger (band)
Goldfinger is a Los Angeles pop punk/ska punk band that formed in 1994. Currently, the band is composed of vocalist/guitarist John Feldmann, guitarist Charlie Paulson, bassist Kelly LeMieux, and drummer Darrin Pfeiffer...
, among many others, and has worked with Doug Goldstein as a co manager on Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
and The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
. Reese was also a career consultant for The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
and in that capacity he produced the 2004 Curiosa Festival. Bands that Reese has worked with have sold in excess of 80 million albums and have played to over 40 million fans.
John was the co-founder with Ross Robinson of I AM Recordings, and with Robinson signed Slipknot
Slipknot (band)
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...
, Glassjaw
Glassjaw
Glassjaw is a four-piece rock band from Long Island, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and have undergone numerous line-up changes since their inception...
, Amen and The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
among others while with I AM Recordings from 1995-2003.
In 2005, Reese co-founded the Rockstar Taste of Chaos
Taste of Chaos
Taste of Chaos is a hardcore tour that was started in the winter of 2005 by Kevin Lyman, the creator of the successful Warped Tour along with friend and business partner, John Reese. The Taste Of Chaos tour caters for fans of the post-hardcore, screamo, and metal genres, while offering the same...
with fellow industry executive, producer and entrepreneur Kevin Lyman
Kevin Lyman
Kevin Lyman is creator of a touring music and extreme sports festival called the Warped Tour, the Taste of Chaos, and the Mayhem tours. He also is a partner at SideOneDummy Records. He owns 4FINI which annually produces the above-mentioned tours as well as produced past tours such as the Down From...
. The tour is the only worldwide traveling lifestyle music festival and as of 2010 has played over 400 shows to over 2 million fans in 23 countries, including Australia, Japan, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria and the UK.
In 2007, Reese and Lyman co-founded the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival
Mayhem festival
The Mayhem Festival is a touring metal festival that takes place during the summer. The inaugural iteration took place in 2008; the festival has since become an annual event across the United States and Quebec, Canada. The tour has been sponsored by the Rockstar Energy Company since the time of its...
. In 2008, 2009, and 2010 the festival performed at 81 major Live Nation amphitheaters in the U.S. and Canada and is currently the largest traveling hard rock music festival in the world and has performed to over 1 million fans. Reese also co-founded the college Rockstar Get a Life Tour playing 27 college venues throughout the U.S. in 2008.
Reese is the producer of the Jagermeister Music Tour through his company Synergy Global Entertainment, Inc. The Jagermeister Music Tour is a hard rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal and country music tour that has been held multiple times per year in the United States since 2002.
Reese is also co-founder of DiNG LIFE, a device (cell phone, mp3 player, laptop, gaming) personalization company that maintains over 250 musical artist licenses which makes it the largest company of this specialty in this industry.
Reese is also the founder and producer of the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival which in 2010 will play 35 large venues in the U.S. and Canada. Uproar will feature Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour and HellYeah among many more artists.
Reese is also the co founder and CEO of Entertainment 3Sixty which is a company that connects brands to consumers through music and entertainment. Entertainment 3Sixty has consummated a number of sponsorship associations with Fortune 500 brands including Best Buy, AOL, THQ and Samsung Mobile among many more.
John lives in Southern California and is married to Elenie Reese (founder of Lil' Punk) and has three children: Kelsey, Kylie and Nicolette.
External links
- http://www.DiNGLIFE.com
- http://www.Entertainment3sixty.com
- http://www.MayhemFest.com
- http://www.Rockstaruproar.com
- http://www.RockstarTasteOfChaos.com
- http://www.MusicAsAWeapon4.com
- http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/index.php?encoreId=144&articleId=27415
- http://www.ocweekly.com/music/music/sometimes-the-lion/25498
- http://www.pollstar.com/blog/news/archive/2010/07/01/730317.aspx
- http://www.cwgmagazine.com/interviews/2010/02/entertainment-3sixty-john-reese/