ALPHA OMEGA Management is extremely delighted to announce that TOVAR Music Group (aka TMG, led by John Tovar, former long time manager of MARILYN MANSON) and ALPHA OMEGA Management have merged forces for a global partnership!
ALPHA OMEGA Management‘s General Manager Alex Azzali stated: “We couldn’t be happier to announce the worldwide partnership with TOVAR Music Group, welcoming John Tovar and his “right hand” Eyal Perelmuter to our Alpha Omega Team! John is well-known for his long and impressive career in the music business. Since our first contact, the synergy between our entities was clear, we share the same idea that the concept of collaboration instead of competition is the winning key of band management. We are convinced that our alliance will bring incredible things to all the bands in both rosters and our future projects!”
John Tovar, TOVAR Music Group CEO and Founder adds: “I’ve been thinking about one single word that could capture what I feel today… in all fairness I will write two, VERY EXCITED! That is precisely how I feel about joining the Alpha Omega Management Team. Haven’t felt this pumped up since my days with Marilyn Manson!”
More about TOVAR:
John Tovar has been in the music business more than 35 years. The music is in the DNA of the Tovar family. The experiences gave him the ear for true talents, who have become extremely successful international acts, regardless of their musical styles.
Achievements
Some say that his greatest achievements were to find, develop and signing artist that have become gold, platinum and Grammy award winning stars,…
***Marilyn Manson (Interscope Records) 55+ million album sold worldwide
***The Mavericks (MCA Universal); 4 gold albums 3 platinum albums
***Nuclear Valdez (Sony Epic); highly praised and critically acclaimed very successful in Europe
***Expose’ (Arista) Platinum and Gold albums
***Santos Renuentes (Sony Latin). critically acclaimed and very successful in Mexico
***The Goods (Island)
Italian death metal combo MECHANICAL GOD CREATION are currently at ALPHA OMEGA Studios, giving a final touch to their third album, today recording the bass tracks, by Michele Attolino, who entered the band’s line-up in November 2017. The next step will be mix and mastering, which will be handled by Alex Azzali.
Comments the band: “It’s time for bass then our album is finally ready for mix and mastering ! The third Mechanical God Creation full-length is almost ready!”
Check out two video clips of today’s recordings (behind the mixing desk is one of the Alpha Omega’s Producers, Carlo Meroni): Clip 1 – Clip 2.
More information, on the album, will be revealed soon!
In the photos above: Mechanical God Creation’s frontlady Lucy and bassist Michele, together with Alpha Omega’s General Manager and Producer Alex Azzali.
ALPHA OMEGA Management is extremely delighted to announce the signing of BILL HUDSON, who now takes part of Alpha Omega’s new Service Branch, dedicated to the needs and interests (Booking, media, communication, promotion) of session musicians and solo artists! Currently Bill is on the extensive “Back to the Roots, Part II” tour in Europe with DIRKSCHNEIDER, whose new guitarist he is since April 2017!
Watch Bill Hudson’s video announcement here:
ALPHA OMEGA‘s Owner and General Manager, Alex Azzali, adds: “We are truly excited to welcome Bill Hudson to our Artist Roster! He is an extraordinaire and versatile guitar virtuoso, and watching him play on stage, his absolute dedication can be felt on each riff he makes. Since he entered to the DIRKSCHNEIDER line up, last April, he has been busy touring worldwide, but we will work behind-the-scenes, taking care of all the other aspects of his career, in form of guitar clinics, studio sessions, and promotion wherever he is musically involved.”
Please Note, BILL HUDSON is available for studio sessions and guitar clinics. For further information, please contact via email: alexalphaomega@gmail.com – robertoalphaomega@gmail.com.
Los Angeles-based guitarist/songwriter Bill Hudson (DIRKSCHNEIDER, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, I AM MORBID, Circle II Circle, Jon Oliva’s Pain and more) has become a very sought after name in the hard rock world in recent years. Whether he is in Germany headlining the biggest heavy metal festival in the world or in the studio recording guitars for a video game soundtrack, there’s never a dull moment in the life of the Brazilian musician. In the summer of 2015, he made history in Germany, headlining Wacken Open Air, performing in front of 80,000 fans with the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA. Hudson joined the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA also for their winter tour in 2015, performing 52 shows in 6 weeks throughout the US and Canada for an average of 15,000 fans a day.
In April 2017, DIRKSCHNEIDER announced Bill Hudson as their new guitarist, currently they are on extensive “Back to the Roots, Part II” tour in Europe, which concludes just before Christmas 2017.
Watch Bill Hudson – E.G.O:
TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA “O Come All Ye Faithful/O Holy Night”:
ALPHA OMEGA Management is excited to announce the opening of their new office in the UK And Ireland, in collaboration with ENSO MUSIC Management!
Stated Alex Azzali, ALPHA OMEGA‘s general manager: “We are extremely excited to announce the expansion of our activities, opening our new Office on the UK and Irish soil, in collaboration with ENSO MUSIC Management, led by two super-ladies, Rachael Harrison and Dorothy Demeester, who are now joining our Alpha Omega global Network, currently covering the most part of the world; having the head office in Italy, and branch offices in North/South America and Ukraine/Russia + more to come. Earlier this year we launched the new brand of services: ALPHA OMEGA TOURS, and just recently we inaugurate our new Management Branch, dedicated to the needs and interests of session musicians and solo artists. Our hard-working team hasn’t counted hours to reach each target and milestone we set at the beginning of our road, and today we are pround to be considered as a highly valued band and artist management gaining appreciation from the music scene worldwide.”
Rachael Harrison and Dorothy Demeester of ENSO MUSIC Management added: “Enso Music Management & PR is proud to announce a collaborative partnership with Alpha Omega Management to promote, support and develop the career of both rosters around the world. We entered this collaboration as more than ever, we want to share our passion for music and team up with people as passionate as we are. This passion for music is what we found in Alpha Omega team, so it was obvious for us to join forces with them and start a new exciting journey, dedicated to our bands and the development of their career. We are really proud of this and looking forward to building up the best structure to give the best support our artists.”
More information on ENSO MUSIC Management:
ENSO MUSIC Management was started by Rachael Harrison, and has been going since 2013 in it’s current form, with a growing business, with a passion for aspiring rock and metal artists and the drive to see them succeed in the music industry. The motto of Enso Music is: “We pride our work in paying a great deal of attention to who we work with, on a friendly and professional level.”
More information on ALPHA OMEGA Management:
Italy based, International ALPHA OMEGA Management was founded with the mission to meet the increasingly massive demand of the emerging and established bands to have a single agency, hence a single interlocutor (point of reference) to deal 360 degrees every aspect of their career and it’s composed by professionals, working in various sectors of the music industry, including ALEX AZZALI, internationally well-known producer, tour manager and or sound engineer (for Ancient, Behemoth, Dismember, Grave, Septicflesh, Rotting Christ, Cro Mags, Marduk, Hate, Vader and many more), Producer BILL METOYER (Producer of Slayer, W.A.S.P, D.R.I, etc. and ex Vice President of Metal Blade USA). Our South American office is led by EDU LANE (founder/drummer of NervoChaos) who has booked shows and tours in Brazil and around Latin America, with his TUMBA-agency, for many internationally well-known artists.
In July 2016, ELLEFSON MUSIC PRODUCTIONS (aka EMP Label Group) and ALPHA OMEGA Management merged forces for a two-way partnership, to form a global partnership for management and booking. In August 2016 Alpha Omega announced new services: ALPHA OMEGA TOURS, creating the worldwide touring structure, both for upcoming bands and more! And just recently Alpha Omega launched the new Management Branch, dedicated to the needs and interests of session musicians and solo artists.
Constantly growing ALPHA OMEGA band roster consists of well established acts such as STEVE DI GIORGIO, RATOS DE PORÃO, D.R.I., ANCIENT, EXTREMA among quite a few amazing up and coming bands. ALPHA OMEGA also has a Residential Recording Studio at the Lake of Como, in close proximity to three major airports of Milan. Alpha Omega Recording Studio offers recording, mixing and mastering.
Death metal dummer legend DEREK RODDY (Hate Eternal, Malevolent Creation, Nile etc) returns to Italy for the third time after three years of absence, announcing the drum clinic tour, entitled “Derek Roddy Invasion”, presented by Atlast Drum Event. The tour kicks off on April 18th at the ALPHA OMEGA Recording Studios in Blevio (Como)! The evening starts at 8pm with meet&greet + aperitif, followed by Derek’s Masterclass and afterparty! Entry fee 20€. Reservations via email: alexalphaomega@gmail.com. See all the tour dates below.
Stated Alex Azzali, Owner of the ALPHA OMEGA Studios and Management: “ALPHA OMEGA Studios can boast a very strong experience and extensive list of well-known clients who have recorded, mixed and mastered their albums in our studios. Furthermore we can offer the ideal environment also for the clinics and such kind of events. Therefore we’re especially thrilled to host Derek Roddy’s first tour date in Como, on April 18th. Welcome!”
Watch Derek Roddy performing at Modern Drummer Festival 2008:
DEREK RODDY Invasion Tour dates in Italy:
18 April – Alpha Omega Studios & Management – Blevio (Como)
19 April – X4M Perform Schoo of Musicians – Torino
20 April – FreeStroke Drum School – Firenze
21 April – Musical Academi – Terni
22 April – Rebel’s House – Roma
23 April – Bateras Beat Drum School – Cagliari
24 April – Avatara Recording Studios – Milano
25 April – Individual Drum lessons – Verona
26 April – Musical Box – Verona
Biography:
Derek Roddy is an American drummer and snake breeder, originally from South Carolina. His ability to record entire drum tracks in one or two takes earned him the nickname “One Take”. Derek is most known as an Extreme Metal drummer playing with many influential Extreme bands including Hate Eternal, Nile, Malevolent Creation, Divine Empire, Council of the Fallen (where he also played guitar), Today Is the Day, Traumedy, and Aurora Borealis.
In early 2007, Roddy started an instrumental band called SERPENTS RISE, which almost immediately grabbed the attention of drummers/musicians around the world. SERPENTS RISE is often referred to by fans as having an obscure sound for their bizarre guitar parts and incorperation of various percussion instruments, atmosphere and dynamics.
In 2010 Roddy was one out of seven drummers who was asked to auditioned to replace Mike Portnoy as the drummer for Dream Theater.
Since his departure from Hate Eternal in 2006, he has become a featured drum clinician for several companies, including Meinl Cymbals, Axis Percussion, and DW Drums. He’s performed at most every major drum event around the world including: The 2007 and 2010 AUDW (Australia Ultimate Drummers Weekend), the Singapore Drum Festival, multi apperances at the NAMM Show, 2007 and 2010 Meinl Drum Festival, 2007 and 2012 DrummerLive, PASIC, Moscow Drum Fest, South Africa Drum Fest and at the 2008 Modern Drummer Festival-a performance which has since been released in the DVD format by Hudson Music. Derek was the first Extreme Metal Drummer to author instructional material on extreme metal drumming. “The Evolution of Blast Beats” and was released by Hudson Music in 2006 and was the first time Blast Beats had been published in instructional notation. Since, he has also authored 2 other DVDs..”Blast Beats Evolved” (2009) and his latest “Playing With Your Drums” (2012) also released by Hudson Music.
Derek continues to perform clinics and masterclasses, recording and freelance work in addition to his newer musical projects.
Discography: With Serpents Rise: Serpents Rise (2010), Serpents Rise 2 (2012), With Aurora Borealis: Praise the Archaic Light’s Embrace (1998), Northern Lights (2000), Northern Lights: DieHard Release (2001), With Council of the Fallen: Demo (1999), Revealing Damnation (2002), With Creature: Demo (1997), With The Deboning Method: Demo (1988), Cold Demo (1991), Democracy Demo (1993), With Divine Empire: Demo (1998) Redemption (1998), With Gothic Outcasts: Sights Unseen (1997), With Hate Eternal: King of All Kings (September 16, 2002), I, Monarch (June 27, 2005), With Malevolent Creation: In Cold Blood (1997), With Nile: Black Seeds of Vengeance (September 5, 2000), With Today Is the Day: Axis of Eden (2007), Various artists: Drum Nation Vol. 3 (2006), Visionaries of the Macabre: Vol.1 (1998), Worldwide Metal Inquisition (1998).
Just recently METALHEADS FOREVER, one of the biggest metal entities out there, led by David Maloney, contacted ALPHA OMEGA Management and EMP Label Group, proposing a Special October issue about the Alliance between ALPHA OMEGA and EMP! Now this ambitious article is available online, featuring interviews with Alex Azzali, David Ellefson, Roberto Risso, Thom Hazaert + some of the ALPHA OMEGA/EMP roster bands: COVEN – RON MARKS – ANCIENT – D.R.I. – EXTREMA – MASTER – MOBILE DEATHCAMP – THEATRES DES VAMPIRES – COLD RAVEN – HELSTAR – DOLL SKIN – SEMBLANT – HEAVEN BELOW – ARISE IN CHAOS – SKUMLOVE and DEAD BY WEDNESDAY.
Metalheads Forever‘s CEO David Maloney stated in his closing remarks: “We can’t thanks you enough for your time and participation and prompt replies. To ALPHA OMEGA Management and EMP Label Group, it was our pleasure to work with you and we are looking forward to working together with WORLD METAL DOMINATION. We look forward to following up on this article at a future date and talk a little further into your respective business and bands and other projects respectively, thanks again MHF.”
ALPHA OMEGA Management and EMP Label Group thank Metalheads Forever and its Staff, for this great opportunity: “We couldn’t be more agree! The WORLD METAL DOMINATION has started and will move on, in a way that we believe is the only right way: Reliable, Constant, Steadfast and Steady! This is just the beginning… \m/”
David Maloney tells about Metalheads Forever: “Metalheads Forever was created on October 15th, 2010 because of a life long love and passion for Metal. It was started with the intent to satisfy some of my Metal needs as well as a few close Metal friends. Like any great thing it started with one, then two, than three and 6 years later 82,000 plus members and fans make us one of the biggest and baddest Metal entities on the face of the Earth. What started out as a hobby and purely for fun as turned into a something I was not prepared for in the beginning, as we started to grow so did my vision of what we could be and what we could become. Day by day, week by week and yes year by year I could see that this was a Globally shared passion with very few outlets to just be a Metalhead and enjoy the company of lifelong Metalheads and like minded people. So here we sit 6 years later, 43 subgroups covering nearly all sub-genres, being a force on all social Platforms from Twitter to Youtube and everything in between. This is just the beginning for us! \m/”
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 