Testimonials

“The Jacksonville Music Festival was indeed a festive event. I thoroughly appreciate the efforts of individuals and companies such as Troy Nethken and Gorilla Productions. These people are the reason why I have a job and im able to find superstars.Events like the Jacksonville Music Festival not only expose me to talent in markets that don’t get a lot of exposure, but it also gives the artists a “not-so-often” given platform to show there talent to record execs like myself. These style of events are needed and appreciated by music lovers who want to see the music industry get back on those very strong legs it use to have.I thoroughly appreciate the invite and I’m looking forward to being apart of more quality, well planned events like the Jacksonville Music Festival. Troy Nethken was a hell of a host!!! Thank you.”

-Amir Windom, A&R
Atlantic Records
www.atlanticrecords.com
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“Gorilla Productions Cleveland 100 Music Festival is the best way for local bands to be seen by true industry label representatives. Because of the Cleveland 100, we landed our record deal with Rotten Records.”

-Jake Scott
Salt The Wound
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“Gorilla Music is the most hardworking and dependable production company that we’ve had the pleasure of working with since we’ve owned Peabodys.”

-Chris Zitterbart
Peabodys Downunder
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“Gorilla Music is a first class organization, always on the ball, putting on great shows and taking care of business.”

-Ron Peterson
CEO, Rotten Records
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“Thanks again, I turn every band I know on to you because you have been such a tremendous influence in how I connect with others in this business! Gorilla RAWKS!”

-A. Somatic,
Greenville, SC
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Dan,I just wanted to take a second of you time to give praise to the staff that you and your company has in place. Alan is a real stand up guy (not something that you see too often in this industry anymore) He is very professional and really on top of his game. I have met my fair share of promoters from being on tour, managing bands, managing venues, and being a promoter myself, and Alan has done a great job in OKC at the Bricktown Ballroom. He has been a pleasure to work with and has made a good name for Gorilla Music in OKC.And Creston as well, he is a real take charge guy. I have not had one problem with him. He is a very honest and trustworthy guy, which is what you need for an on site employee.

Dan, thanks so much for all of your business and I am glad to see Gorilla Music expanding and growing.
Thanks,

-Craig “Focker” Guthery
Brewer Entertainment
Talent Buyer/ Concert Productions
Oklahoma City, OK
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“This show really helped me and my band kind of get out of our little shell, when we played for a crowd of that size. It also really helped us when it came to networking with other bands and we made alot of new friends and alot of new fans. This show was a great way to put our name out there, show the public our music, and simply just build a bigger fan base. Overall it was an amazing experience and an amazing show.”

-Steven Sanchez,
Spotlight In The Sky,
San Antonio, TX
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“Out of all the company’s we have worked with Gorilla Music is the one company that we really enjoy working with. The staff is always helpful and every show we play under Gorilla runs smooth and is always a blast.”

-Doug Gussio,
CARSINOGEN
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“Hey Ron, and everyone else at Gorilla Music. I just wanted to take the time to thank everyone for all the help and support in regards to the shows you have organized. You truly understand the work it involves to get together a well thought out, and bad ass gig. Everyone in the band has learned from the packages you sent, and every bit of info in them is gold. You have truly been there for our band, and were willing to work with us every step of the way. We thank you, and our fans thank you! I sincerely hope that every show we play is as amazing as the ones you were apart of. I hope that we can work together in the future, and continue enjoying the success we have seen with your help. Thanks again for everything.”

-Drew and the rest of Infamous,
myspace.com/infamousmetalsc
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“We really enjoyed the show last night at Birdy’s! It was a great experience and there was a lot of awesome bands. Hopefully we can work with you guys again in the future. Thanks man.”

-Grey Utopia
Indianapolis, IN
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“Working with Andrea was amazing. She not only called to see how the band was coming along or how ticket sales were doing, but she would call to just talk about life as well. She was prompt with fliers being posted as well as ticket and information delivery. Andrea and Gorilla Music has helped us out in so many different ways and opened a lot of doors for us, we are hoping to work with her again as well as with Gorilla.”

-Eric
Abstract Absence
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“Hey i just want to say thanks for all the help gorilla has done for mal-evil-ance,
you guys have really lived up to your word on what you was going to do and
we really thank you for that. We look forward in working more wit you in the
future.”

-From your bloody band
MAL-EVIL-ANCE
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“Hey Alan! Hows it going?Just touching basis with u to let u know that we are really enjoying the tour.We appreciate the way that u have been conducting your business and how the tour is being ran.In the near future we look forward to doing business with gorilla music again.The tour is going real well and we appreciate the hospitality.”

Take Care,
Project Born
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“First, I would like to say, as a band, we thank u so much for taking care of us throughout the 6 weeks prior to the battle of the bands. Second, thank the production company for giving not only us, but many young talents the opportunity to grow. It means a lot. Third, I can’t explain how much fun we had playing. It was amazing and really, above all, (we) want to take our music to the next level and that we can’t thank you enough for. So, from Four 14, we send all the appreciation we can to you. Thank you very much.”

-Kyle Rowland
“Four 14″
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“We had a blast with you guys in Charlotte!!! We are trying to do this music thing for real and love every minute we’re on stage.”

-Justin
“Derelix”
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“What’s up Alan?! I gave you my word that I would definitely send you an email. I must say that my experience with your effort to make sure that I had a great slot and performance was much appreciated. I have encountered many other booking agents before, but on the honest tip, you are the best by far. Calm attitude and humorous and definitely professional. You did a great job having everything well explained and the show went very smoothly. I thank you for the great experience with Gorilla Music and look forward to booking more shows in the near future..”

-Uriah Black
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“Gorilla Music has provided us with more opportunities than we have ever imagined. They have put us on some of the best hip hop shows in Cleveland. Over the past two years we have performed on 5 or 6 Gorilla Productions shows in Cleveland and every one of the shows were SOLD OUT!! I can’t wait until the next event!”

-Tae Wall
“CTS”
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Hey Michael,Here are a few thoughts on how Gorilla has helped Amber Dawn:1. Networking – The Gorilla shows have provided us great contacts with other bands, that have resulted in additional gigs.

2. Promotion – The Gorilla shows have taught us how to more effectively promote our band.

3. Exposure – The Gorilla shows have greatly increased our exposure in the Sacramento area, and have generated interest in the band from other production companies.

4. Motivation- The Gorilla shows have motivated the band to write new music and perfect the the core songs played at gigs.

Hope this info is useful!”

-Scott Ringseth
Amber Dawn
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“Since we started working with Gorilla Music, they have been nothing but helpful and courteous to us in every way. Andrea (our booking agent) has been incredible and treats us with personal care without making us feel like ‘just another band’. We enjoy having the support and backing of Gorilla Productions and look forward to working with them for as long as we can.”

-Chris
The Initiative
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“We really appreciate what you and Gorilla Music have done in helping us get good shows”

-Matt
“Orange Marmalade”
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“HI Andrea, I just wanted to drop a note on behalf of myself and the guys from DNA “Do Not Attempt”- We all had a great time and truly enjoyed meeting you. Thanks for all your help!!! And please keep us in mind for future Gorilla Music events. Thanks again.”

-Jacqui
“DNA”
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“Andrea… thank u so much for that opportunity! That was so much fun! What you guys are doing with this stuff is awesome! Thank you for that!!”

-Dustin
“If Tomorrow Burns”
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“Tom, we had an awesome time at the Battle of the Bands at the Zydeco in Birmingham on the 18th. Everything ran so smooth and our set was great! Thank you for hooking us up, we had a blast! Gorilla is BADASS!!”

-Wes
“BTK”
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“Gorilla Music has been one of the best choices we’ve made. We started working with Gorilla productions over a year ago & have had some really successful shows since. Through our agent Troy we’ve met some great bands & expanded our fan base out in Cleveland, Ohio. The company is great to work with & the people, especially Troy, are very helpful. They actually seem to care about what you want to achieve as a band as well as individuals.”

-Jamie
“Hot For Skippy manager”
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“this is zeb with the band Vicariously inDecisive
we had a blast playing your battle of the bands @ the alrosa villa
the crowd was awesome .we got tons of new fans and connections for future shows.
plus we won 2nd place ;) not too shabby
keep on rocking it andrea”

-Zeb Thompson
“Vicariously inDecisive”
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“In the 5 year existence of our band and relationship with gorilla productions, we have never done a less than outstanding show. From shows at Peabodys to South by Southwest, they’ve all been monster shows. It’s nice to work with people that live music as much as the bands.”

-Dean
“Asleep”
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“Thanks Andrea, we had a great time, and it was great to be on a bill where all the bands were so good! Definitely awesome….”

-John
“Deafened By Love”
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“We wanted to say that we had a GREAT time playing. All of those bands were great. We had sooo much fun that it turned out to be the best show that we’ve played ever. Thanks for the opportunity!”

-Jason
“Orchard”
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“Friends of Poncho wants to thank Mike Beatty, Erin, and everyone from Gorilla Music, for putting on such a great show. We all had a great time. and appreciate, all the time and effort, from everyone involved. Can’t wait till the next show! Congratulations to Breckenwood for a fine performance, and win in the battle of bands, they did a good job. We want to congratulate all the other bands for putting on a great show and to all their fans for their support. Also thanks to Club Paradise, all their employees and sound engineer who is excellent, for providing such a comfortable and awesome stage and club to perform. Many thanks and good luck to all.”

-Rich
“Friends Of Poncho”
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“Hey Ashley thanks so much for the opportunity to compete in Gorilla-Music Cleveland’s battle of the bands here in Columbus Ohio! Fresh Wreckage has an awesome time, met great people and hope to work with you all in the future. Harold Townes and I can’t thank you enough! Take care :-)

-Bobbi Floyd Townes (via Facebook)
“Fresh Wreckage”
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“Had a great time last night. It was good to finally meet you! Good crowd, good show…cant wait for July 9th!”

-Steve
“Dead Before Dawn”
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“Hey Mike. Thanks again for letting us play these shows man. It’s be so awesome and we’ve been having a ton of fun. The show last night had to be the best we’ve ever played in. Your shows rock! Thanks again”

-Garrett
“Breckenwood”
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“Gorilla is the epitome of a Grade A, High in Class, efficiently ran company. Your employees not only work hard, but they’re good people at heart. Your professionalism, but fun free spirited way about doing things is one that’s missing from the music biz.Troy Nethken as always, was First Class with everything. He’s a true A&R and I appreciate what he does. I’m sure every independent artist that Troy has helped appreciates him thoroughly too.The Cleveland Music Festival “wow’d” me in an array of ways. I was amazed at how Gorilla was able to have 6 different showcases going on at one time, but more importantly how smooth everything ran. The Gorilla staff was very accommodating. I was introduced to some great bands and great artists… Keeping Riley, 70 Lewis, Chip Tha Ripppppppp, Machine Gun Kelly and a number of other great artist.

It’s companies like Gorilla that I believe will keep the music industry going and growing. You guys are truly A&R’s, especially when it comes to discovering the next star. Gorilla will continue to be high in demand in my book when I need to know who’s the next big thing… Gorilla will be one of the first I go to… I’m sure they’ll have some star for me…

I look forward to continue building and working with Gorilla Music. ”

-Amir Windom, A&R
“Atlantic Records”
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“Milwaukee is a tough town to play in, with an even tougher music scene to fit into..Gorilla Music and its awesome staff has been working along side us since our early days, and has done everything to help US as musicians and artists…which is rare but insanely important! Individually or as a band, we have all done “production” shows, “pay to play events” such as Emergenza Festival shows, among others we won”t incriminate..The staff at Gorilla constantly re-enforces the idea that you, as the artist, is whats important, and not the money you can make for them. They pick very talented bands to play together, very fair ticket pricing, and always keep their words about prizing, and deliver without question. We have won 2 events for Gorilla, but more importantly, gained tons of new fans, recorded an e.p., and made merch, all with the prizes we’ve won..this is an awesome opprtunity for up and coming bands to get noticed, and get some help to gain exposure. We recommend Gorilla to everyone, and they are the ONLY production company we work with! And now Milwaukee knows who we are..which is saying alot!”

-Jason
“Why The Human Suit”
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“My band Lemon Juice was just a band that was dreaming of bigger things. If it wasn’t for the amazing and committed talent buyers of Gorilla Productions we would still be dreaming. Their persistence to create an atmosphere for us and other musicians was what really kept us motivated to press on. With out their dedication and influences on our success we would still be dreaming, and now because of them our dream is more like a goal. Thier experience, and organization is what my band needed. I would be out of place and terribly wrong if I was to recommend or suggest anyone else. Thanks to Gorilla Music for everything you have provided for my band and I, we will never forget what you have done for us.”

-Kris Graber
“Lemon Juice”
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“Hey thanks again for that show at Tammany Hall, it was one of our best ones yet! If you ever need another metal band we’ll be ready to play.”

-Jeff
“Crypter”
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“Hey! I just wanted to say thank you very much for the gig! It was cool I liked it a lot! Well, if there are any more cool gigs I would like to be part of it. Well, thanks again!”

-Robby Jr
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“In a scene where it is extremely hard to get decent shows if you’re not a well known band, Gorilla have helped bands like us get a chance to prove ourselves. They are currently going far out of their way to help us with a lukemia benfit show for the Dear Jack Foundation. A show no venue or other booking company would touch.”

-Josh Austin
“Everyone In Fragments”
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“I just wanted to thank you guys for this whole thing. Looking at what you guys do working with local bands i see it’s a tremendous amount of work and from what i saw at the show on Sunday March 25 in Albuquerque not one band thanked the Gorilla Music representative.You guys have such a demanding job and it probably gets a little hectic and frustrating, especially when working with bands who are difficult to stay in contact with. All in all we had a wonderful time at the event. Thanks so much Anthony you guys are the best”

-Rock Ulibarri
“Struck By Gold”
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“Thanks for booking us for the Hartford Battle of the Bands, we had a great time. Also if you have any affiliation with Sarah who was coordinating the show, could you tell her thanks as well. If you need any other bands to play in the Hartford area again keep us in mind.
Thanks”
-Steve J
“Planemo”
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“Hey we are going into the studio today and we all wanted to say thank you so much for always being helpful and nice and answering all our questions we wouldn’t have got here as smoothly with out you.
Thank you again”
-”Countdown To Overkill”
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When working in the music business, it’s important to know who you are working with at all times, especially when trying to get your group booked at a club or when working with a concert production company.  Look for companies that have legitimate websites that display all their information online.  This information should include a phone number, the address where the company is located, and information as to who owns the company.

Keep in mind that having a Facebook page is not the same as having a website.  Any company that does not have a website is most likely not a legit production company and should be avoided like the plague.  The same goes for companies that do not display ample contact information on their website.  Having an email form as the only way you can contact them is not sufficient, and neither is a company that only allows you to contact them through email. These are the kinds of production companies that should be avoided.

You want to look at these websites and see how long the companies have been in business. If you can’t find this info on their site, the Better Business Bureau can also provide you with this and other information.  Look for concert production companies that have an A rating from the BBB, and companies that have been around for at least 3 or 4 years.

When you find a production company’s website, take a good look around. How big is their site?  Does the site only have three pages, or does it have a bunch?  Do they have any other information on their website that can help your group?  Try to find out how many cities they coordinate events in across the country.  Look for companies that work with lots of clubs and bands.

So before you book any show with a concert promoter, do a little homework. Check out their BBB rating, make sure they have a website with all their contact information posted, and see how many other people they are working with at the moment.  More reputable companies have larger websites and networks. The more bands, venues, and people they work with, the more likely it is that they’re a company you can trust.