Our Past
NetManagement was established in 1987 as a concert promotion company. The first members were Sandra, Marcus and Andre.Till 1991 NetManagement organized numerous Independent Parties in the UJZ Langenhagen with many bands. Among them were The Escape, Trial, Psychopathic X-ray and Forthcoming Fire, just to name a few. Additional members of our team were Hauke (Sound), Kasim (Sound), Stefan (Light), Christian (Light), the famous Deale and a lot of DJs and volunteers.
From 1989 till 2000 the NetManagement team with up to 80 members provided festival organizers with staff for security, moderator, artist service, sound & light, production & stage managers, catering, merchandising, TV & Radio recording, etc. for several hundred festivals, concerts, raves & parties all over the globe.
In 1990 the ŠKUC Forum, Noise Forum and NetManagement teamed up to organize the Arena Festival in Pula / Croatia (former Yugoslavia) featuring the bands Alien Sex Fiend, Einstürzende Neubauten, Pankow, Borghesia, Die Goldenen Zitronen, Ludwig von 88, Let 3, Disciplina Kicme, Miladojka Youneed, The Escape and Scarlet Woman. Thanks again to Kai and his Pitchies and to all the volunteers for the great help.
Also in 1990 NetManagement started to organise shows for The Escape.
In the years 1991 till 1994 Kai, Lorenz and Andre supported the dark community with a free monthly printed news flyer called Nachtfalter which was distributed all over Europe. The Nachtfalter had a news section, concert & party calender and a list of new released records, new clubs and magazines. Issues: Issue 4 Front , Issue 4 Back , Issue 18 Front , Issue 18 Back , Issue 27 Front , Issue 27 Back , Issue 35 Front , Issue 35 Back .
Between 1991 and 1995 NetManagement supported the Croatian TV & Radio show Van Struje and its host Damir Tiljak with recordings from concerts of the major festivals in Europe. Special thanks to Leif, the best festival camera man ever.
From 1991 ongoing till 2004 we supported bands with merchandise- & promotion-material and tour equipment. Let us know if you need something.
Summer 1992 brought the Documenta Dance were the dark & electro concerts were organized by NetManagement. The Documenta is regarded as the most important exhibition of contemporary art, drawing attention from all over the world. Performances could be enjoyed on the 05.Jul.1992 , 19.Jul.1992 , 09.Aug.1992 and 23.Aug.1992 .
July/August 1995 was the Ravers Beach Festival in Opatija / Croatia and the Coal Mine Rave in Labin / Croatia were NetManagement took part in some of the organized chaos. Sincere thanks to Lana, Kruno, Johnny, Henry, Kai and the Labin Art Express/Radio LAE.
At the end of 1995 NetManagement opened its own Silk Screen printing company and for more than six years printed shirts, stickers, banners and a lot of other merchandise. The silk screen printing company was closed 2001.
In April 1997 The Escape went on their first tour through Germany as support group for S.P.O.C.K. Instead of taking a day off during this tour The Escape played with Project Pitchfork and Dive on one concert in Gent / Belgium.
In April 1998 The Escape again went on tour. This time as a support group for the second part of the Dreadful Shadows' "Beyond The Maze" tour. Lana made her debut as tour manager for The Escape, with the cordial support of Dirk and Jenne.
Our Present
1999 was the year the long time publishing expert Sven and Andre opened the publishing company for NetManagement. Their first signings were 18 Summmers (some of the former members of the band Silke Bischoff) and L'ame Immortelle .
At the beginning of 2000 The Escape went on the "Licht und Schatten" festival tour with the headliner L'Ame Immortelle and the befriended bands Noisex and Other Day.
During the autumn of 2001 The Escape toured again. This time as support for Whispers in The Shadow.
In 2002 NetManagement with the help of Andromeda, Moonstorm Records, Rabazco Records and LichScan organized the Newcomer Contest on the Zillo Festival. With the help of their mentors the bands were trying to win the audience's favour. The winner of this competition was the band [S.I.T.D]. Special thanks to Andrea for her endless support.
Finally in October 2005 The Escape was the headliner of a tour with Gods Arms and Other Day.
In November 2006 NetManagement went touring with Noisex through the US. In July of the following year NetManagement toured again with Noisex , but this time through Germany with FrightDoll as support.
In October/November 2007 NetManagement's newest signing Psycho Luna went on tour across Europe with The Birthday Massacre.
During May and June 2008, we are supporting the charity project " Machines Against Hunger " with international record release parties and distribution in Europe, the Middle East and Asia/Pacific.
Our Dream
Music lovers purchasing the creativity of their beloved artists legally and not stealing it (Copy Kills Music), so composers and writers have at least the chance to earn enough money with their passion to pay their electricity bill to run their music equipment. As long as musicians see their creations just as a hobby without the need to sustain their living through it, they might release their music for free to the public. But as soon as fans request nice artwork, well organized shows with good lighting and sound, merchandise, good quality photos in the printing press, worldwide distribution/worldwide availability of CDs, the normal business rules apply: "No money, no show".
Time is money and all the time musicians devote to their music and to their fans can't be used to earn a living. So please keep this in mind and support your artists by purchasing their music legally.
More to come in the next couple of days.