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MANIC Music

Music & Touring

About Me

MANIC Music & Distribution is a multi-faceted music company based slightly west of Philadelphia. Our touring division works with a growing list of clients in which we assist on pre-production and touring detail. Our current/past clients include Celtic Frost, Kreator, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Black Dahlia Murder, Underoath, Dillinger Escape Plan, Meshuggah, God Forbid, Kamelot, Behemoth, Morbid Angel, Emperor, 1349, Destruction, Disfear, Katatonia, Decapitated, Gamma Ray, Hypocrisy, Kataklysm, Edguy, Moonspell, Hate Eternal, Krisiun, The Red Chord, Shai Hulad, Caliban, Immolation, Mnemic, The Starting Line, Copeland, Necrophagist, Symphony X, Enslaved, Dark Funeral, Destruction, Belphagor, Krisiun, Unleashed, Zyklon, Kittie, Insomnium, Epica, Swallow the Sun, Overkill, Paradise Lost, Nightwish, Chimaira, Soilwork, Trail of Tears, Rotting Christ, and Circle. We again wish to thank Candlelight Records, Nuclear Blast America, Century Media Records, First Row Talent, Metal Blade Records, Northern Music Co., The Agency Group, Direct Management, plus ESP Guitars, Ibanez Guitars, Randall Amplification, Krank Amplification, Avolites USA, Engl & Mesa Boogie Amplifiation, and more for their assistance and friendship.
See side bar for information on our partner company, Candlelight Records. You can also visit www.candlelightrecordsusa.com to shop the label's official shop or become a friend by clicking the icon below.

My Interests

Music:

Candlelight Records is the worldwide label home to 1349, Abigail Williams, Averse Sefira, Blut Aus Nord, Crowbar, Daylight Dies, Emperor, Grimfist, Myrkskog, Octavia Sperati, Zyklon & more. Our USA partner labels include Threeman Records, Rise Above Records, AFM Record, Tabu Records, Spinefarm Records, and Nocturnal Art Productions. Through these cooperations Candlelight oversees US activities for Entombed, The Mighty Nimbus, Grand Magus, Witchcraft, Enslaved, Susperia, Keep of Kalessin, and more.

My Blog

Friend or Foe

Each day we are given opportunity to learn valuable lessons.  This weekend I (again) found how little we really can trust or count on individuals that come in to our lives.  Sure we all...
Posted by MANIC Music on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:52:00 PST

Life and its cruel powers

Days like these serve as an eternal post-it note that reminds us just how vulnerable we all are to tragedy.  The reality is that we are not eternal, though often times we think we are.  When...
Posted by MANIC Music on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:55:00 PST

Musical chairs

No sleep gets you, well tired!  It's been one workhorse of a week but one that will remain yet another fond memory for the chapters of 2007.  Many thanks to my favorite S...
Posted by MANIC Music on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:01:00 PST

Early to rise

I don't know what it is but even if I wanted to I can't sleep.  Sure I get my cat naps each night for the most part but its as if the brain just never wants to silence.  Planning this, stres...
Posted by MANIC Music on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 05:14:00 PST

Metal Reigns

Another action packed metal weekend, this time with the boys in Immortal.  NYC and LA performances were sold out, as expected.  My thanks to everyone that helped in sorting the shows - Hakon...
Posted by MANIC Music on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:58:00 PST

Busy days ahead

There is always that peaceful calm before the storm, or in my case the few quiet days of solitude before all hell breaks loose (doh!).  We have bands coming in and out over the next week and me o...
Posted by MANIC Music on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:51:00 PST

Laundry issues

This weekend will be spent sorting details for the start of our merchandising division.  We have carried tshirts and the like before but now we have the full plans starting.  Its pretty exci...
Posted by MANIC Music on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

Is normal possible?

A week back and things are for the most part back to normal - if you can call slammed normal.  I don't recall in the setting up of my "dream job" that this much paperwork would be ...
Posted by MANIC Music on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:52:00 PST

Sleepless nights

Another of my struggles with restlessness.... I hate when I can't silence my brain.  So I'm up working on a mailing hoping it will put me to sleep (a girl can hope can't she?).  A big thanks...
Posted by MANIC Music on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:50:00 PST

Cheers to the end of exhausting week!

Auto-pilot has been the concept of the week, arriving home from another amazing week on tour with some great friends.  Thanks to everyone that participated on or worked on these shows - Steve, Ed...
Posted by MANIC Music on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:15:00 PST