LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

Please read our letter of recommendation from the band, Total Eclipse.    VIEW LETTER
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GENRES COVERED INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

Heavy Metal, Thrash, Hardcore, Death, Black, Speed, Deathcore, Metalcore, Screamo, Rock, Hard Rock, Indie, Experimental, JazzCore, Grindcore, Goremetal, Punk, Hard Modern Rock, Alt, Basically Anything with Distorted Guitars and Drums.

Bands we've had experience with over the years. These artists were part of shows that we arranged or were apart of in our own band's shows over our careers on and off stage.
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• METALLICA (Universal)
• KORN (EMI)
• SLIPKNOT (Roadrunner)
• DISTURBED (Universal)
• ROB ZOMBIE (Sony)
• DEVILDRIVER (ROADRUNNER)
• MACHINE HEAD (Roadrunner)
• LAMB OF GOD (Sony)
• DRAGONFORCE (Roadrunner)
• UNEARTH (Metal Blade)
• UNDEROATH (Solid State)
• MASTADON (Sony/Relapse)
• PRO-PAIN (Sony/Nuclear Blast)
• STUCK MOJO (Napalm/Century Media)
• DEATH ANGEL (Nuclear Blast)
• CHIMAIRA (Roadrunner)
• SUICIDE SILENCE
• NORMA JEAN (SolidState)
• MUSHROOMHEAD (Universal)
• WALLS OF JERICHO (Trustkill)
• FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 3
• 6 CRAZYFISTS (Ferret/Roadrunner)
• EKTOMORF (Nuclear Blast/ AFM)
• BLOODSIMPLE (Warner Bros.)
• SPINESHANK (Roadrunner)
• SOILENT GREEN (Relapse)
• AIRBOURNE (Roadrunner)
• SHADOWS FALL (Metal Blade)
• HATEBREED (Universal)
• ATREYU (Hollywood Records)
• THREAT SIGNAL (Nuclear Blast)
• RAUNCHY (Nuclear Blast)
• MY CITY BURNING (I Scream Records)
• BLACK TIDE (Roadrunner)
• THE RED CHORD (Metal Blade)
• THE AUTUMN OFFERING (Century)
• OBLIGE (Stillborn)
• EARLY GRAVES (Metal Blade/Ironclad)
• INTO THE MOAT (Century Media)
• SOIL (J / DRT Entertainment)
• BRAND NEW SIN (Century Media)
• WATCH THEM DIE (Century Media)
• A PERFECT MURDER (Century Media)
• 45 GRAVE
• THE DICKIES
• EXHUMED (Relapse)
• IMPALED (Century Media/Willowtip)
• VANNA (Epitaph Records)
• THE WORD ALIVE (Resurrection Records)
• UNDERNEATH THE GUN (Ferret Recordings)
• VILE (Unique Leader/Listenable)
• SEVERED SAVIOR (Unique Leader)
• DISGORGE (Crash Music)
• BETTER LEFT UNSAID (Stillborn)
• HOSTILITY (The Pen/Voltaic/Universal
• And projects of: Nevermore, Himsa, Annihilator, Papa Roach, Bleeding Through, And Deeds of Flesh members to list a few...

• Professional Representation
  
  
• Professional Guidance
  
  
• Tour/Show Bookings
  
  
• Touring Negotiations
  
  
• Management
  
  
• Consulting and Public Relations
  
  
• Record Label Submissions
  
  
• Travel Arrangements
  
  
• Phone Calls, Emails, Faxes, Mailings and Follow-up
  
  
• Access To Professional Contacts
  
  
• Public Relations / Press+Media Relations
  
  
• Songwriting Critique
  
  
• Pre-Production Recording Assistance
  
  
• World-wide Digital Record Release and Distribution

Ryan "Relentless" Raes is the owner and founder of Distilled Entertainment. Being the lead vocalist of two internationally known bands, Endrah (Coretex/Dynamo Records) from Brazil, and also Vengince (Cargo/Stand and Deliver Records) has given him the ability and experience in the music industry to help others. Performing live since 1995 with Vengince, building the band out of the garages and into a decent level in the industry. Raes, through Distilled Entertainment has booked 4 full U.S. Tours for Vengince which were more successful each time around. On those tours, the band has developed techniques for surviving on the road and making money on the road. Vengince has sold close to 20,000 records with little label support. Purely touring, and doing it right for the level the band is at. Vengince alone has performed over 500 shows in 23 countries, and 43 U.S. states!!!

Over the years, Distilled Entertainment. has placed Vengince onto now four full European Tours with Devildriver, 36 Crazyfists, Stuck Mojo, Ektomorf, and Pro-Pain all in a tour bus, and main support. Raes has performed over 100 shows in Europe, and has been to most of the countries on those tours. Performing to tens of thousands of people in Europe and selling thousands of CDs, along with learning the business from greats like Dez Fafara of Devildriver, Brock Lindow of 36 Crazyfists, Gary Meskill and Tom Klimchuk of Pro-Pain, Rich Ward of Stuck Mojo, Billy from Biohazard, Curran from Nevermore, friends in Unearth, and so many other bands is where our skills come from. Understanding the business, and the risks that need to be taken, and what does not need to be done. Someone who has been through it, and in a do-it-yourself way.

Raes has achieved many sponsors for himself and his bands including Jagermeister Music, along with many others. Through Jagermeister and Distilled Entertainment, Vengince has performed on The Rockstar Mayhem Tour in 2008 and 2010 as well as a 3,000 person Jager Tour show with Disturbed at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, CA which was sold out.

With Endrah, Raes was personally selected by Billy Graziadei (Biohazard, Endrah, Suicide City) and the other Endrah band members in Brazil. Raes was sent to New York to meet Biohazard and audition for Endrah. Over the audition, Raes was put on the mic with hardcore legends, Biohazard and appears doing the back vocals on "Set me Free" the last Biohazard song to ever be released to this date. Endrah chose Relentless, and has sent him on 4 tours of Brazil, and South America. The band is a nationally known band in Brazil, and has appeared on numerous national TV shows such as MTV, and even Brazil's Big Brother show which was viewed by 60 million people. The band's albums are in all stores in Brazil and the band headlines most all shows. Endrah lately has done tours with Unearth and Hatebreed, and is personal friends of Sepultura, Krisiun, and others. The band has done 3 sold-out tours of Brazil including a short tour with Unearth (Metal Blade). Raes can read, write, and speak some Portuguese now as well.

Raes' education includes a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Marketing from Sonoma State University in Northern California with also a minor in Recording Arts. He graduated with Congressional Honors from New Technology High School in Northern California and has been booking rock tours since his senior year. This education gave Raes the initial skills in marketing, human resources, recording, and promotion to grow into the artist and businessman he is today.

The list goes on and on. We want to give you an idea of who the guy is behind the business. Along with two other agents who know the music industry well, Distilled Entertainment is a legitimate, musician ran business for musicians.

Please feel free to contact us for more info on our services or to book any of our bands.

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