John L. Reese is an active entrepreneur and innovator in the music, event, festival, rideshare and natural medicine spaces. He is the Co-Founder and CSO of numerous successful enterprises and formerly was the sole owner and CEO of Synergy Global Entertainment, Inc. (SGE), a global event production company and producer of a significant number of the most successful boutique curated music, comedy, lifestyle and touring festivals over the past 20 years and was one of the largest independent event production companies in the United States. Reese’s varied experiences in the music industry career spanning more than 40 year has given him a unique perspective on the needs of consumers and their behaviors as well as artists, fans and venues alike.
By the age of 20, John formed VIP Event Services, which became the third largest peer security management company and event services company in the United States with contracts at over 100 public and private event venues in the U.S. Clients included Guns N Roses, U2, NFL Stadiums, Major Arenas, NASCAR Racetracks and many others, and the company also handled security for Pope John Paul II’s visit to America.
John was the tour manager for Guns N’ Roses, first for their 1989 Los Angeles Coliseum concerts with the Rolling Stones and then the massive Use Your Illusion tours and ultimately to a role as a partner/manager for Big FD Entertainment, representing a number of diverse multi-platinum artists including Guns N’ Roses, Blind Melon, Danzig, Candlebox, The Used and The Stone Roses among many others.
With music producer Ross Robinson, Reese founded I AM Recordings and signed Slipknot, Glassjaw, Amen and The Cure, among other chart-topping bands. In 1997, Reese founded Freeze Artist Management. His artist management roster included numerous multi-platinum artists. He also produced the Curiosa Festival with Robert Smith of The Cure through Freeze Artist Management.