German promoter Wizard Promotions, a subsidiary company of DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG, is now being led by the son of its founder, Oliver Hoppe, as sole MD.
Ossy Hoppe will continue to advise the company as Chief Advisor Artist & Repertoire.
In 2012, Oliver Hoppe moved up into operative management after gaining experience in brand strategy, and was integral in the comeback of Böhse Onkelz, which resulted in a sold out 20-show arena tour in 2016.
Other projects he’s worked on include tours by Blackberry Smoke, Steel Panther, Monster Truck and Grammy winners Ghost and Chris Stapleton.
Alongside the above, Oliver Hoppe has worked with Aerosmith, Kiss, Iron Maiden, Bryan Ferry, Foreigner and Zucchero.
He also helped launch the first edition of the Matapaloz Festival at the Hockenheimring in June 2017, featuring bands such as the Böhse Onkelz, Slayer, Five Finger Death Punch, and many more.
Discussing the management transfer, Ossy Hoppe said: “I am extremely pleased and, at the same time, reassured to fully hand over the management to my son.
“It was always my great wish that Oliver would continue my work and with his many years’ experience, as well as considerable professional expertise, he unites all the elements which will guide the company into a successful future.”
ossy hoppe, wizard promotions
“It was always my great wish that Oliver would continue my work and with his many years’ experience, as well as considerable professional expertise, he unites all the elements which will guide the company into a successful future.
“Oliver has been managing the business for already some time now and the transfer was a smooth processes.
“I will, of course, continue to advise the company and support artists with whom I have a long-standing relationship.”
Christian Diekmann of DEAG said: “The flair, creativity, charm and also assertiveness with which Ossy Hoppe creates and successfully realises ideas and projects is unique.
“Oliver Hoppe is exactly the right manager to guide the idea and spirit of Wizard Promotions into the future together with his strong team and provide the right impetus.”
Christian Diekmann, deag
“Oliver Hoppe is exactly the right manager to guide the idea and spirit of Wizard Promotions into the future together with his strong team and provide the right impetus.
“I really enjoy our collaboration and look forward to further joint cooperation on the successful development of Wizard Promotions.”
“I thank my father and DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG for the trust and feel honoured to continue the history of the Wizard Promotion concert agency into the future as one of the leading concert organisers in Germany.”
oliver hoppe, wizard promotions
Oliver Hoppe added: “I thank my father and DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG for the trust and feel honoured to continue the history of the Wizard Promotion concert agency into the future as one of the leading concert organisers in Germany.
“With a strong and homogenous team, we have successfully managed to respond to the new challenges of the event market in recent years with the values and core competencies of a traditional tour event organiser as the foundation.
“I really enjoy the interesting work of combining innovation culture with the classic values of a family business.”
During the past four decades, Ossy Hoppe has worked closely with artists such as Deep Purple, Mike Oldfield, Gary Moore and Whitesnake.
In 1981, he established, together with his company Shooter Promotion, one of the first big festivals in Europe – the Monsters of Rock.
During time spent living in England and the USA, he worked with acts such as Aerosmith, Kiss, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Bee Gees, Tina Turner, Bon Jovi, Guns n Roses, Rolling Stones, U2 and many more.
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