Gero joined the renowned German music company SPV GmbH in 1992. There he founded the two labels Synthetic Symphony and Oblivion, on which national and international acts such as The Mission, Fields Of The Nephilim, Front Line Assembly, Skinny Puppy, Delerium, And One and many other well-known and successful bands were represented. He also worked as a Product Manager apart from the more sombre sounds of his two labels, e.g. for Rock / Metal acts like Judas Priest, Blackmore’s Night or Moonspell and for various albums of the former SPV leading force No. 1, Fury In The Slaughterhouse. Furthermore, he was responsible for the entire national and international sub-licensing of all in-house artists of SPV.
He joined forces with Schubert Music in August 2021 where took over the management of the newly founded label Nexilis whose focus is Alternative and Dark Rock, but the targeted bandwidth also extends to adjacent musical sectors, through various Electro styles — from Synth-Pop to industrial — to even Metal.
August 16, 2021
