Open Door Management Evolves Into Immortal Music Group

Australian management company Open Door Management (ODM) has rebranded and will now be known as Immortal Music Group (IMG).

The company:

• Immortal Music Group was founded as Open Door Management in 2019 by Chris O’Brien and Josh Smith.

• O’Brien is also the General Manager of touring company Destroy All Lines, which is responsible for festivals such as Good Things and the Australian edition of Knotfest.

New signings:

• Australian metalcore group In Hearts Wake and French progressive metalcore outfit Novelists join IMG’s existing roster of Make Them Suffer, Northlane, Yours Truly and Belle Haven.

• Brendon Padjasek (Canada) expands its producer division.

New staff:

• Former Void of Vision frontman Jack Bergin undertakes the role of Head of Creative.

• Kate Lawrence joins IMG as Marketing Manager, having spent the previous eight years leading marketing and artist strategy across labels such as UNFD, Domestic La La, and more.

What they said:

• Chris O’Brien and Josh Smith, in a joint statement: “Relaunching our company to Immortal Music Group is an incredibly humbling moment. We absolutely adore all the artists we work with and the brand-new additions to our growing family. We couldn’t be more excited for the future and to be working alongside an incredible team behind the scenes to continue building our artists’ careers.”