Nederlander Concerts CEO Alex Hodges To Be Inducted Into IEBA Hall of Fame

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Alex Hodges

Alex Hodges, CEO of Nederlander Concerts, will be inducted into the IEBA Hall of Fame at its 2025 Honors & Awards Ceremony on October 7 at the Grand Hyatt Nashville as part of IEBA’s 55th Annual Conference.

Throughout his decades-long career Hodges has worked as a talent agent, manager, major market promoter, venue operator and industry executive. In the 1960s while at Mercer University, Hodges joined Walden Artists and began booking talent, including a then-unrecorded Otis Redding. During this early chapter Hodges worked with R&B greats including Redding, Sam & Dave, Percy Sledge, Clarence Carter, Candi Staton  and many others.

In the 1970s he launched Paragon Agency, where the roster included rising rock acts like The Allman Brothers Band, Wet Willie and The Marshall Tucker Band and he later signed The Charlie Daniels Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Outlaws, among others. In 1980, Hodges founded the Empire Agency signing then-unrecorded future guitar legend, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and later managed Vaughan and Gregg Allman, representing SRV and Double Trouble.

In 1984, Hodges joined ICM in Los Angeles as Senior Vice President and head of the Music Department, working with major headliners such as Culture Club, Air Supply, Eddie Murphy and John Denver. In 1988, he joined Nederlander Concerts as Vice President, while continuing in personal management. His success earned him Pollstar’s Talent Buyer of the Year award in 1993.

In 1994, Hodges joined MCA/Universal Concerts as Senior Vice President, overseeing bookings for the Universal Amphitheatre and other venues across the country. Following the 1999 acquisition of Universal/MCA Concerts by House of Blues, his role expanded to Executive Vice President. After the sale of HOB, Hodges returned to Nederlander Concerts in 2007 as COO and was named CEO in 2011. Under his leadership, the company has booked marquee talent at flagship Southern California venues including the Greek Theatre, Grove of Anaheim, Pantages Theatre and Santa Barbara Bowl.

“Alex has been at the center of some of the most significant evolutions in live entertainment,” says IEBA Executive Director Brian Wagner. “From artist development to venue innovation, his impact on our industry is undeniable, and we’re thrilled to celebrate his incredible legacy.”

“I’m honored to be inducted into the IEBA Hall of Fame,” shares Hodges. “Throughout my life, a song, an album, a band, a sound have always influenced my next decision at any crossroads; and being acknowledged in this way is extremely gratifying.”

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