Who we are

Meet the Crew

CEO, A+R , Marketing , Social Media

Tony DeGennaro

My name is Tony and I am originally from New York City. I have lived in Japan for 4 years now, as a student and currently as a worker and running Messina Records. I have played, toured, gigged out and done the rock life for years as a musician, and now run Messina Records in the hopes of becoming a leading group in the ever-growing Japanese underground. I graduated from university with a degree in International business and marketing, as well as Japanese language school with a Level 1 certificate. With my crew , I hope we can help you and other  underground bands take over the world one stage at a time.

Recording Engineer , Marketing

Matthew Groves

Hello everyone - my name is Matthew.I am a Los Angeles native now living in Chiba, Japan pursuing my passion of writing, and recording music.I have been involved with music performance and song-writing for over 15 years, and have been recording unsigned artists for over 5 years. I graduated from recording school, and have worked with many artists in the greater Los Angeles area. I can’t wait to meet you, and work on creating some amazing music. 

Production Engineer,  Marketing

Takamasa Nakajima

Hi, I am Taka, born and raised in Tokyo, studied in Los Angeles. I worked over 4 years at the professional recording studio. I worked with many artists and mixed so many genres of music, specialized with the style of rock, pop, and punk music.  I am so happy to join this team and I am so excited to create music with you!