Project 2050 makes a sharp move and brings on Bobbito Garcia as "Chief Creative". Shepard Fairey joined Project 2050 as "founding Creative Director" in October 2005. … [Read more...]
Robert Rave Spin[s] Lizzie Grubman
July 15, 2009 By
According to Gawker, Lizzie Grubman's former assistant Robert Rave has written a book, Spin: A Novel, that does quite a number on the controversial publicist: "Spin is big and thick and getting a roll out from St. Martin's next month, but really the first few pages of the prologue tell it all. A … [Read more...]
Vice + Virtue = Media + Marketing
June 8, 2009 By
The NY Times recently had a very interesting piece on the combined force of Vice magazine and the associated Virtue agency: "Vice magazine has its own antonymous agency, Virtue, which serves as an advertising firm, Web site developer and branding partner. In what may rankle media traditionalists who … [Read more...]
DIY Musician Podcast: Music Publicist Alex Steininger
December 15, 2008 By
In a half hour CD Baby DIY Musician Podcast, music publicist Alex Steininger "discusses the ins and outs of promotion in the digital age" including "how to pick a publicist, what a publicist does and at what point a musician should seek a publicist to move his or her music … [Read more...]
DCN360: Decon Records’ Indie Approach to 360 Deals
November 3, 2008 By
Based on their artistic output, Decon Records is a really interesting label and, according to Songs For Soap, a bigger business in growth mode than I'd realized. Now cofounders Peter Bittenbender and Jason Goldwatch are taking their skills and experience to launch DCN360. Says … [Read more...]
