Staff Promotions, Additions to Staff

May 26, 2011 By Marilyn Leave a Comment

I wanted to share a bit of Shore Fire news, our recent press release about promotions and additions to our staff is below.

-Marilyn Laverty

SHORE FIRE MEDIA ANNOUNCE STAFF PROMOTIONS, ADDITIONS TO STAFF

(Brooklyn, NY May 25, 2011) Shore Fire Media announces staff promotions which recognize the personal growth and team contributions of several of its staff to the venerable agency and its clients. The five members of the staff who were promoted are as follows:

Chris Taillie has been named Senior Account Executive. A graduate of University at Buffalo, Taillie joined Shore Fire Media’s Online Marketing department in 2007 after having worked at Velour Music Group. Taillie reports to VP Matt Hanks.

Andy Silva has been named Senior Account Executive. A graduate of SUNY Fredonia, Silva joined Shore Fire’s Online Marketing department in 2008 after previously working with Fanatic Promotion. Silva reports to VP Matt Hanks.

Lauretta Charlton has been named Account Executive. Charlton graduated from the University of San Francisco where she was a DJ at KUSF. Before joining the Shore Fire team in 2008, she worked as an editorial assistant at Simon and Schuster. Charlton reports to VP Rebecca Shapiro.

Jon Bleicher has been named Account Executive. A graduate of George Washington University, Bleicher joined the Shore Fire team in 2010 after having worked with XM Radio and The Muse Box. Bleicher reports to VP Rebecca Shapiro.

Anthony D’Amato has been named Junior Account Executive. A 2010 graduate of Princeton University, D’Amato joined the company full-time weeks after graduation, having spent several summers as a Shore Fire intern. D’Amato reports to Senior Account Executive Carrie Tolles.

Shore Fire also announced today the addition of three new staff members to the Shore Fire team. The new additions are as follows:

Kyle Wall has joined the company as Junior Account Executive. A graduate of Penn State University, Wall joins Shore Fire after previously working at Daddi Brand Communications and writing for Spectrum Culture. Wall reports to Account Executive Jon Bleicher.

David McTiernan has joined the company as Publicity Coordinator. A 2010 graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, McTiernan joins Shore Fire after having worked at Wildflower Records. McTiernan reports to Senior Account Executive Elizabeth Lutz.

Carrie Hall has joined the company as Publicity Coordinator. A graduate of Florida State University with a Communications major, Hall comes to Shore Fire after working as Senior Editor at Sentimentalist Magazine. Hall reports to Senior Account Executive Brendan Gilmartin.

About Shore Fire Media

Shore Fire Media is a standard-setting, public relations and online marketing firm whose clients are bellwethers in the worlds of music, film, books, technology, fashion and special events. The company’s music roster ranges from stadium-packing superstars to breakthrough young artists and genre-defining masters of their craft. Shore Fire has represented award-winning authors and game-changing mavericks of technology and fashion. Recent and current clients include top musical artists in virtually every genre, including Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Kenny Chesney, Diana Krall, Neko Case, Bon Iver, and Maxwell; companies such as A2IM, TuneCore, NARAS, Toyota, and Hennessy; media clients such as Little Steven’s Underground Garage, Elvis Costello’s Spectacle TV show, and Sirius Satellite Radio; books including Donald Passman’s All You Need to Know About the Music Business and Max’s Kansas City: Art, Glamour, Rock and Roll; the venue The Iridium; websites Headliner.fm and Take GreatPictures.com; the charity WhyHunger; and the application iSheetMusic.

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Happy Birthday Brendan! or, The Ice Cream Cake Dillemma

May 25, 2011 By Madelyn Leave a Comment

Last week we celebrated the birthday of one of the best people I know, Brendan Gilmartin! The celebration was accompanied by a delicious chocolate ice cream cake from Haagen Dasz.

Brendan blows out the candle on the cake in question

The problem with this delicious chocolate ice cream cake (and all ice cream cakes) is the unthawing conundrum — not enough and you’ve got a rock, too much and you have soup. This particular ice cream cake had a solid chocolate coating which was deceptively cold just minutes before the party (note the frost in the above picture). I ran the length of the office, looking for the warmest room to heat it quickly after an hour of thawing seemed like it wasn’t going to cut it (turns out it was Mark Satlof’s office), cracked the coating when I tried to insert a single candle, and cringed in fear as Rebecca Shapiro was about to cut in. Luckily all my fear was unfounded… the opposite actually happened and it was closer to soup than rock. Melting quickly, we managed to devour it and leave nothing but a melty mess on the table. Evidence:

The previously mentioned "melty mess"

The ice cream cake dilemma in a nutshell. But it was all worth it! Because the cake was in fact delicious, and we all got to wish Brendan a very happy birthday!

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Go To Tuesday

May 24, 2011 By Elizabeth Lutz Leave a Comment

Tonight marks the third NYC stop and final night of Elvis Costello’s spectacular tour with The Spinning Songbook.  Following last night, which featured guest performances by Bible Code Sundays, Tennessee Thomas, Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys and on-stage cameos from T Bone Burnett, the stunning Diana Krall, Willie Garson and Alexa Chung – we can only imagine what he’s got in store.

(Sunday, May 22 - Andrew Burton/For the Star-Ledger)

Tuesday, May 24
Elvis Costello (w/ The Imposters)- Beacon Theatre
Booker T. Jones- The Bell House
Ian Axel- Bowery Ballroom
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer will be signing copies of ‘Sing To Your Baby‘ at Book Expo America- Javitz Center

Wednesday, May 25
Shore Fire Media’s “Shore Fire Comes Alive“- Union Hall

Thursday, May 26
Johnny Nicholas- Hill Country

Friday, May 27
Wilderness of Manitoba- Music Hall of Williamsburg

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Alexa Chung, Arctic Monkeys, Bible Code Sundays, Booker T, client events, Diana Krall, elizabeth lutz, elvis costello, Ian Axel, Johnny Nicholas, NYC, Shore Fire Comes Alive, sing to your baby, T Bone Burnett, Tennessee thomas, Wilderness of Manitoba, Willie Garson

Henry Wolfe Lights Up Joe’s Pub

May 23, 2011 By David McTiernan Leave a Comment

Thursday night, Henry Wolfe put on quite a show at Joe’s Pub. Henry, backed by an incredibly tight seven-piece band, played his new album ‘Linda Vista’ from start to finish, and he pulled out all the stops.

A grinning Henry swaggered through some of the standout tracks from the album (“Someone Else”, “Open the Door”), but it was his cover of Neil Young’s “For the Turnstiles” that nearly tore the roof off the place. His moody vocals, impressive solos from Henry’s bandmate Tyler Cash on piano, and some live horns took an already great version of the track from the album to a whole new level.

I found the sense of drama that Henry only hints at on the album to be the most exciting part of the show – the band’s dynamics, his vocal pacing, and the layers of sound they created were spot on all night.

It was a great week for Henry in New York, coming after his appearance on WNYC’s Soundcheck on Monday, and the creepy/cool video premiere for “Open the Door” on Mashable. He’ll be making his way back to LA soon for a June residency at the Bootleg Theater, and I can only imagine what tricks he’ll put out of his hat.

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Dan Reed, Radio Royalty at the Queen

May 20, 2011 By Marilyn Leave a Comment

It was hard going to the gym today after getting home at 1 a.m. from the Non-COMMvention in Wilmington, Delaware, but at least I was styling in this cute COMMvention T-shirt from Anti- Records:


What’s a publicist to do at a radio convention? Have a great time and hang with friends old and new! NON-COMM founder and WXPN producer Dan Reed [pictured below with Shore Fire's Marilyn Laverty] extended me an invitation to the 11th annual gathering of radio stations and promotions folk that was held for the first time at great new venue, World Café Live at the Queen.

Since WXPN hosts the 3-day fest, the Philadelphia Inquirer’s scribe Dan DeLuca [pictured below with his student sidekick Lauren DeLucca] was on hand to report on the highlights at the Queen.

The historic site has been renovated and is now home to a world class performance and production studio, and it was a great spot for artists and industry alike. I caught Glassnote’s Givers, my idol Todd Snider (with dashing manager Burt Stein) and was charmed by SubPop’s hot new act The Head and the Heart (sorry I missed saying hi, Matt Shay!). Q Prime’s Cliff Burnstein inspired the crowd with his brilliant comments on the non-commercial format, and I met new friends at a great dinner hosted by Sean Coakley and Melanie Shrawder of top promotion company Songlines.

At Songlines’ dinner at the Chelsea Tavern, I was delighted to schmooze with public radio deities Bob Boilen and Bruce Warren, and was tickled to hear great war stories from ATO’s Rick Brewer, RED’s Danny Buch, and my Songlines hosts. Other highlights: meeting KUT Austin’s Jeff McCord, chatting with KSMT Colorado’s Stacy Howar [pictured below with Sean Coakley], meeting new friends from fave labels such as Jagjaguwar and Six Shooter, and reconnecting with buddy LiveNation’s Harvey Leeds back at the Queen.

Filed Under: Blog, Featured Tagged With: Delaware, non-commvention, Radio, WIlmington, WXPN

Got the Rainy Day Blues?

May 18, 2011 By Josh Leave a Comment

"I can't stand the rain against my window."

Over here in good ole Brooklyn, it’s currently raining cats & dogs & lions & tigers & bears etc…I’m all for Spring showers and rejevenating our flora friends with an occasional rainfall, but the seemingly non-stop rain we’ve been experiencing since Friday is really starting to take its toll on me!

And since my personal shore fire sure fire cure for a case of the rainy day blues is to blast some Missy Elliott, I thought I’d kick it old school and blast away these nasty storm clouds with some ’90s hip-hop.

What are some of your favorite rainy day songs?

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Don’t Play It Like An A$%*@le

May 18, 2011 By Chris Brudzinski Leave a Comment

That is my band’s very simple motto before we start a gig. If you ever see us, you will likely hear us saying that from the stage, as sort of a motivator to play well. I can tell you from experience, it’s surprisingly effective. Because no one wants to play it like an a&*#$le, least of all me.

Anyway, my band Firenza is playing the Shore Fire Comes Alive Show at Union Hall. Unfortunately the only video we have is of us doing cover songs. I love including cover songs in a set, especially when the song is in your top five all-time favorite songs ever. The video below is of us covering “Waterloo Sunset.” A performance that a friend in the audience enthused was exactly how he imagined The Who would cover a Kinks song. Which was precisely our point. There’s a bit of us going into a Guided By Voices song at the very end of the video.

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Go To Tuesday

May 17, 2011 By Elizabeth Lutz Leave a Comment

So far this week, Henry Wolfe has taken over WNYC’s Soundcheck and Mashable’s Music Monday — nothing can stop him as he kicks off his east coast CD release party for ‘Linda Vista’ at Joe’s Pub this week — HMU if you’re interested in coming to see Henry, full band and a horn section blow through the album track-by-track!

Wednesday, May 18
Henry Wolfe- Joe’s Pub

Thursday, May 19
Miles Davis From Birth of the Cool to Bitches Brew- The Iridium

Friday, May 20
Miles Davis From Birth of the Cool to Bitches Brew- The Iridium

Saturday, May 21
Johnny Nicholas- Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble
Miles Davis From Birth of the Cool to Bitches Brew- The Iridium

Sunday, May 22
Elvis Costello (w/ the Imposters)- Beacon Theatre
Miles Davis From Birth of the Cool to Bitches Brew- The Iridium

Monday, May 23
Elvis Costello (w/ the Imposters)- Beacon Theatre
A Tribute to Rory Gallagher w/ The Les Paul Trio- The Iridium

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: client events, elizabeth lutz, elvis costello, Garland Jeffreys, Henry Wolfe, Johnny Nicholas, NYC, The Iridium

Warren Haynes’ Staxtastic Beacon Show

May 17, 2011 By Matt Hanks Leave a Comment

Heavy duty musicians and critics turned out for Warren Haynes‘ show at the Beacon Theater last week celebrating the release of his soul deep new solo album on Stax Records, ‘Man In Motion.’

While I got in some good hang time with Rolling Stone’s David Fricke and the WSJ’s Jim Fusilli (watch Jim’s recent interview with Warren here) Warren turned out a monster 3+ hour set, with some truly special guests. At the end of the first set, Stax O.G. William Bell – who, in 1961, was the first male artist to record for the label – hopped onstage to sing killer versions of “Don’t Miss Your Water” and “Born Under a Bad Sign” (both of which he wrote!). Warren commented that William must’ve recorded for Stax when he was one year old, and from the looks of him, I’d agree. Here’s a shot of us hanging backstage. Those who stuck around for Warren’s encore (which is to say virtually everyone) were treated to a monster guitar summit between Warren and Brad Whitford of Aerosmith. Here’s a post-show shot of (L-R) messrs Whitford and Haynes, yours truly, Shore Fire’s Chris Taillie, and Warren Haynes Band keyboard player extraordinaire Nigel Hall.

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Playing Favorites with Your Favorites

May 16, 2011 By chall Leave a Comment

I blame my years in journalism for this, but when the mood strikes, I can be an incessant poll-taker, and my friends, bless them, are my unwitting victims.

Last weekend, while grabbing lunch at a favorite southern joint downtown, it happened again. And this time, it was personal. “You guys, I have a problem,” I bemoaned. “The older I get, the more I over-analyze my favorite film and TV show.” Five minutes of predictable banter later, we all were disclosing our own theories. Andrew’s favorite movie was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, of which all of us agree is one of the most emotionally bruising visions ever put to cinema, and a favorite of broken hearts everywhere. Frank’s was Pulp Fiction, because of glowing suitcases, foot rubs and pot bellies. Jen’s was True Romance, because she felt that “they got it all right.” Of course, my girl is a former Ghost Hunter and frequent zombie walker. In other words, she amazes me. For TV, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Files got frequent mentions, as did LOST, Friends and How I Met Your Mother.

Then I began to squirm in my seat the same way I do when girlfriends of mine talk about bad manicures. My favorites render me guilt-ridden. I feel about Nip/Tuck the way others feel about The Wire and I am not ashamed of this. Well, maybe a little bit. But just as Jen feels about True Romance, I feel Ryan Murphy accomplished this with Nip/Tuck. In my life, I have never been driven to such emotional depths by any source of entertainment than I have by this show. Why? Besides the fact that the acting is/was superb, the subjects the writers tackled were the most emotionally violent, honest and damaging stories I’ve ever seen. Sure, some seasons veered off into camp, but the story archs revolving around divorce, family, parenthood, love, death, cancer and friendship were masterful and impossible to look away from. And the show’s galvanizing use of music such as Elton John’s “Rocket Man,” Gary Numan’s “Cars,” Rufus Wainwright’s “Vibrate,” The Cars’ “Drive” and Art Garfunkel’s “All I Know” is devastating. So why am I analyzing this? You tell me.

Lastly, my favorite movie of all time is Trainspotting. To the point where I had a framed poster in my bathroom of Renton bursting out of the toilet after retrieving his suppositories. This movie and its soundtrack remain IT for me. Again, I ask you: Why? I am anti drug. Anti slackers. So what is my big takeaway here? Love, friendship, death, parenthood. Sound familiar? Universal themes presented in a very gritty way. Gritty intensity that equals the searing emotional and spiritual honesty its conveying. Life ain’t pretty.

Maybe I shouldn’t be guilt-ridden about this at all. Maybe I should just enjoy my Iggy Pop and botched plastic surgeries and celebrate what I find to be two of the most brilliant and culturally important films and TV shows of all time. How about you?

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