Riot Act Media
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from other articles related to it. (February 2009) |
| Riot Act Media | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Indie |
| Years active | 2005–Present |
Riot Act Media' is a boutique publicity firm that expertly launches creative, communication-based, artist-friendly campaigns for clients in the independent music and arts worlds. Formed in Chicago, Illinois in 2005 by David Lewis, In November 2005 Riot Act relocated to New Haven, Connecticut In the spring of 2007, Riot Act relocated back to Chicago, additionally hiring Seattle-based ex-Hopper PR and Sub Pop publicist Joan Hiller as chief publicist. In late 2007, Joan Hiller became owner and operator, as Lewis traded publicity in for other music business-related pursuits as an industry consultant at Columbia College Chicago. Publicist Sheila Kenny (formerly of Tag Team Media) joined the company, but later left to start her own publicity firm, Right On! PR, which she now owns and operates out of Austin, TX. Hiller (married name: Joan Hiller Depper) moved Riot Act Media to its current location in Portland, Oregon in the fall of 2008. In 2009, ex-Hush Records consultant and musician Dave Depper (Loch Lomond, Norfolk & Western, Jolie Holland), Hiller Depper's husband, became the company's business manager.
[edit] Current Clients
- All Smiles * Arena Rock Recording Co. (The Life and Times, The Twang, Sabertooth, Stiffwiff, Wroom, The Ecclessia, Sonseed, Winter Hours)* Glorytellers (Southern) * Leonard Mynx (Wally Uno Music) * Noise For The Needy Festival 2009 * Loch Lomond (Hush Records) * Misc. (Badman Recording Co.) * Murdocks * Nick Jaina (Hush Records) * Pocket * Portland Cello Project (Kill Rock Stars)* Quieting Syrup (Lovitt Records) * Screaming Females (Don Giovanni Records) * "Some Days Are Better Than Others" Movie (Starring James Mercer of The Shins and Carrie Brownstein of Sleater Kinney, directed by Matt McCormick) * The Traditionist (Better Looking/Banter Records) * Weinland (Badman Recording Co.)
[edit] Past Projects
The 1900s, Adira Amram, Alina Simone, All Girl Summer Fun Band, Adem, The Anti-Matter Anthology, At The Spine, Bellrays, Bird Names, Bouncing Souls, Bound Stems, Brighton, MA, Chin Up Chin Up, CHUNKLET presents: Henry Owings’ ROCK BIBLE, The Comedians of Comedy, The Cops, Crystal Skulls, Denali, Des Ark, Dr Dog, Eugene Mirman, FatSmiles Comedy Night, Fences, Girls Rock! Chicago, Glorytellers, God's Pottery, Good Old War, Grace Parra, GROK, The Hard Lessons, Headphones, Hot Snakes, The Interiors, Intmidnation (plush creations by artist Laura Granlund), Jacqueline Novack, Joan Of Arc, Lifetime, Little Pieces, Loney, Dear, Love You Moon, Make Believe, Mannequin Men, Matt and Kim, Maps & Atlases, Maritime, Micah P Hinson, Miss TK & The Revenge, Moonrats, Musée Mécanique, The Narrator, Neva Dinova, Nurses, The One Am Radio, Origami Ghosts, Owen, Pedro The Lion, Paint It Black, Peter Broderick, Pinebender, Polite Sleeper, President Johnson Comedy Night, Reggie Watts, The Rhombus, Russian Circles, RX Bandits, Say Hi, Schoolyard Heroes, The Seabellies, Snowden, Starflyer 59, Stepsonday, The Subjects, Tera Melos, Texas Is The Reason, Titles, Under The Radar, The Valley Arena, The Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival, Young Widows, Women and more.
