About Drummer PR, LLC

Drummer PR, founded by Elise Brown in 2007, provides marketing and public relations services for innovative businesses and extraordinary individuals.

Brown was Director of Public Relations and Sr. Mgr. of Feature Content for Sirius Satellite Radio (now SiriusXM). Brown has also managed PR, Marketing or Promotion for the New Jersey State Aquarium (now Adventure Aquarium), Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., Q Records/QVC, Inc., PR agency Resnick Communications and radio stations WRUV-FM, WIZN-FM, WHEB-FM and WXPN-FM.

Brown was also an award-winning radio host for these stations and for KLOV-FM (Paris, France), WPLY-FM (Y100), Sirius Satellite Radio music channel The Spectrum, and United Stations' nationally syndicated music program, The Difference.

She has also been speaker or panelist for events including SXSW, GRAMMY Career Day, IBS College Radio Conference and Push to Publish, among others.

Expertise

Experienced in both corporate/in-house and agency PR, launching and promoting start-ups, and working with high-profile personalities and entertainers. In-depth knowledge of terrestrial, cable, Internet and satellite radio programming and marketing. Exceptional writing, editing, organization, project management and networking skills. Proven ability to identify and develop strategic partnerships. Exemplary, A-list media relations. Intelligent, skillful, creative (and punctual!).

Why is it called Drummer PR?

In addition to being a music lover, I chose the name Drummer PR to communicate how I've always felt about public relations - that people respond in different ways to different stimuli (drumbeats), and that everything has its own, special beat.

Drummers were the original publicists; as conveners, their sounds drew people together to hear news. Drummers have pointed out to me that they truly need to play with others. And children typically play drums (ie, bang on things) before they even speak, because it accomplishes the same effect. Although I happen to be married to a drummer, I do not do his publicity, but it gave me some insights as to the name.

So there you go - now let's make some noise.