Black & White PR is a full service boutique PR firm based out of Boston, MA. We have been proudly serving the rock community for the past 8 years. Prior to starting Black and White PR, JenMalone worked as a senior national publicist for Formula PR (now Magnum PR) in NYC, handling press for Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, The Chemical Brothers, Placebo, Portishead and many others.
Black & White PR was also part of the now defunct Initech Entertainment conglomerate, which was an innovative business collective formed to pool resources and knowledge. Initech consisted of five of the country's most diverse labels in independent music - HydraHead, Big Wheel Recreation, Doghouse, Tortuga and Bridge Nine, The Kenmore Agency - one of the top indie booking agencies and Black & White. Jen also served as the Marketing Director for the Initech labels, supervising retail campaigns for The All-American Rejects (Doghouse), Cave-In (Hydrahead) Jimmy Eat World (BWR), The Hope Conspiracy (Bridge Nine) and others. Initech garnered national press attention, not only for the acts but for the business model itself, landing the front cover of the Living Arts Section of the Boston Globe, a full page feature in Alternative Press, and a feature in Revolver, all, of course, courtesy of Black & White PR.
Always multi-tasking, Jen booked the Linwood for a year bringing in national rock and metal acts to Boston such as The Black Halos, High on Fire, Gaza Strippers and more.
Andrew Demarest has been with Black & White for 3 years, first as an intern, now as a partner. His background includes tour coordination and anything else you can think of for the Supersuckers, as well as a one-year stint as New Media Coordinator for Chipster PR. At Chipster Andrew led web campaigns for Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Fear Factory, Queensryche, various Sanctuary Records and Warcon Entertainment (Kevin Lyman/Warped Tour) projects and as a result earning himself a solid footing in the world of online PR.
Clients of Black & White PR have ranged from local Boston to indie to national to international acts. Current and previous clients include: The Hellacopters (Sweden), Backyard Babies (Sweden), The Wildhearts (UK), The Hives (Sweden), Piebald (Boston), Damn Personals (Boston), Riverboat Gamblers (TX), New Bomb Turks (Cleveland), Scissorfight (NH), Isis (Boston/LA), Jake Brennan (Boston), Vic Firecracker (Boston), Gearhead Records, Hydrahead Records, Buddyhead Records, and many, many others.
Our bands have been featured in all the top national publications both print and online including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, LA Times, Billboard, CMJ Monthly & Weekly, Blender, Magnet, Alternative Press, Revolver, Metal Maniacs, Vice, Pitchfork.com, Rockpile, DIW and Strength. Local covers include The Improper Bostonian, Stuff at Night, Boston Phoenix, and The Boston Globe. The list goes on and on to include daily newspapers, weeklies, fanzines, webzines, syndicated radio and television.
Bands, labels and journalists work with us simply because we love what we do. We work strategically to position our artists in the forefront of what's hip and cool. We are consistent and loyal, which is why editors and journalists respect us. And we represent our clients with honesty, integrity, humor and style.