About Us

UK-based music PR company, Someone Great PR, offers bespoke and creative campaigns through national print, online and regional press and radio services. We are a small network of dedicated, experienced PR professionals and ex-music journalists who are simply massive music lovers. We only take on records we love by artists we believe in, and we work hard to get them heard.

Someone Great was founded by Katie Malcolmson, a music professional and ex music writer who has worked in the industry for 11 years. After a few years in communications, events and label management roles at Banquet Records, [PIAS] UK and The Association of Independent Festivals alongside writing for music magazines London In Stereo and GoldFlakePaint, Malcolmson began her PR career as an Account Manager at celebrity and events PR agency Cult Media Collective, before moving on to become a Music Publicist at 9PR (Max Richter, Hauschka, 130701 Records, Lee Scratch Perry etc). Malcolmson then became Head of Press at revered indie label One Little Indian Records - now One Little Independent Records - (Björk, Ásgeir, Poppy Ackroyd, Cody ChesnuTT, Peluché, TUSKS, SHHE etc), leading on global press activities for the label. Malcolmson also ran the UK office of US-based PR and Marketing company, Brixton Agency (Sony, Run For Cover, Triple Crown, Epitaph, Solid State etc). Alongside PR, Malcolmson has worked on social media / comms for festivals and events including Secret Garden Party, End of the Road Festival, ArcTanGent, Red Rooster, AIF’s Festival Congress, Music Venue Trust’s Revive Live Tour, and artists including Everything But The Girl, Buena Vista Social Club, The Kooks, Ali Farka Touré, Reverend and the Makers and more.

Across her career she has worked with the rosters of labels such as Universal, Sony Music, Columbia, One Little Indian Records, Run For Cover, Erased Tapes, Fat Cat Records, 130701, Polyvinyl, Deutsche Grammophon, Double Double Whammy, Father Daughter Records, Spacebomb, Orindal Records, Glassnote, Gondwana Records, Tin Angel, Cooking Vinyl, Distiller, Raygun, Relapse, Solid State, Epitaph, 6131 Records, Club AC30, Big Scary Monsters, Specialist Subject, Alcopop!, Monotreme Records and Cognitive Shift to name a few.

Head of Press and Radio Ellie Ball has worked in the music industry for over 7 years. Starting her journey photographing live music, she then oversaw press and radio in-house at Tin Angel Records, managing campaigns for the label’s entire roster including artists such as Nicholas Krgovich, Crack Cloud, N0V3L and Trembling Bells. She also co-founded Midlands based, all-female event, Boudica Festival and has a fortnightly radio show on Midlands based internet station Block Radio. 

Press and Radio Specialist Erin Brown managed press and radio for Tin Angel Records, Unheard of Hope and Meat Machine for over 5 years, managing campaigns for artists such as Mabe Fratti, Crack Cloud, N0V3l, Mich Cota / Kizis, Deliluh, Military Genius and Peter Zummo (Arthur Russell), and working with labels including Spitfire Audio, SA Recordings, RVNG INTL and more. She also worked in production and artist liaison for Green Man Festival, Deliaphonic Festival and Southport Weekender, alongside running live music promotions company Drink Your Milk.

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Contact

Katie Malcolmson
katie@someonegreatpr.com
 

Staff
Founder: Katie Malcolmson
Head of Press and Radio: Ellie Ball
Press and Radio specialist: Erin Brown