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About Me

For over 10 years, Diane Podolak been at the helm of national pr campaigns spearheading publicity for dozens of national and independent artists in the ROCK , OUTRE JAZZ, ELECTRONICA, HIP-HOP, WORLD, AVANT, EXPERIMENTAL, ALT. COUNTRY , ACID FOLK and RE-ISSUE genres. Extensive experience in areas of venue promotion ( Former O.K. Hotel Nightclub in Seattle) record company and independent publicity, Diane Podolak has worked for trailblazing companies including SONY RECORDS and Seattle-based LOOSEGROOVE RECORDS, NYC’s KNITTING FACTORY RECORDS, San Francisco based MAN'S RUIN RECORDS and Philadelphia based, ROPEADOPE RECORDS. Her experience has lead her to work with a very diverse roster of acclaimed artists including celebrated names such as: PEARL JAM, SOUNDGARDEN, QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE , WEEZER and GURU’S JAZZMATAZZ to independent heavy-weights : ROBERT RANDOLPH, JAMES "BLOOD" ULMER, IKE TURNER, BENEVENTO RUSSO DUO, CRITTERS BUGGIN' , MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD, SKERIK , WAYNE HORVITZ , RASHIED ALI and AMIR ?UESTLOVE THOMPSON to working reissues for : ROY AYERS, ALBERT AYLER , PHARAOH SANDERS, SONNY FORTUNE, CASSANDRA WILSON and CHARLES MINGUS to her CURRENT ROSTER of clients : DJ LOGIC , YOHIMBE BROTHERS, JERUSALEM ROCKS FOUNDATION feat. BLACK EYED PEAS & ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT , BILLY MARTIN OF MEDESKI MARTIN AND WOOD , LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY, JOHN POPPER PROJECT, JOSH ROSEMAN, URI CAINE , KARL DENSON TRIO, ELLIOTT SHARP'S TERRAPLANE, MULATU ASTATKE & ETHIOPIQUES MUSIC SERIES, MATANA ROBERTS and LEROY POWELL . Working both sides of the Atlantic, Diane additionally represents a list of international record labels and artists, working U.S. press on behalf of The Allegro Media Group / NAIL Distribution and the company’s roster of independently distributed record labels including: Ellis & Jason Marsalis' ELM RECORDS, producer Kramer's SECOND-SHIMMY, Billy Martin of Medeski Martin & Wood's AMULET RECORDS, PI RECORDINGS , WINTER & WINTER, BUDA MUSIQUE, Barry Adamson's CENTRAL CONTROL INTERNATIONAL , LA HUIT PRODUCTIONS, ZOHO RECORDS, ESP DISK’ and NARNACK RECORDS, to name but a few.

My Interests

Music Publicity // Independent Music Distribution // www.allegromediagroup.com

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YOHIMBE BROTHERS FEAT. VERNON REID + DJ LOGIC SCHEDULE PERFORMANCES 7/31 NJ + 8/2 PHILLY

YOHIMBE BROTHERS FEAT. VERNON REID + DJ LOGIC SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE DATES NJ / PHILLY The Yohimbe Brothers are an electronica world music mash-up group, with elements of salsa, brazilian, am...
Posted by Music & Entertainment Public Relations on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:17:00 PST

JVC JAZZ FEST NYC : TICKETS ON SALE NOW + DISCOUNT AVAILABLE THIS WEEK FOR DJ LOGIC FANS !

TURNTABLES + SAMPLES + JAZZ = DJ LOGIC + MOCEAN WORKER + MARCO BENEVENTO  @ JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL JUNE 24,  NEW YORK CITY TUESDAY JUNE 24, 2008 @ Le Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker Street NY NY...
Posted by Music & Entertainment Public Relations on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:29:00 PST

LEE SCRATCH PERRY TOURS U.S. / CANADA JUNE /JULY / AUGUST

"I'm an artist, a musician, a magician, a writer, a singer; I'm everything. My name is Lee from the African jungle, originally from West Africa. I'm a man from somewhere else, but my origin is from A...
Posted by Music & Entertainment Public Relations on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:53:00 PST

LEROY POWELL & THE MESSENGERS ON TOUR NASHVILLE / NC + JUNE 2008

This COUNTRY & BLUES singer / songwriter's sound is best defined by crossing seventies outlaw country and sixties electric blues accompanied by smooth and soulful vocals. Leroy Powell's song wr...
Posted by Music & Entertainment Public Relations on Sat, 31 May 2008 01:24:00 PST

DJ LOGIC PRESENTS PROJECT LOGIC JUNE + JAZZ TIMES MAGAZINE JVC JAZZ FEST SHOW PICK

DJ LOGIC presents PROJECT LOGIC JUNE 24 @ JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL NYC w/ MARCO BENEVENTO + MOCEAN WORKER TURNTABLES + SAMPLES + JAZZ = DJ LOGIC presents PROJECT LOGIC MARCO BENEVENTO TRIO MOCEAN WORKER @...
Posted by Music & Entertainment Public Relations on Sat, 31 May 2008 11:09:00 PST

PITCHFORK T.V. IN THE STUDIO WITH LEE SCRATCH PERRY + ANDREW W.K.

Pitchfork T.V. in the studio with Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Andrew W.K. Since early 2007, Andrew has been working with reggae and dub music pioneer, Lee "Scratch" Perry, creating Perry's upcoming ne...
Posted by Music & Entertainment Public Relations on Sun, 18 May 2008 02:58:00 PST

TURNTABLES + SAMPLES + JAZZ = DJ LOGIC + MOCEAN WORKER + MARCO BENEVENTO JUNE 24 JVC JAZZ FEST

TURNTABLES + SAMPLES + JAZZ featuring :: DJ LOGIC + MOCEAN WORKER + MARCO BENEVENTO JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL TUESDAY JUNE 24, 2008 @ Le Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker Street NY NY 10012 7:30PM ...
Posted by Music & Entertainment Public Relations on Sun, 18 May 2008 01:34:00 PST

THOMAS DOLBY RETURNS WITH THE SOLE INHABITANT JUNE 10, 2008

..TR>     After a very long break from music, Thomas Dolby has returned with a lavish CD/DVD set to be released on Invisible Hands Music called "The Sole Inhabitant".  The CD is a br...
Posted by Music & Entertainment Public Relations on Sun, 18 May 2008 01:16:00 PST

LINCOLN CENTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH WFMU PRESENT ETHIOPIQUES RECORDING ARTISTS AUGUST 20

Lincoln Center in collaboration with WFMU Radio present: THE EX with GETATCHEW MEKURYA MAHMOUD AHMED and ALEMAYEHU ESHETE w/ EITHER/ORCHESTRA & EXTRA GOLDEN Wednesday, August 20th @ Lincoln Ce...
Posted by Music & Entertainment Public Relations on Mon, 12 May 2008 11:59:00 PST

GINA GERSHON JOINS BROADWAY CAST OF BOEING BOEING OPENING MAY 4, 2008

Gina Gershon Joins the Broadway Cast of Boeing Boeing  Opening May 4, 2008 I was fortunate to be invited by my good friend Leroy Powell to see a preview of the upcoming Broadway show-stopper Bo...
Posted by Music & Entertainment Public Relations on Sat, 03 May 2008 11:57:00 PST