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Roberta

Welcome to Roberta's space!

About Me

After 9 years living in New York City, I moved to Durham, NC in September 2005 with my boyfriend/now husband, Jared. I have started my own publicity/media relations company after working for Mute (5 years), V2 (3 years) and Jetset for a year. On the independent PR side, I work with V2, Yep Roc, Arena Rock, Mid-Fi, Dim Mak, Cordless, Mute, Secret City, Rock Ridge, Slowdance, Flameshovel, In De Goot, Roadrunner, Gypsy Eyes. I have done press for Plug Independent Music Awards, Village Voice Siren Music Festival, Musicfest NW, and KISS Coffeehouse.

My Interests

Yankee Baseball, UNC Tarheel Men's & Women's basketball, the beach, cooking, horseracing, sampling the best BBQ and Lobster Rolls, and of course listening to music and going to shows!

I'd like to meet:

Those who need help with publicity! It can be music, fashion, lifestyle, no limit! Also this is great way to share ideas and stay intouch with people who I have things in common with.

Music:

No particular order: Wilco, Elliott Smith, Rogue Wave, Lucinda Williams, Jennie Lewis, Wolfparade, Ted Leo, Beatles, The Shins, Death Cab for Cutie, Neko Case, New Pornographers and of course the artists that I have worked with: Liars, M83, Talkdemonic, The Residents, Willowz, The Residents, Mando Diao, Richard Hawley, T. Raumschmiere, Goldfrapp, Warlocks, Grandaddy, Mercury Rev, High Llamas, Schneider TM, Can, Street Drum Corps, theStart, nO Things, Knife Skills, Non, Suicide, Throbbing Gristle, Richie Hawtin, Laurent Garnier, Jihad Jerry and The Evil Doers, Roman Candle, Chatham County Line, Cities, The Evening Episode, Judah Johnson, Blanco Diablo, Secretary Bird, Cities, Black Stone Cherry, Miracle Fortress, Supersuckers, God Fires Man, Plants and Animals, Sick of Sarah, Builders and Butchers, Apes, Child Ballads, yada yada.

Television:

The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, The Office, Everyone Hates Chris, CBS Sunday Morning, Meet the Press, Paula's Homecooking, Bernie Mac, Southpark, 30 Rock, Lost, 24, HDTV, anything with Wanda Sykes

My Blog

What's a Tarheel?

Incase you were wondering! From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia TARHEEL Tarheel is the nickname for a native of North Carolina. The name has been used for about two centuries due to the prod...
Posted by Roberta on Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:50:00 PST