IMOKENT Media Relations is operated by Joe Montague and is the unofficial sister company to Riveting Riffs Ltd. We coordinate and facilitate media relations and marketing for those in the entertainment industry. Our primary clients are those within the recording industry although where our expertise lies, however, we will consider other clients.
Past clients have included an internationally acclaimed animation company, recording artists, concert promoters and a radio personality. We provide services to those within most genres, except opera and classical music. We will take on approved clients who perform and record within the Christian music scene and mainstream markets.
The only service we offer to authors at the moment is the preparation of bios, and in some cases, press releases, but not distribution of press releases.
To all other clients we offer the following services;
• Preparation of and electronic (email) distribution of press releases
• Preparation of bios
• Facilitate media interviews and autograph sessions
• Web content--please note we do not do web design we only wordsmith
• Act as a liaison between the media and the artist and/or the label
• Provide support materials to media for CD review purposes
• We offer training in interviewing techniques for the interviewee
We will not take you onboard if you are a client of an individual publicist or publicity firm, or if your publicity has been handled by a label with whom we currently have a standing relationship with. We value the relationships IMOKENT and Riveting Riffs have with labels, publicists and publicity firms and are not here to compete with them. We welcome new clients who are not represented.
Financial Arrangements
A 1/2 hour non-billable consultation, either on the telephone or in person, will be provided to determine the client's needs, and to ascertain whether or not IMOKENT Media Relations is prepared to take them on as a client. Following that meeting, a written quotation will be prepared and provided to the client. Before any work commences a minimum fifty percent (50 %) retainer is required. Separate retainers will apply to each project undertaken on behalf of the client.
How Did Our Name and Logo Originate?
The name IMOKENT stands for In Memory Of Kent. Kent Montague was Joe Montague's son. On March 1st, 2003, he tragically and suddenly suffered a fatal heart arrhythmia and died in front of his girlfriend Nicole. He had turned 18 only seventeen days earlier. A complete autopsy including histology and toxicology was never able to ascertain the reason an apparently, otherwise healthy, young man suddenly died. The Medical Examiner (coroner) speculated that Kent may have been born with an undetected electrical problem in the cellular structure of his heart. In such cases, fifty percent of the time, the victim does not survive. I encourage you to visit www.sads.org or www.sads.ca . The mandate of these organizations is simply to provide education to families who have suffered a loss and the general public. The organizations are not involved in medical research and they do not provide grief counseling.
The logo of the seal once again is a reference to my son's two favourite animals, seals and cats. His ragdoll cat Patches, now eleven years old is my constant companion, and in part is reflected in the Riveting Riffs logo. The seal, as you can see, has become a part of this protected trademark and custom designed logo.
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