Rachel Hurley
Publicist, Photographer, and Designer in Memphis, Tennessee
Social Media Manager for WMOT
Host / Producer of The Music Rookie Podcast
Owner of Sweetheart Pub
Sweetheart Pub Weekly Newsletter
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PAST WORK:
Director of Digital / Music Publicist at Baby Robot Media
Former Talent Buyer for The Poplar Lounge in Memphis, TN
I Created The Ardent Music Blog: The Blog By Musicians.
I was the Publicist, Content Manager, and Social Media Manager for Ardent Studios and the Ardent Music record label from February 2007 until July 2012.
I was Big Star's social media manager and publicist from 2007 until 2012.
I hosted and produced the Ardent Sessions, Ardent Presents, and The Warm Up podcasts.
I was the managing editor for The Vinyl District - Memphis from 2010 until 2012.
Back in 2004 I created one of the very first widely read MP3 Blogs - Scenestars.net. It has been written about in Spin, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, Q Mag, BIllboard and the Commercial Appeal. I retired it in 2008.
From the spring of 2005 until the winter of 2006 I was a music writer for The Commercial Appeal with my own weekly column called On the Record.
I was the Memphis Flyer's Reader's Choice Winner for Best Blog in 2005, 2006, and 2007 for Rachelandthecity.com.
From 2007 until 2009 I hosted a variety of internet radio shows on Breakthruradio.com including The Bloggeratti, On the Road with Rachelandthecity and The Makeshift Music Hour.