Carol Thorns

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PR Services



With a certificate in Public Relations from the PR Institute of South Africa, Carol has specialized in entertainment communications for over a decade. Aside from promoting her own music projects, Carol consults to a number of different organizations.

Clients
• Just Music: Katie Melua album roll out (Western Cape) 2005
• Joint PR Manager with C Mitchell - Cape Town International Comedy Festival  (2005, 2006, 2007)
• Joint PR Manager with C Mitchell - OBZ Fest 2007
• Joint PR Manager with C Mitchell – Amanda Tiffin’s ‘Now You Has Jazz’
• Joint PR Manager with C Mitchell – UCT Unilever Institute 2000 to 2009

Services offered
• Strategic Communications
• Media Liaison : Press release compilation and distribution, Listings, TV and radio  interview coordination
• Radio sampling
• Event management

Album releases
• MUSE STRING QUARTET ‘My Dance’ 2004
• CODA ‘Believe’ 2006
• CODA ‘African Renaissance’ 2008
• STERLING EQ ‘ Nova’ 2009 (in partnership with Five Seasons Entertainment)

Launch events
Specializes in creating original album launches that marry great music with expertly-organized event production, Carol has created some of the most memorable album launch parties. By garnering huge interest from the media and public alike she has achieved significant brand ignition.

Past events include
Muse SQ album launch party, 2005
Venue: Rhodes House
Pax: 600 including local media representatives / Coverage: Dailies, Weeklies, Magazines and Radio. TV: Night Life

CODA ‘Believe’ album launch party, 2006
Venue: Mount Nelson Hotel garden
Pax: 700 including local media representatives / Coverage: Dailies, Weeklies, Magazines and Radio

CODA ‘Believe’ album launch party, Johannesburg 2006
Venue: The Zone, Newscafe
Pax: 700 including local media representatives / Coverage: Dailies, Weeklies, Magazines and Radio, Power Within

CODA ‘African Renaissance’ album launch party, 2008
Venue: Cape Quarter, Green Point
Pax: 750 / Coverage: Dailies, Weeklies, Magazines, TV and Radio

Sterling ‘Nova’ album launch party, 2009
Venue: Wembley Square / Pax: 500
Coverage: S Dailies, Weeklies, Magazines, Showbiz Report

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