“We can help you cut through the noise.”
What we are
DOTDOTDOTMUSIC is the leading public relations agency serving artists and organizations in today’s vibrant new-music scene. Clients include Kronos Quartet, Town Hall, Wild Up, Cincinnati Opera, composers Jessie Montgomery and Michael Hersch, guitarist Sean Shibe, cellist Mariel Roberts, and many others. From brilliant upstarts to venerated institutions, DOTDOTDOTMUSIC is unrivaled in securing high-profile coverage for musical innovators.
Since 2007, we have launched ventures such as New Amsterdam Records, the critically-lauded Prototype festival, and the city-spanning Make Music New York festival, while leading campaigns on Missy Mazzoli’s operas, Kronos Quartet’s 40th-anniversary season, and The Industry’s celebrated mobile opera Hopscotch, among others.
Other high-profile clients have included 92Y, Kaufman Music Center (home to Ecstatic Music Festival, Face the Music, Luna Composition Lab, and more), Alarm Will Sound, Eighth Blackbird, Ensemble Signal, Beth Morrison Projects, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Symphony Space, Japan Society, MATA Festival, and composers Anthony Braxton, Christopher Cerrone, Bryce Dessner, David T. Little, and Ellen Reid, to name only a few.
Who we are
DOTDOTDOTMUSIC is the brainchild of Steven Swartz. Trained as a composer, with a PhD in composition under principal teacher Morton Feldman, Steven’s background includes journalism, radio, the recording industry, and publishing, along with PR. In more than three decades as a publicist, he has built robust relationships with opinion leaders in print, broadcast, and online media. He is known as a keen spotter of talent: in a 2007 article in MUSO magazine, he cited Missy Mazzoli, David T. Little, and Judd Greenstein as composers to watch. Swartz is also active as a lecturer and panelist, giving workshops in career development around the country.
Associate Publicist Kacey Fassett joined DOTDOTDOTMUSIC in 2022 following several years of performing and recording as a professional musician. Experienced in digital marketing, she holds a degree from New York University in Jazz Studies. She now lives in Los Angeles, where she has been gigging as a saxophonist while composing, producing, and releasing her own music.
In 2017, Eileen McMahon joined DOTDOTDOTMUSIC as a Consulting Publicist. Formerly Senior Director of Publicity and Public Relations for Lincoln Center, Eileen’s illustrious career has spanned music, theater, dance, and more. We’re proud to have her on board for special projects.
What we stand for
In an ever-changing media landscape, DOTDOTDOTMUSIC aims to build lasting, sustainable careers through increased visibility and enhanced presentation. Smart angles are essential, but authenticity matters most. In telling your story, we aim for the heart of your mission and identity.
Technology is a wonderful thing: today’s listener can access a universe of sound with just a few clicks. The old gatekeepers have left their posts, and new voices can now be heard. Art forms are merging, giving way to exciting new hybrids. But challenges abound. Arts journalism faces an uncertain future. On every screen, there’s a blizzard of content clamoring for your attention. We can help you cut through the noise. Our ears are open – drop us a line!
A few of our greatest (press) hits
Television BBC America | PBS News Hour | Channel Thirteen | NY1 | Newspapers Baltimore Sun | Bangkok Post | Boston Globe | Chicago Tribune | The Guardian | Los Angeles Times | Philadelphia Inquirer | New York Times | San Francisco Chronicle | Wall Street Journal | Washington Post | Press agencies Agence France-Presse (AFP) | Associated Press | Magazines Chicago Reader | Forbes | LA Weekly | The New Yorker | New York | O, The Oprah Magazine | Rolling Stone | Utne Reader | Vogue | Radio American Public Media | KDFC | KQED | KUSC | NPR | SiriusXM | WKCR | WFMT | WFMU | WHYY ‘Radio Times’ | WNYC | WQXR | WRTI | WWFM | Entertainment guides AM New York | Flavorpill | Gothamist | LAist | Metro | Phillyist | Time Out Chicago | Time Out NY | Music media All About Jazz | American Record Guide | Bachtrack | Bandcamp Daily | Billboard | Brooklyn Vegan | Chamber Music Magazine | Consequence of Sound | Downbeat | I Care If You Listen | Jazztimes | Gramophone | La Scena Musicale | Musical America | NewMusicBox | Opera | Opera News | Opera Now | Operawire | Parterre Box | Pitchfork | Playbill | Popmatters | San Francisco Classical Voice | Second Inversion | Stereophile | The Strad | Strings | Symphony | The Violin Channel | The Whole Note | The Wire | VAN | Other Bullseye with Jesse Thorn | BoingBoing | Huffington Post | Yahoo! News
