A veteran Public Relations executive with over 15 years experience, Rachelle Schlosser has headed publicity departments at major record labels, including Sony and RCA, as well as served as Vice President at Rubenstein Public Relations, one of New York's most prestigious P.R. agencies. She has promoted artists ranging from Charlotte Church, The Chieftains, Michael Bolton, George Winston, Jim Brickman, Etta James and Cesaria Evora to Yo-Yo Ma, Evgeny Kissin, Leonard Bernstein and Denyce Graves. Hit soundtracks released under her tenure include Titanic and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

A graduate of Brandeis University (double major in music and English, magna cum laude), Schlosser has run P.R. departments for Sony Classical (as Senior Director/Publicity) and RCA Victor Group (as Vice President/Publicity). She began her career at Atlantic Records in the rock promotions department, and also worked as a publicity consultant at independent label Telarc International. She then ran the promotion and publicity department at CD distributor/record label Koch International for four years, followed by four years as a Vice President specializing in mainstream entertainment accounts at Rubenstein Public Relations. Schlosser is a trained classical pianist.

Current Clients:

• Irish entertainer Daniel O'Donnell: new PBS Television special Daniel O'Donnell At Home in Ireland airs nationally throughout 2008; national tour in May/June '08 with additional dates in Oct./Nov. '08.
• Sony BMG Masterworks recording artists Evgeny Kissin, David Zinman, Leonidas Kavakos, Baiba Skride, Denis Matsuev, Christian Gerhaher, Sol Gabetta and Emanuel Ax
• The non-profit S&R Foundation, helping talented young musicians and artists

Recent Clients:

• Opera diva Shirley Verrett - one of the foremost voices of her generation: new autobiography -- I Never Walked Alone: The Autobiography of an American Singer -- published by Wiley & Sons in May, 2003 (Major features in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Opera News & NPR's Tavis Smiley Show, etc. & a coast-to-coast book tour)
• Angel/EMI's Classic Archive DVD Series - rare performances by Glenn Gould, Jascha Heiftez, Artur Rubinstein, Regine Crespin, Leopold Stokowski, Claudio Arrau, Yehudi Menuhin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Sviatoslav Richter, more! (New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, NPR's Fresh Air, etc.)
• The late conductor Marcello Viotti, in conjunction with the unveiling of Venice's historic Gran Teatro La Fenice(features in Wall Street Journal Europe, Associated Press, LA Times, etc.)
• Violinist Rachel Barton & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Grammy nominated Brahms/Joachim CD release (Strings, Gramophone, Philadelphia Inquirer, LA Times, etc.)
• Engelbert Humperdinck's autobiography, Engelbert: What's In A Name?, published by Virgin Books (The Tonight Show, Canadian Press, New York Post, National Enquirer, etc.)

Projects of note:

• The Chieftains (David Letterman, CBS Early Show, National Public Radio)
• Etta James (David Letterman, Vibe Magazine)
• Denyce Graves (Oprah, Larry King, USA Today)
• Artie Shaw (Wall Street Journal, New York Times)