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A LOOK AT RANDEX COMMUNICATIONS...
Randex Communications was founded in 1997 by Randy Alexander. Named one of “24 People to Watch in 2004” by South Jersey Magazine, he brings over 20 years of entertainment and sports journalism experience to his public relations company. Randex Communications specializes in entertainment publicity and special event promotion for a wide range of clientele. With such extensive experience on the receiving end of the business, Randex Communications offers a perspective not found at most P.R. firms, and is familiar and comfortable with all forms of media.
As a Number One Priority, Randex Communications will handle all your publicity duties, get your message out there, get your company image fixed in the minds of your target audience and, most importantly, make people aware, informed and interested in you and your product. On behalf of our clients, Randex Communications also seeks to support and facilitate our colleagues, such as media personnel, managers, agents, promoters, producers and publishers. Intimate, engaging and able to get things done, Randex Communications is like having friends in your life who work for you too!
CLIENT ACTIVITY LIST
(boldface denotes currently on roster)
Randex Communications has performed public relations services for a wide range of clients, including:
RECORD LABELS: Curb Records, Roadrunner, Megaforce, Bar/None, Phoenix Rising, Phoenix Presents, Collectables, Oglio, Lauan, Record Cellar, Sliced Bread, Sonance, LiveDiscs, Hydrophonics, Off Hour Rockers, Treasure, Humble Abode Music, Sojourn Hills, Projekt, Innocent 12th Street, Stairway Records, Eighth Note
RECORDING ARTISTS/PROJECTS: Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers Dion and Bernie Worrell; Deep Purple (Eagle Rock Ent.); Oscar-winning songwriter Franke Previte; Ace Frehley of KISS, Susan Werner (KOCH); Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, deSoL (Curb), Soulfly (Roadrunner); Ill NiÑo (Roadrunner), Paul Green School of Rock, Presence (Curb), The Musical Box (Early Genesis Recreation); Annie Haslam of Renaissance, Pixies Tribute CD, Richard O’Brien of “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” The Disco Biscuits, Grey Eye Glances, Amfibian (Phish lyricist Tom Marshall); Project/Object (Recreating the Live Frank Zappa Experience), Maggi, Pierce & E.J.; Ozric Tentacles, The Grandmothers (former members of Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention), The Mammals, Feathermerchants, Bio Ritmo, The Machine (America’s premier Pink Floyd Tribune Band), Club d’Elf (featuring John Medeski of Medeski, Martin & Wood), SNFU, Peppers Ghost, The Big Wu, Children on the Corner (Miles Davis band alumni), Strangefolk, Brothers Past, Undergirl, SeepeopleS, Tripping Billies (Recreating the Live Dave Matthews Band Experience), Seth Yacovone Band, Lo Faber Band (Lo Faber of God Street Wine with members of Ominous Seapods), David Gans (nationally syndicated radio host), Ominous Seapods, Bernie Worrell & the WOO Warriors, The Bridge, Beth Wood, The Recipe, Gordon Stone Band, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, The Breakfast (formerly Psychedelic Breakfast), Jaka, Wise Monkey Orchestra, LARRY, Porterhouse, The Dipsomaniacs, Dean Friedman, The Scoldees, The Alice Project, Mastermind, Hum Machine, Paul Ruderman, Mountain of Venus, Lis Harvey, Devin Greenwood, Patty Blee, Soulfarm, Shango, Smash Palace, Blind Man’s Sun, Smokin’ Grass, Bob Hillman, Chet Delcampo, Swampadelica, Juggling Suns, Garrin Benfield, Lou Dog, Gina Scipione, marlow, Stang, Vincent James, It’s About Christmas CD Compilation (2003)
COMEDIANS:
Joey Callahan, Steve Lazarus, Steve Trevelise, Lads of Comedy
ENTERTAINMENT ORGANIZATIONS: Philadelphia Music Alliance, Philadelphia Folksong Society, Leeway’s Home Grown Music Network, Range Entertainment, Knockout Music, Creative Entertainment Group, Red Ryder Agency, Oglio Entertainment Group, Phoenix Media Group, Furry Thug Productions, ItsAboutMusic.com, Sonance Entertainment Group
CONCERT PROMOTERS: Jack Utsick Presents NE (Philadelphia),Camden County (NJ) Division of Special Events, Walther Productions (Baltimore), Max Cruise Entertainment (Asbury Park, NJ), Terrapin Presents (Danbury, CT), Rrazz Productions (NJ), In-Sync Productions (Trenton, NJ)
CONCERT VENUES: Sovereign Bank Arena (Trenton, NJ), Keswick Theatre (Glenside, PA), The Tin Angel (Philadelphia’s #1 acoustic showcase), The Funk Box (Baltimore), The Lion’s Den (New York City), Mexicali Blues Café (Teaneck, NJ), The Fast Lane (Asbury Park, NJ), Recher Theatre (Baltimore), Mother’s Booze Cruise: A New Orleans Concert Series (Baltimore), COFFEE.COMedy (Sea Isle City, NJ)
FESTIVALS: Philadelphia Folk Festival, All Good Music Festival & Camp Out, Gathering of the Vibes, Floyd Fest ... Outta This World Music Festival, Grassroots Music & Arts Festival, The Great Bamboozle, Bridgeport Blues Festival, Summit on the Hudson, Summit on the Sound, Camp Bisco, moe. or les festival & campout, Summer of Love ... 35 Years Later, Camp Buzz, Autumn Equinox Music Festival & Camp Out, The Recipe Family Cook Out, 4:20 Festival
CONCERTS, EVENTS & TOURS FEATURING: Clay Aiken, Gregg Allman, Allman Brothers, Jon Anderson of YES, John Astin as Edgar Allan Poe; Joan Baez, Barenaked Ladies, Roseanne Barr, Barrage!, Beach Boys, Jeff Beck, Boris Becker, Joy Behar, Pat Benatar; Richard Belzer, Chuck Berry, Blind Boys of Alabama, Blues Traveler, Jim Brickman, David Bromberg, Jonatha Brooke, Brooks & Dunn, James Brown, Jackson Browne, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kasey Chambers, Cheap Trick, Chicago, Margaret Cho, Stanley Clarke, Les Claypool, Jimmy Cliff, Bruce Cockburn, Shawn Colvin, Harry Connick Jr., Gerry Cooney, Bill Cosby, Robert Cray, Crosby Stills & Nash, David Crosby, The Crusaders, Ani DiFranco, Dr. John, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Earth Wind & Fire, Kathleen Edwards, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Dan Fogelberg, Peter Frampton, Kirk Franklin, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Funk Brothers, Nelly Furtado, Galactic, Vince Gill, Gilbert Gottfried, Gov’t Mule, Great Mountain High Tour, Patty Griffin, Nanci Griffith, David Grisman, Buddy Guy, Arlo Guthrie, Merle Haggard, Daryl Hall, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Larry Holmes, “Hopeville” Gospel Musical, Robert Hunter, Eric Idle of Monty Python, Billy Idol, Julio Iglesias, Indigo Girls, Eileen Ivers, Alan Jackson, Etta James, Al Jarreau, Richard Jeni, Jethro Tull, Joan Jett, “Jesus Christ Superstar”, Norah Jones, Rickie Lee Jones, Kansas, Keb’ Mo’, KEM, B.B. King, Robert Klein, Mark Knopfler, Korn, Jonny Lang, Cyndi Lauper, Avril Lavigne, Phil Lesh & Friends, Little Feat, LL Cool J, Kenny Loggins, Lord of the Dance, Los Lobos, Darlene Love, Loverboy, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bill Maher, Barry Manilow, Aimee Mann; Ziggy, Damian and Julian Marley; Dave Mason, matchbox twenty, Martina McBride, Edwin McCain, Michael McDonald, John McEnroe, Sarah McLachlan, Don McLean, Medeski Martin & Wood, Kevin Meaney, Tift Merritt, Dennis Miller, Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” moe., Jane Monheit, Moody Blues, Alanis Morissette, Willie Nelson, Randy Newman, New York Metropolitan Opera, Nickel Creek, North Mississippi Allstars, Maceo Parker, Dolly Parton, Peking Acrobats, Teddy Pendergrass, John Prine, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Queensryche, Robert Randolph, Joshua Redman, REO Speedwagon, Kim Richey, Righteous Brothers, Lee Ann Rimes, Smokey Robinson, The Roots, David Lee Roth, Todd Rundgren, David Sanborn, Boz Scaggs, Shaolin Monks “Wheel of Life,” Dee Snider, Soulive, Rick Springfield, String Cheese Incident, Styx, Susan Tedeschi, Richard Thompson, Tool, Derek Trucks, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, The Wailers, Whitesnake, Dar Williams, Lee Ann Womack, Weird Al Yankovic, Lucinda Williams, Brian Wilson, World Cup Ice Speedway Championships, Steven Wright, The Zombies, ZZ Top
CHARITY PROJECTS:
ParkinSong “38 Songs of Hope” 2-CD compilation (to benefit Parkinson’s disease research); Higher Ground: After the Deluge concert to benefit NJ flood victims (producer and publicist); ParkinSong II concert, Jersey Jams/Jersey Cares (to comfort NJ families victimized by 9/11 terrorist attacks), Special Olympics Philadelphia Auction Committee, Golden Slipper Club and Charities
WEDDING/SPECIAL EVENT CONSULTANT:
Anne Chertoff (ex-Martha Stewart Weddings editor)
BOOKS:
Live at the Fillmore East: A Photographic Memoir (Thunders Mouth Press).
CORPORATE/BUSINESS/FINANCIAL: The Cummins Team of Janney Montgomery Scott
LAW FIRMS: Begelman & Orlow, P.C.
DOT-COMS: Lovesongs.com
ARTIST MANAGEMENT: Robert Hazard
SELECTED PLACEMENTS
Magazines
People, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Spin, Guitar, Guitar One, Guitar World, Vintage Guitar, Blender, Revolver, URB, Giant, Alternative Press, Goldmine (cover), Gig, Guitar Player, No Depression, Performing Songwriter, DISCoveries, Drum!, Keyboard, Swing, Mix, Pulse!, Metal Edge, For Me, Latina, Music Connection (cover), Hit Parader, Stereo Review’s Sound + Vision, Jazz Times, Paste, High Times, Relix, ASCAP Player, Sing Out!, Dirty Linen, TimeOut NY, TimeOut NY Kids (cover), Time Out Chicago, Women Who Rock, Rockrgrl, Inside Connection, Musico Pro, Southwest Blues, Texas Magazine, 20th Century Guitar, Singer, Under the Radar, DIW, Pistil, Philadelphia Magazine, Baltimore Magazine, Chart, JamTV, Cover
Trades
Billboard, Daily Variety, CMJ New Music Report, CMJ New Music Monthly, Pollstar (cover), HITS, Album Network, Friday Morning Quarterback, Radio & Records, Club Systems International
Wire Services & Syndicates
Associated Press, Reuters, UPI, Knight-Ridder News Service, Gannett News Service, Newhouse News Service, Scripps-Howard News Service, L.A. Times-Washington Post News Service, Yahoo! News, Wireless Flash, Cineman Syndicate, Pacific News Group Syndicate
TV
McEnroe (CNBC), Home Delivery (synd.), MTV “YHIF,” CNN Headline News, Live Daily/Entertainment Weekly (syndicated), Kids’ News (syndicated), LATV, Mun2, “WB11 Morning News” New York, “CBS2 This Morning” /New York, WWOR/New York, “Fox News in the Morning”/Chicago, “Fox 2 News Morning”/Detroit, “Eyewitness News” CBS/Phila., ABC/Philadelphia, Fox “Good Day Philadelphia,” Fox “Good Day Atlanta,” Fox “Good Day Dallas,” Fox “Good Day Baltimore,” CBS/Baltimore, “Fox 5 Morning Show”/Las Vegas, ABC “PM Buffalo”; “10!” NBC/Philadelphia, “Fox 8 in the Morning”/Cleveland, “Fox Rox”/San Diego, NBC/Albany, “Real Life with Mary Amoroso” CN8, “Your Morning” CN8, “Jersey’s Talking” News12 New Jersey
Radio
AP Network News, ABC Radio (syndicated); CBS Radio News (syndicated); CNN Radio; World Cafe/NPR (syndicated); Here & Now/NPR (syndicated); Voice of America; MJI Broadcasting (syndicated), Mountain Stage (syndicated), Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz/NPR (syndicated), Voice of America; BBC Radio One, Darien O’Toole Morning Show (syndicated), “The Dolans” financial radio (syndicated); All Things Considered/NPR (syndicated), “Rewind”/NPR (syndicated); Joey Reynolds Show (syndicated); Grateful Dead Radio Hour (syndicated), XM Satellite Radio, Joan Hamburg – WOR/New York, PMP Network, WFUV/New York, KYW Newsradio/Phila., WIP/Phila., WXPN/Phila., WHYY/Phila., WXTU/Phila.
Newspapers
USA Today, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, New York Daily News, New York Post, “Page Six” NY Post, New York Daily News, Newsday, New York Sun, New York Observer, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Phila. Inquirer, Phila. Daily News, SF Chronicle, San Jose Weekly, San Diego Union, Newark Star-Ledger, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Miami Herald, Baltimore Sun, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Portland Oregonian, Orange County Register, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Austin American-Statesman, Houston Chronicle, Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Charlotte Observer, Lexington Herald-Leader, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sacramento Bee, Toronto Globe + Mail, St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Tribune
Alternative Weeklies
Village Voice, LA Weekly, The Onion, LA New Times, LA City Beat, Boston Phoenix, NY Press, New York Resident, Worcester Phoenix, Providence Phoenix, Long Island Voice, Long Island Press, Chicago Reader, The Stranger, Phoenix New Times, Broward New Times, Creative Loafing, SF Weekly, SF Bay Guardian, East Bay Express, Phila. Weekly, Phila. City Paper, Washington City Paper, Baltimore City Paper, Cincinnati City Beat, Seattle Weekly, Pasadena Weekly, NoHoLA, Dallas Observer, Austin Chronicle, Houston Press, Nashville Rage, Gambit, Minneapolis City Pages, Independent Weekly, Pittsburgh Pulp, Pittsburgh City Paper, Electric City (cover), Pasadena Weekly, Playback St. Louis, San Diego City Beat, NOW - Toronto
Internet
America Online, VH1.com, MTV.com, Barnes & Noble.com, Amazon.com, All Music Guide, Rollingstone.com, Spin.com, Billboard.com, CD Now, Addicted to Noise, LiveDaily.com, MusicToday.com, Wall of Sound.
Online Chat Services
Talk City
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Named one of “24 People to Watch in 2004” by South Jersey Magazine, Randy Alexander is a board member of the Philadelphia Music Alliance (Philadelphia Walk of Fame) and a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, for which he does volunteer work as "Grammy in the Schools" instructor, panel moderator and panelist. He also has participated in panels for the CMJ Music Marathon and DIY Convention, and has been quoted as an industry expert both nationally (CBS Radio, CNN Radio) and regionally (Baltimore Sun, KYW Newsradio, Courier-Post of South Jersey). He successfully made the transition from daily newspapers to operating his own public relations firm after interviewing hundreds of celebrities and entertainment executives over 15 years covering music, TV, radio and Atlantic City casino entertainment for The Trenton (N.J.) Times.
A nationally respected music journalist and winner of three writing awards, he was one of the first to report on the Howard Stern phenomenon and establish a genuine rapport with the Man Who Would Be King of All Media, earning a first-place award from the New Jersey Press Association in the process. He has additional arts writing awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and Garden State Association of Black Journalists.
He spent over a month filing daily reports on the historic birth of Live Aid and marked the 10th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death on an extended mission to Memphis and Tupelo, Miss., to explore and uncover the roots of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. He has been a daily contributor to America Online’s MusicSpace Channel, pop music critic for the Courier-Post (Gannett’s Southern New Jersey daily) and rock columnist for Action, the in-house publication of the Spectrum (now the Wachovia Spectrum) while it was Philadelphia’s leading entertainment arena. His coverage of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” tour was included in the best-selling biography, Glory Days.
Alexander lured an array of celebrities to his own talk radio show and has covered TV on national and local levels. Nationally, he attended the Television Critics Association press tours in Los Angeles and New York, made a cameo on ABC’s “One Life to Live’’ and was Philadelphia correspondent for Multichannel News, the cable industry trade. He also edited and wrote for two national cable guides published by TVSM.
Alexander started his journalism career in East Coast pro and college sports press boxes as an Amfax Communications correspondent covering championship events for the NFL, NHL and Major League Baseball. While still in college, he switched from sports to entertainment at The Philadelphia Journal, a sports- and entertainment-oriented daily tabloid. A Philadelphia native, Alexander holds a bachelor of arts degree in Journalism with a News-Editorial concentration from Temple University’s Annenberg School of Communications and Theater.
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