EVA | Senior Publicist - With a decade and a half of experience in the music industry, Eva has worked not only PR, but also as a music journalist, promotions manager for radio and a myriad of other roles within media. Hands-on experience in both print and broadcast means Eva has a strong understanding of PR processes for all mediums. She has a crazy passion for the Australian music scene (and has got into a few memorable arguments at BBQs with people who aren’t supportive of the scene) and is always researching and learning more about the history of music in general. A certified workaholic, Eva is also unable to turn her blackberry off and is often caught answering emails from it at 2am.

JESS | Junior Publicist – Jess returns to work at HOTP after a hiatus where she focused on her university studies. During her last role at HOTP in 2010, Jess made solid connections with local media and worked hard to build up her knowledge of the music industry and media alike. An avid fan of music – most of her social commitments involved attending concerts – Jess quickly found her feet in the role and took on more responsibility. With an impressive knowledge of the indie music scene, she was quick to educate HOTP on the up-and-coming bands to watch out for. During her year away focusing on her studies, she was missed from the HOTP team. Now as she wraps up her degree part-time, Jess settles back into the role of publicity assistant at HOTP and picks up from where she left off. Welcome back Jess!

John | Publicist – John is no stranger to the music industry and no stranger to a lot of Australian musicians. As a professional fiddle player, John has not only toured with some of the best in the country, he’s also performed as a session muso on their recordings. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, John mixes up his time at HOTP by playing regular fiddle gigs in Melbourne and touring occasionally. Using his natural ‘gift of the gab’ (and the fact that he could talk a fish out of water) John started at HOTP to learn another side of the music industry and expand his impressive industry knowledge. A natural sales person, John connects with people on a musical level and is fast finding his footing as an integral part of the HOTP team.

Nick | Publicity Assistant – Nick joins the HOTP team bringing with him a total passion for everything music and a strong background in design, advertising and photography. He has worked within the realms of the music industry, supplying designs for CD covers and taking band promotional shots. With a voracious appetite for live music and his own experience as a DJ under his belt, he is well poised to tackle this new challenge of publicity. While Nick not only brings creative flair to his work, he is also well versed in social media and the internet, and able to trouble shoot when technology problems arise. Nick is happy to be classified as the ‘new resident nerd’ and take some of the problem solving away from Jamie.