PR Agency for Audio Brands and Artists
amplify your story.
We are a global PR agency for audio brands and artist partnerships
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we like to get loud.
Starscream Communications is a next generation PR agency for audio brands and artists. Based in London but working globally, we have run over 600 successful campaigns for 100+ clients in the consumer audio, pro audio and tech industry – generating billions of reads, views, likes and shares along the way.
Choose us to amplify your story and get heard where it matters.
Running (wild) since 2013.
Major league coverage from NME to
The New York Times, Tech Radar to CNET
600+ campaigns
Generating billions of reads, shares and likes
24/7
reach for media in the UK, US + Europe
Expert knowledge of consumer and pro audio brands
We spot the opportunities and news angles first
A London HQ
in Camden Town
Why choose a specialist audio PR Agency?
We bring our experience and knowledge of all things tech and audio to every campaign. We’ve got major league contacts in every media stream and we know what works for which audience. We go to the festivals, shows and events that matter. Our coverage is instant. Our reach is 24/7 (on both sides of the pond). We embrace new tech, see new opportunities, find new angles.
And we love what we do.
feedback.
We think we’re the best PR agency for audio brands and artists in London and New York. But don’t just take our word for it. Read what our friends say about us…
"Starscream represent brands they really love with passion and excellent insight."
Tech Radar
"The consummate PR professionals — reliable, responsive and always ahead of the curve."
eCoustics
"Starscream aren't just great at audio PR — they're also a lovely bunch to work with."
Tom’s Guide
"The first agency that springs to mind when I'm thinking about audio. They've turned Hi-Fi PR up to 11."
Trusted Reviews
clients.
Since 2013, we’ve completed PR campaigns for the following clients.
Kanto Audio
FiiO
Lenco
We are Rewind
DALI
Audio Pro
Revo
Marshall
Focal
Qobuz
Grado
Optoma
Q Acoustics
Abbey Road Studios
Naim Audio
Audio-Technica
Technics
Cambridge Audio
Happy Plugs
Roon
Tileyard Studios
Chord Electonics
Exertis
SCV Distribution
Shanling
Focusrite
Audient
Audio Advice
Joue Music
Klipsch
Kii Audio
Victrola
Cyrus
Waves
Audiomovers
Panasonic
IsoAcoustics
Triange
Meze
TAIT
L Acoustics
Paul Cocksedge
Audio Lounge
QED
Sivga
Victrola
X by Kygo
Pure
TAD
Streets of London
Rock Archive
Lypertek
Empirie Ears
Astell & Kern
Letshuoer
Gadhouse
Want to try PR?
Want to try PR?
Start with a press office from £1,495/$1698
Press Office
Starter Partner
INSTANT GLOBAL REACH
Reach specialist and mainstream media via a trusted Starscream newsletter dedicated to your launch with a bespoke, targeted press release created by us.
1 Month Report
You’ll get a repost of all media coverage at the end of the month and a link to access all year round including verified reach, shares and reads of each article.
PRESS SITE
We’ll run the press release on our own press site and social channels, visited by global media every month. We’ll show you how many interested media have read, downloaded and engaged with it over the month.
£1,495 ($1,698)
one off payment
Press Office
Premium Partner
SUSTAINED GLOBAL OUTREACH
Enjoy up to 12 press releases per year, created and sent by us to provide a regular, monthly update for the most relevant media for your announcements.
WEEKLY REPORT
You’ll get a weekly update of media coverage so you can update teams, social and partners at speed. The link updates daily and can be downloaded as a pdf.
BESPOKE PRESS SITE
A dedicated brand press site allows media to access your information quickly and provides in depth information around the interest in your announcements. The press site can easily be embedded on your own site for easy media access.
£1,795 ($2,038)
per month
£17,940 ($20,375)
per year
Press Office
Power Partner
GLOBAL OUTREACH EXPLAINED
Use up to 20 press releases per year to target key media, events and gift guides for maximum impact.
DAILY REPORT
You’ll get an update every time coverage lands with links, pdfs, quotes, verified reach and social media friendly images for your team to share.
BESPOKE PRESS SITE
An online brand resource for media with press releases, images, video and more – built, hosted and updated by us.
MONTHLY MEET
We’ll schedule an in depth overview of your activity every month, showcasing coverage, plans and any extra information we need from you for the next month to keep you ahead of the pack.
£1,995 ($2,267)
per month
£19,940 ($22,680)
per year
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Feedback & Clients
Feedback & Clients
feedback.
We think we're the best PR agency for audio brands and artists in London and New York. But don't just take our word for it. Read what our clients say about us...
"I can always rely on Starscream to deliver fun and engaging content from its aspirational selection of clients. Rich and his team keep me updated regularly with relevant news stories, attractive photograph and expert contacts for my articles that makes my work life a whole lot easier."
The Guardian
"Starscream has been a pleasure to work with over my 13 years as a technology journalist. They represent quality audio brands that they clearly know very well, and their communication is consistently responsive and reliable. They're professional, friendly and proactive – exactly what I want from a PR!"
The Telegraph
"Starscream has made a very trustworthy impression on us. We feel we have a trusted partner with great knowhow of the industry as well as the craft itself."
Audio Pro
"Starscream are a team of dedicated, hardworking professionals that are committed to our success. They provide positioning, messaging, launch strategies, writing and top-notch media relations services. Starscream has delivered media coverage that has raised our market visibility significantly."
Cambridge Audio
"Starscream have been instrumental in helping us expand our PR coverage, from being predominantly reviews in hi-fi titles to including mainstream media. From product launches to one-off opportunities, they get us results."
IsoAcoustics
"Starscream’s involvement has been fundamental to the success of key launches at Roon over the past year. Their industry expertise and know-how has raised Roon’s profile amongst music lovers and they have allowed us to engage with key media and new audiences across the UK, US and beyond."
Roon
"We're very grateful to Starscream for the pro bono PR support they provided for our #ComeOnHome prize draw in June 2021. Thanks to their help, we increased the number of people who found out about the prizes on offer and so many more people entered the prize draws, raising more money to support people who are homeless in London."
Streets of London
"Starscream delivered a unique sponsorship strategy, with clear messaging for a Hip Hop audience and black music community."
Big Indie Records
"We turned to Starscream for their help ensuring our brands reached diverse and broad areas of our target markets. They have delivered on this brief, enabling us to gain exposure that we would have otherwise struggled to achieve on our own."
SCV Distribution
"The team at Starscream are eminently professional and refreshingly creative. When they get in touch I listen, because I know they’ll have something relevant to tell me - they’re also really nice folks to deal with."
T3
"Starscream get under the skin of your business, identify and craft the right stories to match your strategy and deliver results – all while protecting the brand."
Abbey Road Studios
"Starscream play a fundamental role in building brand recognition for Audio-Technica in Western markets. The results of their work have enabled us to secure national retail placements in the UK and US and to increase our consumer business significantly over the past three years."
Audio-Technica
"It makes a real difference when a PR is genuinely into the subject - and Starscream is clearly passionate about music and audio tech."
What Hi-Fi?
"Innovative PR agencies like Starscream can deliver projects that will be music to your ears."
uk.gov
"Starscream is the perfect port of call for all things music, audio, style and design. I can always rely on them to deliver suitable content for both lifestyle and more technical articles at the drop of a hat."
Livingetc
"Starscream have provided exceptional service and delivered outstanding results. Their proactive and strategic approach has helped to effectively enhance our brand's image and raise awareness."
FiiO
"Starscream are hugely proactive on behalf of their clients, reaching out with smart new opportunities - and helping me do my job!"
MailOnline
"Working with Richard and the Starscream team is a joy and the reason is simple: they promote great products that we want to showcase and offer us everything we need, so we can experience and report on them in just the right way for our readers."
Shortlist
"Always helpful with good ideas a-plenty and a pleasure to deal with!”
MOJO
"It's an outstanding collaboration. Since the beginning of our partnership, they have managed to make WE ARE REWIND shine far beyond our expectations, both internationally and across various press and influencer channels.”
We Are Rewind
"Starscream is a favourite agency of mine, representing brands they really love with passion and excellent insight. The brands they represent have become my go-tos for certain audio pieces, in no small part thanks to expert guidance and responsiveness to any questions or requests.”
Eurogamer
"Starscream understand the individual nature of a magazine like ours, and go the extra mile to deliver what we need.”
Sound on Sound
"Rich and his team at Starscream Communications actually get it. They’re organized, responsive, and fast—three words you rarely see in the same sentence as ‘PR.’”
eCoustics
"Managing PR for audio brands is a demanding task, which, unfortunately, only a few live up to. Starscream is one of the few exceptions here. Richard and his team are reliable partners who know their brands inside out and have the right answer to every question. It's a great pleasure to work with them on a regular basis."
HIFI.DE
clients.
We have created PR campaigns for…
Website Design
Website Design + Digital Services
Amplify Your Story
Engage your audience, improve your online presence, and increase your sales with a new website created by industry professionals.
responsive
website design.
Our design team will upgrade your website with a fresh, stylish new look that works well on all screen sizes and devices.
engaging content.
Our content creators live and breathe audio. As industry experts, they will engage your audience by telling your brand story in the right language and tone.
good for Google.
Not only will our content inspire your customers, we’ll make sure it ranks highly on Google by using best practise SEO (search engine optimisation) and super-fast page loading.
eCommerce ready.
Looking to sell products or services online? We’ll add eCommerce functionality to your site and focus on converting your visitors to sales and leads.
nice and social.
We can integrate your social media feeds, stream your videos and connect your stores to your site, driving traffic across all your digital platforms.
"Our new website has greatly improved the user experience and representation of our products and brand. Since launch we have noticed a significant increase in traffic and lead generation."
Sean Morrison, IsoAcoustics
BEFORE | AFTER
...and there's more.
Take it to the next level with our extra digital and creative services.
Digital and Social Campaigns
From display ads, to email marketing to paid for content, we’ll create and coordinate campaigns that get results.
Lead Generation
Grow your contact list and increase your hot leads with subscription offers and on-site product cross-selling and up-selling.
Analytics and Reporting
Understand what content is working for you, and how your visitors are interacting with your communications.
Branding & Identity
Want to overhaul your look? Let us help create a new brand and identity that will stand out from the crowd.
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Who We Are
We Might Get Loud
our values.
We love music.
We do this because we love it and we like to think it shows.
We always work as a team.
Our skills are greater shared and pack a bigger punch than a one man band.
We help media, not spam them.
When media get 50 pitch emails a day, our face to face ideas work when others fail.
We work fast but never cut corners.
Always there but not at the expense of the quality of our work.
We don’t do suits.
We’re smarter than that.
We only promote audio and music.
PR is not one size fits all. We are the specialists, not the generalists and the media know it.
We offer no bullshit, just facts.
We offer accurate commitments, not speculative promises.
We are about the results.
We make a difference. Ask for one of our reports and find out how.
We are Starscream.
management.
Starscream London
Rich Melville
CEO
I founded Starscream in 2013 after a 15-year career as a journalist. I wrote about music, games, film and tech for MSN, Nuts, FHM, The Sunday Times and was Editor of What Hi Fi for a few years. My time as a journalist meant I got lots of poor-quality pitches (but amazing cocktails) from PR types who didn’t understand quite what they were promoting in terms of audio. I love audio and all things connected to the enjoyment of music, so these poor pitches led to the creation of Starscream and a different way of working. Aside from messing around with hi-fi cables the size of tree trunks and sniffing box fresh 180g vinyl, I enjoy gigs, PlayStation and French cider.
Rosie Gray
Head of PR
I worked in marketing in the TV industry for over 15 years including twelve years at Disney working on Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars brands. I love TV, movies and any good story really. Music-wise, I’m a big fan of the divas – from Dolly to Madonna, Beyonce to Shakira and Diana to Gaga. My knowledge of what it takes to be a Disney Princess has served me well as I’m now mum to the feistiest 3-year-old girl I know. Born and raised in London, when not working I love spending time with the family, cooking and eating together and the occasional boot camp class on the side.
Jody Hockley
Head of Creative
I’ve been working in the creative industry for over 20 years. During that time I’ve worked on projects for nearly all the major audio and tech brands – creating campaigns, art directing shoots, branding and designing along the way. I feel very lucky to do a job that allows me to create every day. I also enjoy switching off and getting outside with my family, surfing and climbing.
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management.
Starscream London
Rich Melville
CEO
I founded Starscream in 2013 after a 15-year career as a journalist. I wrote about music, games, film and tech for MSN, Nuts, FHM, The Sunday Times and was Editor of What Hi Fi for a few years. My time as a journalist meant I got lots of poor-quality pitches (but amazing cocktails) from PR types who didn’t understand quite what they were promoting in terms of audio. I love audio and all things connected to the enjoyment of music, so these poor pitches led to the creation of Starscream and a different way of working. Aside from messing around with hi-fi cables the size of tree trunks and sniffing box fresh 180g vinyl, I enjoy gigs, PlayStation and French cider.
Rosie Gray
Head of PR
I worked in marketing in the TV industry for over 15 years including twelve years at Disney working on Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars brands. I love TV, movies and any good story really. Music-wise, I’m a big fan of the divas – from Dolly to Madonna, Beyonce to Shakira and Diana to Gaga. My knowledge of what it takes to be a Disney Princess has served me well as I’m now mum to the feistiest 3-year-old girl I know. Born and raised in London, when not working I love spending time with the family, cooking and eating together and the occasional boot camp class on the side.
Jody Hockley
Head of Creative
I’ve been working in the creative industry for over 20 years. During that time I’ve worked on projects for nearly all the major audio and tech brands – creating campaigns, art directing shoots, branding and designing along the way. I feel very lucky to do a job that allows me to create every day. I also enjoy switching off and getting outside with my family, surfing and climbing.
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Starscream Q&A
Starscream Q&A.
The Q/A process is a collection of questions that help us better evaluate your PR needs and focus on the strategy that will work for you.
In order to discuss the answers, we provide a 90 minute consultancy session which allows us to create a targeted proposal for you. The session is free and designed as an analysis – there are no right or wrong answers and all information is completely confidential.
You can see example client reports here.
You can see our latest results here.
You can see our press release service here.