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Beth Ann Hilton
is a communications veteran, owner/founder of The B Company
and co-founder of New Age Universe.
Formerly, she was Manager of Communications and Promotions
for Warner Music Group, Inc., where she was responsible
for creating partnerships and strategic promotions for WMG's
Atlantic, Elektra, Warner Bros./Reprise, WEA Latina, and
Rhino Record labels as well as its AOLTW sister companies
when "synergy" was the word of the day.
Beth also gained valuable experience in Business and Legal
Affairs at the premiere music reissue/compilation company,
Rhino Entertainment, where she was also active in the company's
Social & Environmental Responsibility Team (SERT) and the
Women's Product Development Team, producers of the innovative
female-targeted "Heartbeats" album series and the Grammy-nominated
"Respect" box set.
Beginner
her career as an associate editor at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Publications (now Advanstar Communications), she became
the youngest managing editor in the history of the company,
winning seven editorial excellence awards for the fashion
trade magazine she edited. During this time, she successfully
filled a marketing/publishing niche in the bodywear marketplace
for the first time by creating a magazine called ACTIVE!
Moving into marketing, Beth then joined Rowland Worldwide, a top public relations firm owned by the world - renowned marketing firm of Saatchi and Saatchi, to facilitate fashion marketing for their premiere client, E.I. DuPont de Nemours. As account executive responsible for the LYCRA spandex brand, she worked with leading fashion designers and editors to solidify the brand's presence in the trade community as well as among consumers. Beth also creatively contributed to the Teflon, Barbie, Mattel and the fantastic "Mall of America" launches, while also managing everyday press contacts and client relationships.
Beth
established The B Company in 1989 to provide marketing and
publishing services for the entertainment industry, a firm
which she continues to manage. Current clients include individual
artists, music managers and record labels in various music
genres ranging from folk singer-songwriters to jazz, world,
ambient and New Age music.
Past
Event Marketing/PR projects for the B Company have included
overseeing the Entertainment Committee for the Weingart
Center's City Live Galas from 1999 - 2002, promoting the
Wonderbra Model Search, Structure's Model Search Tour, the
Academy Awards and the Prime Sports Network. Corporate publishing
clients include e.i. duPont de Nemours, Ellen Tracy Hosiery,
BBC Films, and Sara Lee Corp. Print publishing projects
include articles in ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, THE HOLLYWOOD
REPORTER, BACK STAGE WEST, SPORTING GOODS DEALER, BODY FASHIONS
AND INTIMATE APPAREL, and ACTIVE !
Film and television projects include publicity for the award-winning short film "Grandpa's Funeral" for writer-director Patricia Resnick ("9-to-5"); development of scripts and projects for Storybook Entertainment with Showtime, Weintraub Productions, All-American Television, and CBS Entertainment; production coordination with TBS' ground-breaking mini-series "A Century of Women", and various production positions for Chanticleer Films/Showtime Networks.
Beth majored in Communications, receiving a Bachelor of Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. She also studied filmmaking at NYU's Institute of Film and Television and the music business program at UCLA Extension.
Beth
supports various charity and fundraising organizations including
The Variety Club SoCal, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles,
The Weingart Center, The Rabuor Village Project and the
many organizations embraced by her music clients. In 2002,
she co-produced the change-making weekend "Race Rave at
UCLA" with Barbara Laval and Suzanne Doucet, a program designed
to promote open discussion and learning about racism and
its effects on our society. |
