Vermillion Media. An Entertainment PR Company –

The Vermillion Media staff is a close-knit group of independent music industry executives entirely aware of the challenges a recording artist, or creative entity, faces in today's music business.

[en.ter.tain.ment (n) The various ways of amusing people, especially by performing for them. Something that is produced or performed for an audience]

Each Vermillion executive comes to the team with a different skill set, a different way of working and a different work history. We know for certain that diversity is an asset. What we have in common (and the reason we still really like each other after all these years) is a love for music and the determination to help talented artists continue to grow their career. We believe it is entirely possible to have a sustainable and gratifying career in the music business - and that every musical genre has worth.

Ellyn Solis (Founder Vermillion Media)

Ellyn began her public relations career at Rogers & Cowan and from there went on to work at the Atlantic Records Group, Sony Music/Epic Records, Sony 550 Music and a brief stint in the "dotcom" world at the Mindstorm Agency.  In August of 2003, she took the bold step of starting her own company, Vermillion Meda, a boutique entertainment public relations company.    

Ellyn has a vast array of experience culled over 18 years in the entertainment/music business and has worked with a diverse roster of artists. From Pearl Jam to Rage Against the Machine to Ben Folds Five to mega-star Celine Dion to songwriter/socialite Denise Rich.

In addition, she has experience in the internet economy, having spent a year at a tech PR agency in the height of the "dotcom" frenzy.  Her diverse background has given her the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of journalists including publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, SPIN, Billboard, USA Today and The Los Angeles Times, as well as television shows such as The Academy Awards, The Grammy Awards, Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonite Show with Jay Leno, Entertainment Tonite, Access Hollywood and CNN, among others.  It is the strength of her relationships with key media that has given the clients that she has worked with the sure footed success that has kept them in the public's eye for years.

Ellyn spent a decade at Sony Music, first at Epic Records as National Media Director and then to on to Sony 550 Music where she was instrumental in creating the publicity department and developing successful pr campaigns for artists such as Celine Dion.

With years of experience as an independent publicist, Ellyn has also worked on campaigns for Denise Rich, the family of the late Christopher (Notorious B.I.G) Wallace, Diana Krall and Tommy Lee among others.

Ellyn also has experience in the pr practice of crisis PR, having been at the forefront of several high profile campaigns, most notably, Tommy Lee as well as the recent public battle between the family of Christopher (Notorious B.I.G.) Wallace and Chuck Phillips of the Los Angeles Times. Ellyn handled the Wallace family statements and reactions to the LA Times piece.

Ellyn’s passion for promoting artists from all genres of music makes her an invaluable resource for successfully publicizing musicians, entertainers, events and artists. 

Click the 'Coming To Your Own Party' link below to read a recently published article, written by Ellyn Solis.

Coming To Your Own Party