Eileen Breen
Eileen started her PR career as a publicist at A&M Records working for artists such as Sting, Sheryl Crow, Barry White, Soundgarden, Gin Blossoms, Blues Traveler and many more. She then moved to King Biscuit Records as the PR Director for King Biscuit Flower Hour, the long running radio show most notable for the infamous concert at Altamont. In a resurgence of the recorded radio shows, she worked with classic rock musicians including Billy Squire, America, Supertramp and David Crosby.
After the dismantling of the record industry, Eileen started freelancing for clients including an independent record label and recording studio founded by financier John W. Henry, press liasion for a British based educational trust and publicist for a women's organization. Broadening her quest for experience in various industries, she did a stint at a prestigious private equity firm, managed numerous restaurants and organized global travel events at an international non profit.
In 2009 Eileen started Nickel City Opera with Metropolitan Opera Singer, Valerian Ruminski, now in its 10th Season. Wearing many hats, she wrote and secured the 501 (c)3 non profit status, is a successful grant writer with the ability to prepare complex financial details when needed in addition to providing full service public relations and marketing campaigns. From creating innovative fundraising events and effective sponsorship campaigns to negotiating theatrical contracts, "it can't be done" is not a part of her vocabulary.
Sharing her time and expertise, Eileen has volunteered with numerous non profit organizations including The New York Musical Theatre Festival, The NYC Fringe Festival and NYC Dance Week in addition to teaching a popular class, 'The Media Truth' at the International Center in NYC.
Work
Event Management
Site Selection/Negotiation
Travel/Logistics
International
Yaounde, Cameroon
Guangzhou, China
Hyderabad, India
London, England
Da Nang, Vietnam
Trujillo, Peru
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Limerick, Ireland
Toronto, Canada
United States
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bryant Park
The Buffalo History Museum
Theodore Roosevelt Museum
Naval & Military Museum/
USS Sullivans
Silo City
The Ellicott Square Building
The Saturn Club
Shea's Performing Arts Center
The Riviera Theatre
Film Soundtracks
LP Reviews
Mr. Holland's Opus
Don Juan DeMarco
The Living Sea
Empire Records
TheatrePR
A Brooklyn Boy
by Steven Prescod
SHOT! an original opera
by Persis Vehar
Barber of Seville by Rossini
Il Trovatore by Verdi
Il Tabarro by Puccini
Rigoletto by Verdi
The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
Amahl and The Night Visitors
by Menotti
The Impresario by Mozart
Theatre Projects In Development
Macbeth-A Modern Hip Hop
The Symposium-A Plato Update
Book Publishing
The Operalicious Cookbook
BOXING: Essential Skills
Food. Eating Naturally.
Starting To Sing
Festival Opera under $100,000
In Trump's Head
From Buk's Battered Heart
MusicPR
Feature Stories
Tour & Trade Press
LP Reviews
Live Reviews
Sting
Sheryl Crow
Bryan Adams
Blues Traveler
Gin Blossoms
Soundgarden
Squeeze
Extreme
Van Morrison
Denis Leary
Del Amitri
Barry White
ABBA
Aaron Neville
The Neville Brothers
Temple of the Dog
Suzanne Vega
America
Billy Squire
David Crosby
Amy Grant
Sarah Brightman
The Carpenters
Valerian Ruminski
Dishwalla
Tonic
Alexander O'Neal
Jeffrey Osborne
Patty Griffin
LA Guns
Monster Magnet
Screwdriver
Hater
L Kage
Cece Peniston
McLyte
Innocence Mission
Sounds of Blackness
Lo-Key
Mint Condition
John Hiatt
Therapy?
Jann Arden
Ashley MacIsaac
Billy Mann
16 Horsepower
The Badlees
Allgood
Brigid Boden
For Real
Face to Face
Ape Hangers
Robyn Hitchcock
Jackopierce
Caulfields
Kitchens of Distinction
Drill
Cruel Sea
Johnny Lang
Love Battery
Fig Dish
Paw
Ass Ponys
Hammerbox
John Clayton-Felt
David Wilcox
Doughboys
Fretblanket
Dina Carroll
Malaika
Intelligent Hoodlum
Marxman
Scott Rees
Orbit
Songcatchers
Uncanny Alliance
Zucchero