Betsie Brown
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Betsie Brown has over twenty-five years of experience in entertainment and music promotion, media relations & marketing communications, based in Memphis, San Diego, New York and London. She established Blind Raccoon in 2008, after a seven-year partnership in Crows Feet Productions, providing radio promotion & publicity services and marketing consultation in the blues/roots/rock/R&B/soul/Americana/folk/pop/world music genres.

betsie@blindraccoon.com

Her professional and community involvement includes:
• Treasurer and Board Member of the Memphis & Shelby County Music Commission
• Recipient of the 2009 KBA Award "Publicist of the Year" bestowed by The Blues Foundation
• Member of the Board of the Memphis Chapter of the Recording Academy 2010-12 and 2007-9
• Board Member (2007-10 & 2002-5) and Vice President (2005) of The Blues Foundation
• Corporate Member of The Blues Foundation
• Member of the Americana Music Association
• Member of the Folk Alliance
• 2004 and 2005 Chair of the International Blues Challenge, produced by The Blues Foundation
• Board Member and Communications Chairperson of the former Blues Music Association