Kontio Comms
is a freelance PR, communications and events consultancy founded by Kasimiira Kontio based in Glasgow, London and Helsinki. With over a decade of experience working across high profile interdisciplinary projects across arts, culture, music, film, photography and events, Kasimiira’s vast experience spans across public relations, communications, creative storytelling and brand strategy.
Hi/Hei! I’m Kasimiira, the Finnish-born founder of Kontio Comms - a Glasgow-, London-, and Helsinki-based PR, comms and events consultancy.
I work across a broad range of clients from record labels to publishing houses, art galleries, art fairs, countercultural events, arts and music charities, film and music festivals, activists and independent artists.
The core ethos of Kontio Comms is built around the power of art, activism and community with a passion for bridging the gap between different sectors and audiences.
My services include:
Print, broadcast and digital PR and communications campaigns (national and international) across arts, music, culture, film, publishing and festivals
Brand strategy
Crisis communications and strategic consultancy
Cultural advocacy
Media training
Event planning and execution
Activist advocacy
What I Do
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
ART/CULTURE:
Ai Weiwei, Artes Mundi, Bastian, Bauhaus Centenary, Chiswick House & Gardens, Cockpit Studios, Colleccion Solo, Emulsion, Enter Gallery, Eye of the Huntress, Fellowship, filip custic, Flowers Gallery, Greenwich Maritime Museum, Gucci Cosmos, Huxley Parlour, IKON Gallery, Johnnie Shand Kydd, Josh Lilley, Joy Yamusangie, Laird & Good Company: Goodworks, Lynn Hershman Leeson, NOW Gallery, Opera Gallery, Peter Adjaye, Prison Arts Collective, Purslane, Pussy Riot, Reeps100, Retro Africa, Saatchi Gallery, SAINT HERON, Simone Brewster, Soho Revue, Stone Nest, The Box (Plymouth), The Collective Makers, The Royal Foundation, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Trevor Paglen, Viktor Ehikhamenor, VIVE Arts, WePresent, Wu Tsang, Zak Group
MUSIC:
Anjunachill, Anohni, BBC Proms, Bugged Out 30th Anniversary, Carl Cox x Mark Vessey, Charlotte Church, Disco Pogo, Eurovision, Henley Festival, Huw Stephens, Iceland Airwaves, Jesus and Mary Chain, Mark Barrott, Mark Lanegan, Mexican Summer, Music Finland, NOS Alive, Pauline Black, Pussy Riot, Richard Norris, Richard Russell, Sly Stone, Stealing Sheep, Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai), Sufjan Stevens, Tame Impala, Three Six Zero, Terminal 1 (Glastonbury), Tina Karol, XL Recordings, YolanDa Brown
BOOKS:
Orion, Cheerio, Hachette, W&N, White Rabbit, Ze Books, Laurence King, Anthology, PC Press, Leamington Books, Jude Rogers, Ted Kessler, Daniel Rachel, Jonathan Lethem, Budgie, Hooman Majd, Mary Gaitskill, Jonathan Wells, Sam Tallent, Joel Gion, Adelle Stripe, Ewan Morrison, 020 DESK ZERO
FILM & FASHION:
Aitor Throup, ASCO: Without Permission, Free Party Documentary, Matty Bovan, Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party, Mutt (2023), Nicholas Daley, Peaches: Teaches of Peaches, Polina Zakharova, Robyn Lynch, Rock Chicks, TLC Forever, Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly
KIND WORDS
“In thirty years of working in publishing, first at Faber and Faber then at White Rabbit (Orion) with some of the best publicists in the business, Kasimiira stands out as perhaps the most talented, hard-working, dedicated and tenacious of them all. Her people skills are excellent, her contacts are incomparable, and the campaigns she delivers are always exciting, achieving results that go above and beyond expectations. The best in the business.”
— Lee Brackstone, Publisher, White Rabbit Books
"Since working with Kasimiira I've been singing her praises to anyone who will listen! She got me exactly everywhere I needed to be."
—Joel Gion, Brian Jonestown Massacre
“I’ve worked with many press and media people over four decades, and Kasimiira is one of the very best. Her ability to organise, think laterally and deliver a great narrative make her an excellent collaborator that can really deliver the goods. And we also have fun! I highly recommend her.”
— Richard Norris, author, producer and DJ
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