My start-up, Khush (http://khu.sh), has developed a reverse karaoke iPhone app called LaDiDa. You sing or rap into the phone, and LaDiDa will compose music to match. We have been selected as one of 8 finalists in the Entertainment category of the SXSW Accelerator program, and we'd like to get some visibility for our product leading up to the event. The event will be March 15-16 2010.

If we see results, we would like to retain a public relations specialist on an ongoing basis.

We are looking for someone who can help us with one of two things at the moment:

1. Reviews / mentions in publications that reach the iPhone demographic (e.g., app review sites, tech blogs, podcasts, radio shows, and of course mainstream media)
2. Driving views to our YouTube channel

I'm looking for someone who has the relationships to make these things happen. I'm uncomfortable with the idea of hiring a PR person who just spams journalists on our behalf. I'd much rather work with someone who can use their relationships to get us visibility.

We have some momentum going at the moment, which will make the job easier:

1. We're currently a Top 50 music app in iTunes
2. We're a finalist for SXSW Accelerator happening next week: http://sxsw.com/interactive/accelerator/finalists
3. We recently had a promo video that's received over 2 million views: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4GhMYxE2Lc
4. Our own YouTube videos are getting some traction: http://www.youtube.com/user/LaDiDaKhush

We need someone who can help us build on this momentum, focusing on the two objectives I mentioned above.

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