“I had the pleasure of working with Siobhan for Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki / Auckland Arts Festival (AAF) 2022 where she came on board as Festival Publicist. I had heard nothing but praise for Siobhan’s prior experiences with AAF and was thrilled when she agreed to join again for another season. The rumours were true – she was a true seasoned professional that just “gets” the arts through and through. Siobhan is resourceful and truly digs deep to understand shows – even with a programme as large and complex as this festival – leaving no stone unturned when trying to share the stories of our artists with audiences.
Unfortunately, AAF 2022 was another year with COVID interruptions, this time including the cancellation of all live shows and events (51 in total), with a pivot to a strictly “online, outdoors and visual arts” festival one month out from opening. While it wasn’t my first time managing COVID crisis communications, I certainly sighed a deep exhale of relief having Siobhan and her vast knowledge and expertise alongside me on the waka. She helped ensure we were smooth sailing all the way to the end.”
Ashley M. David - Head of Marketing and Communications
Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki | Auckland Arts Festival
“Siobhan is the hardest working publicist I know- always working to discover new angles, pitch great ideas and support our projects with energy, insight and a fantastic sense of what makes a good story. Siobhan’s networks are second to none, and she quickly works to establish trust, understanding and rapport with everyone she works with.
“As a regional venue, we particularly value Siobhan’s excellent understanding of regional media and ability to pitch stories that make sense to local editors. Whether working on a sales campaign, a profile-raising project, or leading advocacy or reputation management comms, Siobhan is the person you want on your team and is always at the top of our speed dial list”
James Wilson - FORMER Manager, Arts and Culture
Tauranga City Council
“I worked with Siobhan across three Auckland Arts Festivals. A festival is a complex beast with an incredible number of plates spinning at once, more often than not competing with each other for focus, support and ultimately media exposure.
“Siobhan is of one of a rare breed of publicists who is able to operate on all strategic and operational levels, with an unstinting amount of energy and nous. She drove a significant increase in media exposure across the festival over the years. I would have no hesitation recommending Siobhan, and would grab, with enthusiasm, any opportunity to work with her again.”
Thierry Pannetier - Former Marketing and Communications Director
Auckland Arts Festival
“We use Siobhan as an extension of our Sydney based business to handle some NZ based events and product pitches, in particular GABS Auckland. Siobhan is well connected, has great media contacts and a tenacious attitude to getting as much coverage as possible for the client. She is also an absolute pleasure to work with, always lots of fun and our clients always love her. I would highly recommend using Siobhan.”
Rachel Robertson - MANAGING Director
Rocket Comms
“In an age where you rarely see spikes in ticket sales from adverts or articles, the publicity Siobhan has secured for us at ATC through the years has often registered a marked difference in ticket sales. Siobhan is a master of her profession and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Mr Fahrenheit Publicity to anyone with a story to tell.”
Natasha Gordon - FORMER Marketing and Communications DIRECTOR
Auckland Theatre Company
“We engaged Siobhan to work on a variety of campaigns for Sydney Opera House. It is testament to her skills, experience, friendly personality and excellent relationships with the media that working as a team we met all our objectives, and I have no hesitation in recommending Mr. Fahrenheit.”
Vanessa Duscio - Former Head of PR
Sydney Opera House
“Siobhan oversaw a significant and consistent increase in the public profile of Belvoir. She combines great tenacity in securing coverage, personal warmth and sensitivity to artists and company messages with great aplomb."
Brenna Hobson - Former Executive Director
Belvoir
“We really enjoy working with Siobhan. She is a professional and effective publicist who is able to quickly grasp the core messages of a brief and the needs of the organisation she is working with. Siobhan has created opportunities for our organisation to grow and reach new audiences."
Stephanie Lewis - General Manager
The Blake Prize
“Siobhan worked with STC at a very busy time when we needed someone who was passionate about theatre, could work on a number of complex and competing projects simultaneously and had excellent relationships with the media. She fit the bill perfectly and instantly became part of the team."
Tim McKeough - Former Media Relations Manager
Sydney Theatre Company
“We have used Siobhan's services for seven festivals. She provides outstanding publicity due to her wide range of contacts and networks within the media. Always professional and smart in her approach, she delivers targeted PR that focuses on our core market and provides results. We love working with her. ”
Gina Dellabarca - Festival Director
Show Me Shorts Film Festival
“Siobhan is everything a producer could dream of in a publicist – smart; a lateral thinker who understands the need to get stories off the arts pages and into contemporary life portfolios; fast and responsive; and a consummate hands-on professional. An iron fist in a velvet glove!"
Michelle Kotevski - Former Executive Producer
Urban Theatre Projects
“We’re so glad Siobhan moved back to New Zealand! She immediately ‘got us’ – not just what we do, but the culture we strive to emulate. Her transparent and collaborative approach works well with our approach; we found every step of the publicity and comms part of the event to be utterly professional and personable. Wonder if all this exposure to violins will make her want to pull out her cello again after all these years?”
Anne Rodda - Executive Director
Michael Hill International Violin Competition
“We chased Mr Fahrenheit for good reason! Siobhan’s process was fast and furious in negotiating a great range of media stories. In getting solid results, she consulted every step of the way with patience and good humour, as each story had its own logistics and nuances."
Alissar Chidiac - Creative ProduceR
Australian Muslim Women’s Art Project
“Mr Fahrenheit managed the publicity campaign for the release of my album ‘Weightless’. Siobhan was fantastic, I can’t recommend her highly enough! Snappy, friendly, efficient, well-networked and devoted to the project. I was really happy with the outcome and coverage she achieved for me. I’d definitely use her again.”
Sally Stockwell - Musician
Weightless album release
“Deft media and artist wrangling, seeing and playing the angles, managing complex and competing imperatives, and simply damn good fun and fab to work with.”