Duff Press is one of the leading independent music and event PR and promotion companies in the UK.
With over 16 years experience as a pr in the UK, Director Duff Battye has run Duff Press independently for nine years – having previously worked for Virgin Records and Arista/BMG.
Duff Battye was shortlisted for the 2005 Music Week Awards “PR Campaign of the Year” for his work with Velvet Revolver. In one year Duff Press placed 24 UK national covers on the band in a campaign lasting 16 months.
Duff Press also run the label Maybe Records. The label have released records from the likes of Lacuna, We Made God, Toadies, Lions, Sucioperro and Mills to date. The label gives Duff Press a working experience of distribution, retail and production aspects of record releases.
Duff Battye has formerly signed a number of record deals as an artist (including Mercury Records) – giving him and Duff Press a unique insight into pr from a bands perspective. Duff has also written for the likes of The Sunday Times, GQ (US), Clash magazine, TV Hits and Sport Diver as a freelance journalist.