About us
Jonathan Hay and the Jonathan Hay Celebrity team is a high-profile public relations firm based in Brooklyn, New York, that's been seen in every prestigious publication from The Washington Post to Wired Magazine. With a legendary track record, we specialize in helping our clients elevate their brand and net worth. We have launched some of the most successful publicity campaigns in history for almost three decades for a wide range of clients around the world. Our company was established by award-winning publicist Jonathan Hay - who's widely recognized as a “media guru” and one of the greatest publicists of all-time.
Jonathan Hay's professional career started with Days of the New; the multi-platinum, post-grunge band who had four noteable hit singles. They are most known for “Touch, Peel and Stand” that spent 17 weeks at number one, breaking modern rock records. The song was recently named ″Greatest of All-Time Mainstream Rock Song″ by Billboard Magazine. Days of the New started the career for group member Nicole Scherzinger who joined The Pussycat Dolls, selling over 55 million records in their own right.
While in New York during an Interscope Records promotional tour with Days of the New, it was serendipity that Jonathan Hay met Kevin Skinner who was managing Whitney Houston & her father's company- John Houston Entertainment. Skinner, who was hanging Clive Davis and Jay-Z hired Hay right on the spot in 'Don Hill's', a legendary nightclub in New York City - and the rest is music history. Hay’s first assignment for Houston's company was publicizing the 100-million-dollar recording contract Whitney signed with Arista Records & L.A. Reid. Hay proudly helped promote I Look to You - the final studio album of Whitney Houston that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Kevin Skinner orchestrated the publicity venture between Hay, Def Jam and Vada Nobles, who at the time was embattled in a public lawsuit with Lauryn Hill. In March of 2005, Hay wrote Rihanna’s first press release (which premiered on MTV News) for her debut single "Pon De Replay" that was co-produced by Nobles. Shortly after, Hay helped Rihanna gain worldwide attention. Hay then worked with Nobles on Angie Stone's "I Wasn't Kidding" from Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone and also "With Love" by Hilary Duff from Dignity.
A few years later, Jonathan Hay leveraged his relationships with Teddy Riley, Sony Music, & Bruce Swedien to work on Michael, the posthumous Michael Jackson album that went platnium. Ironically, Jonathan Hay once tried to sign MJ to a label he was working with - during the superstar’s public dispute with Tommy Mottola & Sony Music Entertainment. With the help of Uri Geller, Hay sent a letter of intent to Jackson’s manager, Trudy Green. It was around that time when Hay started working with Suge Knight's declining Death Row Records & Tarik Azzougarh’s Ringz & Partners Entertainment that's known for working with RZA & Wu Tang Clan.
HipHopDX referred to the now-defunct Hoopla Media Group, founded by Hay and Chad Kiser, as a "media mammoth" due to their pr work with artists like Nipsey Hussle, MC Breed, Ice-T, Lil Eazy E, Nappy Roots, Ice Cube, Digital Underground, Killer Mike, MC Ren from N.W.A and others
We could go on and on, but we are saving that for our tell-all book, that's rapidly gaining demand & interest.
With a proven track record of success at the highest level, Jonathan Hay Celebrity specializes in elevating the profiles of celebrities & public figures through strategic media placements & elite brand partnerships. Our dedicated & passionate team is committed to delivering exceptional results that exceed the giant expectations of our clients in the ever-evolving world of public relations.