Pro Marketing Entertainment was founded by Craig Neely in 1994 after nearly 25 years of working in non-commrerical radio, retail records, record distribution and stints in promotions and marketing with Arista, C.B.S. now Sony Music, Capitol/EMI and W.B. Records plus several independent labels including Blackhawk Records. Realizing early on some of the problems and struggles facing the artist particularly the independent artist Craig Neely knew he wanted to help. It was his vast corporate experience and working on national campaigns for Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Paquito D'Rivera, Bob James, Quincy Jones, Joe Sample, Earl Klugh, Mark Whitfield that includes advertising, press, retail in-stores tour support that is the foundation for Pro Marketing Entertainment and makes his company an excellent choice for national music marketing! Hailing from the Motor City, Craig's life has been filled with music including the birth of Motown when the airways was filled with the sound of this new soul music right through his formative years in San Francisco where he was exposed to the music's of the world while working in radio and at a time when the world famous now closed Keystone Korner was like a second home where the music of Miles, Grover, Bobby Hutcherson, Hoarce Silver, Dexter Gordon, Cecil Taylor and many more jazz legends was heard. This was also at the time of the reggae explosion in America and all the greats came to town as well a political block that had stopped the cultural exchange between the U.S.A and Cuba was lifted and lots wonderful music came to the San Francisco including the great Los Papinos! Recently Craig has lived in New York City for 12 years and as a result Pro Marketing Entertainment is even better prepared take your music project to all the key area's in music marketing.