MUSIC JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE (1998 - Present):

Cover Stories:
Music Connection, http://www.musicconnection.com

• 2006 Percussion Discussion, featuring four noted drummers: Matt Chamberlain (Tori Amos, Indigo Girls, David Bowie), Charles Connor (Little Richard), Jerome Brailey (Parliament / Funkadelic, The Five Stairsteps), Josh Wills (Story of the Year)
  
• Clif Magness, profile of pop songwriter who has worked with Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Glen Ballard
  
• Finger Eleven, breakout band on Wind-up Records
• Linkin Park, 2002 Grammy winners for Best Hard Rock Performance
• Masters of Mastering III, five exclusive interviews reveal the secrets behind successful album mastering:
  Joe Chicarelli, Barry Rudolph, Stephen Marsh, Howie Weinberg, Erick Labson
• Masters of Mastering IV, four more exclusive interviews with mastering engineers:
  Jeff King, Michael Fossenkemper, Greg Calbi, Richard Dodd
• Masters of Mastering V, yet four more exclusives with mastering engineers:
  Ron McMaster, Bruce Maddocks, Steve Hall, Vlado Meller
  
• 2006 Masters of Mastering (with Rob Putnam): Robert Vosgien, Bill Dooley

Producer Crosstalks:
Music Connection, http://www.musicconnection.com
Each Producer Crosstalk profiles a working professional producer, mixer or engineer who has achieved significant success in the recording industry.

• Daron Jones, worked with Pink, The Notorious B.I.G., Usher
• Sahpreem King, author of Gotta Get Signed: How To Become A Hip-Hop Producer
• Jason Corsaro, worked with Motorhead, Tony Williams, Soundgarden, Peter Gabriel
• Michael Bradford, worked with Uncle Kracker, Deep Purple, Butthole Surfers
• Rob Lewis, worked with Christina Aguilera, Herbie Hancock, p. diddy, Toni Braxton
• Michael Becker, worked with Kathleen York, Little Richard, Dr. John, Peter Frampton
• Jerry Harrison & ET Thorngren, Talking Heads, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
• Romeo Antonio, worked with Limp Bizkit, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey
• Bob Ezrin, worked with Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Jane’s Addiction
• Pete Matthews, worked with Echo 7, Dust for Life
• Stuart Epps, worked with Elton John, Jimmy Page, Oasis
• Thom Wilson, worked with The Offspring, Seals & Crofts, TV’s Roseanne
• Fernando "Radical" Castillo, worked with Latino, Elemento, Blunty Man
• Martin Bisi, worked with Alice Donut, Blind Idiot God, Material, Herbie Hancock
• Matt Wallace, worked with Faith No More, Train, Blues Traveler
• Mike Gillies, worked with Metallica, Tonic, Our Lady Peace
• Dusty Wakeman, worked with Dwight Yoakam, Tony Furtado, Michelle Shocked
• Mario Winans, worked with David Bowie, Jlo, Janet Jackson, P. Diddy
• Nick Raskulinecz, worked with Foo Fighters, Danzig, Velvet Revolver
• Carla Olson, worked with Don Henley, Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder
• Jazze Pha, worked with Outkast, Snoop Dogg, Foxy Brown
• Todd Park Mohr, from Big Head Todd & The Monsters
• John Boylan, worked with Boston, cast of The Simpsons, Charlie Daniels
• Andy Paley, worked with Brian Wilson, Madonna, SpongeBob SquarePants
• Bjorn Thorsrud, worked with Smashing Pumpkins, Monster Magnet, Shania Twain
• Chris Fogel, worked with U2, Alanis Morissette, Aerosmith
• Matt Forger, worked with Michael Jackson, James Ingram, Eddie Van Halen
• Tony Maserati, worked with Beyonce Knowles, Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera
• John Wooler, worked with Robben Ford, Wanda Jackson, Siedah, Eliades Ochoa
• Neal Pogue, worked with TLC, Outkast, Lionel Ritchie, En Vogue, Sleepy Brown
• Leslie Lewis, worked with Stevie Wonder, Tomorrow Never Dies, Sheryl Crow, INXS
• Jack White, worked with White Stripes, Loretta Lynn, Von Bondies, Soledad Brothers
• Al “Baby Jesus” Eaton, worked with 2 Live Crew, Ice-T, Too Short, Master P
• Mike Denneen, worked with Senor Happy, The Loveless, Fountains of Wayne
• John Porter, worked with Roxy Music, B.B. King, Los Loney Boys, Shelby Lynne
• Ed Buller, worked with Psychedelic Furs, London Suede, Ben Lee, Pulp
• Andrew “Mudrock” Murdock, worked with Alice Cooper, Godsmack, Eighteen Visions
• Sylvia Massy Shivy, worked with Johnny Cash, Tool, RHCP, Spiderbait
• David Bendeth, worked with Vertical Horizon, Breaking Benjamin, Elvis 30 #1s
• Lulo Perez, worked with Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin, Café Quijoano
• Guy Sigsworth, worked with Madonna, Bjork, Seal, Frou Frou
• Josh Paul Thompson, worked with George Benson, Alicia Keys, George Benson
• Paul Schwartz, worked with Josh Groban, Shimoon, Lisbeth Scott
• Thomas Troelsen, worked with Junior Senior, Beck, Le Tigre
• Eve Nelson, worked with Chaka Khan, Buster Poindexter, Laura Branigan
• Jerry Sharell Jr. & Jerry Sharell Sr., worked with Deborah Gibson, Ronnie Milsap
• LROC, worked with Lil Jon, Yin Yang Twins, Usher, Mariah Carey
• Danny Saber, worked with U2, Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, David Bowie
• Dan Frampton, worked with Westlife, A1, Liberty X, Dido, Emma Bunton
• Danny Saber, worked with U2, Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, David Bowie
• Tony “CD” Kelly, worked with Elephant Man, Sean Paul, Shaggy
• Victor “XMAN” Taylor, worked with Prince, Ice Cube, KRS-ONE
• Tony Smith, worked with Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand
• Garth Trinidad, worked with DJ Nu-Mark, Mr. French, KCRW radio
• Jim Kaufmann, worked with Helmet, Opiate for the Masses, Charlie Clouser
• Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem, worked with Snoop, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre
• Paul Turpin, worked with Idiot Pilot, Kristin Allen-Zito, Delay
• Adam Dutkiewicz, worked with Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die
• Hi-Tek, worked with Snoop, 50 Cent, The Game, Talib Kweli
• DJ Jonathan Peters, worked with Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige
• Jay Newland, worked with Norah Jones, Pat Metheny, Etta James
• Danjahandz, worked with Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland
• The Co-Stars, worked with 50 Cent, Fantasia, JoJo, LeMarvin
• Joel Dorn, worked with Roberta Flack, The Neville Brothers, Les McCann
• Sonny Emory, worked with Earth, Wind & Fire, B-52s, J. Lo, Bette Midler
• Jeff Glixman, worked with Kansas, Electric Light Orchestra, Eric Clapton
• Loren Harriet, worked with Bernie Williams, Bronson Arroyo, Paul McCartney

Signing Stories:
Music Connection, http://www.musicconnection.com
The following are artists I have covered for a column that reveals how musicians get signed to record labels:
Adema, Athena Cage, Crash Palace, Virgil Shaw, Electrasy, OPM, Goldfrapp, Grand Theft Audio, Hedder, Isle of Q, i5, Marz, Lil Bow Wow, Dynamite Hack, 6gig, Moth, MPRESS, Riddlin’ Kids, Latrelle, Lil J, Naam Brigade, Jade Anderson, Injected, Jene, Smilez & Southstar, Lost Prophets, Division of Laura Lee, Poverty, Chris Emerson, The Coral, Skindred, Ra, Suffrajett, Elefant, Stagga Lee, Rachael Yamagata, Regina Carter, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Que & Malaika, All Hours, Albert Cummings, Missippi, Crossfade, Jamie Reno, Paco, Nural, Victor Wooten, Sarah Bettens, Pigeon John, Grand National, Editors, The Rewinds, theworkingtitle, Greeley Estates, Gran Bel Fisher, Prototypes, Dion

Album Reviews:
Dozens of album reviews for publications such as RHYTHM (http://www.gorhythm.com), CDNow (now owned by Amazon.com) and High Times (http://www.hightimes.com). Most of my reviews, however, have been for Music.com (http://www.music.com, now defunct, re-launch pending.) Also, see my review of Viggo Mortensen’s pandemoniumfromamerica in Citizen Culture (http://www.citizenculture.com), a new publication aimed at young intellectuals.

Q&As:
Perfect Sound Forever, http://www.perfectsoundforever.com

• Lonnie "Meganut" Marshall, leader of the funk collective Weapon of Choice

Riffage.com, http://www.riffage.com (now defunct, re-launch pending)

• Buckethead, guitar hero who claims to have been raised by chickens, played with Guns ‘N Roses, Bootsy Collins, Primus
• Alphonso Johnson, bassist for Weather Report and Grateful Dead cover band Jazz Is Dead

The Microsoft Network Music Forum, (now defunct)

• Bill Campion, frontman and poet for alternative rockers The Bogmen
• Bill Laswell, underground bassist/producer whose prestigious collaborations have yielded hundreds of fascinatingly diverse recordings
• Sierra Swan and Graham Edwards, of the U.K. duo Dolls Head
• Phil Joel, member of Christian rockers The News Boys
• Bernie Worrell, legendary keyboardist for George Clinton’s Parliament/Funkadelic
• Adrian Belew, prolific multi-instrumentalist who has worked with Frank Zappa, David Bowie and Paul Simon, and also recorded many solo albums
• Michael Virtue, keyboard player for the U.K. pop-reggae act UB40

Profiles:
Music Connection, http://www.musicconnection.com
This column offers a soapbox for musicians’ attorneys, managers and A&R representatives.
A&R Reps:

• Michael Gira, Young God Records
• Tom Sykes, New Light Entertainment
• Josh Rosenthal, Tompkinds Square Records
• Hi-Tek, Aftermath Music
• Ben Harper, Takeover Records
• Marc Tanner, Chime Entertainment
• Richie Zito, Your Music America

• Eric Galen, Katten Munchin Rosenman LLP
• Kia Kamran, www.tunelaw.com
• Shoshana Zisk, www.sfmusiclaw.com
• Milton Olin, Altschul & Olin, LLP

• Jay Sendyk, Sendyk, Leonard & Company, Inc.
• Bob Chiappardi, Concrete Marketing, Inc.
• Marty DeAnda, DIG Music LLC
• Vicky Hamilton, Aesthetic V

Perfect Sound Forever, http://www.perfectsoundforever.com

• Jeff Perez, from New York underground faves Shirley Temple of Doom
• Lonnie "Meganut" Marshall
• Martin Bisi, musician and producer who has worked with dozens of influential artists, including The Ramones and Brian Eno
• Benji Webbe, lead singer for Dub War and Skindred
• Sukho Lee, from the futuristic lounge duo Seksu Roba

Meanstreet, http://www.meanstreet.com

• Zlatkic "Bobby" Hukic, former Ministry guitarist and creator of the band Marz
• Danny Boone, from the rap duo Rehab

Music Connection, http://www.musicconnection.com
Artists covered included Toadies, Fuel and Ivy

Guides:
Association of Music Writers and Photographers (formerly musicjournalist.com, now The Music Press Report), musicpressreport.com
So, You Want To Be A Music Journalist: A Practical Guide For Beginning Writers This article was recently reprinted at amwp.com and musicdish.com.

STREET MARKETING (Summer 1995 - 1996):
Field representative for Asylm Marketing and Insane Management, Music Marketing, based in Los Angeles, CA

PROFESSIONAL PROOFREADING EXPERIENCE:

• Globe Direct (formerly Globe Specialty Products), (October, 2002 - present)
• Inforonics, (September, 2000 - 2001)
• PennWell Publishing, (August, 2000)
• Globe Specialty Products, (July, 2000)
• Talbots, (June, 2000)
• Staples, (May - June, 2000)
• New River Business Associates, (March - April, 2000)

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
Comfortable with both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. In addition to a thorough understanding of the Internet, possesses an above-average command of HTML and web design. Can type upwards of 50 W.P.M.

EDUCATION:

• B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, 1995
  Concentration: Performing Arts
• Jr. Semester Abroad, British Drama Academy, 1993
• Concord Academy, Concord, MA, 1991

MEMBER:

• The Association of Music Writers and Photographers
• Marquis Who’s Who In America

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• Strunk Jr., William and White, E.B.; The Elements of Style; Fourth Edition
• The University of Chicago Press; The Chicago Elements of Style; Fifteenth Edition