WRITTEN
I am a freelance writer specializing in music, art, and culture. I’ve also covered local news and written copy. My work has been published in Chronogram, The Artful Mind, The Litchfield Times, The NYC Jazz Record, The NY Press, NJ Starz, Shindig!, Elmore, The Indypendent, The Red Hook Star Review, in Spanish for Ruta 66 and Mondo Sonoro, and many others.
In addition, I write songs, poems, and short stories.
Music Writing
The NYC Jazz Record - artist profiles and interviews
Elmore Magazine: reviews of albums, concerts, films, and books. Interviews with music personalities.
The NY Press: last published interview with Hilly Kristal, legendary proprietor of CBGB’s.
The Red Hook Star Review - cover story on the uncertain future of the Red Hook Container Terminal
Meredith Xcelerated Marketing & Brand USA: researcher/writer for Musical Roots, a campaign designed to attract tourism to the USA through the lens of music. I wrote a series of articles to highlight the music and cultural offerings of select American cities.
The following are examples of the preproduction notes I wrote for MXM on the BUS campaign. These "pre-pros" served as a guide for the film crew and helped shape the direction of the videos for each city.
Providence, Rhode Island
Baltimore, Maryland
Cleveland, Ohio
San Antonio, Texas
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Waterkeeper Alliance: assembled comprehensive timeline of the Waterkeeper movement featuring photographs and key historical information.
Daniel Humair for NYC Jazz Record - read article