Experience

Billboard
• Kenya
• Printing Services
• Senior Editor, Features

  • Jul 2022 - Present


Self Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Music Writer and Editor

  • Apr 2018 - Jul 2022

  •Contribute reviews, essays, and interviews to Rolling Stone, GQ, Billboard, Vulture, CBS Watch, and more. •Review albums across genres weekly for People’s “Picks” section. •Conceptualized and wrote artist narrative for album by saxophonist Donny McCaslin (David Bowie). •Edited Nerdist coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2018. •Contribute reviews, essays, and interviews to Rolling Stone, GQ, Billboard, Vulture, CBS Watch, and more. •Review albums across genres weekly for People’s “Picks” section. •Conceptualized and wrote artist narrative for album by saxophonist Donny McCaslin (David Bowie). •Edited Nerdist coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2018.



Pollstar

• United States
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor-Reporter

  • Nov 2018 - Apr 2022

  • Report and write Pollstar cover stories, including features about the live strategies of BTS, Dua Lipa, Justin Timberlake, Tame Impala, Trey Anastasio, Phoebe Bridgers, Coldplay, Tyler Childers, Khalid, and Twenty One Pilots, and deep dives on subjects including Lockn’ Festival, COVID-era livestreaming, and 11E1even Group. • Conduct business-oriented interviews with artists such as Ty Segall and PUP; with figures from companies including Live Nation, AEG, Red Light Management, Danny Wimmer Presents, Wasserman, WME, CAA, UTA, and Twitch; and with organizers of events such as FORM Arcosanti and Pitchfork Music Festival. • Report and write for VenuesNow, including features about the renovation of Manhattan’s Webster Hall, New York City’s electronic music club landscape, secondary ticketing, and booking venues for comedy special tapings. • Report and write daily news with emphasis on industry personnel and data. • Edit print and online content of varying lengths and topics, and oversee publication of Pollstar’s daily newsletter. • Contribute executive profiles to packages including Pollstar’s Impact 50 and VenuesNow’s All-Stars. • Review concerts by artists including Billy Joel, Vampire Weekend, Kacey Musgraves, and Mitski for Pollstar. • Conduct livestreamed video interviews with prominent executives including promoter Peter Shapiro and venue operator and NIVA president Dayna Frank. • Attend conferences including Relix Live Music Conference and INTIX Ticketing Conference, as well as Pollstar and VenuesNow’s annual events. Moderated “The Future of GA: What Are The Implications?” at Pollstar Live! 2021. Show less



Osiris Media

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer

  • Mar 2021 - Jul 2021

  •Conceptualized narrative arc for "Alive Again," a four-part podcast about Trey Anastasio's career outside of Phish. •Parsed 20 hours of interviews with Anastasio and 16 other sources to construct scripts for four hour-long episodes. •Researched contemporaneous news accounts and music selections for use in podcast. •Interviewed Don Hart and Melanie Gulde for inclusion in podcast. •Conceptualized narrative arc for "Alive Again," a four-part podcast about Trey Anastasio's career outside of Phish. •Parsed 20 hours of interviews with Anastasio and 16 other sources to construct scripts for four hour-long episodes. •Researched contemporaneous news accounts and music selections for use in podcast. •Interviewed Don Hart and Melanie Gulde for inclusion in podcast.



Entertainment Weekly

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Music Writer

  • Mar 2015 - Mar 2018

  • Reviewed albums by artists including Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Chance the Rapper, Frank Ocean, Vince Staples, Kesha, Sam Smith, Bon Iver, Radiohead, and Beck. • Interviewed more than 175 artists including Dave Grohl, Father John Misty, Run the Jewels, Robert Plant, St. Vincent, Migos, DJ Khaled, Anderson .Paak, Danny Brown, James Blake, Ezra Koenig, and Brian Eno. • Attended and covered major events including South by Southwest, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and concerts by Kendrick Lamar, Bruce Springsteen, Dead & Company, and more. • Reported stories for EW’s print edition about topics including the vocal health of singers, the Grammys’ continued struggle with diversity, and new developments in the streaming industry. • Identified and interviewed emerging acts including Big Thief and Jay Som for EW.com’s “Breaking Big” series. • Coordinated, edited, and wrote EW.com’s weekly “New Music Friday” column reviewing new albums and singles. • Contributed reviews and interviews to EW’s movies, TV, and books sections. • Covered breaking music news daily for EW.com. Incorporated SEO and analyzed Parse.ly to maximize traffic. • Cultivated relationships with artists, publicists, and other industry professionals. Show less

• Editorial Intern

  • Sep 2014 - Jan 2015

  •Wrote news posts daily for EW.com’s music, books, TV, movies, and culture sections. •Wrote features for EW.com about Joan Jett, Ariel Pink, Tavi Gevinson, Panda Bear, and many others. •Contributed stories and sidebars to Entertainment Weekly, including reviews for year-end music lists. •Covered events including VICE Media’s 20th birthday blowout and the Into The Woods red carpet. •Fact-checked Entertainment Weekly’s Feedback page regularly. •Assisted writers and editors by performing research and transcription for stories. Show less



Outside Magazine

• Media Production

• Contributor

  • Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

  •Pitch and write stories daily for Outside's online news, fitness, gear, travel, and adventure sections.

• Online Editorial Intern

  • Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

  •Pitched, wrote, and produced news posts daily for Outside’s ASME-nominated website.•Wrote longer stories for Outside’s adventure, gear, and travel channels.•Produced web content using Outside’s CMS, Limelight, and other tools including Thinkstock and Photoshop.•Managed Outside’s Twitter, composing a dozen tweets per day and publishing them using the client Buffer. Increased traffic generated from Twitter 80 percent year-over-year.



Northwestern University

• Philippines
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - May 2014

  •Assisted Owen Youngman, Knight Professor of Digital Media Strategy, with "Understanding Media by Understanding Google," the first Massively Open Online Course offered by Northwestern via Coursera. •Moderated and participated in student discussions on Coursera’s class forums. •Assisted Owen Youngman, Knight Professor of Digital Media Strategy, with "Understanding Media by Understanding Google," the first Massively Open Online Course offered by Northwestern via Coursera. •Moderated and participated in student discussions on Coursera’s class forums.



Sierra Club

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

  •Fact-checked articles for the September/October and November/December issues of Sierra. •Contributed interviews, news posts, and service stories to Sierra’s The Green Life and Explore blogs. •Fact-checked articles for the September/October and November/December issues of Sierra. •Contributed interviews, news posts, and service stories to Sierra’s The Green Life and Explore blogs.



North by Northwestern

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Editor

  • Mar 2011 - Jun 2013

  •Planned the long-term editorial strategy for an award-winning online news magazine. •Supervised the publication’s daily publishing and budget while coordinating a staff of 12 section editors. •Gave writers feedback, contributed web producing to stories, and generated social media. •Other positions held: Managing Editor, Assistant Managing Editor, Entertainment Editor, Assistant Entertainment Editor. •Planned the long-term editorial strategy for an award-winning online news magazine. •Supervised the publication’s daily publishing and budget while coordinating a staff of 12 section editors. •Gave writers feedback, contributed web producing to stories, and generated social media. •Other positions held: Managing Editor, Assistant Managing Editor, Entertainment Editor, Assistant Entertainment Editor.



Santa Cruz Sentinel

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Media Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  •Interviewed hip-hop artist Big K.R.I.T. and produced video footage of the internationally recognized Mandolin Symposium held at UC-Santa Cruz. •Wrote news stories and features, conceptualized and contributed web producing, shot and edited multimedia content, and maintained a blog. •Coordinated social media and outreach for a medium-circulation newspaper, recruiting local bloggers to contribute to the Sentinel and increasing online interactions with readers. •Interviewed hip-hop artist Big K.R.I.T. and produced video footage of the internationally recognized Mandolin Symposium held at UC-Santa Cruz. •Wrote news stories and features, conceptualized and contributed web producing, shot and edited multimedia content, and maintained a blog. •Coordinated social media and outreach for a medium-circulation newspaper, recruiting local bloggers to contribute to the Sentinel and increasing online interactions with readers.