Irina Shtreis
Music Writer at The Quietus- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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The Quietus
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Online Audio and Video Media
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1 - 100 Employee
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Music Writer
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Jan 2022 - Present
As a music journalist, I have been writing album reviews and features for leading music sites in the UK, Louder Than War and The Quietus. The list of my recent interviewees features Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne), Miki Berenyi (Lush), Jon Savage, Howard Devoto (Buzzcocks, Magazine), and Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks). As a music journalist, I have been writing album reviews and features for leading music sites in the UK, Louder Than War and The Quietus. The list of my recent interviewees features Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne), Miki Berenyi (Lush), Jon Savage, Howard Devoto (Buzzcocks, Magazine), and Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks).
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Rock's Backpages
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United Kingdom
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Internet Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editorial Assistant
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Oct 2021 - Present
I have been on a graduate scheme at Rock's Backpages, an archive of music journalism. My responsibilities as Sales and Editorial Assistant included: assistance in routine administrative tasks (working with Salesforce, modifying I.P. ranges in Customer Management System), sorting magazines and labelling publications in the physical archive, assistance with research to RBP writers, social media content creation and planning (Facebook and Twitter). I have been on a graduate scheme at Rock's Backpages, an archive of music journalism. My responsibilities as Sales and Editorial Assistant included: assistance in routine administrative tasks (working with Salesforce, modifying I.P. ranges in Customer Management System), sorting magazines and labelling publications in the physical archive, assistance with research to RBP writers, social media content creation and planning (Facebook and Twitter).
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Louder Than War
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United Kingdom
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Music Writer
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Dec 2019 - Present
I have been writing reviews and features for Louder Than War since December 2019. Louder Than War is a music and culture website created by John Robb, the founder of punk band The Membranes. I have covered various gigs and festivals in Northern Europe as well as written stories on Soviet nonconformist music scene.
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News Editor
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Dec 2019 - Present
I have been one of the editors responsible for the Louder Than War news section, liaisoning with LTW contributors, artists and PRs, editing texts and images using Content Management System (CMS), managing content on the site's social media profiles.
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Zvuki.RU
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St. Petersburg, Rus
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Freelance Journalist
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Aug 2013 - Present
I'm contributing to Zvuki.ru, the oldest online magazine and one of the most respectable sites in Russia. Over a period of seven years, I've covered various music festivals, e.g. Berlin Music Week, Flow Festival, Iceland Airwaves and Tallinn Music Week to name a few, and conducted a number of interviews. Among the interviewed artists were the UK rebels Asian Dub Foundation, hermetic psychedelic folk collective Paavoharju, Icelandic rock band Mammút, Estonian artists - Maria Minerva, Tuulikki Bartosik, Mari Kalkun, Maarja Nuut. Show less
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Elsewhere
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United States
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Music
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1 - 100 Employee
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Music Writer
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Aug 2013 - Present
I've been writing about music for about ten years. My reviews and features appeared on Louder Than War, Rus.is and Zvuki.ru. I also have a music blog named "Music For the Time Being" which alludes to the book by Ruth Ozeki. I've been writing about music for about ten years. My reviews and features appeared on Louder Than War, Rus.is and Zvuki.ru. I also have a music blog named "Music For the Time Being" which alludes to the book by Ruth Ozeki.
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Freelance
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London, England, United Kingdom
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Musician
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Aug 2011 - Present
I've been composing material under the moniker Miss Naivety and currently released a debut album under my real name. Ether was released on the Icelandic label Square the Circle in May 2022. I've been composing material under the moniker Miss Naivety and currently released a debut album under my real name. Ether was released on the Icelandic label Square the Circle in May 2022.
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Education
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Háskóli Íslands
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature, General -
Middlesex University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature, General -
Háskóli Íslands
Master's degree, Literature, Media and Culture