Clay Marshall Email & Phone Number

To be continued...

Over the years, I've written hundreds of thousands of words about rock music for outlets both notable and obscure. Some recent-ish clips appear below.

In 2022, I released a Sony/The Orchard-distributed, Record Store Day-exclusive vinyl reissue of Night Ranger's acclaimed album "Somewhere In California." There's a chance that additional LPs will follow in the future once I get over my vinyl PTSD.

Hollywood, CA

In 2019, I joined the touring department at Global Merchandising Services, a company whose clients included a number of acts I'd listened to for decades. In short, I helped to make sure that there was sufficient stock at the merch table when our artists played your local venue.

In short, I helped to connect some dots for the A&R team of the genre's top label.

In 2017, Marco Barbieri -- my former boss at Century Media -- invited me to lend a hand with M-Theory Audio, an upstart hard rock/metal label he'd recently launched. Over the next four years, we released some great records by a number of promising young acts, as well as one of my all-time faves (Danko Jones).

Los Angeles, CA

After initially being hired to spearhead the label's North American marketing efforts, I was promoted to GM in the summer of 2009 and spent the next seven years doing a mix of product management, artist relations and A&R while also having a hand in everything from publicity and showcase curation to e-commerce and logistics. Highlights of my tenure included.

Los Angeles, CA

Alongside the late Scott Koenig, I served as a day-to-day personal manager for several international recording acts, most notably Ozzfest 2007 alumni Chthonic, the extreme progressive metal group Into Eternity and renowned guitarist Dino Cazares' Divine Heresy. Among other responsibilities, I oversaw artists' tour logistics, merchandising and endorsements.

Los Angeles, CA

As a member of the company's A&R department, I helped to scout, sign and develop talent for what at the time was one of the world's largest independent rock labels. In addition, I served as a product manager for more than 100 releases; I oversaw two sub-labels; and I was the de facto day-to-day manager for dozens of developing artists. Highlights included.

West Hollywood, CA

Soundbreak was an online music portal that was one of the first websites to feature live, around-the-clock streaming video. In addition to overseeing all of the text on the site, I wrote scripts for a weekly video music news program, "Soundbreaking News," hosted by original MTV VJ Mark Goodman. Later, I also served as projects manager and oversaw the.