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Developed, Managed and Marketed One Stop Shop/Easy Clear Catalog for Sync Licensing.Songwriter Services - Developed and implemented growth strategies for songwriters.Catalog Special Projects - Catalog curation, research and sync exploitation.

Areas of expertise: Music, humor, pop-culture, cultural history, research, interviews. Publications:ZYZXX self-published fanzine. Local Los Angeles music, culture and humor magazine. Some nationally recognized artist CD reviews and interviews. Evolved into a blog: www.zyzxx.wordpress.com. Also a podcast. www.zyzxxzine.comTattoo Savage – (2002 – 2009) – Tattoo culture magazine. Worldwide circulation. Editor: Scott McCool. Wrote Savage World, a monthly weird news column. Tattoo artist interviews, Tattoo shop highlights, DVD reviews.LA Weekly (1998-2005) – Weekly newspaper. Los Angeles. Music Editor (at the time): John Payne, column editors Libby Molyneaux & Kateri Butler. Wrote upcoming live show highlights, Music reviews, contributed to yearly “Best Of LA” issue, contributed to “Slush” column (a column that covered cool scenes and happenings).Razorcake (2001-2002) – Band interviews. Girlfriends – (1999-2000) Lesbian culture magazine. National circulation. Contributed culturally relevant and humorous essays.Metal Hammer – (1999-2000) – Music magazine. Worldwide circulation. Heavy metal and hard rock magazine. Band interviews. CD reviews.Flipside (1999) – CD reviews.Bikini – (1999) Men’s magazine. National. CD reviews. Movie reviews.Glue – (1998) – Los Angeles culture magazine. CD reviews.Strobe Magazine – (1995-1996) Music magazine. Los Angeles. Editor: Mara Schwartz. Interviews with local bands and artists.Screenwriting:Ninety-Something – Webseries (2013 release). Co-developed concept and wrote script for first season of webseries.Marketing, Social Media:EMI Music Publishing – Marketing copy, artist and songwriter promotional and PR pieces, legacy artist liner notes, social media content.Rykomusic - Editor,Writer for internal internationally distributed newsletter.

Achieved placement of Ryko songs in film and television, including pitching Ryko catalog directly to film and television clients.Created and published the Worldwide Rykomusic Newsletter, which was distributed monthly to an international audience.Conducted ongoing promotion and marketing of new releases to film and television clients.

Supported the placement of songs from the EMI MP catalog for film and television uses through pitches made to film and television clients.Gained intricate knowledge of the music publishing industry, including copyrights, licensing, marketing, and developing relationships.