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Award-winning coverage of local/statewide music/entertainment in Alabama.

Music coverage.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

Won national and local awards for Los Angeles music coverage.

• Wrote freelance stories leading national online music and culture magazine:
• Subjects included: 16 musicians discuss their first concert T-shirts they ever owned, a feature on former Rolling Stones lead guitarist Mick Taylor and a column about the Top 10 Rolling Stones sidemen of all-time.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

• Wrote entertainment and lifestyle features about local subjects.
• Subjects included:12 local bands to watch in 2012, the local electronic music scene, a profile on security personnel at clubs/venues, “I was there, man”: A history of surprisingly awesome Huntsville concerts – from.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

• Wrote Q&As and photo gallery text for use on national network of entertainment websites in over 50 markets.
• Subjects included: Foo Fighters, Mastodon, Sebadoh, Deer Tick, Dr. Dog, Nirvana’s 20 most awesome moments, worst Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snubs, memorable numerically titled albums, etc.

• Made music coverage a prominent weekly component. Interviewed artists and wrote Q&As to preview four music shows each week. To preview festivals, wrote three to four additional Q&As for those weeks. Developed and wrote.
• Subjects included: Slash, Miranda Lambert, Buddy Guy, Girl Talk, John Legend, Eric Church, Seth Meyers of “Saturday Night Live,” Lady Antebellum, author Chuck Klosterman, Motley Crue, Deer Tick, Drive-By Truckers.

Developed and edited alternative weekly. Wrote features, CD reviews and other music-related articles. Hired/managed writers and interns. Copy edited. Planned special issues. Wrote and posted blogs. Managed online content. Developed cost-efficient marketing plans. * Subjects included: Zac Brown Band, Akron/Family, Dierks Bentley, Three Days Grace and.

Seneca, South Carolina

• Developed and wrote daily features on entertainment, lifestyle, health, family and food. Copy edited, coordinated freelance assignments and made decisions on content and format.
• Subjects included: Widespread Panic, Of Montreal, North Mississippi Allstars, Son Volt, Clemson University Symphony and various art galleries, dance companies and theatres.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

• Covered subjects related to music, pop culture and film.
• Subjects included: The Black Crowes, Bonnaroo, The Alabama Filmmakers Co-op and numerous regional and local artists.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

• Wrote concert reviews, features, record reviews and a music column.
• Subjects included: B.B. King, Velvet Revolver and numerous regional and local artists.