"America’s de facto emo historian." - Noisey"...guardians of the mutating emo revival." - New Yorker"You're the Matt Pinfield of emo." - Jon Bunch (Sense Field)Experienced content creator and podcast producer with a decade of experience in show development, recording, hosting, live events, production, editing, marketing, and talent relations.- Created and solely run, WashedUpEmo, the definitive home for emo since October 2007- Self produce a critically acclaimed podcast since October 2011 with 200+ episodes and part of Double Elvis network- Author and edit of self published Anthology of Emo book series with 2 volumes out as of Fall 2020 and over 7000 sold - Launched longest-running monthly Emo Night in NYC since February 2011 ending March 2020. - Co-created joke site in 2014, IsThisBandEmo.com with thousands of bands and millions of viewers since 2014.

Launched Washed Up Books, an independent publishing company, under the Washed Up Emo brand. The first book from that brand was authored by Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids, New Amsterdams), entitled "Red Letter Days." A memoir focusing on the early days of Matt's career in music.

Head of marketing for UMe, the catalog division of Universal Music Group, overseeing a team of 25+ across marketing, digital, and frontline label catalog roles.

Built and led the first on-roster catalog department within Atlantic from the ground up.Led marketing strategies and creative for campaigns, partnerships, and special projects related to the artist’s current release, catalog, and evergreen event or milestone.Established best practices for archiving label and artist assets across the labels for current and later monetization working alongside WEA’s archives team in Los Angeles.Developed an internal podcast solution, Jefferson Studios, for all of WMG’s divisions globally to work together with currently 12+ series launched.Worked with artists and managers globally across Atlantic, Elektra, Canvasback, Roadrunner, Fueled by Ramen, APG, and Big Beat Records.

2016 Cannes Lions, Clios and One Show winner for Bob Dylan's "Studio A: Revisited"Responsible for global creative marketing and partnerships with the catalog artist’s new and previously released material.Strategic glue between marketing, A&R, video, digital and public relations.Campaigns: Jeff Buckley's Record Collection, Polygraph's The Universe of Miles Davis, Bob Dylan Studio A site and Funny or Die video with The Clash and Fred Armisen.Artists developed: Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, Paul Simon, Searching for Sugar Man, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Heart, Earth, Wind and Fire, The Clash

I was recruited as a freelancer in the Emo music genre. I compiled multiple playlists for the Beats Music service. I also was tasked with writing descriptions for playlists specific to a bands history, time periods and themes from scratch.

Managed a social media staff, developed social media schedule and fostered relationships with major online portals and brands including: Google, AOL, ESPN, Twitter, Yahoo and Facebook.Oversaw and executed entire online/interactive career for artists on roster including Norah Jones, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Alice in Chains, Jeff Bridges, Coldplay and Rosanne Cash.Developed and managed launch of a iOS mobile app for Good Charlotte from the ground up.Webby Award winner in 2011 for David Guetta Megamix with Keenan Cahill lip sync video. Sought out new technologies and innovation within digital space including Shopkick, Turntable.fm, Wildfire, Creative Allies, Livestream and Next Big Sound.

Product management, marketing and artist relationsArtists developed: City and Colour, The Hold Steady, Murder by Death, The Night Marchers, Matt Pryor, The Terrible Twos, Dr. Manhattan, Thrice and French Kicks

Product manager, radio promotion, video promotion, licensing, tour marketingArtist developed: 108, Action Reaction, Alexisonfire, Armor For Sleep, Bane, Bars, Bear Vs Shark, Before Today, Betrayed, Black Cross, Boysetsfire, Cinematic Sunrise, Circa Survive, Chiodos, Codeseven, Coheed and Cambria, Converge, Damiera, Dear and the Headlights, Dustin Kensrue, Endicott, Fairweather, Fear Before, Good Clean Fun, Goodbye Tomorrow. Jonah Matranga, Modern Life Is War, Olympia. Pierce The Veil, Seemless, Silent Drive, The Color Fred, The Fall of Troy, The Prize Fighter Inferno, The Snake The Cross The Crown, The Sound of Animals Fighting, Vaux, Versus The Mirror, Weerd Science, YouInSeriesLicensing:The Fall of Troy - "F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X" - Activision - Guitar Hero 3 Video Game Seemless - "Cast No Shadow" - GM Motors - Online advertisement for PontiacSnapcase - "Energy Dome" - Activision - Tony Hawk's Proving GroundPierce the Veil - "I'd Rather Die than Be Famous" - Activision - Tony Hawk's Proving Ground

Project lead for digital marketing campaigns

National college and specialty radio promotion manager for all rock/alternative releases in addition to being online marketing manager lead for varied releases.