Professional/Personal Overview
I'm a prolific writer and editor who's covered everything from arts to organized crime. My true specialties are music and sports writing; I spend much of my time features for glossy monthlies. This has also grown into opportunities to pen biographies and public relations materials.
Work Info
Expertise
Content Editor (online)
12 Years
Editor
15 Years
Writer
15 Years
Specialty
History
3 Years
Music
15 Years
Sports & Recreation
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
15 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Alternative Press Magazine (11+), Military History Magazine (6-10), Revolver Magazine (3-5)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Charm School PR (6-10), Big Picture Media (3-5), Seymour Duncan Pickups (1-2)
Other Work History
Managing Editor/Sports & Lifestyle Editor, Long Island Press (weekly)
Computer Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office, several imaging and graphic deisgn / layout applications (Photoshop, Quark XPress, etc.), various Web authoring tools (Dreamweaver, HomeSite, etc.), Microsoft SQL Server and MS Visual Basic.
Technical Skills
Proficient in several imaging and graphic deisgn / layout applications (Photoshop, Quark XPress, etc.), various Web authoring tools (Dreamweaver, HomeSite, etc.), Microsoft SQL Server and MS Visual Basic.
Equipment
Laptop, digital camera, audio recorder, cell phone, MS Office.
Foreign Language Skills
Some Spanish.
References
Jason Pettigrew, Editor-in-Chief, Alternative Press
Awards
2004 Press Club of Long Island Award - Best Sports Feature, Weekly Newspaper ("Cutting Up The Bambino")
Other
BA in Anthropology/Archaeology and minor Music, Hofstra University, NY
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Music
(Alternative Press , 2/1/2010)
Pop-punk stalwarts just keep going strong.
(Alternative Press , 8/1/2009)
I travel to toasty Florida to get the tumultuous lowdown on the hottest thing since mosh parts -- Ocala's A Day To Remember.
(Alternative Press , 7/1/2009)
San Fran's Set Your Goals are taking over the punk scene by force, thanks in part to some really great influences, who are also now their friends.
(Alternative Press , 6/1/2009)
Jersey's finest.
(Alternative Press , 2/1/2009)
The highs and lows and eventual downfall of the seminal Long Island punk/hardcore outfit.
(Alternative Press , 2/1/2009)
A study of the trials and tribulations of one of post-hardcore's greatest bands, New Jersey's Thursday.
(Alternative Press , 1/1/2009)
A poker night for Boston punk-rockers turned into one of the true saviors of the scene.
(Alternative Press , 6/1/2008)
Alternative Press cover story on Cobra Starship, the new dance-punk outfit led by former Midtowner Gabe Saporta.
(Alternative Press , 2/15/2007)
Cover story on the band Circa Survive, who were featured in the 2007 "Bands You Need to Know" issue.
(Alternative Press , 9/1/2006)
Cover story on power-poppers Head Automatica, the brainchild of Glassjaw frontman and Long Island scene hero Daryl Palumbo.
(Long Island Press , 9/29/2005)
After the demise of his seminal LI punk band the Movielife and the implosion of his personal affairs, Vinnie Caruana is back with his own form of vengeance: the mighty I Am The Avalanche.
(Long Island Press , 4/28/2005)
Chicago pop-punk sensations Fall Out Boy are back with a sophomore album destined for world domination.
(Long Island Press , 11/4/2004)
Music feature on emo innovators Jimmy Eat World, who are following up their breakthrough smash after three long years.
(Long Island Press , 10/7/2004)
Music feature on Long Island-based indie pop sensations Straylight Run, who prove there's life after emo.
(Long Island Press , 5/13/2004)
Music feature on pop-punk stalwarts New Found Glory, who continue to raise the bar for the genre.
(Long Island Press , 11/6/2003)
Music feature on guitar heroes, longtime buds and Long Island icons Joe Satriani and Steve Vai.
(Long Island Press , 8/28/2003)
Music feature on legendary metal band Anthrax. Widely distributed due to drummer Charlie Benante's incendiary comments. Runner-up for the 2004 Press Club of Long Island's award for "Best Arts Feature - Weekly."
Lifestyle
(Long Island Press , 4/6/2006)
Feature on Long Island home builders Alure, who are frequent participants in the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition television series.
(Long Island Press , 1/26/2006)
Long Island Press cover story/lifestyle feature on the "guilty pleasures" of pop culture.
(Long Island Press , 6/23/2005)
Cape Cod's Ocean Edge Resort offers a beautiful beach, a fine restaurant and impeccable decor.
(Long Island Press , 5/12/2005)
TV's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition hopes to bring happiness back into the life of a Long Island family stricken with tragedy.
Sports
(Long Island Press , 6/22/2005)
Two features on sports collectibles, including "Cutting Up The Bambino," which won the 2004 Press Club of Long Island award for "Best Sports Feature - Weekly."
(Long Island Press , 3/25/2004)
Feature on TV host Tred Barta, whose no-holds-barred approach to fishing and hunting shows is not for the faint of heart.
(Long Island Press , 3/4/2004)
Ranger goon Dale Purinton doesn't seem so tough when Isles enforcer Eric Cairns gets in his face.
(Long Island Press , 1/8/2004)
The annual Vytra Cup brings together Nassau and Suffolk's best high school hockey players for a pitched battle over Long Island bragging rights.
(Long Island Press , 10/23/2003)
The latest round of fisticuffs amid the Islanders-Maple Leafs feud has left tough guys reaching for the Tylenol.
(Long Island Press , 5/29/2003)
The ladies of the NY Sharks football team make considerable sacrifices, on and off the field, in order to play the game they love.
(Long Island Press , 3/27/2003)
NY Islanders forwards Dave Scatchard, Jason Blake, and Jason Wiemer have fused into one of the NHL's hottest lines this season, at a bargain-basement price.
News
(Long Island Press , 8/6/2003)
News feature concerning a heated multi-person discrimination suit filed against cosmetics giant Estee Lauder.
(Long Island press , 6/26/2003)
Part II of the series on Long Island organized crime, as well as the mob's impact on media.
(Long Island Press , 4/3/2003)
Part I of a two-part series covering sweeping mafia-related busts on Long Island, as well as the area's history of organized crime.
History
(Military History , 11/1/2009)
The improbable life and times of Henry Francisco, said to have lived 134 years, and served in the Revolution at 91.
(Military History , 9/1/2008)
1066 will be forever known for the Norman conquest of Anglo-Saxon England, even though weeks earlier, those same Saxons had just stamped out the Viking threat once and for all, at Stamford Bridge.
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