Professional/Personal Overview
Young, driven, knowledgeable music writer (originally from England but now based in Brooklyn) with nearly 10 years of experience writing for magazines, newspapers and websites across both the UK and the USA. Some of my most regular commissions come from Sunday Times (London) where I am a regular columnist, NME, Rolling Stone.com, Dazed And Confused and Rock Sound. I excel at writing everything from the smallest news stories and reviews to the largest of features and think pieces and have a well established name in the music industry with a contacts book to match. Additionally, I have a firm reputation with my editors as enthusiastic, creative, proactive, reliable and versatile- attributes which have landed me assignments to interview just about everyone from Green Day to Kanye West. I have also written a book- an anthology of protest music entitled 'Story Behind The Protest Song'. Passionate, proud, and a perfectionist, this writer is not happy to see his name next to second rate copy.
Work Info
Expertise
Book Author
4 Years
Writer
9 Years
Radio Presenter
6 Years
Specialty
Sports & Recreation
3 Years
Music
9 Years
Arts & Humanities
9 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
13 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Dazed And Confused (11+), NME/NME.com (11+), Rock Sound (11+), Rolling Stone.com (11+), Sunday Times (London) (11+)
Other Work History
Acting Editor of WhatsOnUK- regional music/arts/culture magazine (3 months/2004)
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office/XP
Technical Skills
Basic photoshop/InDesign/HTML skills.
Equipment
Laptop/Mini disc recorder/Microphones/Dictaphone
Foreign Language Skills
Fluent in Punjabi, Hindi and competent in German
Work Permits & Visas
Holder of 'I' Visa allowing me to work in US.
References
Anthony Thornton (head of IPC/Ignite Online Media) anthony_thornton@ipcmedia.com
Other
Master's degree in History By Research on the topic of- Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen: Social Protest And Social Comment In 20th Century America
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere.
Work Samples
(Sunday Times (London) , 12/6/2009)
An insight into the sexually driven world of rock's latest supergroup, Them Crooked Vultures.
(Sunday Times (London) , 10/1/2009)
A think piece about the absolute necessity of egotism in rock 'n' roll- no matter how much you might hate it.
(Art And Music , 7/1/2009)
The term 'art-rock' is often used in reference to Sonic Youth but few know just how vast and important the 'art' part actually is to the New York legends. This retrospective written for the Saatchi Gallery magazine in London explains.
(Sunday Times (London) , 6/7/2009)
Jack White rails against the digital age in this profile of his new supergroup, Dead Weather.
(NME , 6/5/2009)
An in-depth cover story on Green Day as they make their long-awaited comeback with '21st Century Breakdown'.
(NME , 5/15/2009)
Ignore the silly name, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart are one of Brooklyn's best new bands and this profile explains why.
(Sunday Times (London) , 2/15/2009)
Tour managing might sound like a glamorous job but as these road warriors explain, the mental and physical toll can be huge too.
(NME (Print and Online) , 1/31/2009)
A live review and report of Jay-Z's star-studded show in Washington DC on the eve of President Barack Obama's inauguration.
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
