Professional Experience
Starting as a country and black music writer for THE MIAMI HERALD, I was on the road with Neil Young at 19, at "The Tonight Show" w Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, tableside with Lou Reed and after hours-ing with Sam Kinison... Learning to not be swayed by the sparkle, but to seek humanity and the story in the glitter and momentum.
Life shapes the wildly creative, getting their stories is my gift. I am also good at coaxing balking celebrities into strong pictures and trusting the media process.
Photographers, authors, movie and tv stars, designers, and yes, musicians are far more interesting than their hubris and marketing suggest. That applies to executives and regular people as well. It's all in how you ask and see it.
Expertise
Editor
15 Years
Writer
30 Years
Other, Specify
21 Years
Specialty
Books & Literature
15 Years
Lifestyle
28 Years
Music
30 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
28 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
30 Years
Other
23 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
30 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (10+), PASTE (10+), THE PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS (10+), LONE STAR MUSIC (10+), NoDepression.com (10+), Engine145.com (10+), HITS (10+), Huffington Post (6-10), THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (6-10), CMA Close-Up (6-10), Offbeat (3-5), OXFORD AMERICAN (3-5)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Lee Ann Womack (10+), David Nail (6-10), DualTone Records (3-5), LET US IN: Women + Cancer Fund (3-5), Reviver Records (3-5), Big Machine Records (1-2)
Other Work History
West Coast freelancer ROLLING STONE 87-90; contributing editor AMERICAN SONGWRITER; features editor, then Nashville Bureau Chief HITS.
Written for NY TIMES, MIAMI HERALD, MUSICIAN, CREEM, SPIN, CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, HARPERS BAZAAR, INTERVIEW, SATURDAY EVENING POST, FT LAUDERDALE SUN SENTINEL, PLAYBOY, FRETS, BILLBOARD, ROCK & SOUL, YM, BAM, SOUTHERN, NASHVILLE SCENE, pop critic PALM BEACH POST.
Artist Development: 10 years w Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn; 8 years w Lee Ann Womack, Patty Loveless; 5 years w John Prine; projects w Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Asleep at the Wheel, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Todd Snider, Montgomery Gentry, Marshall Chapman, Matraca Berg.
Head of Media/Artist Development, Sony-Nashville, working closely w Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dolly Parton + Waylon Jennings.
Foreign Language Skills
I speak "celebrity," which is tougher than you'd think.
Computer Skills
word, word perfect
References
Wendy Pearl, Sr VP, Country Music Association
Joyce Reingold, Publisher, Palm Beach Daily News
Roy Trakin, Features Editor, HITS.
Awards
Alpha Epsilon Rho, college journalism honors society
2009 Most Played Song, Broadcast Music, Inc
2009 Wish I Wrote That Song, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
both for "Better As A Memory," which I co-wrote
Associations
ASJA, American Society of Journalists + Authors
NARAS National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences