Courtney Balestier

Brooklyn, NY USA

Professional Experience

An active freelance writer (and full-time editor with a master's degree in magazine journalism), I'm a generalist, but with a penchant for food writing and music writing. I'm interested in any assignment that allows me to write with passion and creativity about interesting ideas, places and people.

Total Media Industry Experience

7 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Seven Footer Press (1-2), Paste Magazine (3-5), Time Out New York (3-5)

Other Work History

Every Day with Rachael Ray, senior associate editor (current)

Computer Skills

Proficient in Word suite and Mac OS.

General

Best of What's Next: Slow Club

(Pastemagazine.com 11/27/2009)

This is a feature on an up-and-coming British band called Slow Club.

Best of What's Next: JBM

(Pastemagazine.com 4/16/2010)

This is an interview with up-and-coming singer JBM for Paste's "Best of What's Next" series.

The Perfect Storm: We Corner The Dead Weather for One of Their First Full Band Interviews

(Self-Titled 4/14/2009)

One of my absolute favorite assignments, this is an interview I did with Jack White and his bandmates to kick off their tour for the Dead Weather's first album, Horehound. The assignment was for Self-Titled, a great Brooklyn-based music title.

Passport NY: China

(Time Out New York 10/15/2009)

I found the best bakeries, book stores and groceries to experience Chinese culture in New York City.