Previous Job Titles:
Business Development Manager                         

Marketing Associate                                             

Internet Sales Associate/Proposal Writer
Advertising Sales Assistant 

Successful sales and business executive

Specialty:
Entertainment Writing/Music Reporting/Research,     

Fact-Checking/Editing

Activities:
My professional history includes a stint as a Business and Sales Development Manager, a Proposal Writer for  an Internet Advertising firm, but my prime strengths reside in entertainment writing. I've been a freelance Entertainment Features Contributor and Music Reviewer since 1995. My current areas of specialty are in rock: classic, modern and alternative, as well as pop, indie, hip hop/urban/R&B and neo-classic soul.

I take great pride in having established myself over the years as a prolific, hardworking and respected freelance music journalist. Many recording artists have communicated their praise and appreciation and often use my insightful reviews and interviews in their press kits.
Samples of my work can be found by entering my full name as an Internet search query!

Long-standing professional affiliations with several of the top online music sources provide me with ample opportunity and qualifications to critically review music, thoroughly interview bands, and/or cogently report on music performances or music related events.

Online affiliations include:
Rollingstone.com                                                                  MusicEmissions.com
All Music Guide
LiveDaily.com
Getmusic.com
Music.BarnesandNoble.com
Preamp Online
Music-Reviewer.com
(formerly AMZmusiczine.com)
Addicted to Noise
Rock n Rap Confidential
MusicOnly.com
Extreme Online Music Magazine                                                            NewMediaMusic.com                                                                            Launch.com 

My well-developed writing skills in creative writing and factual reporting , traditional business writing and entertainment journalism, combined with broad-based knowledge in advertising, sales, music promotion and new media protocols can benefit any publication by contributing a fresh, knowledgeable, and unique editorial perspective. I am also well versed in communicating effectively with artists and with their representatives towards the ultimate goal of facilitating media exposure and providing coverage and reliable copy on the artist's developing career.

Computer Skills:
MS Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Groupwise, Outlook) Skilled with utilizing the Internet for communication, data retrieval and research.

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 PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

v      writing experience (entertainment journalism, press releases, business communications, editing)

v      music critic, movie reviewer; contributing editor to theatre webzine (TorontoStage.com)

v      Proven reliability for adhering to deadlines and fulfilling assignments with exceptional expertise

v      Creative, original thinker with penchant for details, analysis, initiative and follow-through

v      Well-rounded intellectually, with interests covering various disciplines and subject areas

v      Team player, possessing independent worker proclivities; ability to manage

  HIGHLIGHTS:

*       Annual Press Attendee- College Music Marathon (CMJ), New York City 

*       Interviewed numerous major label and independent pop recording artists

       (My Morning Jacket, Train, 3 Doors Down, Godsmack, Nile Rodgers, Mandy Moore, Deborah Cox, etc)               

*       Independent music publicist-  successful media saturation in local market for clients

*       Recipient of respect and esteem from various industry professionals (publicists, musicians, editors)

*       Work appearing on more than 10 music-related sites and portals, including:

Musician Interviewer, MusicEmissions.com                             Affiliate Reviewer, Rollingstone.com

            Staff Critic (music/movies), SlantMagazine.com

            Music Critic, StylusMagazine.com (former)

           Music Critic, Music-Reviewer.com (former)

Reviewer:  All Music Guide

Reviewer:  Extreme Musiczine                   

ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS :  BarnesnNoble.com, Impact Music Publicity, Preamp,  LiveDaily.com

CORPORATE  EXPERIENCE:

Sales/Business Development Manager  .. Market Research Sales     

Marketing Associate       .. Promotional Marketing

Sales Development Specialist   .. Online Adv'tg       

Advertising Sales Asst              .. Magazine Pub'g

Administrative Receptionist   ..  Book Publisher

BUSINESS/SALES MANAGEMENT SKILLS:

Aggressive and tactful handling of sales accounts and customers via written/verbal communications

Competent pipeline management, resulting in quotas met and surpassed, and acquisition of new business

Serious and dedicated, with outstanding capacity for professionally relating to executives and corporate clients

Problem solving, decision-making, researching, planning, organizational and strategy implementation skills

EDUCATION:             

NY University/ New School University/City College 

Liberal Arts:  Creative Writing, Business Writing, Literature, Drama, Psychology, Philosophy, History;