On to the 2019 Neal Awards!

Usually I’m big on the humble-brag, but not this time. The Neal Awards are “the most prestigious editorial honors in the field of specialized journalism“—which is to say, they’re the Pulitzers of Trade Publishing. This year, I’m in the running for “Best Range of Work by a Single Author,” thanks to the articles, editorial and video below that I created for Pro Sound News / prosoundnetwork.com. I’m pretty excited about this, and have my fingers crossed; we’ll see how it goes on March 29, when the awards are announced.

USA Today ran a click-bait article riddled with errors, claiming that the studio industry is doomed. My editorial dismantled that flawed argument with facts, statistics and common sense.
I took readers behind the scenes of U2’s 2018 U.S. arena tour to explore how its veteran sound team created a night of intimate connection between the band and its fans.
When police closed the case on Prince’s death, they released mountains of evidence into the public domain. I sifted through all of it to reveal how detectives safe-cracked the star’s long-rumored vault containing thousands of unreleased recordings.
If you want good smartphone service, 5G sounds like the greatest thing ever—but its impending arrival is coming at a cost for many companies, houses of worship, organizations and others that use wireless microphones.