Hi—I’m Clive Young, a writer based in New York City.

I’ve been a working journalist since 1989; my latest book, Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind The Camera, hit stores in January, 2009. You can read about the first book, Crank It Up: Live Sound Secrets of the Top Tour Engineers, elsewhere on this site.

I keep a roof over my head, however, by working as the Senior Editor and Daily Web Editor of Pro Sound News; while I’ve slaved over more than 180 issues at this point, these days, I spend most of my time editing the daily news website and handling PSN’s Twittering and blogging.

Additionally, I do a lot of public speaking—I’ve presented my historical pop-culture programs at universities, museums, libraries and other venues around the U.S.

Over the years, I’ve done quite a bit of freelance writing for a variety of mainstream print- and web-based publications. Some of these include:

Most of my work focuses on entertainment, media and technology, but I’m adept at human interest, humor and other genres as well. This site will soon feature a selection of my work, offer examples of my freelance writing, information about my work at PSN, and more.

If you have any questions or just want to say hello, send me email. Like most writers, I’m on the computer constantly, so you’ll get a timely reply.