Hi—I’m co-content director of Mix, the world’s best-known pro-audio B2B brand. Every day, I oversee our magazine and additionally run the entire online presence of Mix, from its website and social media to its weekday Mix SmartBrief newsletter. Mix is owned by Future PLC, one of the largest multinational publishers in the world. In the pro-audio realm, most people know me from Pro Sound News, where I was Editor in Chief; in July, 2021, PSN merged with Mix, so I’m still covering the music industry and technology used in recording studios, concert tours, Broadway and more; I’m just doing it on a bigger stage.
Outside of all that, I do a lot of public speaking—I’ve presented more than 400 pop-culture programs for universities, museums, libraries, conferences, conventions and other events and venues around the U.S. Poke around the site to see what kinds of things I talk about, or even better, come catch a show.
Additionally, as of Spring, 2022, I’m an Adjunct Professor at St. Joseph’s University New York, working in the Journalism department to help educate and guide the next generation of writers and reporters.
When I’m not writing for work, I’m often writing for myself; for instance, there’s my second book, Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind The Camera, which melds together the histories of pop-culture fandom, amateur filmmaking and copyright theory, and my first tome, Crank It Up: Live Sound Secrets of the Top Tour Engineers, which profiles more than 70 top concert engineers—the guys who mix everyone from Beyoncé to McCartney—and explores how they make all-star acts sound amazing every night. Additionally, 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 American Songwriter, MTV.com, VH1.com and MTV To Go, among many others.
If you have any questions, are interested in booking a program or just want to say hello, use the contact page. Like most writers, I’m on the computer constantly, so you’ll get a timely reply.