Journalism

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With Geddy Lee, 2008. PHOTO BY JIMMY HUBBARD

Since 2001, I’ve been lucky enough to combine my loves for writing and music, working on copy desks at Rolling Stone and Vibe and writing features, album reviews, and gear reviews for Premier Guitar, Drum!, Keyboard, Electronic Musician, and Guitar World Acoustic. More recently, I’ve co-hosted podcasts and written features for Acoustic Guitar, contributed to the EarthQuaker Devices blog, and written a monthly column for Yamaha Music USA. Here are three cover stories I particularly enjoyed writing.

Billy StringsTerence BlanchardLeo Kottke

As a senior editor at Bass Player, former editor-in-chief of the Guitar World spin-off Bass Guitar, and editor-at-large over at bassmagazine.com, I’ve hung out with some of the greatest low-frequency manipulators ever. Here are some of my favorite stories.

Bass Magazine: Joni

Bass Magazine: Thundercat

Bass Player: Bakithi Kumalo Bass Player: Thundercat Bass Player: Doug Wimbish Bass Player: Prince Bass Player: Bobby Vega Bass Player: Les Claypool Bass Player: Flea Bass Player: Bill Laswell Bass Player: Esperanza Spalding Bass Player: Thundercat Bass Player: Louis Johnson Bass Player: Tim Commerford Bass Player: McKagan-cover Bass Player: Hub Bass Player: Randy Jackson Bass Player: Darryl Jenifer Bass Player: Bryan Beller Bass Player: Norwood Fisher Bass Player: Jaco Bass Player: Acoustic 360 Bass Player: John Myung

I’ve also been honored to edit a couple books and be included in anthologies.

Brave New Bass Fretless Improviser's Path Improviser's Path Stompbox Book

Besides being a music journalist, I’ve been a copy editor for the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, The Palm Beach Post, and The Miami Herald; I’ve also been an editor/proofreader for the City of New York and a copy chief for Computer Shopper. Looking for an editor? Reach out!