I am a Los Angeles-based freelance writer who has written about music, wellness, travel, sustainability, food, business, art, film, books and other pop culture topics.

My work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Bluegrass Situation, AAA’s Westways Magazine, LA Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, Thrillist.com, LA Parent, and a number of other print and online outlets.

I regularly contribute articles to TheBusinessDownload.com and Garden-And-Health.com. I am the Calendar Editor at Parenting OC magazine, where I compile and compose the monthly event listings.

I have written numerous press releases and bios - primarily for music acts covering a wide range of genres - as well as liner notes, event previews and reviews.

I’m the author of a biography on the 18th century Italian scientist/inventor Alessandro Volta.

Additionally, I have served as the music judge for the NAPPA (National Parenting Product Awards) for over a decade. I also have a blog - http://musicalshapes.wordpress.com - that explores a variety of music and entertainment topics.

My work experience includes doing script analysis for independent film companies and literary agencies, creating metadata content, and writing catalog & product descriptions.

I am a graduate of Kenyon College, where he majored in History, and has an M.F.A. from Columbia University’s Film School in History/Theory/Criticism.