Miami New Times | Freelance Journalism
For nearly a decade, I contributed music and culture writing for both the print and web formats of South Florida’s highest-circulating alternative weekly newspaper. With many of my articles trending online and distributed by major media outlets, I helped generate considerable international readership for this local publication over the years.
Below you can find a handful of articles that exemplify my work as a freelance journalist.
James Blake Talks New Album, Possible Kanye West Collaboration
Upon first listen, many people assume that James Blake is black. And when they do set eyes on the 26-year-old white Englishman singing, they're taken aback. Read more >>
El Tropicana de Cuba Makes Its American Debut Right Here in Miami
Wherever you might stand politically on this year's historic thawing of U.S.-Cuba diplomatic relations, one positive outcome we can probably all agree on is the freshly opened floodgate of cultural exchange. Read more >>
Ten Walls Could Use a History Lesson in Dance Music's LGBT Roots
Summer festival season isn't off to the best start for Ten Walls, AKA Marijus Adomaitis. Creamfields, Sonar, PITCH, and Urban Art Forms have all dropped the Lithuanian producer from their bills. Read more >>
Beardyman Talks New Album, Distractions, and Why “I Improvise Everything”
"My brain is weird," Darren Foreman tells New Times when prompted to explain his uncanny gift for sound. Internationally renowned as Beardyman, the 32-year-old Londoner seems to possess the auditory equivalent of photographic memory. Read more >>
Awesome Tapes From Africa Brings Musical Treasure Trove to Gramps
Brian Shimkovitz is one of the world's foremost scholars and treasure hunters of West African popular music. He's been called the Indiana Jones of African cassette tapes. Read more >>