Bio

My music career began in my teenage years and extended adolescence. I was a tour manager, driver and merch seller for Skunk, New Bomb Turks, and Corrosion of Conformity and published the New Jersey fanzine, No Name Press.

Once I left school, I moved to the East Village and became a showcase manager at the College Music Journal (CMJ). While there, I was responsible for booking artists for its annual convention as well as writing and editing for its weekly trade magazine. I later went on to work as a publicist at Nasty Little Man, an independent music publicity firm in New York, whose clients at the time included the Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins, Dinosaur Jr., Sick of It All, Shudder To Think, and others. While at Nasty Little Man, I became an assistant editor at the revered hip-hop magazine, Ego Trip. After a brief stint as an A&R scout for American Recordings, I joined Matador Records as a publicist before enrolling in law school at Brooklyn Law.

Over the years, I’ve spoken on several panels at various music conferences and legal seminars around the world, including SxSW, CMJ, by:LARM, New York Bar Association's Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section, and others.

After 20 years in the same East Village apartment, my longtime satellite office of De Robertis Pastry Shoppe closed its doors (RIP below) causing me to flee to Brooklyn with my family, bicycle, and beloved vinyl, cassette, and extensive coconut head collections. These days, you’ll find me in my pouring over record deals while playing music and eating oranges.