
Music and Media Professional
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Music and Media Professional
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Creative techie with a career shaped by the Washington arts scene, global progressive music movements and the fast-paced world of web journalism works at the intersection of art, culture and technology.
14 years of broadcast experience (mixing, hosting, engineering, editing, podcasting). DAW recording, editing and MIDI sequencing, particularly in Audition and Cubase. Strong writing and communication skills. Front end web development (XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Unix, basic experience w/Perl & PHP). SQL, Movable Type, WordPress, SEO, content management system troubleshooting, editorial project coordination.
(Broadcast Media industry)
March 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)
"Decipher" progressive hip-hop and culture. Thursdays, 10pm.
(Public Company; WPO; Online Media industry)
April 2004 — Present (5 years 4 months)
Front-end web developer for Editorial Operations, a tech team devoted to quick turnaround of news room projects and maintenance of editorial production tools. Writer in Arts & Living (Going Out Gurus, Nightlife Agenda). Occasional contributor to Washington Post Sunday Source and Weekend sections.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
March 2002 — May 2004 (2 years 3 months)
Mixed and co-hosted The Soul Controller Mixshow on channels 82 ("Club 82") and 67 ("The City") .
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; WPO; Online Media industry)
July 2000 — April 2004 (3 years 10 months)
Technical resource, project manager and writer for Arts & Living and the Entertainment Guide.
(Public Policy industry)
August 1997 — November 1999 (2 years 4 months)
Research and statistical support to senior staff, primarily on the roster of Black Elected Officials.
BA , Afro-American Studies , 1993 — 1997
NABJ
Washington Area Music Award, Best Hip-Hop DJ (2004, 2005)