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And here they are.
THE REGULARS
Todd Burns
- Title Deputy Editor
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Falling asleep in movie theaters.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
Idiocracy
What did your parents almost name you?
Toddathan.
On the Net:
MySpace
J. Edward Keyes
- Title Editorial Director
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Someday, I’ll be able to collect a salary for generating puns; pitch me a movie premise, I will give you a punny title. Got a band? I can give you a punny name. Mr. Swellvedere. That one’s free.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
Ughnaught.
What did your parents almost name you?
“Little Mozart.”
On the Net:
God & A Bottle
Facebook
MySpace
Yancey Strickler
- Title Senior Director, Editorial & Features
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
What does “get paid” mean?
What would a movie based on your life be called?
Gothspell
What did your parents almost name you?
Conway Garfield Strickler III. They would call me CG3.
On the Net:
eMusic Profile
Facebook
Flickr
Last.fm
MySpace
PART-TIMERS
Brett Camper
- Title Senior Product Manager
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Making video games!
What would a movie based on your life be called?
Shadow of the Thin Man (an actual movie, but a good one).
What did your parents almost name you?
Clarke, which is my uncle’s name. A few weeks before I was born my uncle returned from his summer job as a camp counselor. He had met someone there he really liked whose name was Brett, and my parents decided to go with that instead. They later named my younger brother Clarke.
On the Net:
eMusic Profile
Anna Fielding
- Title UK/EU Editor
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
My erudite and well-expressed opinions: shared when I’m three cocktails down and counting.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
Three Colours Red: My Adventures In Hair-Dye (Please note UK spelling of Colours).
What did your parents almost name you?
Sophie, Alexandra and, horrifyingly, Pandora. (Why Daddy? Why?)
Sujan Hong
- Title Senior Label Relations Representative
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Noodle eating and/or petting puppies.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
Tampopo II, starring Sonya Thomas as me.
What did your parents almost name you?
I don’t know, but definitely not Susan.
On the Net:
The Park Slope Gastronome
If You Want My Bocce
Maris Kreizman
- Title Audiobooks Editor
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Strategic DVR-ing.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
The Maris Review.
What did your parents almost name you?
Mickey.
On the Net:
Facebook
Patrick Lelli
- Title Label Relations Coordinator
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Interior decorating.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
How to Lose a Guy in 11 Days.
What did your parents almost name you?
Vincent Gallo.
On the Net:
Portable Cassette Tape Recorder
Virb
Molly Neuman
- Title Director, Label Relations
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Drinking wine and making cheese plates.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
She’s Very Bossy: The Molly Neuman Story.
What did your parents almost name you?
Laura
On the Net:
Simple Social Graces
Simple Social Graces MySpace Page
Bryan Robbins
- Title Quality Assurance Lead
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Sending noise through the meat grinder.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
Dreaming Dashes.
What did your parents almost name you?
Christopher, but they reconsidered as they thought I would be the subject of too many pooh jokes.
On the Net:
nonplus music
MySpace
SOME-TIMERS
Michael Azerrad
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Finding really weird websites.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
Chariots of Glory.
What did your parents almost name you?
Deborah.
On the Net:
Two Books Author Page
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
Michael Azerrad’s Wikipidea entry
Reid Genauer
- Title Vice President, Brand Marketing
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Music.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
Fat Guys That Rock.
What did your parents almost name you?
Justin.
On the Net:
ReidGenauer.com
MySpace
My eMusic Dozen
Cathy Halgas Nevins
- Title VP, Corporate Communications
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Scoring amazing vintage clothing in any city and masterfully integrating it into my wardrobe.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
Don’t Call Me Bobbi Fleckman — The Introverted Publicist
What did your parents almost name you?
Cathleen
On the Net:
eMusic Profile
Nevnet
Isaac Peachin
- Title Senior Product Manager
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Inventing magical worlds for my match box cars to drive in.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
Space Monkey.
What did your parents almost name you?
Howie.
Erick Zeidenberg
- Title Customer Service Manager
What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Ability to discuss at length the entire Degrassi franchise.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
The Wayward Tale of a Professional Dilettante.
What did your parents almost name you?
Erica.
On the Net:
The Chavos
Bugs Bunny Goes Classical Dozen
Trash Rock Dozen
OLD TIMERS
Michael Lacy
- What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Divining the future of the web.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
The Matrix. A computer programmer saving the world is right up my alley.
What did your parents almost name you?
Had I been born a girl, my name would have been Jacqueline.
On the Net:
Flickr
Last.fm
Digg
del.icio.us
MySpace
neurokinetikz.com
neurokinetikz.org
Joe Lopez
- What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
DJing, music production and/or placement.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
The Life & Times of a Certified Hip-Hop Junkie.
What did your parents almost name you?
Not sure — Jose, maybe?
On the Net:
DJ Bazooka Joe MySpace Page
Create Fresh Digital Mixtapes
Paul Sanwald
- What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
It’s a toss up between cooking Indian food and laughing at my own jokes.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
Terror in the Vestibule: Bob the Walrus Explores the Hallway of Regret.
What did your parents almost name you?
Stringfellow Hawk
On the Net:
See, I usually have a swanky website but I just took it down to redo it in rails. For now you’ll just have to visit http://www.paulsanwald.com/ and pretend it doesn’t suck.
Jon Strunk
- What skill do you possess that you wish you could get paid for?
Sweatin’ to the oldies.
What would a movie based on your life be called?
Alpha Squad 7: Lady Nocturne: A Tek Jansen Adventure.
What did your parents almost name you?
The dreaded “h” John.
On the Net:
strunkworks.com
eMusic Profile
