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And here they are.
THE REGULARS
J. Edward Keyes, Editor-In-Chief
J. Edward Keyes has been writing about music for nearly 15 years, a fact he occasionally finds terrifying. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, Entertainment Weekly and the late, great MAGNET, as well as the 2006 edition of Da Capo’s Best Music Writing series. His favorite record of all-time is 16 Lovers Lane by the Go-Betweens.
On the Web:
@keyescore
Jayson Greene, International Editor
Jayson Greene writes about music for Pitchfork, the Village Voice and other publications. From 2004-07, he was associate editor for SYMPHONY Magazine, where he wrote about American orchestras. He was a violinist in the indie-folk outfit The Instruments and has been on NPR to discuss Three 6 Mafia’s appropriation of Carmina Burana, perhaps his finest moment. He lives in Brooklyn.
Laura Leebove, Production Editor
Laura Leebove is a Brooklyn-based music journalist whose writing has appeared in various publications including Billboard, Spinner.com, Venus Zine, Critical Mob, Under the Radar and Heeb. In 2011 she founded a cooking blog called Eating the Beats, where she writes music-inspired recipes and posts other food- and music-related musings.
On the Web:
@leebovel
Eating the Beats / @eatingthebeats
last.fm
Maris Kreizman Audiobooks Editor
Maris Kreizman has been a book editor at Free Press/Simon & Schuster and Counterpoint/Basic Books, where she specialized in literary fiction, pop culture, music and humor. She’s the creator of Slaughterhouse 90210, a blog that combines her love of literature with her deep appreciation for crappy television.
On the Web:
Slaughterhouse 90210
@slaughter90210
PART-TIMERS
Sujan Hong, Manager, Label Relations
On The Web:
The Park Slope Gastronome
My last meal on earth will be kimchi fried rice with a runny fried egg. My twin sons are named for singers (hint: not Gunnar and Matthew or Daryl and John). I would like to have a pint with Nick Lowe. The last record I purchased was the Icky Mettle reissue on vinyl. I really miss Friday Night Lights.
Molly Neuman, Sr. Director, Label and Artist Relations
In addition to talking to eMusic’s label partners and artists all week long, Molly Neuman works directly with artists such as Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and does catering, cooking classes and health consulting as the Simple Social Kitchen. She loves to travel, eat, talk, rest, exercise, read and talk rock.
On The Web:
Simple Social Kitchen
Simple Social Graces
Bryan Robbins, Quality Assurance Lead
Bryan Robbins was the editor of reviews for his high school paper in small-town Oregon, where he subjected confused students to reviews of Skinny Puppy and Mr. Bungle records. He graduated from The Art Institute of Seattle for Audio Production. An electronic music fanatic and composer, he has remixed tracks by Mindless Self Indulgence, Celldweller and The Fading Collection.
On the Web:
nonplus music
Yelena Kolova, Member Services, Tech Support
Yelena Kolova immigrated to Brooklyn, New York when she was 7 years old and she learned English by listening to Green Day. She studied Gender Studies and Creative writing at various esteemed and less-esteemed universities in New York City. Key weaknesses include Television’s Marquee Moon, Ghostface Killah, the poetry of Frank O’Hara and the word “aioli.”
On the Web:
Facebook
last.fm
What’s Really Food
Ilya Zinger, Member Services
Ilya spends entirely too much time studying and writing academically about music in the hopes of one day earning a graduate degree and all the fringe benefits that go along with it. He unwinds with frequent listens to Jim Jones mixtapes. Being an immigrant from the Eastern Bloc his key musical influences are ABBA, Queen and Led Zeppelin.
On the Web:
Facebook
@IlyaZinger
Drunk Era
