Portfolio
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1. Keyboard Magazine (2006 – 2008)
Keyboard is the largest selling music technology magazine in the US. I have infrequent commissions on stories with an Australian source.
“Fairlight’s Peter Vogel” – July 2006
“Process Makes Perfect” – June 2007 (online version only appears in sister publication EQ magazine)
2. Australian Macworld (2002 – present)
AMW is Australia’s premiere Mac-related magazine. For the past 8 years I’ve written on music technology, gaming and social media, including numerous ‘Pro Files’ on musicians. Those profiled include Iva Davies, Howard Jones, Cyndi Lauper, David Hirschfelder, David Bridie, Bjorn Again, Paul Mac, Gotye and Mark Seymour.
Pro File: Cyndi Lauper – July 2004 issue (republished online 2008)
Pro File: David Bridie – September 2006 issue (republished online 2008)
Review: Digidesign Transfuser – September 2008 issue.
Music App Roundup – February 2012
All my Macworld blog posts are listed here and my reviews here. I also contributed monthly to Australian Macworld Podcasts.
3. Crikey.com.au (2007 – present)
Crikey is an independent media outlet that covers politics, business and a lot more.
“Hilary Clinton Flirts With Second Life” – July 11th 2007
“Child’s Play in Second Life” – August 22nd 2007
“Second Life rises above the freak show” – May 21st 2008
“Conroy yet to buy genitals in Second Life but business is booming” – April 14th 2009
“The Gaming Classification Farce and Conroy’s Filter” – June 30th 2009
4. Sydney Morning Herald / The Age (2005 – 2006)
The SMH and The Age are two major metropolitan newspapers.
“Making Music Online” – March 2005
“Rooms to Listen” – September 2006
5. SPG Media (2007-2008)
SPG provide web-based content for a range of European industry sectors.
a. Power-Technology.com
“Dancing With The Sun – The Rise of Solar Power Generation” – August 2007
b. Mining-Technology.com
“Australia Leads Green Revolution” – March 2008
6. The Metaverse Journal (2006-present)
The Metaverse Journal is my own website devoted to covering virtual worlds from an Australian perspective. More than 1500 stories have been published to date.
7. ABC Technology (2010-present)
The ABC is Australia’s public broadcaster and in October 2010 they launched their technology portal. I have a regular commission to write on virtual worlds and MMOs.
Virtual worlds: Australian presence and celebrity – November 19th 2010
8. Bleeding Cool (2012-present)
Bleeding Cool is an influential site covering comics and film/TV news.
Oz Comic Con – From The Line For Stan Lee – July 2012