Rock journalist and writer. Click HERE to read my article outlining my principles and approach to music journalism.
I prepared for my career by studying Art History at the Courtauld Institute of Art first and then doing a one-year post-graduate course in Music and Sound Technology at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts , also known as Paul McCartney’s Fame School.
At LIPA I was going to masterclasses given by people like Yngwie Malmsteen and Frank Gambale (which was great fun!) and played lead guitar in a band called The Final Drive (which was fun too, but unfortunately short-lived).
Oddly enough, once people read this bit about me, they start mailing me asking if I've met Paul McCartney. (No-one's ever asked me anything about Malmsteen). The answer is yes, Paul was at LIPA regularly while I was there, so hopefully this admission will reduce the amount of mail I have go through every morning. :)
After LIPA I became interested in copyright law, but despite graduating with a law degree from the University of London in 2006, I have decided to go into rock journalism full-time in January 2007.
Apart from writing for a lot of European and U.S. mags, I am also a staff writer at Rockcor - the biggest and oldest Russian classic rock and metal magazine. Click here to read my interview with Aerosmith in last month's issue.
Rock stars aside, my hobby is writing about unsigned up-and-coming bands. Fresh talent interests me the most, so I try to write as much as I can about new bands both for online and print magazines.
I don't mind messages from bands asking me to review them. My schedule is usually full 6 months in advance, but if I think that your music is exceptional, I will review you straight away.
I listen to all bands that send me add requests. I'll add you if I'll find your music interesting. If not, I will decline. Hopefully there will be no hard feelings.
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