Portfolio updated

Finally updated the portfolio part of the site with a selection of my writing from the last four or so years. After all this isn’t just a nombrilistic blog, it’s also an online portfolio of my writing, so it’s even more about me then a blog would be .

God knows why, but probably because I love music and writing, I decided to become a freelance music journalist and writer after leaving university, and with a little perseverance and lots of hard work I guess I managed to become one of sorts, having written for a variety of magazines and websites worldwide over the last 4 years – primarily about DJs and turntablists but also about other music scenes and music in general. Writing about music, and writing in general, is incredibly fun and I love it – shame it don’t pay the bills though.

I continue to write regularly (for ATM and Serie B) though these days I’m trying to diversify my writing a little bit more (one of the primary reasons for this blog). Travel pieces are my new thing – they’re fun and I’ve done two in the last month. I also still run/edit/do everything over at Spin Science, the only site of its kind in the world baby, and present Turntable Radio as well as maintain the blog over there. I used to be a frequent contributor to ukhh.com too, but I’ve given that up since moving here as it’s too much of a demand on my time – you can find a stack of reviews and features in their archive too.

Anyways I’ve added a whole bunch of the printed features, interviews and event reviews I’ve done since 2003, which were published by such fine magazines as ATM (UK, Australia, New Zealand), Undercover (UK), Serie B (Spain), Scratch Magazine (US) and Japanzine (Japan). This is a selection of what I think are some of my nicest or at least most interesting pieces. Maybe you’ll agree or you’ll think it’s a lot of toss. Whichever way at least you’ve had a look.

These include interviews with and features on the likes of DJ Supreme from Hijack, Third Sight, Kode 9, Skream, dubstep, Mr Lif, Spinbad, Baku, Tatsuki, Kentaro, 2tall, DMC, Mix Master Mike, Roni Size & Bryan Gee, Jonny L, A Trak and more.

I’ll be finishing the portfolio section at some point soon by adding a selection of the hundreds of music reviews I’ve written over the last few years for various magazines and websites. There’s a lot more selecting to be done there cos god knows I’ve written some fraff reviews at times (what can I say we all have our bad moments).

Seriously though anyone reading this who wants to give me a job writing then please get in touch – if it’s a job based in Tokyo, even better. If not the internet is a wonderful tool for allowing people to work anywhere in the world . Right I better go to bed before I totally put anyone off reading any of this or giving me a job.