Freelance Editor Writer

ERIC S. DAVIDSON

Queens, NY / 718-***-**** / *************@*****.***

Content Producer – Audacy

• Researched, wrote, repurposed, and edited pop culture news articles; edited regional news articles for the national website; updated homepage – all utilizing Unity CMS.

• Created three weekly email newsletters utilizing PostUp.

• https://www.audacy.com/authors/eric-davidson

Freelance Writer

• Music journalist: Please Kill Me online; Rock and Roll Globe; Ugly Things; Bandcamp; Playboy.com; Village Voice; Cleveland Scene; Cleveland Free Times; Columbus Alive; The Stranger (Seattle, WA); SF Weekly (San Francisco, CA)

• Personal blog – http://weneverlearn.tumblr.com/

• Most Recent Writing Samples:

https://pleasekillme.com/author/eric-davidson/

https://rockandrollglobe.com/author/eric-davidson/ https://www.audacy.com/national/music/inside-lou-reeds-personal-archives-at-new- nyc-exhibit

Managing Editor – CMJ (New York, NY)

• Scheduled, wrote, edited, and social media managed daily content for CMJ.com, including music news, reviews, and features – all utilizing WordPress.

• Devised and moderated panels for the yearly CMJ Music Marathon festival.

• Built and maintained relationships with artists, management, label reps, and publicists.

• Scheduled and conducted video interviews with artists for exclusive digital content.

• Built and managed a rotating staff of writers and photographers. Author – We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001 (Backbeat Books)

• The first comprehensive history of 1990s underground garage punk music.

• Publication included research, writing, editing, photo editing, and promotion, including book tours in America and Europe.

• Originally released in 2010, it was reprinted in an expanded edition in 2022. Content Contributor

• Wrote essays for Where the Wild Gigs Were (HoZac Books, 2021), The Official Book of Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll Lists (Soft Skull Press, 2012), Five Hundred 45s (Harper Collins, 2010), and The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists (Backbeat Books, 2007). Associate Editor – CMJ (New York, NY)

• Wrote and edited content for CMJ.com, CMJ New Music Report and New Music Monthly, including music news, reviews, and features.

• Devised and moderated panels for the yearly CMJ Music Marathon festival. Freelance Editor

• Interscope Records; Rhino Records; Get Hip Records; Barnes & Noble Publishing; State of Ohio; Criterion Collection; PBS

• Fact checked and proofread according to The Chicago Manuel of Style and AP Style Guide. Edited writing for content, clarity, and fluidity. Copywriter / Editor – Kreber Graphics, Inc. (Columbus, OH)

• Edited catalog and web content for Quixtar and Office Max. New Bomb Turks – Founding member, singer, and songwriter

• Composed music, wrote lyrics, and sang lead on over 10 albums of material on various labels, including Epitaph Records and Crypt Records.

• Managed logistics for over 65 national and international tours and countless regional concerts.

• Built and maintained relationships with more than 20 international record labels. EDUCATION

• Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) – B.A., English.

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