For 15 years, I was a music journalist and magazine editor, interviewing some of my musical heroes, including artists, producers, and engineers. Since then, I joined Autodesk and wrote stories on a range of topics, including stakeholder capitalism, synthetic biology, the future of work, 3D printing oncolytic viruses to fight cancer, and fabricating monocoque structures.
Ghostwritten for Autodesk CEO, Andrew Anagnost, and featured at the de Young Museum "Cult of the Machine" exhibit in 2018. Automation will also pave the way for skilled employees to collaborate with AI/robots on more projects.
Ghostwritten Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost byline about Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One prophecy: New generations will seek work that merges the physical and virtual.
Ghostwritten byline with Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost on how governments can support stakeholder capitalism with initiatives that protect consumer data and the environment and promote investment in employees.
I interviewed founding director at biotechnology company the Pink Army Cooperative about a better way to fight against cancer, from 3D-printed oncolytic viruses to nano robots.
I spoke to head of Kreysler & Asociates, William Kreysler, about the innovative fabrication work his firm manufactured for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and other projects.
I interviewed rapper Missy Elliott, producer Timbaland, and engineer Jimmy Douglass for a cover story in Remix magazine. At that point in 2003, Timbaland told me that he and Missy Elliott had "already been to the moon."
For this cover story in Remix magazine, I met up with DJ Tiësto and interviewed him at a few different spots in Amsterdam. His superstardom is evident everywhere, but upon meeting him at his apartment back in 2004, I could see his cat Noah was clearly unmoved.
Culled from 10 years of the Electronic Musician, Remix, and EQ magazines' archives, the articles in Electronic Musician Presents the Recording Secrets Behind 50 Great Albums will enlighten readers about the recording and songwriting techniques that helped create 50 great albums.
I interviewed senior director of R&D at Amyris, Sunil Chandran about how synthetic biology can convert common yeast into malaria medicine, jet fuel, beauty products, and more. After publishing this article and videos, Sunil told me his mom finally understood what he did for a living.