My resume includes:
Magazines, websites & blogs
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88.1 FM St. Louis | KDHX.org
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Full Sail University's Get In Media
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GhettoBlaster Magazine
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PaperMag.com
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Short and Sweet NYC / LA
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XoNecole.com, among others
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Artists I've interviewed include:
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Actor Taimak (Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon)
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Rapper Speech (of 90's hip-hop group Arrested Development)
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Canadian musician City and Colour
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Singer-musician Bruce Sudano
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Rapper Theophilus London
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Photographer Mathieu Bitton (Lenny Kravitz's main man)
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Grammy-nominated artist Avery*Sunshine
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Poet-singer Natalie 'The Floacist' Stewart (of neo-soul duo Floetry)
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Director Jeff Broadway (Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This is Stones Throw Records)
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Ghanian hip-hop artist Blitz the Ambassador
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Afropunk.com Editor-in-Chief Lou Constant-Desportes
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Grammy-nominated R&B soul singer Wayna
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Actors Shondrella Avery, Jon Gries, Jon Heder, and Aaron Ruell (Lafawnduh, Uncle Rico, Napoleon, and Kip from 'Napoleon Dynamite')
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NPR writer and pop music critic Ann Powers
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DJ-producers Miguel Migs, Atlantic Connection Rob Swift, and DJ Center
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Singer-actress-songwriter Sy Smith
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Singer-guitarist Matthew Vasquez (of indie rock band Delta Spirit)
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Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Alice Smith
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Norwegian soul singer-musician Bernhoft
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Rapper Ishmael Butler aka Palaceer Lazaro (of Shabazz Palaces & 90's hip-hop trio Disable Planets)
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Soul singer-songwriter Lyle Divinsky
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Singer-musician Dave Brandwein (of Brooklyn-based funk band Turkuaz)
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R&B soul singer-songwriter Leela James
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Krazy + Wish (of the rap group Bone Thugs n Harmony)
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Hélène Faussart (of French soul duo Les Nubians)
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Bing Ji Ling (of psychedelic soul outfit Phenomenal Handclap Band)
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British soul singer Andreya Triana
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Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and model Maiysha
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Producer-DJ Felix Buxton (of English electro-duo Basement Jaxx)
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Websites & Blogs / Features
(a few of my favorites pieces on education, culture, music, and travel)
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Meet ND McCray (2020)
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Teacher Work-Life Balance (2020)
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A handful of my favorite albums I reviewed:
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Anderson. Paak, Malibu (Steel Wool/OBE, 2016)
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BJ The Chicago Kid, In My Mind (Motown Records, 2016)
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Bobby Caldwell + Jack Splash, Cool Uncle (Fresh Young Minds/Empire, 2015)
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Saul Williams, MartyrLoserKing (Fader Label, 2016)
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SiR, Seven Sundays (Fresh Selects, 2015)
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Tyrese, Black Rose (Voltron Records, 2015)
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A few brands I've worked with to create infographics:
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2030 Water Resources Group
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
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B & H Photo Video
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David Kind Eyewear
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National Cattlemen's Beef Association
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Retail Me Not!
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The Carter Center
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The Huffington Post/Lifetime Movie Network