Greetings all —

I’m guessing my name will be familiar to at least a few of you, as I’ve been at this writing game for a little while now. I used to be an editor at Alternative Press magazine (yes, I know, I know…), then at Stylus, where I was also a contributor to the fabled Beats by the Pound section (and compatriot to the fabulous Mr. Nate DeYoung), and lately, Resident Advisor (as well as lots of other places in-between).

I come from perhaps a different background and with a perspective than many of you; I’m 36, married with two stepchildren, live in Cleveland, was a DJ for something like a decade and have been in semi-retirement for the last seven or eight (although I would go play again in a heartbeat if someone asked me to), and I haven’t set foot in a club in at least five. I still love and purchase vinyl and maintain stubbornly that I will never DJ on a computer or with CDs (though I’d be kidding myself if I didn’t say that I love the whole downloading thing because it saves me ending up with many dogs in my collection).

Honestly, I do love music, and though I sure know a lot about the past, I am far from stuck in it (despite what some friends might tell you); I fully admit that there is just as much great music coming out today as there was when I first fell in love with Derrick May and Juan Atkins and Carl Craig all those years ago. I hope to share some pearls of whatever wisdom I may have accumulated over the years as well as experiencing the new and exciting things that are sure to come our way.

So basically, I’m all of you in five to ten years. Take a good look — this is where many of you are heading!