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I am a writer for Pleaser Magazine, an independent, women-run online and print music magazine. At Pleaser, I interview musicians, review albums and discuss up-and-coming artists. I also freelance for Radio Free Brooklyn, a non-profit radio station in Williamsburg. At RFB, I attend local events, connect with community members and highlight musicians who play in New York City. Before that, I worked as a reporter for MandateWire, a subsidiary of the Financial Times. Our work covered investment trends across pension funds, endowments and foundations. 

Featured Articles

Explore a featured selection of my writing below. See more articles about music, finance, and community members and events. 

Pleaser Magazine •

It’s a Jillian Dawn Summer

In an interview with Pleaser before the show, Dawn said she’s already released three singles so far in 2025: “Almost Like” in March, “Like My Friends Do,” in April and “The Bullet” in May. Before its release, I had the opportunity to listen to "Like My Friends Do" during Dawn's December Baby's All Right show in Brooklyn. When performed at Baby’s, Dawn played an acoustic version of the track, highlighting its introspective and vulnerable nature. The lyrics discuss the ease in which friends cut of...
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Glenna Jane Was Born To Be A Singer, She Just Didn’t Realize It

When you have a passion, nothing can stop you from chasing your dreams. Your relentlessness is driven by your desire to make it in an industry that sometimes seems to be against you. Your failures are nothing if not fuel, driving you to work harder, think bigger and do anything and everything to show them who you really are. In my life, that would be my pursuit of journalism. I’ve fallen down about 100 times, but I’ve stood up again 101. For Glenna Jane, music is her passion, and she continues t...
Radio Free Brooklyn •

The New Rap Language at World Literature and Arts Festival

Radio Free Brooklyn attended the festival’s opening event, “The New Rap Language: How Musicians Continue to Transform the Spoken Word,” and spoke with New York Public Library staff member Vadana Pawa about putting the festival together.  

Literature in the classic sense has a narrow connotation, referring to books, short stories, or other texts intended for reading. Those at the New York Public Library (NYPL), however, are expanding their definition of literature to encompass more modern prac...
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The Ever-Winding Road of Finding Yourself, with Catie Turner

The path to self discovery is non-linear. It has twists and turns, regressions and advances, and highs and lows. It's work, it takes time, and it looks different from person to person. Catie Turner, the Los Angeles-based indie pop artist, knows firsthand what it takes to find yourself, and she’s not done yet. In an interview with Pleaser, Turner said her music is conversational, like a friend sitting down on your bed to divulge a crush or existential thoughts. She used her hit song “God Must Hat...