About Us
Who are you guys?
We started as a small group of friends looking for an outlet to talk about all the shows we see, and we’ve grown into a group of more than 20 contributors. We all live in the Bay Area, and we all love music. It’s an all-volunteer crew, and is likely to stay that way.
Will you review my album, show, etc?
We’re happy to cover any genre of music at any event at any time. Generally, we only cover bands that have plans to come to the SF Bay Area as this is where we’re based. If you send a request to promo@spinningplatters.com, we’ll consider it for coverage. Frankly, we receive a lot more requests than we can possibly do, so if we don’t get back to you, we’re sorry. Try us again another time.
Will you publish a press release about my tour, album, single, remix, etc?
Everything we publish is original content. We like to get press releases because we might discover something awesome, but we’re not going to post it.
Can we advertise on Spinning Platters?
Absolutely! Send an email to gordon@spinningplatters.com to start a conversation.
I’m a music nerd, too. How can I write for Spinning Platters?
Email gordon@spinningplatters.com and say you’re interested. We’ll ask you about your writing history and request a sample of some music writing, if you have any. Then we’ll send you back an intentionally scary writers’ guide, and if you’re still interested after reading it, we’ll be glad to have you!
How do I get to be on your podcast?
We love having podcast guests of all types. If you can be in San Francisco on a Monday evening, we’d love to hear from you. Email podcast@spinningplatters.com and tell us who you are and why you should be on the show.
Who designed your logo?
Our logo was designed by Lady Lexx Designs. She’s awesome. Hire her.
Where’d you get the “Spinning Platters Films” photo from?
It’s Creative Commons licensed (yes!) by Insight Imaging: John a Ryan Photography.
Do people pay you to write reviews of their stuff?
Though we’re never paid for any reviews, we’re often given copies of albums to review or given free tickets to the shows we cover. Other times, we pay for these things ourselves. We often mention this within the posts themselves, but other times we don’t. If you have a question about a specific review, please contact gordon@spinningplatters.com, and we’ll be glad to provide the specifics.
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The Spinning Platters are:
Editor in Chief
Gordon Elgart
Managing Editor
Dakin Hardwick
Digital Media Director
David Price
Senior Editor
Marie Carney
Film Editor
Jason LeRoy [Twitter]
Comedy Editor
OJ Patterson [Twitter]
Staff Writers
Caroline Hernandez
Raffi Yousouffian
Jonathan Pirro
Contributing Editors
Heather Beaudry
Vanessa Romero
Contributing Writers
Joel Edelman
Mielle Sullivan
Megan Costello
J. Lawrence King
Christopher Rogers
Laura Hamilton
Carla Deasy
Kara Murphy
Matthew Blake
Pouria Yazdi
Stacy Scales