Help Wanted
Help us expand our music coverage! If you have a passion for music and writing, we want to hear from you. We are always looking for weekly writers, but are happy to hear from folks interested in contributing in other ways. The main contributor types we are seeking are listed below. Hit us up if you have other ideas.
Weekly Music Writer
Join the staff of DOA as a weekly album reviewer. We are looking for people with diverse tastes and an open mind, folks who enjoy writing and who are reliable enough to contribute at least one album review a week. As a weekly album reviewer we will send you digital downloads/streams of albums or CDs for review. Music writers are also encouraged to contribute with band interviews, concert reviews, and other content.
Please note that we only mail CDs to writers living in the United States. Writers from elsewhere are encouraged to apply as a digital reviewer.
If you are interested in being a weekly writer, please send an e-mail to doa@adequacy.net. Your e-mail should include the following:
- Your name (first and last) and why you’re interested in being a writer.
- A short summary of music you like, both bands and genres.
- Your acknowledgment that you’ll write weekly.
- A sample review, preferably of something not in our archives. This review should be attached in Word and include band name, band website, album title, record label, label website, File Under (style of music), the review (at least 250 words), and a short summary for the DOA main page.
You should have some understanding of graphics so that you can scan the cover art for the album you’re reviewing or properly resize art found online.
If you are chosen, your sample review may count as your first submission.
Online Music Reviewer
As an online music reviewer you will cover mp3′s sent to the editors or that you discover on your own. Online music reviewers are responsible for writing two separate reviews a week, each of just one song by a band. So, you must be willing to expand on a single song and write about both the song, the style, and the band itself. You will also have the opportunity to submit concert reviews and interviews.
If interested, send a sample of an online music review (which includes band name, band website, song title, and link to the song, as well as the review) to doa@adequacy.net.
News Writer
Do you like to know what is going on in the music biz? Can you gather information and write-up short news items? Tour dates, exciting new releases, special promotions, bands breaking up…if these details intrigue you we need to talk! We need 3-5 news items per week. If you’re good at scouring the internet for the latest and greatest, email us at doa@adequacy.net.
Feature Writer
Have an idea for a music related feature? Email us at doa@adequacy.net and tell us about your idea. Feature Writers should plan to submit a new article about once a month. Current and past features have included: Flipsides & Otherwise, Short Takes, Small Wonders, DOA’s Guide to the Recordings of…, and Unappreciated Album of the Month.
All positions are unpaid.