The winds of change are here again at OurStage! A team of fresh faces is here to say “hello” while some familiar faces must say “farewell”  so read on to get to know some new bloggers  and remember those who you may have seen just a few times.

KB ~ Director of Community
KB has been working at OurStage the longest out of the current editorial staff. She handles all the major responsibilities in Community and keeps the rest of us in line. It’s KB’s job to answer all the hard questions and make sure all the gears are turning in the right direction!
~KB has managed bands, produced records and programmed music festivals all in the hopes of illuminating and supporting emerging artists. This girl is dedicated to what she does.
~She is a member of NARAS (perhaps you have heard of “The Grammys?”) and is on the Boston Committee of the New York Chapter of the Recording Academy.
~In high school, she had a radio show called Hank’s Laundromat which played “everything from Pixies to Kraftwerk, Bauhuas to Ministry.”
~Her first concert was Michael Jackson’s Victory Tour; the most recent was Kings of Leon.
Favorite OurStage Channels: Indie Rock and Indie Pop
Best KB Quote: “My brain only has so many storms left in it today.”
 
Rainy S. ~ Community Manager
That’s me! I’ve worked at OurStage in many different capacities, including as a field rep for the site. I’ve always been on the other end of the musical world: making noise on stage and in the studio with different bands. When I’m not making music, I’m usually crocheting something or crafting with hot glue, buttons, pipe cleaners, you name it.
~Right now I make up one half of Eye Witness, half of Olox the Terrible and am the founding—and sometimes only—member of Hang Lorraine.
~Among these various projects, I find myself responsible for drums and percussion, bass, flute, clarinet, accordion, xylophone and vocals but this doesn’t mean I’m good at all of them.
~Last weekend my friend and I drove an hour, then took a four hour bus ride to stay overnight in a youth hostel (on a Sunday)  in order to see my favorite band, Café Tacuba, in New York City.
Favorite OurStage Channels: Electronic/Electro-Pop and Latin

Jay Sweet ~ Editor-at-Large [Paste Magazine]
Jay is a welcome and familiar face around OurStage, though he isn’t someone we see in the office every day. Speaking from his wealth of  industry knowledge, Jay contributes blog posts, offers great ideas for editorial content, and even pops up in our Twitter updates. He recently tweeted for us all the way from Bonnaroo—admittedly leaving us all just a tad, well, jealous!
~Jay is a principal of Sugarfoot Consulting, a producer of the historic Newport Folk Festival; co-founder of Sweet & Doggett music licensing; Editor-at-Large and Director of Biz Development for two-time national magazine of the year nominee, Paste Magazine.
~He is a frequent keynote speaker at film, video game and music conferences around the country as well as several syndicated programs on NPR such as “The Connection” and “On Point.” He is also a monthly guest on Boston’s highest rated morning news program Fox 25.
Favorite OurStage Channel: Americana/Alt. Country

Kate B. ~ Staff Writer Starting as a music journalist then working in digital marketing at Atlantic Records, Kate has kept one foot in the music industry for the past 8 years.  She’s interviewed the likes of Fugazi, Blondie, Joss Stone, Bow Wow, Nada Surf and countless other artists. She also gets to brag that T.I. once threw his dirty t-shirt onto her desk while she was working. It was this kind of glamour that led Kate to make a career change. Now she works in marketing/advertising and happily freelances for OurStage on the side.
~She’s got a fancypants unique signature!
~Kate is also the one you’ve see writing all those awesome “How To” posts.
Favorite OurStage Channels: Male Singer/Songwriter and Indie Rock

Jordan M. ~ Staff Writer
Jordan was a Co-Op (intern) at OurStage a while back, then he wasn’t, and soon he will be again! We’re excited to welcome Jordan back to work. As you may have noticed, Jordan’s posts are typically quite metal-oriented—as is his personal blog, Munson’s Metal Madness.
~Jordan also writes for the Northeastern University music mag Tastemakers Magazine.
~He’ll be your best friend if you follow him on Twitter.
~Jordan proudly hails from the great state of Maine. A-yup.
Favorite OurStage Channels: Metal and Metal. Sometimes he also shakes things up a bit and listens to Metal.

Sam C. ~ Staff Writer
Sam is a recent addition to the OurStage Marketing team who swooped in to help us out with numerous ongoing projects, brand new ideas and, of course, the blog. You’ll be seeing her name a lot more in the coming months!
~Sam currently hosts You Can’t Do That On Radio Anymore! and was formerly the Music Director for 104.9 FM WRBB in Boston.
~She’s also a concert photographer! Check out her Flickr page here.
~Sam has to fill the void left by Mike Splain, to whom we are bidding farewell, as they are both from Pennsylvania because we always need someone on call to remind us what a Wawa is.
Favorite OurStage Channels: Electronic/Electro-Pop, Indie Pop and Alt. Hip-Hop

Bethany L. ~ Staff Writer
Bethany is pretty much the bomb. Another newbie around the office, she and Sam came along at the same time. Bethany is a Jackie-of-all-trades who helps out in different departments. She’s way into music and loves checking out new bands as well as playing with her own.
~Check out The Sitcom Moms and Bethany’s solo project, My Little Chickadee.
~Bethany is an alum of Northeastern where she was a music industry major. She also DJ’s under the moniker DJ Bethamphetamine at University Radio, WRBB FM 104.9. (I wonder if she sees Sam around?)
~Her first concert was Hanson in 1998  in at Great Woods, otherwise known as The Tweeter Center otherwise known as The Comcast Center. (No really, it changed again. I swear.)
Favorite OurStage Channels: Indie Pop and Americana/Alt. Country

Aidan R. ~ Staff Writer
Aidan is one of OurStage’s freshest faces. You haven’t seen his blog work yet but get ready because it’s a-comin’! Aidan is a 4th year music industry major at Northeastern and has one Co-Op at Nettwerk Music Management in Cambridge under his belt. He enjoys writing about music, and hopes to achieve a career in music marketing or music supervision some day.
~Aidan plays in The Organic Sound Project
~He’s a nature lover! You might catch him hiking, backpacking or just hanging out in the great outdoors.
Favorite OurStage Channels: Funk/Groove/Soul Rock and Experimental

Bethany S. ~ Staff Writer
Bethany is a Communications student at Northeastern interning at OurStage. She’s excited to learn more about the music industry and get connected to it! Keep following the OS Blog to see her upcoming posts.
~ She takes her coffee with cream, two Splendas, and extra love.
~ She’s a country girl at heart but didn’t like getting called a redneck along with the rest of the crowd at a recent Blake Shelton concert.
Favorite OurStage Channels: Country and Acoustic

With the happy hellos come bittersweet farewells to those bloggers who are leaving us. We say goodbye to Mike Splain and Jason Schneider, who are on their way back to school and then on to bigger and better things. Also moving on is Jessica Morris, who did amazing work for us on the Editorial Team both in a writing and editing capacity. The blog wouldn’t be what it is today without her hard work. We will miss you all!