Mark Smotroff is a freelance writer and avid music enthusiast who has worked for decades in marketing communications supporting entertainment technology companies. Clients have ranged from DTS, Sega, Acclaim Entertainment, 3DO, Sony, Sharp and AT&T to recent work with the Sacramento Ballet. In addition to AnalogPlanet.com and AudiophileReview.com, Mark has written for Sound+Vision, EQ, Mix, Goldmine/DISCoveries, BigPictureBigSound.com, HomeTheaterReview.com, Cineluxe.com, and many others. A deep music collector and active vinyl "crate digger," Mark owns recordings dating back as far as the dawn of the 20th century. His turntable array includes a hand-cranked, all-acoustic 1921 Victrola (which he restored). Mark considers himself something of an “everyman audiophile” and his nice sounding — apartment-appropriate, intentionally modest — 7.1 surround sound home theater system has recently been upgraded to support Dolby Atmos. Mark is also a musician / composer whose songs have been used in TV shows such as Smallville and Men In Trees as well as films and documentaries. Mark's most recent original music project is a soft-launched concept album / rock opera which he is updating for eventual re-launch dialthemusical.com.
Three Excellent Audiophile-Worthy Vintage Jazz Reissues From Universal Music, Verve Records & Acoustic Sounds Feature Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz and Kai Winding & J.J....
Craft Recordings announces seven titles coming to participating independent music retailers on Record Store Day, April 12, spanning jazz, salsa, rock and soul.