Debbie Hennessey

Personal Bio

I am an award-winning singer and songwriter with multiple commercial releases and as such, have experience in singing, songwriting, recording, production, music royalty administration, contracts, copyrights, publishing/placement agreements, music libraries, metadata, song descriptions, radio/video campaigns, promotion, and distribution. I have created promotional materials of all types including press releases, ads, online content including CMS websites, CD/DVD packaging, and music video production. I have had the pleasure of collaborating with writers, photographers, graphic artists, marketing/sales, circulation, and IT teams, musicians, stylists, actors, and other artists. I also have experience with subtitles and voice over. I am a voting member of NARAS/GRAMMYS, a writer/publisher member of ASCAP, a steering committee member for SONA(Songwriters of North America), and a member of the NSAI, AIMP, NARIP trade associations.

I have extensive experience in editing, proofing, content creation and management for music, film/TV/video, Internet, and print. I have more than 20 years of experience working as an editor for various industries, 15 of those for business-to-business directory and magazine publishers, including a stint as the Managing Editor of LA 411 and NY 411 for the renowned entertainment magazine Variety. I have created 6 new publications and multiple databases, and I am experienced in creating and maintaining style guides, proofreading, researching, fact-checking, development of story ideas, writing captions, short articles, interviews, and press releases. 

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