Management

Doug Schneider, publisher: Doug has been an audiophile since 1981 and a film fan for as long as he can remember. Doug has degrees in computer science as well as business administration and management. He worked for more than ten years in the high-tech sector before founding the SoundStage! Network in 1995. Besides being the publisher, Doug reviews audio and home-theater equipment in addition to movies and videos. He also writes feature articles and oversees the speaker-measurement program with Canada's National Research Council for which the SoundStage! Network is well known.

Some favorite music: Bruce Cockburn: Humans, The Clash: London Calling, The Mission (soundtrack), Blue Rodeo: Five Days in July, Roxy Music: Avalon, Willie Nelson: Stardust

Some favorite movies: Goodfellas, Citizen Kane, American Gigolo, Boogie Nights, Pulp Fiction, Out of Sight, Sin City, Requiem for a Dream, Apocalypse Now


mm_120x96.jpg (4781 bytes)Marc Mickelson, editor-in-chief: With a professional background in teaching, technical writing and MIS, Marc became the SoundStage! Network's first full-time employee in 1998. Marc has written over 100 product reviews since, in addition to his copy-editing, site-maintenance and management duties as the SoundStage! Network's editor-in-chief. Marc also reviews documentaries for Home Theater & Sound and writes an occasional music review.

Some favorite music: Bruce Barth: Live at the Village Vanguard, Greg Brown: Further In, The Clash: London Calling, Hampton Hawes: Vol. 1: The Trio, Josh Ritter: The Animal Years

Some favorite movies: Casino, Hoop Dreams, Magnolia, The Straight Story, The Up Series


jf_120x96.jpg (4708 bytes)Jeff Fritz, managing editor: Jeff signed on with the SoundStage! Network in 1998 as a contributing writer. A few years later he became the managing editor and today oversees much of the day-to-day activities required to operate the Network’s family of Internet publications. Jeff’s contributions have appeared across all of the sites, but his writing appears these days on Ultra Audio. Jeff has a degree in English and lives in coastal North Carolina.

Some favorite musicians: Chris Cornell, Metallica, Loreena McKennitt, Alison Krauss

Some favorite pastimes: Spending time with his wife and two children, saltwater fishing, martial arts, running, watching movies, helping reform troubled youth


Layout and design

Karen Fanas, graphic designer: Karen is responsible for the look of all the SoundStage! Network sites. Karen has an education in graphic arts and design in addition to tremendous experience producing print work as well as electronic-media design.

Some favorite musicians: The Killers, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Velvet Revolver, The Clash, Andrea Bocelli

Some favorite movies: Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, Fight Club, Crank, Sin City, Best in Show


Editorial/technical support

Copy-editing and proofreading: Richard Lehnert and Janet Dingle

Consulting engineer: Bascom King


Contributors

Tim Aucremann, Josh Barber, Rad Bennett, Philip Beaudette, Albert Bellg, Doug Blackburn, David J. Cantor, Ken Choi, John Crossett, Sal D'Agostino, Dan Davis, Anthony Di Marco, Vade Forrester, Richard Freed, Vince Hanada, Mischa Hayek, Eric Hetherington, Shannon Holliday, Garrett Hongo, Roger Kanno, Wes Marshall, Kirk Midtskog, Tim Shea, Katherine Silkaitis, Greg Smith, Randall Smith, S. Andrea Sundaram, Joseph Taylor, Jason Thorpe, Jeff Van Dyne, Sid Vootla, Robert Wood