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For Editors

Writing & Criticism ↑ top

You need a piece your staff can't write. I write long-form cultural criticism and intellectual journalism at the intersection of sound studies, race, philosophy of science, and AI — not as separate beats, but as a single inquiry. I bring a framework rather than chasing the news cycle.

Commissioned Essays

Features and criticism, typically 2,000–5,000 words. I do the research. You get clear, original analysis that reads across disciplines.

Starting at $1/word

Editorial Consulting

Critical reading, intellectual positioning, and structural feedback for manuscripts and institutional publications that touch AI, culture, race, or sound.

Starting at $150/hr

For Organizations & Institutions

Research & Synthesis ↑ top

You have material scattered across fields and need a coherent analysis. I read across evolutionary biology, philosophy, music studies, and critical theory and turn complexity into a usable framework — briefs, memos, or project-scoped reports.

Research Synthesis

Cross-disciplinary research turned into a coherent brief, memo, or scoped report. One-off or ongoing.

Starting at $2,500/engagement

Editorial Consulting

For institutional publications, white papers, or research outputs that need structural feedback and intellectual positioning.

Starting at $150/hr

Published research

The Compression Wave: Digital Maturity and the Evolutionary Fate of Modern Culture — SSRN
The Eighth Atheism: Dependent Origination, Evolutionary Mismatch, and the Diagnostic Turn — SSRN
Diagnostic Genreism — Currently in peer review

ORCID 0009-0006-2550-5955

For Events & Brands

The Sound Essay ↑ top

You need programming that's smart, memorable, and unlike anything your guests have experienced. A Sound Essay is a curated DJ set built around a thesis, paired with a written companion essay. Each set carries an argument — the selection is the claim, the sequence is the reasoning, the finding carried in sound.

What you get

A curated DJ set structured as a critical investigation of a theme we choose together, plus a written companion essay that makes the argument legible. Available for events, venues, brands, conferences, and institutions.

Starting at $2,500/engagement

Browse the catalog: Sound Essays on Mixcloud · Companion essays on Substack

Let's talk. ↑ top

Describe your project, timeline, and any questions. I'll respond with a sense of fit, scope, and a specific quote.

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