Andy Gorel

About

My name is Andy. I’m an experienced journalist, photographer, marketer, record producer, touring musician, and artist who has been published in periodicals like Newsweek, The Independent, and SPIN, performed on stages like Firefly Music Festival, worked at companies like AllSides, Warner, and Universal, and profiled in outlets like Earmilk and Atwood Magazine. Current areas of expertise include Media Bias, American Politics, Eastern Europe & Russia, Geopolitics, Professional Tennis, Ice Hockey, the Music Industry, and Music - particularly Alternative, Pop, Indie, and Rock. Currently, I’m on the never-ending quest of mastering the English language, am conversational in Spanish, and can speak elementary Russian. Above all else, I believe life is good, and people are better. - Creative and Digital Media professional, specializing in Entertainment, Journalism, and Culture - Experienced Lifestyle, Music, Political, and Pro Sports Photographer & Journalist - Areas of expertise in American media, media bias, geopolitics, and Eastern Europe - Adept Record Producer, Singer-Songwriter, and self-managed Artist - Highly motivated, detail-oriented, and outside the box thinker with a strength for communicating visions and goals - Skilled writer, speaker, & leader, with a knack for fostering community through social media and in-person events Hard Skills: - Adept in Photoshop, Lightroom, Logic Pro X, Pro Tools, Microsoft Office - Intermediate in DaVinci Resolve, Ableton Pro, Illustrator - Particularly strong color editor and sound engineer - Proficient multi-instrumentalist: Lead Vocals, Drums, Bass, Guitar - Foreign languages spoken include basic Spanish and elementary Russian