Ben Finane • +49 (0)151 4080 7724 / +1 646 203 6698 • [email protected]

EXPERIENCE

Steinway & Sons, New York City / Berlin Editor in Chief (2011–present) • Develop and implement global content strategy for Steinway & Sons, maker of the world’s finest pianos, on the digital platforms of steinway.com, steinway.eu, and Steinway affiliate listenmusicculture.com, as well as the print publication Steinway Owners’ Magazine; content includes features, interviews, profiles, behind-the-scenes coverage, podcasts, video series, video artist profiles, live streaming, concert highlights, topical news, press releases, social media posts, et cetera • Liaise with Steinway Artists to produce and leverage branded content on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube • Oversee, assign, create, edit, and publish web, video, audio, and print content • Leverage content on social media and in content licensing agreements and brand partnerships • Host/producer of Soundboard, a podcast on artistry and craftsmanship: https://www.steinway.com/soundboard • Oversee global advertising agreements

LISTEN Magazine, New York City / Berlin Founding Editor in Chief / Publisher (2009–present) • Responsible for editorial voice, layout and content — as well as assigning, editing, trafficking and proofreading of editorial content — for the multi– award-winning print quarterly Listen: Life with Music & Culture (now exclusively online at listenmusicculture.com), hailed by Library Journal as one of the best new magazines of 2009 • Oversee, manage, and marshal a platoon of writers, editors, and proofreaders • Leverage content on social media and in content licensing agreements and brand partnerships

PLAYBILL Magazine, New York City Managing Editor, Classic Arts Division (2008–2011) • Assigned, edited, and trafficked unique monthly features for each Playbill classic-arts venue, including , Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York City Center, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Dallas Opera, and the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park • Oversaw layout, design and timely production of all Playbill Classic Arts programs

92nd Street Y, New York City Assistant Director, School of Music (2004–2007) Director, Chamber Music (2004–2007) • Oversaw daily operations of a music program that serves over 500 students; responsibilities included teaching, programming, scheduling events and classes, hiring and managing faculty • Managed School of Music marketing, publicity and advertising campaigns • Oversaw student registration, payroll, and expenditures of the Music Department • Managed chamber music groups from student auditions to forming groups to repertoire to rehearsal to performance Publications Manager (2003–2004) • Managed the creation, editing, trafficking, and production of all 92nd Street Y publications

Andante, New York City Editorial Associate (2001–2002) Copy Editor (2001) • Wrote, edited and proofread news stories, reviews, interviews, features, and essays for a classical music Web magazine

United Way of New York City, New York City Account Representative (2000) • Managed $10 million in fundraising campaigns in workplaces throughout New York City

EXPERIENCE (continued)

Carnegie Hall, New York City Assistant to the Director of Development (1999–2000)

KCBS News Radio, San Francisco Production Assistant (summer, 1996; summer, 1997)

WRITING / JOURNALISM

• Pre-concert lecturer, Steinway Hall, New York City • Author, Handel’s Messiah and His English Oratorios, published by Continuum Books • Author, Melody’s Mostly Musical Day, published by Steinway & Sons • Listen: Life with Music & Culture earns an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award (2012) • Writer, arts features and reviews (classical, jazz, hip-hop, bluegrass, ballet, modern dance): The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Newark Star-Ledger, Listen: Life with Music & Culture, The Strad, Strings, Stereophile, Symphony, Time Out New York, Playbill, The New Criterion, ClassicsToday.com, WQXR Radio, et al • Writer, program notes: Carnegie Hall • Writer, liner notes: Naxos, Newport Classic, and Steinway & Sons labels • Panelist, Classical Music Unfiltered, Greene Space, New York City, WQXR • Interviews: Billy Joel, Bill Murray, Sting, Stewart Copeland, Harry Connick, Jr., Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, , Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Marin Alsop, Avi Avital, , Rosanne Cash, Béla Fleck, Valery Gergiev, Robert Glasper, Chilly Gonzales, Stewart Goodyear, Hillary Hahn, , Isabel Leonard, , Leonidas Kavakos, , Igor Levit, Jason Moran, Mark Morris, Anne-Sophie Mutter, , Arvo Pärt, , Maurizio Pollini, David Robertson, , Lalo Schifrin, , Rufus Wainwright, Yuja Wang, et al

EDUCATION

New York University, School of Continuing and Professional Studies (1999–2000), New York City • “Copyediting and Proofreading Fundamentals” at the Center for Publishing

Haverford College (1995–1999), Haverford, PA • B.A. in Comparative Literature (Departmental Honors) and Music (Departmental Honors)

Université de Provence (1997–1998), Aix-en-Provence, France • All coursework conducted in French, including Literary Criticism, Translation, Aesthetics of Music

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Native English; proficient French; basic German • Commercial voiceover artist and audio editor • Amateur pianist: winner of five piano competitions in Tennessee held under the aegis of the State Federation of Music Clubs • Amateur baritone: performed in world premiere of Lucien Guérinel’s Les Septs portes in Aix-en-Provence; and in Stravinsky’s Les noces with Ballet Preljocaj in , both as a chorister in Aix-en-Provence’s Chœur contemporain • Fluent in InDesign, Logic Pro X, GarageBand, Magnolia, Slack, Asana, Microsoft Office Suite