Joshua Michael Miller

Freelance Writer
Wisconsin
My work has been published in a variety of Wisconsin and national publications including...Relix, American Songwriter, The Onion-A.V. Club Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Isthmus, Shepherd Express, Third Coast Daily, OnMilwaukee.com, Maximum Ink, Muzzle of Bees and Perfect Sound Forever. Features/interviews include John Fogerty, Joan Baez, Paul Rodgers, Benmont Tench, Tommy Stinson, Lee Ranaldo and Jeff Daniels.

About

Joshua Michael Miller

magazine writing
newspaper writing
music journalism
in-depth features
interviews
reviews

I am a Wisconsin-based freelance journalist and web designer. My writing has appeared in publications such as American Songwriter Magazine, Relix, The Onion-A.V. Club Milwaukee, Isthmus (Madison, WI), Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Shepherd Express, OnMilwaukee.com, Maximum Ink, Muzzle of Bees blog, Perfect Sound Forever Magazine, West Bend Daily News and the University of Denver's alumni publications.

Education:
• Moraine Park Technical College West Bend, WI Aug. 2009 – May 2011 ( IT - Web Developer Technical Diploma)
• University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI - Aug. 2006 - Dec. 2008 (Bachelor of Science Major: Journalism, Minor: English – Creative Writing)
• University of Wisconsin - Washington County West Bend, WI - Aug. 2004 - May 2006 (Associate Degree Major: Journalism)

Work Experience- Freelance Writer:
• Third Coast Daily (Feb. 2014 – Present)
• Relix Magazine (Feb. 2013 – Present)
• Isthmus newspaper (Madison, WI) (Jan 2013 – Present)
• A.V. Club Milwaukee (Sept 2012 – Dec 2013)
• American Songwriter Magazine (July 2012-Present)
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Jan-Feb 2012)
• Shepherd Express (Oct 2009-present)
• OnMilwaukee.com (June 2009-Sept. 2011)
• Maximum Ink (Feb. 2009 – April 2010)
• West Bend Daily News (summer 2005, 2006, 2009)

Skills and Specialties:
o Able to take initiative with projects and make contacts in timely manner
o Strive to include multiple sources whenever possible
o Very good at multitasking with writing and web design projects and taking on all kinds of deadlines
o Strong interest in story-oriented and in-depth features
o Thoroughly research article topics to come up questions and follow-up questions
o Diverse writing experiences, from short newspaper features/reviews to in-depth magazine-length features
o Extensively covered Milwaukee, Madison and Wisconsin music scenes