Chuck Eddy
Author · Editor · Writer · Manager · Music Curator
- Role
- Editor at Napster Music
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chuck Eddy
Prolific and influential music critic/journalist who has published four books and…
Experience
Editor
Jan 2008 — Present
Used back-end digital tools through a dedicated Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client VPN to enter and maintain metadata on several hundred artists, new release pages which I updated weekly for assorted musical genres, and 6 streaming stations devoted to rock sub-genres. • Built and maintained 10 genre-based radio stations for use with the Sonos Wireless HiFi System.• Built hundreds of playlists oriented around genres, years, artists, activities, moods, and special occasions, including the long-running series Hits You Never Heard Of and Obscure Olde Metal.• Provided more than 40 weekly playlists to Sonos, such as David Bowie Songs For Stargazing, My Jazzy Valentine, Music To Study To, and Barbecue To Kick Off Summer.• Maintained and updated on a regular schedule the recurring 50-song playlists Badlands,#trendingcountry, Play It LOUD, and Singles You Should Know. • Annotated playlists and radio stations with hundreds of blog posts on a wide range of music.• Helped Rhapsody’s subscriber base grow by 2016 to an estimated 3.5 million users in 34 countries.• Appeared on 2012 SXSW panel “Digital Musicologists: Online Music’s Tastemakers.”
Education
University of Missouri-Columbia
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
1978 — 1982
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