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Bio:
Juan Gutierrez is a Los Angeles-based photographer, Journalist, content writer, and editor specializing in wellness, Lifestyle, music, and culture.
He understands and articulates complex ideas and is very knowledgeable in copyediting, SEO, CONTENT WRITING, UX Writing, and DIGITAL MARKETING. He has A Creative Writing BA from Cal State Long Beach, a Copyediting Certification from UC San Diego, and a digital Marketing certification from UC Berkeley.
When not working, Juan enjoys surfing, reading, learning jazz piano, and watching way too many video essays on YouTube.
Portfolio:
The Oakland-based songwriter’s fourth record is a tale of self-discovery that wields soothing, jazz-infused pop melodies as scaffolding.
Luz Elena Mendoza Ramos talks about whiteness and misogyny, therapy and healing ahead of the release of their indie-folk project’s seventh LP.
The electro-pop duo talk Beyoncé, the Belgian music scene, and the importance of humor in their music ahead of their Desert Daze set this weekend.
Electro-pop duo Megan James and Corin Roddick discuss how their music mutates, the meaning behind their most enigmatic song, and Roe V. Wade.
At the onset of his first U.S. tour, the Australian-raised Ghana-born Genesis Owusu discussed with me his recent ARIA win, sneaking into local bars as a teen to play sets, and how Kafka is helping him shape his new material.
Zauner talks screenwriting, stereotypes, and navigating the film industry.
Nick Allbrook talked with me about how gentrification and the changing urban landscapes in Australia shaped the group’s latest LP, 9.
Luminous Kid, the Sweden-based pop-folk singer, spoke to me about photography, Phoebe Bridgers, growing up queer, and the importance of writing about positive queer relationships.
Rapper Mick Jenkins spoke to me about how police harassment shaped his latest EP, Circus.
A blurb of my OC Weekly article about DJ/musician Evan Geesman was used on the Obey website.
I tracked down this story through social media during the initial COVID-19 lockdown. Young Luv were evicted from their NYC apartment during the height of the COVID crisis. Homeless and out of work—they ended up moving to New Mexico.
Pandit Foot & Ankle Clinic was my top client when I worked for Patient Pop, a digital marketing start-up in the medical sector. Although I wore many hats as a freelance copywriter, my focus was creating social media content.
I spoke with Samoan singer J Boog about growing up in Compton and moving to Hawaii to become a singer.
Got an exclusive look at how George R. R. Martin helped launch Carlos Medina's mariachi career.
I created SEO content for Pure Himalayan Shilajit and aided in efforts to help PHS rank on the top page of Google Search by creating backlinks.
