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Comment: Sources only verify he’s the head of content. Best, Reading Beans, Duke of Rivia 16:32, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
Mano Sundaresan | |
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| Born | September 16, 1997 |
| Alma mater | Williams College |
| Employer | Pitchfork |
Mano Sundaresan (born September 16, 1997[1]) is an American music journalist who is the Head of Editorial Content for Pitchfork. He has also written for other publications and founded the music blog No Bells in 2021.
Biography
[edit]Mano Sundaresan is from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and graduated from Williams College in 2019.[2] He joined NPR Music as an intern in 2019 and worked as a producer on the second season of the radio project's hip-hop podcast Louder than a Riot.[3][4] In 2021, he launched the music blog No Bells, which he has described as his "little hobby" during the COVID-19 lockdowns. He aimed at covering stories of "undercover online music scenes" that were rejected by other publications. It began as his own project where he completed the blog's writing, editing, and designing, but he later hired a few of his friends to make it a publication.[5] Throughout his journalism career, he has worked as a freelance writer for other publications such as Pitchfork, Vulture, and The Face.[5][6] As of March 2025, he lives in Brooklyn.[7]
In January 2024, Pitchfork was moved under GQ and some of its staff experienced layoffs. Subsequently, the website's then editor-in-chief, Puja Patel, left the website.[8] On July 2, Pitchfork named Sundaresan their new Head of Editorial Content. In an interview with Billboard, he stated that he wanted to emphasize the importance of curating and supporting "tastemakers" in the music industry and wanted to build Pitchfork around them. He further expressed he will be "trying to honor the traditions of Pitchfork as-is" and "try to adapt Pitchfork to the modern age of media, where individual voices are prioritized".[5] On February 12, 2025, Sundaresan introduced three columns, featuring weekly articles written by Kieran Press-Reynolds, Meaghan Garvey, and Alphonse Pierre, published by Pitchfork.[9] On February 25, Sundaresan announced that Pitchfork would be expanding into printed media, publishing a quarterly magazine.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ Sundaresan, Mano [@manobells] (September 16, 2024). "27 years old listening to Nettspend 😂" – via Instagram.
- ^ Natter, Tali; Pugh, Cameron (March 17, 2021). "'Fundamentally broken': Professor, alums in music industry discuss the Grammys' lack of diversity and relevance". The Williams Record. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ "Mano Sundaresan". KUAF. University of Arkansas. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ "Mano Sundaresan Appointed Head of Editorial Content, Pitchfork". Condé Nast. July 2, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ a b c Leight, Elias (July 2, 2024). "Pitchfork Names Mano Sundaresan as New Head of Editorial Content: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ Lawson, Michael (July 3, 2024). "Pitchfork appoints new head of editorial content, Mano Sundaresan". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ "Mano Sundaresan". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ Leight, Elias (January 17, 2024). "Pitchfork Hit With Layoffs, Restructuring Under GQ". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ Sundaresan, Mano (February 12, 2025). "Pitchfork Announces Three New Columnists". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ Sundaresan, Mano (February 25, 2025). "Pitchfork Announces New Quarterly Zine". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ Pitchfork (March 5, 2025). "What Happened at Pitchfork's Bladee Zine Launch". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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