Shreena Soomarah
Biography
- Writer, Flisolo.com. I'm here to share those little-known gems of wisdom for student life and beyond!
Studying Cultural Studies allowed me to explore my three main loves - art, culture, and the written word. I became heavily involved in the subcultural scene there, moonlighting as a DJ for a year or so. My social network developed globally as an offshoot of my love of travel, and to keep in touch I started blogging on various websites.
While I was looking for a “real job”, either during school holidays or once I’d left uni, I found myself naturally returning to my keyboard or notepad at the end of the day, and ended up deciding to focus on it as a career. Since graduation, I’ve been working as a freelance writer (amongst other things!) focusing mainly on the Arts and New Media.
My day job is in Broadcast PR, which allows me to build my written portfolio, and networking with artists across the world. I like to channel my OCD tendencies by organising “meet-up” events for the forum echoingthesound.org, and liaising with various subcultural communities across the UK.
My portfolio includes:
* Cosmotourist - copywriting (May 2008-ongoing)
* Peep-toe.co.uk - Interview with Bella Besame (April 2008)
* theninhotline.net - contributor/reporter (March 2008-ongoing)
* Luvmuzik.com - Features Writer and Reviewer (Launch - ongoing)
* The Carnaby - various news items on the history of the area (February and May 2008 issues)
* Flisolo.com - ‘Strange Ways for Students to make Money’*, “How to Beath the Touts”* (January 2008); Features Writer (ongoing)
* Vibrator.com - copywriting (December 2007)
* UKGigs.tv - a selection of concert reviews* (November 2007-ongoing)
* MusicRooms.net - a selection of concert and album reviews* (November 2007 - ongoing)
* schmap.com - images featured in the Leeds and New York travel guides* (2007); London travel guide (2008)
* mydeco.com - copywriting and viral implementation (2007-launch)
* Old Palace School newsletters - various press releases and reports (2003-2004)
* The Croydon Advertiser - news item on British reactions to wet weather (2002)You can visit me at www.anastropheandcheese.wordpress.com
Interests and activities
1920s, 1950s, aesthetics, art, city life, cocktails, corsetry, couture noir, cranberry juice, culture, deconstruction, Europe, film noir, francophilia, french noir, gaia hypothesis, high heels, hourglass figures, integrity, intelligence, IRC, languages, lies, linguistics, live music, london, music, nineteenth century photography, poetry, pontificating, post-structural theory, subversion, surrealism, sushi & sashimi, theatre, theremins, travel, underwear, vintage, web 2.0
Living
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