Andrew Barker
Editor in ChiefAndrew Barker is a veteran music and entertainment journalist who previously served as Music Editor and Senior Features Writer at Variety, as well as contributing to the DGA Quarterly, Sotheby's Magazine, Pasadena Magazine, and WWD. He is the author of the book "Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde." He lives in Los Angeles.
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