Owen Bailey
A Bristol-based writer, editor and project manager with 25 years of experience working on print and digital projects.
Books
As well as writing and self-publishing science fiction under a pseudonym, I’ve co-written non-fiction titles and edited fiction and music reference books. Example titles include 1001 Guitars To Dream Of Playing Before You Die and Ultimate Guitar Source Book.
Magazines
I’ve written for, edited and proofread magazines for 25 years, for companies such as Future Publishing, NME Networks, BandLab Technologies, Anthem Publishing and many others.
Web
I’ve worked on all kinds of freelance web projects for universities, publishers, corporations and agencies. I’ve also been a full-time content manager for music sites such as Guitar.com and MusicTech.
Past work
Magazines: MusicTech, Classic Pop, Long Live Vinyl, Fender Magazine, Guitarist, Guitar Magazine, Guitar Techniques, Total Guitar, The Martin Journal, Musician, Vintage Rock, Blues Magazine, Country Music, Wings, MS Matters, Italia, Calcio, 3D World, Computer Arts and others.
Books: 1001 Guitars To Dream Of Playing Before You Die, Ultimate Guitar Sourcebook and others.
Websites: Amazon Associates, University of Bath, University of Bristol, Rockschool, Guitar.com, MusicRadar, MusicTech, Long Live Vinyl and others.
Clients: Amazon, Anthem Publishing, Backbeat Books, BandLab Technologies, Fender Guitars, Future Fusion, Future Publishing, Hal Leonard Publishing, James Pembroke Publishing, National Trust, NME Networks, Martin Guitars, Octopus Books, Rockschool, University Of Bristol, University Of Bath, Voyager Media, Yucca Media.
Current work
Writing: content for books, magazines and websites.
Editing: website, magazine, fiction and non-fiction book editing.
Proofreading: copy editing for all kinds of online and print projects.
Marketing: copywriting and campaign content.