JOEL SPARKS: Selected Clients and Publications

Marketing and Public Relations

Hungry for Music non-profit organizations: Fundraising and grant applications

My World Artists Management: Musician biographies and promotion

Sample clients with Cenarios Public Relations:
  • Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation
  • DC Department of Corrections
  • DC Department of Employment Services
  • DC Department of Small and Local Business Development
Web sites for National Institutes of Health:
  • “A Timeline of Laws Related to the Protection of Human Subjects”
  • “A Timeline of Laws Related to Animal Subjects”
  • “Survival Guide for Recipients of Stetten Fellowships”

Sample fundraising piece with Reingold Public Relations:
National Park Foundation, “The Case for the Georgetown Waterfront Park” [PDF]

Sample clients with Fahey-Davidson Advertising:
  • AT&T, “How May I Help You?”
  • Fulbright Association
  • Lockheed Martin
Sample speech for CTST technology conferences:
James Burke, “Toppling the Information Monopolies”

Dining & Nightlife Articles

Washington Life Magazine
  • SilverDocs festival—Daily blog coverage, 2009 and 2010
  • “Spike Lee Speaks Out at the American Film Institute”

The Onion A/V Club Washington DC
  • “Hook Brings It Back”—Chef Barton Seaver and sustainable fisheries
  • Capsule dining reviews including Dino, Jackie’s, Le Paradou, José Andres Minibar

The Washington Times
  • Party Lines society column
  • Music reviews

DC STYLE Magazine, selected pieces

  • “Anthony Bourdain on How I Learned to Cook”—Personal interview
  • “All-Star Night Honors Rhymin’ Simon”—Paul Simon receives first Gershwin Prize
  • “DC’s Ten Hottest Chefs”—Cover article

Music Journalism
Contributing Editor, On Tap Magazine, 2004–present
Mr. Joel’s DC Shows List, 2002–2010
Reviewer, BigYawn.net
Creator and booking agent, “Summer Underground” concert series, Quarry House Tavern

Technology and Game Reviews and Publications
Writer, editor, graphic designer, and partner, Faster Monkey Games, 2010–present
Game writer and Savage Worlds conversion editor, WorldWorks Games, 2007
Software and hardware reviewer and Mac specialist, Government Computer News, 2000