I am a Music Journalist/Student studying a BA Hons in Media and Communications. I have completed my last year studying for a BTEC National Diploma in Media Production.
I am proud to say that I was hand-selected by Edexcel to the launch of VQ Day at the House of Commons in 2008 and 2009 together with four other successful students from across the Country. I was also invited to the actual celebration of the VQ Day during a cocktail party at the Royal Opera House on the 23rd July 2008 which was hosted by Strictly Come Dancing winner Alesha Dixon.
I am a very ambitious person and at only 19 years old, I already completed a period of work experience at Bliss Magazine and NME Magazine, written for several publications, have won the Runner-up Learner of the Year Award 2008 as part of the FE Sussex Spring Awards and have won the 2008 Scamp Award for The Most Promising Journalist Award which was sponsored by the Central Sussex College.
Through my BTEC course, I was able to apply for a NUJ (National Union of Journalist) membership. It has allowed me attend and report on various events including the Chelsea Player of the Year Awards, the Indy Music Awards, The Travel Destination Show, a press pass and backstage access to the entire duration of the Glastonbury Festival 2007 and 2008 also The Great Escape Festival 2008 in Brighton.
I enjoy taken pictures of everything but mainly bands playing live and to enhance my career as a young Music Journalist I try to get involved as much as can with the media so I arrange my own interviews with bands and write articles on Record Labels as well as Reviews on Albums, Bands, Venues, Mainstream Music, Gigs, books and Movies and I do all this work on a voluntary basis free of charge.
At the moment I write and do interviews for my own website and also various websites that I contribute to, including Europunk, Wired Radio, Fudge Magazine, Creature Mag, Scoop Magazine, The Telegraph and MTV Blogs, NME Blog/videos, and am part of the editorial team for the Sussex Student Network website.
I have also created another website with more work that I have been doing, please check out:
Here are some links to sites that I contribuite to:
Me with Dave Grohl from The Foofighters
Me with Chris Daughtry from the band Daughtry
and the American TV show American Idol
Apart from contributing to online magazines I also broadcast all my audio interviews on youtube by creating video clips and adding the photos that I take of the bands from live shows, so whilst listening to interview you can also watch a slideshow of photos taken by me. Please check out my yourtube page on http://uk.youtube.com/user/AidenQueen or just click on the INTERVIEWS on the side of this page.
Now that you learnt so much about me, please browse through my website and leave a comment on the guest book.
Me proudly holding my Runner-up Learner of the Year Award Certificate
Me with Hatcham Social DJing at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton
