An indie pop, punk music blog radiating positivity and individuality

Who We Are (STAFF) + Contact Us!

What are we? HIGHLIGHT MAGAZINE is a North American and UK-based publication dedicated to highlighting up-and-coming acts and new music each day to our readers and followers in the music community!

Our mission? It’s simple. We don’t want to be another online tabloid in your scene. HIGHLIGHT MAGAZINE acknowledges that the music industry is one crazy place. It’s full of struggles and passion. We aim to ‘HIGHLIGHT’ artists, their struggles and how they’ve overcome them. We aim to HIGHLIGHT every genre of music and it’s strengths. We aim to HIGHLIGHT music as the community that it is and always has been. We stand for you and the artists who you love. We are HIGHLIGHT MAGAZINE and we stand for positivity.

Who’s behind HIGHLIGHT MAGAZINE?

Rachael Dowd (Seattle, Washington)
Editor-in-Chief – Writer/Photographer
rachael@highlightmagazine.net

Please send all news related emails/press releases to Rachael as she handles all social media and news postings on our website. Also reach out to Rachael for coordinating live coverage including photos and reviews, for features/interview opportunities, album reviews and for anything UK/Europe related.

Bridjet Mendyuk (Chicago, IL)
Managing Editor – Writer
bridjet@highlightmagazine.net

Please send all premiere pitches and relevant press releases to Bridjet as she handles all of Highlight’s premieres. Also reach out to Bridjet regarding features/interview opportunities and album reviews.

Cara Bahniuk (Maryland/Washington, DC)
Co-Founder – Art Director

Ashley Osborn (Chicago, IL)
Co-Founder – Photo Editor

McKenzie Hughes (Chicago, IL)
Co-Founder – Legal

Contributing Photographers (North America- based): Ashley Altus, Lindsy Carrasquillo, Colleen Casey, Saber Chadili, Maggie Friedman, Andrew Garland, Sophie Harris, Kendra Petersen Kamp, Magda Knyszynski, Rachel Leonard, Kris Lori, Natalie Montaner, Jennifer Lynn Owens, Brittaney Penney, Javi Perez, Heather Ann Phillips, Sophia Ragomo, Kelsey Runge, Lauren Simpson, Karen Tran, Jess William and Anna Xu

Contributing Photographers (UK-based): Gili Dailes, Eva Dang, Rachael Dowd, Sophie Jones, Bethan Miller, Josien van Oostveen, Stuart Peach and Abbie Shipperley

Contributing Writers (Online & Publication): Haley Black, Jennifer Boylen, Geoff Burns, Colleen Casey, Rachael Dowd, Lexi Fields, Ally Fisher, Trevor Figge, Annette Hansen, Shea Hill, Shelby McCormack, Lindsy Carrasquillo, Allison Hade, Jessica Klinner, Zoe Marquedant, Bridjet Mendyuk, Theresa Pham, and Nick Yacovazzi

News Posters: Rachael Dowd and Bridjet Mendyuk

Check out our open positions page for more information about jobs here!