The LA Note is an independent entertainment magazine that has been publishing interviews and features with working artists since June 2021.
We cover the people actually making the work — musicians, actors, filmmakers, writers, producers, voice actors and the crews around them — at the point in a career where coverage is hardest to get and matters most. Some of the names in our archive were unknown when we ran them. That is the whole point.
Every story is written for The LA Note. We don’t republish press releases as articles: when a release lands, we go and report the context around it — the catalog, the credits, the release history, the claims worth checking — and publish something a reader gets value from whether or not they came for the artist.
What we cover
Beats and archives
Every story lands in a public, browsable archive. These are the largest of them, with the number of stories filed to each as of August 2026.
Editorial standards
How we work
Original writing, not reprints
A press release is a starting point, never the article. We verify what can be verified — release dates, credits, catalog, past coverage — against primary sources, and we don’t publish claims we couldn’t check. Where a claim is the artist’s own and can’t be independently confirmed, we attribute it plainly instead of stating it as fact.
Named bylines with public archives
Every story carries a byline that links to that writer’s full archive on this site, so you can see everything they have filed. Current coverage is produced by our editorial desk and published under the Staff Writer byline.
Sponsored work is labeled
We offer paid placement and distribution alongside independent editorial. Paid material is labeled to distinguish it. Payment does not buy an undisclosed endorsement, favorable coverage, a guaranteed publication date, search rankings, or inclusion in AI-generated answers. Our Terms of Use say the same thing in full.
We correct the record
If we get something wrong — a name, a credit, a date, a fact — send it through our contact form and we will review it and correct, update or annotate the story. Subjects of a story can request a correction at any time, including years after publication.
Masthead
Who runs The LA Note
Rob Pene
Publisher / Editorial Direction
A founding member of several online publications and a specialist in AI, strategy and marketing, Rob sets The LA Note’s editorial direction and is responsible for what runs on the site. See his archive
The Editorial Desk
Staff Writer byline
Day-to-day reporting, interviews and release coverage are produced by the editorial desk and published under the Staff Writer byline. Questions about any story published under it go to info@thelanote.com. See the archive
Archive credits
Past contributing writers
None of the writers below are currently on the masthead. They wrote for The LA Note in earlier years, and we credit them here because their bylines are still on the stories they filed. Their archives stay published and attributed to them. They do not accept pitches and do not represent The LA Note today — current pitches go through our contact form.
Paige Galdieri
A section editor across much of the early archive, and a performer in her own right — actor, singer, voice-over artist and comedian.
Vianka Petines
One of the most prolific contributors in the archive, covering music and entertainment across the board.
Stacey Haught
Author and novelist, and an acting coach for more than a decade — experience that gave her artist interviews unusual depth.
Mara Alcantara
Covered music, voice acting and entertainment, pairing an analytical read with a knack for spotting talent early.
Sarrah Sanchez
A maker’s eye applied to entertainment and lifestyle coverage, with several years in the online writing space.
Bill Choudhry
A digital marketer specializing in e-commerce who channeled a long-running interest in the industry into features and interviews.
Julz Mancini
Previously managed artists and singers; that insider’s perspective shaped her interviews and features here.
Alexus Brittain
A social media specialist with an eye for storytelling, writing on entertainment and culture.
Reina Jenner
A writer and content creator working where storytelling meets social.
Campbell Gersten
A contributing writer from the magazine’s first months, focused on clear, compelling communication.
Recent work
A sample of what we publish
- artxxnas Is Building a Queer Pop Universe in Los Angeles — and “STAR” Is His Declaration
- ‘Terra Olympia’: George Voukanos Trades the Orchestra for Synthesizers at the Birthplace of the Olympic Games
- J. H. Allely: The Seville Screenwriter Turning Emotional Science Fiction Into an International Award Run
- Peace I Can’t Wake To: UK Rapper JOHKES Turns a Coma and Its Aftermath Into His Most Personal Album
- ‘Who Am I?’: Giuliana May Turns Pirandello’s Masks Into Cinematic Pop
- Floyds Row’s ‘The Carlisle Sessions’: Eight Years in the Vault, Five Centuries of Song
More on the front page and in the interview archive.
Questions
Frequently asked
Is The LA Note a real publication?
Yes. The LA Note Magazine is an independent online entertainment publication that has published continuously since June 2021, with more than 1,300 stories and over 600 featured interviews in a public, dated archive at thelanote.com.
Who writes for The LA Note?
Current coverage is produced by The LA Note’s editorial desk and published under the Staff Writer byline, with editorial direction from publisher Rob Pene. The contributing writers credited in the archive wrote for the magazine in earlier years and are no longer on the masthead; their bylines remain on the stories they filed.
What does The LA Note cover?
Music, film, television, voice acting and entertainment culture — with a focus on interviews and features about the artists, musicians, actors, filmmakers, writers and producers doing the work, rather than industry gossip or aggregation.
How do I pitch a story to The LA Note?
Use the submissions page or our contact form. Include a private streaming link rather than attached files, a short note on you and the work, one high-resolution press photo and a two-paragraph bio. For a release, pitch three to four weeks ahead of the date. Pitches are reviewed on a rolling basis and submission does not guarantee coverage.
Does The LA Note accept payment for coverage?
The LA Note offers paid placement and distribution alongside independent editorial, and paid material is labeled to distinguish it. Payment does not buy an undisclosed endorsement, favorable coverage, guaranteed search rankings, press pickup or inclusion in AI-generated answers.
How do I request a correction or a takedown?
Send us the story URL and what is wrong through our contact form. We review correction requests from subjects and readers alike and will correct, update, annotate or remove the story as warranted, no matter how old it is.
Have a story worth telling?
We read every pitch. Artists, publicists and managers are all welcome — the work matters more than the roster you’re on.