Mark Smotroff is a freelance writer and avid music collector who has worked for many years in marketing communications for the consumer electronics, pro audio and video games industries. He has served clients including Sacramento Ballet, Adept Audio, DTS, Sega, Acclaim Entertainment, 3DO, Sony, Sharp, AT&T and many others. www.smotroff.com In addition to recent writing for AnalogPlanet.com, eCoustics.com, AudiophileReview.com, HomeTheaterReview.com and Cineluxe.com, Mark has written for EQ Magazine, Mix Magazine, Goldmine/DISCoveries Magazine, BigPictureBigSound.com, Sound+Vision, HomeTechTell.com and many others. He is also a musician / composer whose songs have been used in TV shows such as Smallville and Men In Trees as well as films and documentaries. www.ingdom.com. Mark's most recent original music project is a concept album / rock opera he's written and is slowly whittling away at "The Book" for it, www.dialthemusical.com.