Press kit
Short bio (50 words)
Brie Austin is a New York-born columnist and journalist covering business, travel and entertainment. He has published more than sixty nonfiction articles, lived and reported in Argentina, Mexico and India, and co-wrote I’d Do It Again!, the memoir of a Copacabana chorus girl. He writes at brieaustin.com.
Long bio
Brie Austin is a columnist and reporter covering business, travel and entertainment. Born and raised in New York City, he has written for magazines on music, nightlife, lifestyle, travel and business, and is the co-author, with Harriet Wright, of the memoir I’d Do It Again! (iUniverse, 2005). A 2003 trip to Buenos Aires became six and a half years in Argentina, and he has also lived in Mexico, India and France. In the United States he has lived in New York City, New Jersey, Hollywood, Santa Monica and Venice Beach, and has traveled most of the country. He was a New York nightlife columnist from 2001 to 2004, has been an entrepreneur since the early 1980s, and is now a staff writer at JetsInsider.com. He has also worked as a concert promoter, record producer and executive producer of an independent feature film and a documentary that aired on Bravo. He is a member of the International Federation of Journalists, the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Writers Union.
Topics Brie can speak to
- Investigating business disputes from the documents
- Living and traveling in Argentina and Latin America
- New York nightlife history and the Copacabana
- Running a business: logistics, music and film