Andrew Hindes
| Andrew Hindes | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 1, 1958 New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Website | http://www.theinhousewriter.com/index.html |
Andrew Hindes (born May 1, 1958) is an American writer and former journalist who has worked for more than 30 years in the entertainment industry. Name brands such as HBO, The Walt Disney Company and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences utilize his writing services for projects ranging from press releases and media kits to web sites and annual reports. Hindes owns and operates The In-House Writer, a creator of publicity, marketing and corporate communications materials. In addition to his work for market leaders in the world of entertainment, Hindes creates strategic messaging for numerous organizations in the technology, lifestyle, business services and non-profit sectors. He is also a regular contributor to the PR Insiders section of PR News Online.
Born and raised in New York’s Greenwich Village, Hindes attended P.S. 41 elementary school and the United Nations International School. He majored in music at Indiana University, Brooklyn College and City University of New York.
In the early to mid-1980s, Hindes performed in numerous bands, including the seminal New Wave group The Waitresses and bassist Melvin Gibbs’ funk outfit Eye & I. Later, with guitarist and singer Carl Royce, he co-founded the pop-rock group Jalloon July, a fixture at New York-area clubs including CBGB in the mid- to late 1980s. He also worked as a sound engineer for artists including avant-garde musicians Charles Morrow and Charles Amirkhanian.
In 1990, Hindes moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a film composer and technology consultant.
Hindes began his writing career in the early 1990s as a freelance contributor to entertainment publications including Filmmaker and Moving Pictures. He then joined the staff of Variety and Daily Variety, where he attained the positions of Senior Writer and Film Editor. His byline appeared on hundreds of articles including news, reviews and box office analysis. In Hindes’ oft-cited coverage of the distribution strategy for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, he confirmed the debut of a new theatrical digital surround sound technology, Dolby-Digital-Surround EX. He also was one of the first journalists to report on the radical changes roiling motion picture exhibition in the late 1990s, which led to the bankruptcy and consolidation of numerous major theater chains as well as the emergence of digital cinema projection.
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