Meet The Team
John Sinkevics
Publisher
john@localspins.com Keeping the spotlight on talented West Michigan bands and the burgeoning regional concert scene: That’s been a mission of John’s since becoming a lead music critic and entertainment writer for The Grand Rapids Press 15 years ago. As publisher of Local...
Tricia Woolfenden
Contributor
tricia@localspins.com Tricia is a music lover and long-time professional writer, having worked previously at The Grand Rapids Press as an entertainment reporter, often covering West Michigan’s music scene. Her work has appeared in regional magazines, alt weeklies, and a number...
Troy Reimink
Contributor
troy@localspins.com Troy is a veteran writer and musician. He is a member of the Grand Rapids band Ghost Heart, a music/video librarian for AMI Jukeboxes and a counter duty guy at Vertigo Music. He has worked for the Detroit Free Press and the Grand...
Anna Sinkevics
Photographer
anna@localspins.com Anna is a Grand Rapids-based artist, photographer, and graphic designer, with a passion for music.
Anthony Norkus
Photographer
tony@localspins.com Anthony is a photographer and lifelong resident of Grand Rapids. He received his BS in Photography from Grand Valley State University in 2000. Tony specializes in concert photography, and can often be sighted at Grand Rapids music venues; he’s the tall...
Eric Stoike
Photographer
eric@localspins.com Eric is a Holland, Michigan native that hasn't ventured far and currently resides in Allendale, Michigan. He is a die hard Michigander that will probably always live in West Michigan (although the Upper Peninsula is quite appealing). Outside of photography, he enjoys doing...
Ricky Olmos
Contributor
ricky@localspins.com A Grand Rapids transplant from Jackson, Ricky has written for Mlive Media Group, provided freelance content for clients regionally and nationally, and currently is creating multimedia content for local artists and small businesses through Furniture City Media. A musician, he...
Matt Marn
Contributor
matt@localspins.com Returning to his native Michigan recently after four years in Arizona, Matt Marn has written for online music and arts magazines, including YabYum Music and Arts and AZCulture.com. Marn also wrote for Benevilla, a local nonprofit organization, helping spotlight...
Ross Boissoneau
ross@localspins.com Ross Boissoneau has covered the music and cultural scene in Northern Michigan for more than 25 years. He’s also written for national music magazines and for various publications in the Grand Rapids and Muskegon areas.
