About Us

Making Music Magazine Mission
Our mission is global as we embrace the idea that music is the planet’s only universal language (thanks to math). Simultaneously embedded in the digital age we can now connect globally to help and encourage each other to grow as musicians, share it as music lovers, and become more enriched, happier people through this community. We are all about connecting the world through music.

MakingMusicMag.com
This is where we live. It’s not so much about “what we do” as it is “what we live.” And we’re more excited than ever as we roll into 2019 because we’re growing rapidly due to our results-driven passion. To support our plan for growth, we’ve added social media and video experts to our team with the goal of becoming a dominating presence on these platforms—with scores of bloggers already contributing from around the world.

In our new momentum, we’re featuring articles, blogs, and video containing insight, tips, and demonstrations regarding music theory, music health, instruments, gear, testimonials, music travel destinations,and more. We’re developing a section on historical information. We send weekly email newsletters driving engaged users back to our website. We engage heavily on social media channels with a new fortified plan to exploit the engagement offered by YouTube.

Meet our people

Chuck Schiele
Editor-in-chief / Creative Director
315.422.4488 x 105
cschiele@bentley-hall.com

Chuck has enjoyed the dual-career as a design professional / music professional for over 30 years. After receiving a degree in fine art he has worked everyday and night (no kids so he can!) as an artist/designer, art director, creative director, part-time musician, full-time musician, producer-engineer, songwriter, music editorialist, product reviewer, live event producer-promoter, teacher. He writes songs, sings, plays guitar, bass and owns his own recording studio, With 10 albums of his own, he also appears on many others as a performer or producer. Chuck has also been a winner/nominee of dozens of awards in the art world, music world as well as the community service world including wins in the San Diego Music Awards and official recognition from the California State Senate for helping to encourage better tourism for San Diego through music.

Cherie Yurco
Editor / Photojournalist
315.422.4488 x 113
cyurco@bentley-hall.com

Cherie is editorial director for Bentley-Hall, publisher of MakingMusicMag.com, and is managing editor or the International Musician. She is travel editor for MakingMusicMag.com and enjoys exploring world music and music destinations. She frequently takes photographs and creates videos to accompany her travel articles. A magazine editor and journalist for more than 20 years, she has been focused mostly on music publications for the past 15 years. She runs the weblog www.musicalcities.com, where she blogs about music destinations and events around the country. Write to Cherie and tell her about your favorite music venues, events, and places.

Jon Dufort
Designer / Web Manager
315.422.4488 x 111
jdufort@bentley-hall.com

Jon Dufort struck out with the recorder back in third grade, and gave up too easily on his electric bass in his freshman year. But, he does know all the words to “Louie Louie.” After graduating from SUNY Potsdam with a degree in fine art, Jon tried his hand at many jobs including school portrait photographer, screen printer, barista, screw sorter and salesman. He is our jack-of-all-trades when it comes to making the magazine go.

Cassidy Vianese
Social Media Manager / Content Manager
315.422.4488 x 112
cvianese@bentley-hall.com

Cassidy has been involved with music her entire life. After starting piano lessons at age 8 and picking up the clarinet at age 10, she participated in multiple ensembles throughout high school and college. She spent a year in Hungary as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student after high school and attended Pécsi Művészeti Gimnázium és Szakgimnázium where she studied clarinet, piano, and voice, along with history and theory classes. She holds a Bachelor of Music in both Music Theory and Music Business from the Crane School of Music and has interned at both DANSR, Inc. and NAMM, where she had the opportunity to work in the Museum of Making Music. Today, Cassidy is part of a community band on clarinet and also dabbles with guitar, ukulele, saxophone, and flute. Music is her life-long passion, and she is so excited to be working here at Making Music where she can share that passion with the world.

Jesse Malone
Videographer
315.422.4488 x 100
jmalone@bentley-hall.com

Jesse Malone is a filmmaker with a passion for telling stories. He started his film journey in 10th grade, by making music videos as a way to get out of writing papers. However, filmmaking quickly evolved into much more, and become his main drive in life. Since then he got his bachelor’s in Cinema and Screen Studies and has worked on countless videos. Among those, some of his favorites have been the music videos he has made. His passion for storytelling and love of music translate perfectly to his position here at Making Music.

Karen Godgart
Advertising Director
315.422.4488 x 101
kgodgart@bentley-hall.com