Professional Info

As Director of Online Marketing & Customer Experience at Symantec, I lead strategy and operations for web marketing and user communities. In the past, I've worked as a technology editor for several national technology magazines, Director of Content for an Internet start-up, and a freelance writer / editor. My resume is available in PDF format and on LinkedIn.

Blogs

My blog Socket offers personal observations on technology, politics, music, and culture. You can also find me on Twitter, where I post short news items that catch my interest.

Music

In my spare time, I enjoy composing and recording music. I haven't had all that much free time lately, but you'll find a selection of tracks from 1991 through 2003 on this site. All my music is available for download at no cost. (However, I do accept donations.) If you'd like to be notified when I add new music to this site, please subscribe to my occasional newsletter.

My current recording gear includes: Gibson Les Paul Custom electric guitar, Ovation Ultra acoustic guitar, Ovation Celebrity acoustic-electric guitar, Ibanez electric bass, Alesis QS6.2 synthesizer, Vir2 Instruments VI.ONE virtual instrument, Arturia Analog Factory software synthesizer, Native Instruments Kore Player software synthesizer, Boss BR-532 digital multitrack recorder, Acid Music Studio software, MXL condenser microphone, Behringer Xenyx 802 mixer, Samson C-com 16 compressor, Edirol UA-4FX USB / MIDI audio interface, and assorted guitar effects.

Photography

For landscape photography, I'm currently using a Canon PowerShot SD850 IS. For snapshots, I recently switched from a Palm Treo 700p to a Motorola Droid.

Brothers

Torstein Kongshem and are both independent consultants based in Norway.