Matt Anniss had is first article published in 1993 (in weekly Rugby League newspaper League Express), and has not stopped writing – first for fun, then as a student journalist, and since 1999 professionally. He has been a staffer on Internet magazines (Practical Internet, What’s Online, Internet Made Easy), a short-lived monthly dedicated to downloadable music and the technology behind it (MP3 magazine, which launched in 2000 and closed in early 2001), and much-missed dance music monthly IDJ AKA International DJ (where he rose from Music Editor to Deputy Editor and finally Editor). Since 2009, he has been a freelance writer, mixing regular journalistic work with copywriting and authoring books.

Matt is an adaptable writer who has written in a wide variety of content styles (news, reviews, features of all kinds, interviews with individuals, opinion pieces etc), for publications and websites including:

Red Bull Music Academy Daily / Resident Advisor / Mixmag /  Juno Plus/Juno Daily / Test Pressing/  Faith Fanzine / Future Music magazine / Triathlon Plus magazine (and Triradar.com) / League Express / Rugby League World / Forty-20 Magazine /  Total Rugby League / Mobile Computer User / Amazon.couk

Matt considers his specialisms as follows:

Popular music • Dance music and electronic music • Club culture and nightlife •  Hidden histories (musical or otherwise) • Sports (especially Rugby League, cricket, triathlon, football and cycling) • Dance music histories • Research and interview led features