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Taryn Haight

Marketing Manager at Ultra Records, Freelance Music Writer

Taryn is a professional writer and editor living in New York City. She is currently the Marketing Manager for Ultra Records - the leading independent electronic music label. Ultra's current and international roster includes artists deadmau5, Benny Benassi, Kaskade Above & Beyond, The Bloody Beetroots, Wolfgang Gartner and others.

Prior to her current position, Taryn helped to launch DanceOn as the YouTube network's first Music Supervisor. Taryn also worked as the Staff Editor for Track Entertainment and Editor of Clubplanet.com, the largest nightlife resource guide on the web covering electronic music, nightlife news and events across the country.

Taryn has interviewed numerous world-renowned artists including Mick Fleetwood, David Guetta, Tiësto, Steve Aoki, Erick Morillo, Pretty Lights, Skrillex, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Holy Ghost!, Pendulum and many more. She was also the Editor and Manager of five national blogs hosted on Clubplanet, which have received recognition on prominent entertainment sites including Page Six, Eater, BlackBook, Guest of a Guest and more.

Prior to her position at Clubplanet, Taryn held the title of Music Editor at The Daily Free Press and Assistant Editor at The Paris Times. Her passion for music can be traced back to years of studies in piano, cello and music theory and is apparent in numerous past published works.