Derick Mackinnon
Freelance Music Journalist/Freelance Project Manager·The Scotsman
Glasgow, United Kingdom, Europe
- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- Pop
Covers: Alternative Rock · Rock · PopRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Derick Mackinnon works as a freelance music journalist/freelance project manager at The Scotsman and is publicly associated with alternative rock, rock and pop, working into United Kingdom. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
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Alternative Rock · Rock · Pop
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Press Feature
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United Kingdom · Europe
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- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
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Genres
- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- Pop
- Hip Hop
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- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- Pop
- Hip Hop
Market
- Glasgow
- United Kingdom
- Europe
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- Recently active
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Who is Derick Mackinnon?
Derick Mackinnon is a Glasgow-based freelance music journalist/freelance project manager associated with The Scotsman. Their published work centres on Alternative Rock, Rock and Pop. Coverage runs through Press Feature. The audience sits primarily in United Kingdom and Europe. Genres in scope include Alternative Rock, Rock and Pop. Freelance Music Journalist/Freelance Project Manager · The Scotsman. Derick Mackinnon works as a freelance music journalist/freelance project manager with The Scotsman, based in Glasgow. Derick Mackinnon is freelance music journalist/freelance project manager at The Scotsman, based in Glasgow. Virtual Publicist tracks what they cover so you can judge whether your music fits before you pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Alternative Rock, Rock, Pop, Hip Hop and Alternative Music, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Press Feature, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Derick is publicly associated with Alternative Rock, Rock, Pop and Hip Hop. Reach concentrates on United Kingdom and Europe, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Freelance Music Journalist/Freelance Project Manager. Works at: The Scotsman. Based in: Glasgow, United Kingdom, Europe. Campaign types: Press Feature, Review. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Derick's press feature coverage and the United Kingdom market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Freelance Music Journalist/Freelance Project Manager
- Works at
- The Scotsman
- Based in
- Glasgow, United Kingdom, Europe
- Campaign types
- Press Feature, Review
- Territories
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Languages
- English
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Derick Mackinnon works as freelance music journalist/freelance project manager and covers Alternative Rock, Rock, Pop and Hip Hop. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Derick Mackinnon is based in Glasgow, United Kingdom, Europe. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
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Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Derick's press feature coverage and the United Kingdom market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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