Mike Wass
Contributor·Variety
Los Angeles, United States, North America
- Pop
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Pop · Entertainment · MusicRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Mike?
Mike Wass works as a contributor at Variety and is publicly associated with pop, entertainment and music, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
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Pop
Formats
Magazine · Flood Magazine · Press Feature
Market
United States · North America
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Mike
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Variety.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Mike Wass cover?
Genres
- Pop
Coverage
- Pop
- Entertainment
- Music
- Pop Music
Market
- Los Angeles
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Mike Wass?
Mike Wass is a Los Angeles-based contributor associated with Variety. Their published work centres on Pop, Entertainment and Music. Coverage runs through Magazine and Flood Magazine. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Genres in scope include Pop. Mike Wass works as a contributor with Variety, based in Los Angeles. Mike Wass is contributor at Variety, based in Los Angeles. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Pop, Entertainment, Music, Pop Music and Los Angeles, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Magazine, Flood Magazine and Press Feature, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Mike is publicly associated with Pop. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Contributor. Works at: Variety. Based in: Los Angeles, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Mike's magazine coverage and the United States 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
- Contributor
- Works at
- Variety
- Based in
- Los Angeles, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
Questions
About Mike Wass
Mike Wass works as contributor and covers Pop, Entertainment, Music and Pop Music. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Mike Wass is based in Los Angeles, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Mike is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Mike's magazine coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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