Tyler Hellard

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  About
  • Tyler Hellard, Sensitive 90's Male

    I’m a writer and digital strategist living in Calgary, Alberta. I like to read Superman comics, watch Blue Jays games and listen to the Pixies. I’m obsessive about stationery, especially pens and notebooks. I have two sons and one wife.

    
    

    I pay my mortgage as the planning and strategy director at AppColony. Previously, I was a copywriter and content analyst at three agencies, working with clients like Dell, Mercedes-Benz, NASA, Budweiser, Best Buy, Nissan, Adidas, Travel Alberta and Moxie’s. I also spent nearly two years as the senior writer and social media guy at iStockphoto.

    
    

    I moonlight as a contributing editor with Avenue and columnist with THIS, writing mostly about technology and culture.

    
    

    From the late 90's until a few years ago, I was a DJ, including seven years of playing Friday nights at the Warehouse Nightclub in Calgary. My hearing is no longer very good.

    
    

    I’m currently writing a novel about hockey. It’s taking me a long time to finish.

    
    

    Find me on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Rdio and Vimeo.

    
    

    
    

    Current Projects

    Pop Loser — my almost-daily link blog.

    Pop Loser TV — daily selections from the depths of YouTube.

    Fifty Mission Cap — a sports blog I write and edit, again with varying regularity.

    Captain Rad — The Captain Rad & the Awesomesauce Electronic Dance Music Internet Radio Programme, every Tuesday night.

    Plastic Deathray — freelance copywriting and digital strategy.

    
    

    Retired Projects

    52 Mix Tapes — a year of mix tapes from all my friends.

    Vinylslut.fm — surviving mixes from my DJ days.

    Walking Without Rhythm — a mini-mix series updated with varying regularity (and mostly not at all anymore).