Journalist and author Phil Gallo has written about music and the entertainment industry for three decades.

Co-author of the book “Record Store Days,” published in April 2010 by Sterling, Gallo most recently covered film and television music for Billboard and programmed the Billboard Hollywood Reporter Film & Television Music Conference. Gallo was associate editor of Daily Variety for more than 15 years, overseeing coverage of music, Southern California theater and Las Vegas entertainment.