Joshua A. Pfeiffer - [Founder, Designer, Reviewer] (aka. DJ FACT.50) - San Francisco, Ca. Josh has been a fan of Post-Punk music, since before he even knew it was called Post-Punk. As a young man he preferred the avant-garde side of music, and had an attraction to the more left-field roster of musicians in the various genres of music he enjoyed. Punk and New Wave bands like Oingo Boingo, The Dead Kennedy's, The Misfits, and Fishbone started him on his journey into underground music, and after discovering the Goth scene and hearing the term Post-Punk for the first time, he realized that term encompassed about 80% of the music he was into at the time. After kicking around the SF Goth scene for a few years, he decided to try his hand at DJing, and went by the nom de goth, "Rick A. Mortis". He had a fairly successful run promoting and DJing around the bay area and other parts of California, but eventually wanted to broaden his horizons and in 2003 he changed his DJ name to the more befitting and ambiguous "FACT.50" (after one of his favorite LP's, New Order's "Movement". Factory catalog #50). Around this same time he noticed a fluctuation in new bands that were inspired by some of his favorite artists, and decided to gather all of these artists (as well as the classic ones that inspired them) in one place for the rest of the world to discover. So he registered the domain "post-punk.com" (to say he was baffled that the domain was available is a vast under statement) and began the long and arduous task of cataloging every band he could possibly think of. After promoting it in various online forums the fan base of the site grew at a phenomenal rate. Josh has had a long history of making compilation CD's to give away at his events (he has nearly 30 different mixes to this day), but for post-punk.com he knew that one or two discs just wouldn't cut it. So he decided to compile the 8 disc "Post-Punk Legacy" compilation and provide it as a free download to the readers of the site. Not to let the newer artists be left by the wayside, he also started compiling the post-punk.com compilation series "Notes From the New Underground" (which currently sits at 8 discs). Around this same time he decided to move the nexus of post-punk.com from his own server to the fairly new social networking site MySpace.com (mainly because it would be a hundred times easier to maintain, update, and promote). After the profile had been online for about a year, Josh met Andru Aesthetik and recruited him to help re-design the site. Andru did a phenomenal job and Josh decided to make him a full partner in the site. To this day Andru has been helping maintain the look of the MySpace profile, writing music reviews, posting blogs, and generally helping to keep the site running at it's full capacity. In late 2007, Josh decided to once again return the bulk of the site to his own server, and keep the MySpace page as the front page of the site. At this time he also took on the gargantuan task of cataloging every music video ever made by both the current and classic crop of post-punk musicians. Josh continues to keep the site updated, and relevant with new music reviews, updated links, mp3 samples, compilations, and design changes to the main website. In addition to DJing and running Post-Punk.com, Josh is also fairly busy with his own musical projects. Mainly Vernian Process, his Neo-Victorian/Post-Punk/Darkwave/Trip-Hop/Orchestral themed musical project.

Andru Aesthetik - [Designer, Reviewer] Los Angeles, Ca. Andru Aesthetik first became acquainted with Josh through MySpace and to this day they still have not met in person despite their great partnership. When MySpace was barely just starting out, Andru was one of the first to create tribute profiles for bands like The Chameleons, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column and the legendary Manchester record label Factory Records. Each profile bore his signature layout and design work that justly represented those bands with related imagery and well organized information. Andru's personal page is a centerpiece for his talents in graphic design. He has used it in the past as a place to post his thoughts about music, related news and to promote up and coming bands as well as writing a year end best of list which he has done since he's been on the site. Andru is also the moderator of a group forum called "Notes From The Underground" (no relation to the similarly named post-punk.com compilation series) which used to house many of his musical rants. Andru's involvement with Post-Punk.com came about when Josh saw all the work Andru had been doing with his tribute pages as well as his own profile. and this lead Josh to ask Andru if he would like to help him redesign the Post-Punk.com MySpace profile as well as freely write material for it. At that point a partnership was born and the site began to grow and together Josh and Andru have worked together to keep Post-Punk.com THE destination for post-punk enthusiasts across the world. Over the last three years Andru has helped redesign and maintain the look and feel of the MySpace destination for Post-Punk.com. He has also written many reviews of up and coming post-punk bands as well as established ones. He regularly signs in and answers messages, accepts requests, posts up to date information and maintains the look of the page. Andru and Josh are currently in discussion on creating and promoting a special first ever Post-Punk.com themed event which will represent some of the top bands out right now. It has long been a dream of theirs to take the site to the next level and stepping into the live music/club domain is the next logical step in that process. Stay tuned for details!

Frank Deserto - [Staff Reviewer] (aka. Frankie Teardrop) - Brooklyn, New York Frank Deserto (aka Frankie Teardrop) began his love of all things peculiar and dark through an unhealthy and never-ending obsession with David Bowie as a wee lad. Since then, his tastes have varied and grown considerably, but all ends meet once more at the post-punk altar. Some of his favorite dark music-makers include Scott Walker, Asylum Party, Nick Cave (and his many hats/friends), Fad Gadget, Nervous Gender, Chrome, Severed Heads, Swans, The Comsat Angels, and Wire, though he's also been known to love a rollicking good pop tune, among other curious oddities. Not just a fond appreciator, Frank has participated heavily in New York City's post-punk/gothic scene, as a member and collaborator of various outfits, most notably as bass player/noisemaker for Funeral Crashers. Taking his stage name from the infamously harrowing Suicide song, Frank has also spun several sets in various esteemed establishments over the course of four years, and now has a monthly stint with NY's longest running club event, Contempt. His writing credentials include not just this fine website, but also involve editing and writing interviews/features for Deathrock Magazine. Frank also keeps a music blog entitled Systems of Romance, where he explores the more obscure and many-faceted sides of the catch-all genre. After offering up his services to Post-punk.com, he is keen to lend his eyes, ears, and fingers to the cause.

Adam Sharp - [Staff Reviewer] Melbourne, Australia Adam Sharp’s name originates from his birth certificate. He realises the absence of a nom de plume loses him punk credibility of which he had little to begin with, so seeks to rectify the situation. Any suggestions for adequate pen names are therefore appreciated and can be forwarded to Adam’s MySpace page. Adam was voted most likely to write reviews for a post-punk website in Primary School. His ten year old classmates were as accurate as they were specific with their predictions. The mini-Nostradamuses may simply have looked at Adam’s background when handing out the award. His godfather was legendary Factory Records producer Martin Hannett. His father sang with Factory band The Durutti Column which is how he met and befriended Hannett and would later write his biography, "Who Killed Martin Hannett?". Adam is currently writing his own book which recounts his personal experiences with his father and how they shaped his own involvement in music. Adam will be returning home to Manchester this year to speak with other offspring of some of the leading lights of the original post-punk and punk movements and their stories will sit alongside his own. Adam is always looking for more willing subjects so if you happen to know any sons or daughters of post-punk luminaries or if you are yourself say, Ian McCulloch’s daughter or Peter Hook’s son please do get in touch. In the meantime Adam hopes to find time to contribute to this fantastic site as often as possible whilst still writing album and gig reviews for Australian rock magazine Inpress, working on his book and continuing his quest to discover a suitable nickname.