The Fredösphere

I've wondered about aworks for a while.  Who is this guy?  He blogs with a lot of authority about his favorite 20th century composers, yet he appears not to be a professional musician or critic.  (Or if he is, why isn't he shouting about it somewhere on his site?)  An additional mystery (from my point of view) is his enthusiasm about people I've never been able to generate much interest in (Antheil, Ives) or those whose music I regard as having been spewed from the black ravenous maw of hades* (Cage).  He doesn't necessarily blog each day, and he never blogs about his personal life -- no self-indulgent blathering.  When he posts something, it's about a piece of music he loves, usually with information about a recording.  These are thoughtful, disciplined, information-packed reviews and mini-essays.

Who is he?  Ah, here's the answer.

*Oh please.  What would you know about it?  Have you ever seen the maw of Hades?  Instead of black, charcoal-gray might be a more reasonable, nuanced description.  And ravenous?  Well, maybe it gets a little hungry now and then -- hey, who doesn't?  But this "black, ravenous" stuff seems so over the top, so ... inflexible.