''Electronic Musician'' is a monthly
magazine published by
Future US featuring articles on
synthesizers,
music production and
electronic musician
''Electronic Musician'' is a monthly magazine published by Future US featuring articles on synthesizers, music production and electronic musicians.
History and profile
''Electronic Musician'' began as ''Polyphony'' magazine in 1975, published ...
s.
History and profile
''Electronic Musician'' began as ''Polyphony'' magazine in 1975, published by
PAiA Electronics
PAiA Electronics, Inc. is an American synthesizer kit company that was started by John Simonton in 1967. It sells various musical electronics kits including analog synthesizers, theremins, mixers and various music production units designed by fo ...
as a synthesizer hobbyist magazine. In 1976 it was spun off as a separate company, Polyphony Publishing Company. It was sold to Mix Publications in 1985. Mix Publications was bought by
Act III Communications
Act III Communications is a media and entertainment company owned by TV producer Norman Lear. It was started in 1985 following Lear's sale of Embassy Communications to The Coca-Cola Company. In a Wall St. Journal interview in 1988, Lear explaine ...
around 1989, which in the 1990s was bought by
Primedia
Primedia is a South African media group, headquartered in Sandton, Johannesburg.
History
Primedia was established in 1994 and its listing on the JSE Securities Exchange was completed in April 1995. Primedia remained listed on the JSE until 1 O ...
. Primedia's business magazines were spun off as Prism Business Media in 2005; Prism merged with
Penton Media
Penton was an information services and marketing company. The company's three largest revenue streams came from events, digital and marketing services. Although Penton had a long history (see below) as a trade publisher, in 2015 it reported that ...
the next year.
NewBay Media
NewBay Media, LLC was a magazine and website publisher founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York City.
NewBay Media served five marketplaces — Music, Pro Audio/AV, Video & Broadcast, Consumer Electronics, and Education.
In April 2018, Fut ...
bought the magazine in 2011. ''EQ Magazine'' was merged into ''Electronic Musician'' in May 2011.
Future acquired NewBay in 2018. The headquarters is in
San Bruno, California
San Bruno ( Spanish for " St. Bruno") is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, incorporated in 1914. The population was 43,908 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is between South San Francisco and Millbrae, adjacent to S ...
.
References
External links
Official website
1975 establishments in California
Hobby magazines published in the United States
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Music magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1975
Magazines published in California
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