Electronic Musician
Encyclopedia
Electronic Musician is a monthly magazine
published by Penton Media
featuring articles on synthesizers, music production and electronic musician
s.
Electronic Musician began as Polyphony Magazine in 1975, published by PAiA Electronics
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
around 1989, which in the 1990s was bought by Primedia'. Primedia's business magazines were spun off as Prism Business Media in 2005; Prism merged with Penton Media
the next year. NewBay Media
bought the magazine in 2011.
Marvin Jones
was the founding editor of the magazine from 1975 to 1980. http://www.sonic.net/mjones/ Craig Anderton was editor of the magazine from 1980 to 1990. http://www.craiganderton.com/
Magazine
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published by Penton Media
Penton Media
Penton Media, Inc., founded in 1892 by John Penton, is a diversified business-to-business media company. Penton Media is a mass media corporation that publishes and produces 113 magazines, 96 trade shows, 145 websites and has over six million subscribers across 17 different market segments.Numerous...
featuring articles on synthesizers, music production and electronic musician
Electronic musician
An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers....
s.
Electronic Musician began as Polyphony Magazine in 1975, published by PAiA Electronics
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 founder John Simonton, Craig Anderton, Marvin Jones,...
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
Norman Lear
Norman Milton Lear is an American television writer and producer who produced such 1970s sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Good Times and Maude...
around 1989, which in the 1990s was bought by Primedia'. Primedia's business magazines were spun off as Prism Business Media in 2005; Prism merged with Penton Media
Penton Media
Penton Media, Inc., founded in 1892 by John Penton, is a diversified business-to-business media company. Penton Media is a mass media corporation that publishes and produces 113 magazines, 96 trade shows, 145 websites and has over six million subscribers across 17 different market segments.Numerous...
the next year. NewBay Media
NewBay Media
NewBay Media, LLC is a magazine and website publisher founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York City.-Acquisitions:In September 2006, NewBay Media acquired CMP Entertainment Media from United Business Media which yielded Guitar Player, Bass Player, Keyboard, Pro Sound News, Systems Contractor...
bought the magazine in 2011.
Marvin Jones
Marvin Jones
Marvin Jones may refer to:*John Marvin Jones, United States congressman, aka Marvin Jones and J. Marvin Jones*Marvin Jones , American football player...
was the founding editor of the magazine from 1975 to 1980. http://www.sonic.net/mjones/ Craig Anderton was editor of the magazine from 1980 to 1990. http://www.craiganderton.com/