Mixmag

Mixmag is a British electronic dance and clubbing magazine published in London. Launched in 1983 as a print magazine, it has branched into dance events, including festivals and club nights.

Mixmag
EditorDuncan Dick
CategoriesMusic magazine
FrequencyMonthly
First issue1 February 1983 (1983-02-01)
CompanyWasted Talent Ltd
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish
Websitemixmag.net
ISSN0957-6622
OCLC780074556

History

The first issue of Mixmag was printed on 1 February 1983 as a 16-page black-and-white magazine published by Disco Mix Club, a DJ mailout service. The first cover featured American music group Shalamar.[1]

When house music began in the 1980s, editor and DJ Dave Seaman turned the magazine from a newsletter for DJs into a magazine covering all dance music and club culture.[2] Mixmag, in association with its original publishing company, DMC Publishing, released a series of CDs under the "Mixmag Live" heading. The magazine, which reached a circulation of up to 70,000 copies, was later sold to EMAP Ltd. in the mid-1990s.

After a fall in sales in 2003,[3] it was acquired by Development Hell, in 2005.[4] In 2007, Nick DeCosemo became editor.[4] Duncan Dick became editor in April 2015.[5] In 2012, The Guardian collaborated with Mixmag on a survey of British drug-taking habits.[6]

Mixmag is owned by Wasted Talent Ltd, a company which changed its name from Mixmag Media Ltd in May 2017.[7]

References
  1. "Mixmag celebrates 25 years of clubbing". 18 April 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2018 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "A history of dance music | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. Petridis, Alexis (3 October 2003). "The road to Wigan Pier". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. Walker, Tim (14 April 2008). "Mixmag – It's Not Just About Drugs and Bikini-Clad Women – How 'Mixmag' Turned the Tables on Its Doubters and Made Its 25th Birthday". The Independent. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  5. "London Music Conference". www.londonmusicconference.org. London Music Conference Ltd. 11–13 October 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  6. Topping, Alexandra (14 March 2012). "Guardian/Mixmag drug survey reveals a generation happy to chance it". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  7. http://wastedtalent.com
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