Sad news: Electronic music physical magazine “Future Music” will cease publication after the 414th issue
The media brand “Future Music” announced today that it will stop publishing print magazines, and the 414th issue will be the last print issue.
With the advent of websites, YouTube and social media, music tech print magazines began to decline. In recent years, many print publications, including Electronic Musician, MusicTech, German Keys magazine, and others, have ceased operations or shifted to online-only distribution.
And now, another well-known magazine is ending its print edition. Future Publishing, the parent company of Music Radar, has announced that it will cease the print edition of Future Music, with issue 414 being the last.
Here is the official statement from Future Music:
“Future Music issue 414 is now on sale and it is with a heavy heart that we must admit that this will be the magazine’s last.
In this final installment, we want to give you some tried-and-true mixing advice to help you nail your final mix. To that end, we’ve compiled some of the most timeless and essential advice from our team of experts.
FM (the official document here begins to abbreviate Future Music to FM, which may cause confusion, and it does not refer to synthesizer FM) was first launched more than 30 years ago in the fall of 1992. Since the early 1990s, FM has been used in some real Played a role in the creation of incredible electronic music. During that time, the magazine released sample packs that would become bona fide classics, provided early coverage of artists as diverse as Aphex Twin, Four Tet, and Avicii, and reviewed thousands of cutting-edge synthesizers. , plug-ins, and studio tools, and documents the rise, fall, and resurgence of numerous sub-genres and styles.
Sadly, things have changed, and in recent years the concept of a forward-thinking print publication focusing on things like music technology has become increasingly difficult to achieve.
While the magazine itself is disappearing, the expertise, articles and opinions behind FM will continue to live on through MusicRadar – we encourage readers to follow us online via social media or YouTube if you haven’t already (￣▽￣)” .
If you are an FM subscriber, don’t worry – our subscription team will contact you directly to confirm that you will receive a refund for the remainder of your subscription within 7-10 days of the last issue.
Now, all we have to do is say a huge thank you to all the team members, writers, photographers, contributors and collaborators who have helped make Future Music possible over the past three decades. Of course, it is also to express my gratitude to everyone who read, subscribed or supported FM at that time. “
Official website information:
https://www.musicradar.com/news/future-music-414
