Muzik

Muzik
Muzik magazine cover promoting the Chemical Brothers, April 2002
EditorPush (1995–1998)
Ben Turner (1998–2000)
Conor McNicholas (2000–2003)
FrequencyMonthly
First issueJune 1995
Final issueAugust 2003
CompanyIPC Media
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon, England
LanguageEnglish
ISSN1358-541X

Muzik was a British dance music magazine published by IPC Media from June 1995 to August 2003. The magazine hosted an annual dance music awards.

History

Muzik was created by two former Melody Maker journalists, Push and Ben Turner. Shortly after launch, Muzik won the "Title of the Year" category at the 1995 ITC annual awards. Push was the editor of Muzik from its launch until he left the magazine in 1998, at which point Turner took over as editor. The title was subsequently edited by Dave Fowler, then Chris Elwell-Sutton for less than a year, before Conor McNicholas, who went on to edit NME, took over.

Aimed at serious dance music fans rather than weekend clubbers, Muzik's writers included a number of well-known DJs, including Kris Needs, Rob da Bank, Spoony, Terry Farley, Bob Jones, Jonty Skrufff and Dave Mothersole. The magazine sold over 50,000 copies a month at its peak, but was closed down by IPC Media just one issue short of its 100th edition.[citation needed]

Muzik Magazine Dance Awards

Muzik magazine organised and hosted an annual dance music award ceremony. Voted for by the magazine readers, categories included record labels, artists, parties, and books. Winners have included Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, Spiller, and the Chemical Brothers. In 2001, DJ Annie Nightingale won the award for "Caner of the Year" in recognition of her hard partying at age 61.

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Morag Cuddeford (1 September 2003). "It's all over when the phat lady sings: was Muzik magazine just another a niche product for a music genre?". Brand Strategy. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2008 – via HighBeam Research.
  2. ↑ Addicott, Ruth (4 July 2003). "Ten jobs go as Muzik becomes latest dance magazine to fold". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Muzik scoops ITC magazine award" (PDF). Music Week. 16 September 1995. p. 5.
  4. ↑ "Muzik appoints Ministry deputy Elwell-Sutton as editor". The Guardian. 2000. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Muzik editor quits". The Guardian. 2001. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Behind NME lines". The Observer. 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Double honours for dance stars". BBC. 16 October 1999.
  8. ↑ "Spiller and Jaxx take Muzik honours". BBC. 19 October 2000.
  9. ↑ "Fatboy tops dance awards". BBC. 16 October 2002.
  10. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (17 July 2015). "Annie Nightingale: Radio 1's first female DJ – and Caner of the Year 2001". The Guardian.