The Music Magazine Industry

For my media exam revision I have been researching Music Magazines, both online and physical media, and also researching media Institutions.

The Vinyl Factory

"The Vinyl Factory is an independent British music and arts enterprise. In existence since 2001, the group encompasses a record label, vinyl pressing plant, gallery spaces, record shop and music magazine.

The Vinyl Factory manufacturing division, which is centered around our vinyl pressing plant, located on the site of the century-old EMI plant at Hayes, Middlesex, prides itself on crafting the best records in the world. Once the cornerstone of the British music industry, this is the plant that produced era-defining records by the Beatles, Pink Floyd, the Sex Pistols and more.
The Vinyl Factory also publishes FACT magazine, one of the world's most popular and influential music websites, with readership in excess of 3 million page views per month, and owns the iconic Phonica Records, one of London's best-loved yet globally renowned record shops.The Vinyl Factory record label collaborates with musicians and artists to produce and release limited edition vinyl, as well as create accompanying exhibitions, events and audio-visual shows. Our label roster includes releases with Massive Attack, Dinos Chapman, Florence + the Machine. Christian Marclay, Pet Shop Boys, Martin Creed, Bryan Ferry, The xx, Duran Duran and Jeremy Deller." 

- An extract from the Vinyl factory website

IPC Media

IPC media  is a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year.

"With more than 60 iconic media brands, IPC creates content for multiple platforms, across print, online, mobile, tablets and events.  As the UK's leading consumer magazine publisher we engage with 26m UK adults - almost two thirds of UK women and 42% of UK men. Our award winning portfolio of websites reaches over 25 million users globally every month"  - ipcmedia.com

IPC Inspire is IPC's men's division. Its portfolio of 38 brands covers a huge spectrum of interests and includes famous names from Country Life and The Field to Nuts and NME.


Wenner media

Wenner Media, LLC, a privately held company headquartered in New York City, publishes Rolling Stone, Us Weekly and Men’s Journal magazines. The company's three brands collectively attract a gross monthly audience of 58.1 million – including 41.9 million readers per month in print, 9.8 million monthly unique visitors to its websites (UsMagazine.com, RollingStone.com and MensJournal.com), and 5.9 million gross mobile monthly unique visitors – and 5.3 million followers through social media outlets.



I will consider all of these Media institutions when creating my magazine, as I will need to choose a publishing institution that will represent my magazine well.