Publisher
January Publishing Inc.

Editor
Linda Richards
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Art Director
David Middleton
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Associate Editor
Pamela Patterson
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Sales & Marketing
Michael K. Richards
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Contributing Editors
Andrew Arora, Lucas Aykroyd, Aaron Blanton, Tony Buchsbaum, Lincoln Cho, Pamela L. Dow, Mark Gallo, Brian James, Jacqueline Leidl, Gianmarc Manzione, Steve Nathan, Sienna Powers, Monica Stark

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The American Heritage Dictionary defines music as, "The art of organizing sound so as to elicit an aesthetic response in a listener." I like that. It doesn't talk about genres and sub-genres. It doesn't talk about seven figure deals or agents or labels or any of the stuff that we've inflicted on music over the last couple-or-six decades. It speaks, I think, more closely to the heart. Or, maybe more accurately, closer to the heart of the matter.

What it's about
If we want to wrap it in a nutshell -- and I guess we do -- Blue Coupe Magazine is about the organization of sound in a way, like the dude said, that's aesthetically pleasing. To someone. The fact that some people prefer their sounds organized in an entirely different way than others concerns us not at all. In the next little while you'll see us covering a mind-baffling array of music and talking to an ever-widening ring of artists. We won't promise that you'll be interested in all of the music we talk about: that would be a silly overreach. However, we do aim to provide the sharpest writing on the widest band of music that you've encountered on the Web. Sound like a tall order? We hope so. We like challenges.

Where we're from
Blue Coupe is the new sister publication of January Magazine, a highly successful book-related magazine we started in 1997. We've been successful with January because we didn't do what anyone else was doing on a topic that everyone seemed to be doing something with. Which is exactly where we aim to take Blue Coupe: down a well-travelled road without a map. We believe that there is room on this Web for a well considered, independent voice on the topic of music. A voice that is uninfluenced and unsupported by the industry that spins the deals. While we chart this course -- and always, for that matter -- we'd love to hear from you. As you surf through Blue Coupe tell us is if you like what you see or even if you don't. We can take it. Also, we look forward to having your voice shape our vision for the magazine.

Every two to six weeks, we'll send our subscribers an update of what's been happening on Blue Coupe and what you can expect to see in the near future. If you'd like to take part of this free e-mail update, follow the link.

Linda Richards, editor