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'''Streetsound''' was a Canadian monthly music magazine (often confused with the UK record label [[StreetSounds|Streetsounds]]). It began publication in 1985 and ceased publication after issue 91 in New York in 1998. Streetsound originally started out as a tip sheet for Starsound Records, a record store owned by Ahmad and Sepehr Azari in [[Toronto]], Ontario Canada. Its Executive Director was Michael Mannix and Creative Director was Sylvie Falar. Copyright was attributed to Streetsound Ltd with an ISDN number of 0841-2650.<ref>https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1081090639?lang=en&new=-8586053963160162814</ref><br>While Streetsound was primarily known for its dance music coverage, Mannix and Falar mandated that it would cover all genres, from Rock to [[Bhangra (music)|Bhangra]] <ref>https://www.pressreader.com/canada/now-magazine/19891214</ref> (page 63)
'''Streetsound''' was a Canadian monthly music magazine (often confused with the UK record label [[StreetSounds|Streetsounds]]). It began publication in 1985 and ceased publication after issue 91 in New York in 1998. Streetsound originally started out as a tip sheet for Starsound Records, a record store owned by Ahmad and Sepehr Azari in [[Toronto]], Ontario Canada. Its Executive Director was Michael Mannix and Creative Director was Sylvie Falar. Copyright was attributed to Streetsound Ltd with an ISDN number of 0841-2650.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Item Details Page for Streetsound.|url=https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1081090639?lang=en&new=-8586053963160162814|access-date=2020-10-25|website=bac-lac.on.worldcat.org}}</ref><br>While Streetsound was primarily known for its dance music coverage, Mannix and Falar mandated that it would cover all genres, from Rock to [[Bhangra (music)|Bhangra]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines.|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/now-magazine/19891214|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.pressreader.com}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Issue -14 Streeetsound maagzine.jpg|thumb|left|Issue 14 of Streetsound Magazine]]
[[File:Issue -14 Streeetsound maagzine.jpg|thumb|left|Issue 14 of Streetsound Magazine]]


1985 Streetsound began as a tip sheet for Starsound Records, a record store owned by brothers Ahmad and Sepehr Azari in Toronto, Ontario. Toronto DJ Jason “Deko” Steele convinced the Azaris to expand the tip sheet into a magazine<ref>http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/10/then-now-the-diamond-club/#more-1126</ref>. Steele recommended Montreal natives Mannix and Falar, who worked at Canadian pop culture magazine [[Graffiti (magazine)|Graffiti]], to run the magazines day to day operations.<br>
1985 Streetsound began as a tip sheet for Starsound Records, a record store owned by brothers Ahmad and Sepehr Azari in Toronto, Ontario. Toronto DJ Jason “Deko” Steele convinced the Azaris to expand the tip sheet into a magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-10-21|title=Then & Now: The Diamond Club|url=http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/10/then-now-the-diamond-club/|access-date=2020-10-25|website=Then and Now: Toronto Nightlife History|language=en-US}}</ref> Steele recommended Montreal natives Mannix and Falar, who worked at Canadian pop culture magazine [[Graffiti (magazine)|Graffiti]], to run the magazines day to day operations.<br>


Launched in 1985 as Streetsound: Canada’s Dance Music Authority, the first issue featured [[Janet Jackson]] on the cover. It was originally published as a photocopied tipsheet run from Mannix and Falar’s apartment. As the publication grew in circulation, Chris Torella and Midori Mannix joined as Managing Editor and Editorial Coordinator and Streetsound moved to offices at Queen and Spadina in Toronto (1993).<br>
Launched in 1985 as Streetsound: Canada’s Dance Music Authority, the first issue featured [[Janet Jackson]] on the cover. It was originally published as a photocopied tipsheet run from Mannix and Falar’s apartment. As the publication grew in circulation, Chris Torella and Midori Mannix joined as Managing Editor and Editorial Coordinator and Streetsound moved to offices at Queen and Spadina in Toronto (1993).<br>


*1990 Streetsound thanked as a source in Spin Magazine’s December 1990 article, “House Music Map of the World”, one of the first articles on the subject from a mainstream American media outlet.<ref>{{Cite book|last=LLC|first=SPIN Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RDWxkmx1bj4C&pg=PA33&dq=street+sound+magazine&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWxf6u_c_sAhVYhXIEHTVaCdwQuwUwAHoECAIQBg#v=onepage&q=street%20sound%20magazine&f=false|title=SPIN|date=1990-12|publisher=SPIN Media LLC|language=en}}</ref>
*1990 Streetsound thanked as a source in Spin Magazine’s December 1990 article, “House Music Map of the World”, one of the first articles on the subject from a mainstream American media outlet.<ref>{{Cite book|last=LLC|first=SPIN Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RDWxkmx1bj4C&pg=PA33&dq=street+sound+magazine&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWxf6u_c_sAhVYhXIEHTVaCdwQuwUwAHoECAIQBg#v=onepage&q=street%20sound%20magazine&f=false|title=SPIN|date=1990-12|publisher=SPIN Media LLC|language=en}}</ref>
* In 1992 Streetsound acquired Dance Music Report<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Music_Report</ref> , a biweekly U.S. trade magazine oriented toward nightclub and radio DJs in the dance music industry.<br>
* In 1992 Streetsound acquired Dance Music Report<ref>{{Citation|title=Dance Music Report|date=2020-05-31|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dance_Music_Report&oldid=959867171|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-10-25}}</ref>, a biweekly U.S. trade magazine oriented toward nightclub and radio DJs in the dance music industry.<br>
* 1992, Streetsound’s Guide To House Music (volume #1 Issue 59, written by Toronto DJs Dino and Terry and Torella, first published. It would later be used as source material in many other written histories on the subject, including the books, “Traces of the Spirit: The Religious Dimensions of Popular Music” (2002)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sylvan|first=Robin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jC-hBwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA250&dq=chris+torella&hl=en|title=Traces of the Spirit: The Religious Dimensions of Popular Music|date=2002-07-01|publisher=NYU Press|isbn=978-0-8147-0865-1|language=en}}</ref> and “Trance Formation The Spiritual and Religious Dimensions of Global Rave Culture” (2013)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sylvan|first=Robin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yl5GAQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA191&dq=chris+torella&hl=en|title=Trance Formation: The Spiritual and Religious Dimensions of Global Rave Culture|date=2013-10-08|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-73205-8|language=en}}</ref>
* 1992, Streetsound’s Guide To House Music (volume #1 Issue 59, written by Toronto DJs Dino and Terry and Torella, first published. It would later be used as source material in many other written histories on the subject, including the books, “Traces of the Spirit: The Religious Dimensions of Popular Music” (2002)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sylvan|first=Robin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jC-hBwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA250&dq=chris+torella&hl=en|title=Traces of the Spirit: The Religious Dimensions of Popular Music|date=2002-07-01|publisher=NYU Press|isbn=978-0-8147-0865-1|language=en}}</ref> and “Trance Formation The Spiritual and Religious Dimensions of Global Rave Culture” (2013)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sylvan|first=Robin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yl5GAQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA191&dq=chris+torella&hl=en|title=Trance Formation: The Spiritual and Religious Dimensions of Global Rave Culture|date=2013-10-08|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-73205-8|language=en}}</ref>
* 1993 Streetsound moves its headquarters to the US, sharing office space with [[Moby|Moby’s]] management company, MCT Management.<br>
* 1993 Streetsound moves its headquarters to the US, sharing office space with [[Moby|Moby’s]] management company, MCT Management.<br>
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* 1995 Streetsound moves to the [[Eightball Records]] office space, and launched the web version of Streetsound, [https://web.archive.org/web/19961115172058/http://streetsound.com/ Streetsound.com]<br> <ref>{{Cite book|last=Inc|first=Nielsen Business Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_AkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90&dq=mike+mannix&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigzsOxt9DsAhWWl3IEHeFIAzYQuwUwAHoECAQQBg#v=onepage&q=mike%20mannix&f=false|title=Billboard|date=1997-08-02|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref>. It gains recognition in the electronic and rap music communities. <ref>{{Cite book|last=Inc|first=CMJ Network|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u49RaKREnYEC&pg=PA17&dq=streetsound&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjV-PbZuNDsAhWbl3IEHfwFArYQ6AEwAHoECAQQAg#v=onepage&q=streetsound&f=false|title=CMJ New Music Report|date=1999-01-11|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|language=en}}</ref>
* 1995 Streetsound moves to the [[Eightball Records]] office space, and launched the web version of Streetsound, [https://web.archive.org/web/19961115172058/http://streetsound.com/ Streetsound.com]<br> <ref>{{Cite book|last=Inc|first=Nielsen Business Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_AkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90&dq=mike+mannix&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigzsOxt9DsAhWWl3IEHeFIAzYQuwUwAHoECAQQBg#v=onepage&q=mike%20mannix&f=false|title=Billboard|date=1997-08-02|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref>. It gains recognition in the electronic and rap music communities. <ref>{{Cite book|last=Inc|first=CMJ Network|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u49RaKREnYEC&pg=PA17&dq=streetsound&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjV-PbZuNDsAhWbl3IEHfwFArYQ6AEwAHoECAQQAg#v=onepage&q=streetsound&f=false|title=CMJ New Music Report|date=1999-01-11|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|language=en}}</ref>
* 1997-98 [[Josh Harris (Internet)|Josh Harris's]] [[Pseudo.com]],the online streaming content service, acquires Streetsound. Starts dedicated Streetsound Channel<ref>https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/internet/1703/</ref>, Shows included "freq (techno),Desi Vibe <ref>https://www.wired.com/1999/12/is-pseudo-com-the-real-thing/</ref>(Bhangra), Global House (House) and Velocity (jungle)<ref>https://www.villagevoice.com/2000/07/11/pseudo-gets-real/</ref>.
* 1997-98 [[Josh Harris (Internet)|Josh Harris's]] [[Pseudo.com]],the online streaming content service, acquires Streetsound. Starts dedicated Streetsound Channel<ref>https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/internet/1703/</ref>, Shows included "freq (techno),Desi Vibe(Bhangra)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Is Pseudo.com the Real Thing?|language=en-us|work=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/1999/12/is-pseudo-com-the-real-thing/|access-date=2020-10-25|issn=1059-1028}}</ref>, Global House (House) and Velocity (Jungle).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pseudo Gets Real {{!}} The Village Voice|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2000/07/11/pseudo-gets-real/|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.villagevoice.com}}</ref>
* 1998 Streetsound ceases print publication in 1998 with [https://streetsoundmagzine.com/issue-91 issue #91].
* 1998 Streetsound ceases print publication in 1998 with [https://streetsoundmagzine.com/issue-91 issue #91].
* 2000 Managing Editor Chris Torella participated in the Billboard Magazine sponsored panel; “The Future of the Future of Marketing Promotion and Distribution on the Internet”<ref>{{Cite book|last=Inc|first=Nielsen Business Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4A8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32&dq=torella&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwia75yKkNDsAhXpm-AKHUkHDtQQuwUwA3oECAMQBg#v=onepage&q=torella&f=false|title=Billboard|date=2000-07-08|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref>
* 2000 Managing Editor Chris Torella participated in the Billboard Magazine sponsored panel; “The Future of the Future of Marketing Promotion and Distribution on the Internet”<ref>{{Cite book|last=Inc|first=Nielsen Business Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4A8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32&dq=torella&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwia75yKkNDsAhXpm-AKHUkHDtQQuwUwA3oECAMQBg#v=onepage&q=torella&f=false|title=Billboard|date=2000-07-08|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 19:32, 25 October 2020

  • Comment: Needs more external news sources about the magazine. Also full of name drops that need to be cleaned up. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 23:16, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
Streetsound Magazine
EditorMike Mannix
CategoriesDance music
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation20,000
PublisherStreetsound Ltd.
First issueMarch 1985
Final issue
Number		1998
91
CountryCanada & United States
Based inToronto & New York City
LanguageEnglish
Websitestreetsound.com
ISSN0841-2650

Streetsound was a Canadian monthly music magazine (often confused with the UK record label Streetsounds). It began publication in 1985 and ceased publication after issue 91 in New York in 1998. Streetsound originally started out as a tip sheet for Starsound Records, a record store owned by Ahmad and Sepehr Azari in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Its Executive Director was Michael Mannix and Creative Director was Sylvie Falar. Copyright was attributed to Streetsound Ltd with an ISDN number of 0841-2650.[1]
While Streetsound was primarily known for its dance music coverage, Mannix and Falar mandated that it would cover all genres, from Rock to Bhangra[2]

History

Issue 14 of Streetsound Magazine

1985 Streetsound began as a tip sheet for Starsound Records, a record store owned by brothers Ahmad and Sepehr Azari in Toronto, Ontario. Toronto DJ Jason “Deko” Steele convinced the Azaris to expand the tip sheet into a magazine.[3] Steele recommended Montreal natives Mannix and Falar, who worked at Canadian pop culture magazine Graffiti, to run the magazines day to day operations.

Launched in 1985 as Streetsound: Canada’s Dance Music Authority, the first issue featured Janet Jackson on the cover. It was originally published as a photocopied tipsheet run from Mannix and Falar’s apartment. As the publication grew in circulation, Chris Torella and Midori Mannix joined as Managing Editor and Editorial Coordinator and Streetsound moved to offices at Queen and Spadina in Toronto (1993).

  • 1990 Streetsound thanked as a source in Spin Magazine’s December 1990 article, “House Music Map of the World”, one of the first articles on the subject from a mainstream American media outlet.[4]
  • In 1992 Streetsound acquired Dance Music Report[5], a biweekly U.S. trade magazine oriented toward nightclub and radio DJs in the dance music industry.
  • 1992, Streetsound’s Guide To House Music (volume #1 Issue 59, written by Toronto DJs Dino and Terry and Torella, first published. It would later be used as source material in many other written histories on the subject, including the books, “Traces of the Spirit: The Religious Dimensions of Popular Music” (2002)[6] and “Trance Formation The Spiritual and Religious Dimensions of Global Rave Culture” (2013)[7]
  • 1993 Streetsound moves its headquarters to the US, sharing office space with Moby’s management company, MCT Management.
  • 1995 Streetsound moves to the Eightball Records office space, and launched the web version of Streetsound, Streetsound.com
    [8]. It gains recognition in the electronic and rap music communities. [9]
  • 1997-98 Josh Harris's Pseudo.com,the online streaming content service, acquires Streetsound. Starts dedicated Streetsound Channel[10], Shows included "freq (techno),Desi Vibe(Bhangra)[11], Global House (House) and Velocity (Jungle).[12]
  • 1998 Streetsound ceases print publication in 1998 with issue #91.
  • 2000 Managing Editor Chris Torella participated in the Billboard Magazine sponsored panel; “The Future of the Future of Marketing Promotion and Distribution on the Internet”[13]
  • 2000 Pseudo.com declares bankruptcy – end of Streetsound.com.[14]
  • 2020 Streetsound Magazine Archive site launches.

Contributors

Streetsound Office circa 1999


Publishers and Directors (circa 1992):

Original Publishers Streetsound Ltd: Ahmad and Sepehr Azari 1995-1998: Street Media Ventures inc

Executive Director Mike Mannix

Creative Director Sylvie Falar

Editorial Coordinator Midori Mannix

Department Editors (circa 1992):

John (Bronski) Adams (Rap), Randy Brill (Pop Dance), Laurie Edwards (Rock), Morgan Gerrard (editor at large), Patrick Hodge (Soul/Funk/R&B), Sylvain Houde (Alternative), Tim Jeffries (UK), Peter Ivalis (Freestyle), Rockie Laporte (B-sides), Paul E. Lopes (Acid Jazz), Dave Long (reggae), Brian Perry (HI-NRG), Chris Torella (House)

Editorial Consultant: Jason “Deko” Steele Pavlick

PARTIAL LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

Dino and Terry(House), Bernard Rosenberg (Freestyle), Charles “Chuck Boom” McGlynn (Reggae), Mr. Morgan(rap), Craig “Big C” Mannix, Frankie Bones(Techno Rave Report), Reynold Gonsalves, Ashley “Snagg” Manoharan, Rhonda Riche, Thrust 2 Hillbillies, Andy Man Reynolds, Art Payne (Detroit), DJ Disciple (House), Jeff K (Dallas Report), Ben Salem (Toronto), John E.(Toronto Rave Report) John Griffis (South East report), Scott Hardkiss (San Francisco), Screamin’ Rachael (New York), George Alvarado (Miami)

References

  1. ^ "Item Details Page for Streetsound". bac-lac.on.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. ^ "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  3. ^ "Then & Now: The Diamond Club". Then and Now: Toronto Nightlife History. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  4. ^ LLC, SPIN Media (1990-12). SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Dance Music Report", Wikipedia, 2020-05-31, retrieved 2020-10-25
  6. ^ Sylvan, Robin (2002-07-01). Traces of the Spirit: The Religious Dimensions of Popular Music. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-0865-1.
  7. ^ Sylvan, Robin (2013-10-08). Trance Formation: The Spiritual and Religious Dimensions of Global Rave Culture. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-73205-8.
  8. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1997-08-02). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ Inc, CMJ Network (1999-01-11). CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/internet/1703/
  11. ^ "Is Pseudo.com the Real Thing?". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  12. ^ "Pseudo Gets Real | The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  13. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2000-07-08). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ Blair, Jayson (2000-10-05). "METRO BUSINESS; Pseudo.com Bankruptcy (Published 2000)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-25.


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