Since the launch of E&MM in February of this year, we have been enthusiastically received by musicians and electronics engineers in many parts of the world and have established the magazine as one that links three large areas of development for the future — music, computing and electronics.

Our emphasis of the 'electromusician', who uses electronics for music-making, points to new styles of composition and new concepts of performance. These are progressing at a tremendous rate, through the emergence of the micro-computer and its technology consequently being applied to the design of musical instruments. The music industry needs to be aware of the up-dating in electronic design and presentation of instruments and their method of playing and control. Similarly, musicians can only benefit from a magazine that aims to educate all those making music with electronic and electro-acoustic instruments.

E&MM's coverage of this electromusical world should also be of direct interest to the electronics engineer or constructor involved in the design and maintenance of musical equipment, from instruments and computers to composition and video.

Now that high quality 'personal multi-track' recording is within reach of many musicians, understanding the interfacing and applications of musical instruments is fast becoming an essential part of 'doing-it-yourself.

Projects will still be an essential section of E&MM, but the emphasis will be on cost saving designs of the high quality expected from the No. 1 Electro-Music magazine.

Finally, we hope you like the new look of E&MM. We've tried to pack its 100 pages with as much editorial as possible. All the regular articles remain — but in addition there are new reviews, workshops, features and music to play.

Comment from a major distributor in the UK:
"What we see in the future is the increased use of leisure time in a constructive and creative way, and E&MM is highlighting the direction of the expanding frontier for the music industry".