Making Music (magazine)

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Making Music
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CategoriesMusic magazines
Frequencyweekly online updates
Circulation 35,000
PublisherBentley Hall, Inc.
First issueNovember/December 2004
CountryUnited States
Based in Syracuse, New York
Language English
Website MakingMusicMag.com
ISSN 1552-2946

Making Music magazine was founded in 2004 as a bimonthly lifestyle music magazine devoted to the recreational musician and all instruments and genres of music. The publication's tagline is "Better Living Through Recreational Music Making." [1]

Contents

The first issue debuted in November/December 2004. [2] It was published six times per year until 2015 by Bentley Hall, Inc., located in the Armory Square district of Syracuse, New York. Making Music lives on as an online-only magazine dedicated to supporting a community of musicians of all levels.

Making Music magazine’s editor-in-chief, Antoinette Follett appeared on the Today show with Kathie Lee & Hoda presenting easy-to-learn instruments on January 21, 2014.

Purpose

The magazine defines its purpose as: "Making Music magazine encourages recreational musicians to become more engaged in playing their instruments and to participate in the larger music making community." [3]

CelebrityOccupation
Jason Mraz [4] Professional singer, musician, guitarist
Alex Skolnick [5] Guitarist
Chad Smith [6] Drummer
Michael Feinstein [7] Singer, pianist, and music revivalist
Steve Martin [8] Actor and comedian
Victor Wooten [9] Bass player
Daniel Ho [10] Ukulele player
Lisa Loeb Singer-songwriter
Liberty DeVitto [11] Drummer
Jim Brickman [12] Pianist
Béla Fleck [13] Banjo player
Lita Ford [14] Rock musician
Jake Shimabukuro [15] Ukulele player
David Cassidy [16] Pop singer
Paul Adelstein [17] Actor, Private Practice
Benjamin Utecht [18] Former NFL football player, Indianapolis Colts
Bernie Williams [19] Baseball player, New York Yankees
Jeff Daniels [20] Actor, Dumb and Dumber
Lisa Glasberg Radio personality
David Pogue [21] Author
Robin Meade [20] News anchor, HLN
Mitch Albom [22] Author, The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Dave Barry Author and columnist, The Miami Herald
Montel Williams [23] Talk show host, The Montel Williams Show
Michael and Kevin Bacon [24] Actors
Mike Huckabee [25] Politician
Harry Shearer [26] Actor and comedian
Ken Follett [27] Author
Dean Fearing [28] Chef, Food Network
John O'Hurley [29] Actor
Greg Grunberg [30] Actor, Heroes
Lester Holt [31] News anchor, NBC
Nicole Sullivan [32] Actress, The King of Queens
Bob and Mike Bryan [33] Professional tennis doubles champions

Format

Each issue follows this general format:

Staff

Founding Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Antoinette Follett.

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