CROSSBEAT

CROSSBEAT (クロスビート) was a Japanese monthly music magazine published by Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. (株式会社シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント), a Tokyo-based music publisher founded in 1932. First launched in 1988, the magazine was created with a founding editorial team led by Toshifumi Morita, a former editor of the magazine Music Life. It focused primarily on European and American rock music, while also covering genres such as techno and hip-hop. In its early years CROSSBEAT shared the same large format as the magazine Rockin'on. From the January 2013 issue it was resized to a smaller format, similar to that of Record Collectors. Around this period the editorial scope broadened: alongside reissues and classic rock artists featured on the cover and in opening articles, the magazine began covering Japanese acts such as ART-SCHOOL and OKAMOTO'S, dance-music artists such as Flying Lotus, and non-Anglo-American music scenes including Korean indie music. CROSSBEAT reached its 25th anniversary in 2013, but it was announced that the magazine would cease publication with the November 2013 issue, released on September 18, 2013. After suspension, the brand continued to appear irregularly through mook (magazine-book) publications and related editorial projects. The magazine's editorial line and its association with Shinko Music's broader publishing, copyright, and artist-management businesses made it a notable title in Japanese rock journalism. As a product brand, CROSSBEAT belongs to the portfolio of Shinko Music Entertainment, which also publishes magazines such as YOUNG GUITAR, B-PASS, and BURRN!, and operates in music publishing, copyright administration, master production and management, and artist services. The CROSSBEAT title is currently dormant as a monthly magazine, with occasional special issues and archival activity.

CROSSBEAT was launched in 1988 by Shinko Music Entertainment, a Japanese music publisher established in 1932 as Shinko Ongaku Shuppansha and renamed Shinko Music in 1983. The founding editor-in-chief was Toshifumi Morita, a former editor of the magazine Music Life. The magazine was positioned as a monthly title covering European and American rock music, with additional coverage of techno, hip-hop, and related genres. In its early period CROSSBEAT used the same large format as Rockin'on. Over time the editorial team changed, with Hideyuki Otani and later Masatoshi Arano serving as editor-in-chief. From the January 2013 issue the magazine was resized to a smaller format comparable to Record Collectors. Around this change, the content became more diverse: while covers and lead features continued to spotlight classic rock artists with reissue releases, the magazine also ran articles on Japanese artists such as ART-SCHOOL and OKAMOTO'S, dance-music artists such as Flying Lotus, and non-Anglo-American scenes including Korean indie music. CROSSBEAT marked its 25th anniversary in 2013. However, it was decided that the magazine would be suspended with the November 2013 issue, released on September 18, 2013. After suspension, the brand continued through irregular mook (magazine-book) publications and related projects. The title remains part of Shinko Music Entertainment's publishing heritage, alongside magazines such as YOUNG GUITAR, B-PASS, and BURRN!.

• 2013

  January 2013 issue: magazine resized to a smaller format; content becomes more diverse.

• 2013

  25th anniversary of CROSSBEAT.

• 1988

  CROSSBEAT launched by Shinko Music Entertainment; Toshifumi Morita serves as founding editor-in-chief.

• November 2013 issue released; final regular issue before suspension.

A Japanese rock music magazine focused on Western rock, later broadening to Japanese and non-Anglo-American music.

• CROSSBEAT monthly magazine

  Monthly music magazine published from 1988 to 2013.

• CROSSBEAT mook special issues

  Irregular magazine-book publications continuing after the magazine's suspension.

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