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How to Pitch: The Fader

This mag's an ideal launchpad for music mavens eager to showcase their knowledge of emerging artists and scenes

By John MacDonald – August 3, 2007

Circulation: 87,500
Frequency: Eight times/year
Special issues: "Spring Fashion," March; "Photo," May/June; "Summer Music," July/August; "Fall Fashion," September

Background: The Fader debuted in 1999 with the goal of "showcasing emerging music across all genres" from around the world, says editor-in-chief Alexandra Wagner. Seven years later, a flip through its pages reveals the fruits of those efforts. "Very few music magazines attempt to cover the breadth of music that we do: giving equal space to hip-hop, indie rock, folk, grime, dancehall, R&B and psych," Wagner says. While ...

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