Prog (magazine)

Prog is a British magazine dedicated to progressive rock music, published by Future. The magazine, which is edited by Jerry Ewing,[1] was launched in March 2009 as a spin-off from Classic Rock and covers both past and present artists. Other current staff are Natasha Scharf (Deputy Editor), Russell Fairbrother (Art Editor), Grant Moon (News Editor), and Dave Everley (Album Reviews Editor).

Issue 88 cover

History and profile

Prog is published by Future, who are also responsible for its "sister" publications Classic Rock and Metal Hammer.[2]

Prog was published nine times per year until 2012, when its frequency was switched to ten times a year.[3]

According to The Guardian in 2010, the magazine was selling 22,000 copies an issue, half the circulation of the NME.[4] Journalist and broadcaster Gavin Esler described it in 2014 as "one of the few music magazines I can think of whose circulation is healthy".[5]

On 19 December 2016, TeamRock called in the administrators with the loss of 70 jobs, after experiencing financial difficulties.[6] TeamRock's stable of titles including Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, and Prog, temporarily suspended publication.

On 8 January 2017, Prog, along with sister magazines Classic Rock and Metal Hammer, were bought by previous owners Future for £800,000.[7]

On 27 March 2018, the family of Future's UK consumer music magazines including Prog re-branded and became covered under the umbrella title of Louder (also known as Louder Sound), with loudersound.com serving as the main online portal for the publications.[8]

Progressive Music Awards

Prog magazine was also behind the annual Progressive Music Awards that was established in 2012.[9]

2012 winners

The 2012 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[10]

2013 winners

Winners[11]

2014 winners

The 2014 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[12]

2015 winners

The 2015 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[13]

2016 winners

The 2016 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[14]

2017 winners

The 2017 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[15]

2018 winners

The 2018 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[16]

2019 winners

References
  1. "The Top 5 Tony Banks Moments as Chosen by Prog Editor Jerry Ewing". TeamRock. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. William Turvill. "TeamRock unveils online paywall for titles including Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog". Press Gazette. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. "Prog relaunches and increases frequency". InPublishing. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. Alexis Petridis (22 July 2010). "Go back to go forward: the resurgence of prog rock". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. Andrew Dickson (20 August 2014). "Gavin Esler: Why I love prog rock". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. "Jobs lost as rock music media firm Team Rock collapses". BBC Business. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  7. "No need to fret: Metal Hammer magazine saved from closure". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  8. Scott Munro. "TeamRock rebrands to become Louder". Loudersound.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  9. Adam Sherwin (25 June 2015). "Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, Public Service Broadcasting all nominated for Progressive Music Awards 2015". The Independent. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  10. Tim Masters (6 September 2012). "Genesis honoured at Progressive Music awards". BBC News. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  11. "Progressive Music Awards 2013". Orange Amps. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  12. Tim Masters (12 September 2014). "Peter Gabriel honoured at Prog music awards". BBC News. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  13. "Singer Steven Wilson crowned prog rock king". BBC News. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  14. "Progressive Music Awards 2016 – The Winners". PlanetMosh. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  15. "Marillion, Anathema, Steve Hackett among Progressive Music Award winners". teamrock.com. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  16. "Steven Wilson, Steve Howe 2018 Progressive Music Award Winners". www.udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  17. "Prog Awards 2019: Dream Theater, Big Big Train, Hawkwind among this year's winners". 12 September 2019.
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