Bonafide Magazine

Bonafide Magazine is a music and lifestyle magazine based in London and dedicated to areas of hip-hop and electronic music, contemporary art and fashion. Produced in a collectible, perfect bound print format, it has featured influential and important artists like Disclosure, Flying Lotus, Four Tet, Kendrick Lamar, New Order, Shepard Fairey and Wu-Tang Clan. At its peak, 5,500 copies of the magazine were published quarterly, available in more than 100 shops across 13 countries worldwide.

Beyond the print magazine, there were numerous festival and creative partnerships, the most notable of which was “Bonafide Presents” a live events series with the legendary Jazz Café in Camden.

I worked with the venue to programme a range of varied and compelling performances by the likes of Dam Funk, Lee “Scratch” Perry and Pharoahe Monch - I also commissioned several artists to create original concert artwork.

My role: As co-founder of a small independent magazine I held many roles – accountant, haggler, marketer, office admin – but my key responsibility was as Editor-in-Chief.

Working on the magazine didn’t generate huge wealth, but it opened many doors, won a few awards, and allowed me to contribute to a culture I was a big fan off. Most importantly, it meant I got lots of free records, concert and festival tickets.

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