For the past seven years I have been Editor of Classic Pop magazine. Each issue, we bring you the very best artist interviews and features, music news plus a packed reviews section covering new wave acts of the late-70s through to the synth-pop, New Romantic, ska, indie and guitar greats of the 80s and chart stars of the 90s. Billed as "the ultimate celebration of great pop and chart music,” Classic Pop prides itself on the wide variety of big-hitter world exclusives it has run, making it the market leader in its field.

Alongside Classic Pop, I am also Editor of bi-monthly title Vintage Rock – the magazine that celebrates the rock’n’roll, rockabilly, soul and R&B greats of the 50s and early 60s as well as current artists that play in a retro style. The leading rock’n’roll magazine on the newsstand, Vintage Rock has included interviews with icons such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Wanda Jackson and Dion, provides in-depth profile features by experts in the genre and champions up-and-coming new talent.

I've worked on an array of Special Editions across a variety of musical genres for both print and digital media. Among the titles I've edited are a celebration of latter-era Elvis,
132-page career overviews of Duran Duran and ABBA as well as an in-depth look at the early years of The Beatles. I've also created special digital-only genre collections – the Anthem Music Presents series – for Britpop, indie rock, post-punk, ska and pop rock.

Over the last decade in specialist magazine publishing, I have built up extensive experience as an Operations/Production Editor and subbed titles including Digital Camera, Practical Photoshop and Who Do You Think You Are? magazine.

After 15 years as a reporter, news editor and sub-editor in regional newspapers, including a a decade at the Bristol Post, I've since made the jump to print magazines where for the last decade I've worked as an editor, feature writer and production editor/sub-editor.

Skills: Editor, project manager,
sub-editor and proofreader. Specialism in music journalism – features, interviews,  news and reviews. Website manager and content creator. Social media manager and content creator. 

Contact:
Email: steve.harnell@anthem.co.uk
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/steve-harnell-788b024