Live is a free quarterly magazine, website and community created entirely by young people aged 14-22 where they cultivate their creative talents and learn alongside established media professionals in funky offices in Brixton.

Young people from all corners of London write, design, photograph, film, blog and illustrate for Live, across the magazine, website, you tube channel, twitter and facebook; under the guidance of highly skilled journalism, design, film and photography mentors from high profile media like Guardian, Dazed & Confused, Channel 4, Metro, The Sunday Times, New Statesman, Mixmag and more... 

www.youtube.com/livemaguk

www.facebook.com/livemaguk

www.twitter.com/livemaguk

With a readership of 140,000 across London via the magazine, plus a website and social media community that just keeps on growing, it's no surprise that Live is one of the city's fastest growing and most exciting magazines for young people.  Live therefore offers advertisers a number of opportunities that deliver results - from traditional display through to "scene-melding" integrated impact campaigns. For more info on this, scroll down to the ADVERTISING & CREATIVE SOLUTIONS section or contact andrea@livity.co.uk

Live is distributed via secondary schools, colleges, universities, restaurants (including Nando's), leisure centres, libraries and youth clubs; and has a busy street team that hits all the areas that young people hang out, handing out Live to London's teenagers and young adults. From Westfield Shopping Centre, Camden, Spitelfields and Oxford Street through to gigs at O2 venues, U21 raves, and outside tube stations - we're there. 

HISTORY

Live first started in 2001 in response to the need for teenagers and young adults in South London to have a voice. Live South magazine was created and distributed 20,000 copies across Lambeth & Lewisham's schools colleges and youth clubs, with the street team going onto the estates and playgrounds putting it into the hands of young people who were really hard to reach via traditional media. It was really popular and was read by 80,000 young people every quarter. Live South was there during the blow up of the Grime scene. Live South interviewed and featured the people emerging from the scene before anyone else. Live also put emerging artists on the cover that mainstream media had never heard of at the time - people like Dizzee Rascal, Plan B, Miss Dynamite, Riz MC, Killa Kella, NDubz, Shystie, Chipmunk, Tinchy, Bashy, the list goes on. Live South was featured in the 2005-2008 hit series Dubplate Drama, which aired on MTV, Channel 4 and MySpace which featured a lot of the urban artists that Live had been hyping.

With such success Live's founding company launched Live East magazine in 2009 based out of Whitechapel and distributed 15,000 copies across Newham and Tower Hamlets giving young muslims and teenagers from East London a platform to have a voice and shout out about the scenes that were blowing up there.

Live was getting more and more noticed by mainstream media. In late 2009 the Guardian funded a North London pilot called Live North distributing 10,000 copies in and around Kings Cross.

The thinking was then that it seemed crazy to be making three - and potentially four - separate magazines, covering all four corners of London. So in late 2010 all the magazines were brought together to make ONE outstanding publication...Live Magazine. 

GET INVOLVED

If you're a budding young journalist, designer, film maker, illustrator, photographer, social media guru or marketeer then don't hesitate to visit our office in Brixton, we have an open door policy which means you can rock up any time you like. Address: Livity, 3rd Floor Piano House, Brighton Terrace, Brixton, SW9 8DJ open from 9:30am to 6pm every day. Email live@live-magazine.co.uk.

PARTNERSHIPS

Live is selective with who it partners with, but we're lucky to count SB.TV, Bigga Fish, You Tube, Google, BBC, adidas, the BFI, Sony BMG, Universal Music, Dazed & Confused, Channel 4, Red Bull, Guardian, Observer, O2 Think Big and many of London's councils as our friends. 

2011: We are on the look out for exciting new media partnerships. Please email andrea@livity.co.uk if you are a marketeer and would like to discuss a mutually beneficial opportunity.

ADVERTISING & CREATIVE SOLUTIONS 

Live offers a range of premium opportunities for brands, youth services and local organisations.

From traditional display advertising, integrated solutions or marketing campaigns that deliver impact - with added social benefit - Live is a proven communications platform for getting something talked about and delivering results.

Our advertisers include the biggest brands and organisations in the UK across arts & culture, ents, charity, fashion, telecoms, food & drink eg: 

adidas, Blackberry, Nando's, O2, Red Bull, Channel 4, National Dairy Council, Barbican, Walker Books, The London Development Agency, Optimum Films, BFI, NSPCC/Childline.

See our media sheet or contact andrea@livity.co.uk for more information.

See what our advertisers have to say:

"Red Bull have undertaken a year long print ad program with Live Magazine. It's great to be able to speak to teens in London while working with a socially responsible organisation that nurtures young talent."  - Nick Bennett, Brand Management Team, Red Bull

For a media pack or to discuss your campaign requirements please contact our Advertising & Business Development Manager: 

Andrea Gamson

02073265979

andrea@livity.co.uk