Welcome to Time Out - an iconic brand
Time Out is an international, multimedia publisher of cultural experiences that provides inspiration to city dwellers around the world. In the summer of 1968, with only a £70 present from his aunt, Tony Elliott (a classmate of Richard Branson) published the first issue of Time Out London.
In that opening letter, Tony wrote: ‘We have tried to make our information as comprehensives as possible but at the same time we have been very selective, in so much as the places we list are the places we think are worth your attention'. True to his word and that commitment to his readers to offer a ruthlessly independent mag, Tony remains at the helm of Time Out's global empire today, committed now as then.
In 2008 Time Out turned 40 and is now in many of the world's leading cities including: Bangkok, Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Mumbai, Barcelona, Chicago, Moscow, New York, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.
As a member of the Time Out global network, Time Out Sydney is an independent magazine and website published by a small team of hard working, dedicated and passionate Sydneysiders. It is your guide to better living. Since launching in September 2007, we've become the pre-eminent entertainment magazine in the city. No one captures the pulse of this town and puts that heartbeat in print and online like we do. And we're trusted. We're committed to editorial independence. We don't take freebies and we always review anonymously.
We preview, investigate and celebrate everything that's hot and happening by tapping into Sydney's vast social spectrum of food, arts, bars, theatre, film, fashion, nightlife, outdoors, TV and music. Think of the mag in your hands and the website at your fingertips as bottled lightning - proof we live in a rich, racy, unique metropolis and that Sydney is a great city which deserves a great magazine and that Time Out is it.
Why does Time Out work so well in Sydney? Because from the first moment Arthur Phillip guided those 11 rusty buckets of human cargo through The Heads in 1788, Sydney has borne a hunger - a hunger for new experiences, fresh inspiration and independent ideals. And that's Time Out in a nutshell. We strive to feature the good, the innovative and important and to go beyond the obvious to reveal the unusual, unexpected and undiscovered.
Above all, our responsibility is to our readers. And although they're just as likely to be males as female and vary in age from 18 to 81, Time Out readers have a lot in common. They are affluent and intelligent, they're busy and savvy and, most of all, they like going out - to restaurants, bars, cinemas, theatres, nightclubs but also into greater Sydney and all it's natural wonders - the beaches, parks, waterways and sprawling suburbs.
A magazine so firmly in the service of the people needs good people fueling its fire. Everyone who works for Time Out is passionate, even fanatical, about their subject. Time Out journalists are connected, respected and engaged - that makes them the best qualified people in town to collect definitive information in an entertaining way. Our reporters' mission is to do the best job possible of guiding both Sydneysiders and overseas visitors through the city we love and whose endless pleasures and hidden treasures are out there waiting to be discovered. What better way to do it than via a series of 14 mini-cultural magazines bolted together in 80 pages as Time Out Sydney?
Let's cut to the chase - Time Out is the clued-up urbanites' most trusted guide to life. But even we're sometimes amazed by the prodigious amount of culture Sydney offers. That's why we publish our magazine in tandem with a website filled to the gills with erudite but acerbic news, reviews, interviews, previews, investigations and footage, much of it created exclusively for the website. A few clicks away at you'll find a gateway to a comprehensive archive of all the informed, up-to-date information you'll need to get the best out of Sydney.
Time Out Sydney: The Team
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Publisher: Justin Etheridge - After many successful years in Dubai with Time Out and ITP, Justin was inspired to move to Sydney and launch Time Out here.
Publisher: Angus Fontaine - A multiple award-winning writer across newspapers, magazines and the web and ex-editor of GQ Australia, Inside Cricket, Ralph, and Beer & Brewer, Fontaine wrote and hosted Discovery's top-rating travel show Five Star Insider.
Editor and Film: Nick Dent - Former editor of high-brow glossies Black & White and Blue, Nick is Time Out's culture vulture (and rapier wit). Peerless in general arts know-how and fearless as a film critic, he assumes the role of editor of Time Out Sydney armed with a starry-eyed love for the city he calls home.
Food & Drink: Myffy Rigby - Former fish wrangler at the Sydney Seafood School, Myffy never saw a snack she didn't like. Current obsessions include picklebacks, burgers, fried chicken skin, Sichuan food and anything grilled on a stick. Must be watched around fires at all times.
Art, Museums, Performing Arts: Darryn King - Occasional author, Trivial Pursuit editor and entertainment journo for the Sydney Morning Herald, Drum Media, 3D World and TheVine, Darryn rings up the curtain on the most exciting and audacious arts coverage in town. If it’s on a stage, on a wall or on a plinth, Darryn will be on the case, brows poised high – ready to lob a bouquet of flowers or a grenade as soon as the fat lady's finished singing.
Music, Comedy and Online: Andrew P Street - As well as being the former Music Editor of Adelaide's dB Magazine and Associate Editor at Sydney's The Drum Media, not to mention writing about music for just about every magazine in the country from Rolling Stone to GQ, APS is also both a ex-wannabe indie rock star and a current occasional stand-up comedian – so he knows of what he writes.
Gay & Lesbian: Andrew Georgiou - After failing to have robot dancing officially recognized as an Olympic sport, Mr Georgiou turned his spirit fingers to penning bent tales about Sydney's Queer underground for Time Out's Gay and Lesbian pages. Reports on trans-glam bands, lesbian boot scooting and cross dressing cats lead Georgiou to also scribe the Checkout pages for Time out Sydney, covering furious fashionistas, delectable designers and desirable dating destinations. It's quietly rumoured that Georgiou also has a penchant for alliteration.
Chief Photographer: Daniel Boud - Acclaimed snapper of the stars, Mr. Boud is a Sydney photographer and conceptual artist with an unsurpassed eye for what makes Sydney tick. Off-road, side-of-stage, on the street or in the shadows, Dan lurks with a lens and an instinct for the moment that leaves you breathless.
Marketing & Online Director: Julian Peterson - Moved from from Ink Publishing's fast growing Singapore office where he worked on the successful launch of Time Out Singapore. Julian spoke at ad:tech Sydney 2009 about 'Content and its context in digital media', at ad:tech 2010 about 'Your campaign is irrelevant: How do you avoid being left behind?', at Web 3.0 - The future of social media and at Adma Forum 2010 on "Keeping in Touch with your Customer: Should you Follow your Instinct or Use Data to Predict, Track and Adapt to their Changing Behaviour?". Keen on entertainment , loves creating links and sometimes writes about digital marketing. Julian is also speaking at Public Sector: Web 3.0 - The future of social media, at AIMIA Digital Summit 2010 and at EMSA - Email Marketing Summit Australia.
Time Out Sydney is part of Intermedia whose other sites include Hotel Management, Inside Film, Inside Film Awards, The Shout and Spice News.