Lisa Blanning is an American writer and editor on music, art and culture. A former editor at The Wire Magazine in London and Electronic Beats in Berlin—the city she currently operates out of—she's now the editor-in-chief of PLATOON MAGAZINE and the bass editor for Mixmag. She is especially engaged in movements in contemporary electronic music and digital culture art. She has published cover stories for publications in three different countries, and led panel discussions and artist talks for festivals such as Unsound, CTM, and Atonal, as well as institutions such as University of East London.