Stacey Horn is the president and founder of Echo, an electronic salon of over 3,000 members. Founded in 1990, Echo has a unique and eclectic population of artists, professionals, and writers, and is nearly 40% female. The Whitney Museum of American Art, Ms. Magazine, The Village Voice, and High Times all have their own discussion forums on Echo. In addition to the virtual community, Echo produces a number of in-person events including a film series promoting independent film called Alt.Film, and a monthly reading series called Read Only, where writers on Echo read from their recently published books. Horn is the author of Cyberville: Clicks, Culture and the Creation of an Online Town (Warner Books). Horn has a masters degree in Interactive Telecommunications from the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU, where she is currently teaching a course entitled Virtual Culture. When not online, she's usually drumming. Her band, the Manhattan Samba Group, drums at SOB's (Sounds of Brazil) every Saturday night.