We have been asked to produce a music magazine for are work, so i have begun planning certain things about my magazine such as who the audience is going to be, what genre of music is going to be in the magazine, magazine features, who is going to be on the front cover and why.
Audience
I have decided that the audience for my magazine is going to be teenagers and young adults. This is because i will be able to relate to it more and will know what sort of stuff to put into it instead of trying to fit in with a different age group and risk getting information wrong. A younger audience will also involve the people who are interested in new music and recently successful artists. The gender of the audience is aimed mainly at females, but will have parts that will interest males, such as information on mixed gender bands, on rap artists etc.
Genre
The genre of music that my magazine will be based on will be hip hop, rap, and pop. This is the sort of music type that the band 'The Black Eyed Peas' produce, which is where i got my idea from. This is because it doesn't have only one specific genre but a mix of them, and ones that go together well. Having a mix of genres like this will be able to appeal to a bigger audience because different people like different types of music, so this will get attention to a bigger range of people. People who like hip hop, people who like rap and people who like pop.
Features Of Magazine.
The features inside the magazine are a big part of the front cover, as this is what attracts people to look at the magazine and buy it if they seem interested on what is featured inside. So on the front cover i have decided i will put the features as, competitions, interviews, best songs of 2008, etc. Having competitions as one of the features will attract attention because the prize will be something that the reader is interested in as they have bought this type of magazine. This means the prize could be free concert tickets, band merchandise, a bunch of new C.D's, etc. If someone sees this on the front of a magazine and wants a chance to win this prize they will buy the magazine. Interviews will also be a feature on the front cover because somebody who buys this type of magazine is going to be interested in the type of artist/band who is being interviewed so will want to read what is being said. The best songs of 2008 could also be a main feature on the front cover because they will be the audiences favorite songs at the moment because they are quite recent, and the audience may want to remember all of them.
Band on front cover
The band featured on the front cover will be a mixed gender group. This is because it will show the audience that the magazine can be for males and females and will also bring sex appeal to the magazine. By having a band on the front cover and not an artist allows the magazine to appeal to both males and females because it won't have just one gender on it. By having females on the front cover will attract males because the 'male gaze' will take place attracting them to the magazine cover. Having males on the cover will do the same to females but the other way round, attracting them to the males. Also having more than one person on the front cover means more than one race can be featured to show that it is friendly to all different cultures.
Audience
I have decided that the audience for my magazine is going to be teenagers and young adults. This is because i will be able to relate to it more and will know what sort of stuff to put into it instead of trying to fit in with a different age group and risk getting information wrong. A younger audience will also involve the people who are interested in new music and recently successful artists. The gender of the audience is aimed mainly at females, but will have parts that will interest males, such as information on mixed gender bands, on rap artists etc.
Genre
The genre of music that my magazine will be based on will be hip hop, rap, and pop. This is the sort of music type that the band 'The Black Eyed Peas' produce, which is where i got my idea from. This is because it doesn't have only one specific genre but a mix of them, and ones that go together well. Having a mix of genres like this will be able to appeal to a bigger audience because different people like different types of music, so this will get attention to a bigger range of people. People who like hip hop, people who like rap and people who like pop.
Features Of Magazine.
The features inside the magazine are a big part of the front cover, as this is what attracts people to look at the magazine and buy it if they seem interested on what is featured inside. So on the front cover i have decided i will put the features as, competitions, interviews, best songs of 2008, etc. Having competitions as one of the features will attract attention because the prize will be something that the reader is interested in as they have bought this type of magazine. This means the prize could be free concert tickets, band merchandise, a bunch of new C.D's, etc. If someone sees this on the front of a magazine and wants a chance to win this prize they will buy the magazine. Interviews will also be a feature on the front cover because somebody who buys this type of magazine is going to be interested in the type of artist/band who is being interviewed so will want to read what is being said. The best songs of 2008 could also be a main feature on the front cover because they will be the audiences favorite songs at the moment because they are quite recent, and the audience may want to remember all of them.
Band on front cover
The band featured on the front cover will be a mixed gender group. This is because it will show the audience that the magazine can be for males and females and will also bring sex appeal to the magazine. By having a band on the front cover and not an artist allows the magazine to appeal to both males and females because it won't have just one gender on it. By having females on the front cover will attract males because the 'male gaze' will take place attracting them to the magazine cover. Having males on the cover will do the same to females but the other way round, attracting them to the males. Also having more than one person on the front cover means more than one race can be featured to show that it is friendly to all different cultures.
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