Planning Ideas For Music Magazine

Genre
1. Alternative Pop/Rock
  1. Why did i choose this genre?
    1. I think it is one of the most popular genres of music at the current time, so therefore it would have a large target audience.
    2. I enjoy artist within this genre so i feel i would be able to apply to this music genre easily.
Target Audience
1. People who enjoy this genre of music
2. Age Range
  1. Young Adults aged 16-19
3. Gender
  1. Appeal to both genders however i think that magazines generally appeal to females rather trather than males
Other Information
1. Media Products
  1. Free CDS
  2. Free Downloads
    1. Appealing to the target audience due to modern technology as most people nowadays have Ipods, and other music devices.
2. Artists that the reader would be interested in:
  1. Arctic Monkeys
  2. The Beatles
  3. Coldplay
  4. Bob Dylan
  5. Jack Johnson
  6. Lana Del Rey
3. The magazine will be less gossip and more about the music.
  1. The only gossip that will be found in the magazine, is if it has influenced their music.
Unique Selling Point
1. It will offer a different media products with each issues.
  1. Eg.Free Music Downloads,Free CDs and Chance to win concert tickets
Magazine Rivals
1. Mojo
2. NME
3. Billboard
4. These would be rivals as these would also feature artists that would feature in my magazine.
Mission Statement
1. A stylish classy magazine, which focuses on music and how it has been created, rather than gossip about love romances. It will feature many popular artist both upcoming and older artist.
My Magazine Ideas
1. Masthead Ideas
  1. JM- Just Music
    1. Catchy and easy to remember
  2. Sound
    1. Simple but effective. Allows the magazine to be easily identified as a music magazine.
  3. Pulse
    1. Pulse is a musical term for feeling where the beat is. A pulse is also in the body which makes us feel as if the music is from within.
2. Front Cover Image
  1. Male playing guitar shows the magazine is about the music.
    1. M.E.S- Stylish clothing. Jeans, plain t-shirt and a leather jacket
    2. Photograph taken in the studio, bright lighting.
3. Key Cover Line Suggestions
  1. Who's the new boy in town?
  2. Upcoming Super Star:(Name of artist)
  3. The Meaning behind my music
  4. Going Solo, Boy Band break up proves better for all
4. Colour Scheme
  1. Simplistic colours scheme of two or three colours to follow the key conventions of magazines.
  2. Use the colour of clothing from the model
5. Price and Frequency
  1. The price of the magazine should be kept low as many music magazines are overpriced.
    1. Around £2 an issue
  2. The magazine will be released fortnightly.
Ideas For Feature Article
1. Showing off the new artist- images of gigs, playing music and where the inspiration for the music comes from.
2. Band break up: showing the band but also the solo careers. Photos of what they are doing now.
3. Meaning behind my music, showing images that anchor in the text such as songs about family pictures of families.

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	Created by lucie.m about 11 years ago