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This image doesn't show a theme of rock, and we can't see much of the models face. If i repeated this image again i'd have him looking down on the floor facing forward so that some of his face can be seen.

The models facial expression is all wrong and it seems that hes not interested. 







Again the models facial expression doesn't show he's interested and doesn't convey the theme of rock.









There is too many objects in the background, which distracts from the main part of the image

The pose of the model doesn't suggest it is for a Rock Magazine









The model looks dull and boring, no attitude is shown




                The image is slightly blurred, so its hard to see the models face

The image is far to dark. If i repeated this image again, i would make sure it was a lot more lighter.

Coverlines for contents page

Features:
Top 10 Worst albums of the year- which band produced a stinker this year?
The best Bass player of all time- Noise gives you the reader to vote for your best Bassist of all time
Big arenas or small venues?- Whats best from the spectactors and performers point of view?
Babyshambles- Pete and his boys drop in for a friendly wild chat!
Miles Kane- Former Rascals lead singer talks everything music and tells us why his favourite football team are s**t!
Win tickets to see Kings of Leon- Chance to see Kings of Leon with V.I.P passes!

Regular
Concert rewind- This week Noise explores the sound of the Echo arena
Column Bono- U2 singer and world saver Bono, this week tells us about gig he’ll never forget, and a crazy story about a Bass player!
Q'n'a the Drummer- This week Bombay Bicycle club’s very own Suren de Saram, answers our Questions
Touring a venue- This week Noise explores the  sound, atmosphere, of the Echo arena and rates the venue out of 5 stars
Festival Update- We take a look at how Leeds are getting on preparing for this summers invasion of music lovers

Coverlines for Magazine front cover first draft

Babyshambles- Pete and his boys drop in for a chat

Win tickets to see Kings of Leon

Reading and leeds festival update

A look back at the Kinks

The best Bassistof all time, Your chance to vote for your best Bass Player

Front page image

I have chosen this image as it has all the relevant codes a magazine front cover image should have. The image is direct address and conveys an attitude, and there is space for cover lines, magazine title and caption.

Frank Turner Email

I then asked Frank Turner for an interview, as i'm going to see him on the 11th December anyway. He agreed and said i could do it in person at the gig. However as its on the 11th, i wouldn't have enough time to do it if i went to him on person, so decided to do an email interview instead.

Born Ruffians email

I then asked Born Ruffians for an interview as they were playing in Liverpool. However they never got back to me.

Article research

Turner was born in Muharraq, Bahrain, and grew up in Meonstoke, just outside Winchester, England. Turner attended Eton where he was educated alongside Prince William, and later went on to attend the London School of Economics where he studied History. His father Roger Turner, is the son of Sir Mark Turner, formerly chairman of high street retailer Bhs, and had himself also attended Eton before becoming a City investment banker, while his mother, Jane, the daughter of a bishop, is a primary school headmistress.

In 2001, Turner joined London post-hardcore band Million Dead at the invitation of former Kneejerk drummer Ben Dawson. In 2005, after four years and two albums, the band announced that they were parting ways, as “irreconcilable differences within the band mean that it would be impossible to continue.

Turner's first solo EP, Campfire Punkrock, was released in May 2006 on Xtra Mile Recordings, with him being recorded and backed by Oxford band Dive Dive who he had met while out on tour with Reuben. Band members Tarrant Anderson, Ben Lloyd and Nigel Powell would become his backing band from this point on, with most of his subsequent UK headline tours being full band shows. After touring in support of American singer-songwriter Jonah Matranga, the two released a split EP in August 2006. In September, he was the last act to appear on Steve Lamacq's “Lamacq Live” show on BBC Radio 1.  Turner's debut full-length, Sleep Is for the Week, was released in January 2007, again recorded at Dive Dive's studio, produced by their guitarist Ben Lloyd and featuring drummer Nigel Powell.

He supported The Gaslight Anthem on their tour of the UK and Europe, demoing several new songs and announcing his plans to record a new album in May.

I used to be in Million Dead you know... It was a lot of fun for four years, and then we broke up, which was a real shame. In the aftermath of years of touring in a hardcore band, ears still ringing, I decided that I wanted to try my hand at the lighter end of my music taste for a while, and follow up my love of all things folk / acoustic / country. And maybe along the way show that it is possible to write simple acoustic music without sounding like james blunt, and whilst retaining some passion, anger, and a sense of humour.

We are Scientists third email

I then gave them the following questions to answer, but unfortunately they never replied back.

We are Scientists Second email

 As they said they were to busy i asked them for an online interview, which they accepted.

We are scientists First Email

I then asked We are Scientists for an interview, but they claimed they were to busy and didn't have time for any interviews.

Coldplayer second email

However when i emailed them again. They informed me that their show had been postponed because of complications with the promoter and venue, so it was postponed to February instead, meaning i couldn't interview them.

Coldplayer first email

At first Coldplayer were more then willing to let me interview them on the 19th November

Sketch of Double Page Spread

Sketch of Magazine contents

Here i have sketched my plan of my contents cover. My contents cover will be laid out like this, and will include regular, and feature content whilst with a number of images.

Sketch of Music Magazine front cover

Here i have drawn a basic outline of my Music magazines front cover. It includes main features, title and caption, and the main image which i hope to use.

Publication Plan

Title: Noise

Positioning statement: The loudest music Magazine around

Frequency of publication: Weekly                        

Price: £1.99

Distribution: Newsagents, Supermarkets, Internet, Music gigs, Instrument shops

Rationale: The Magazine gives an insight of Bands that Fans don’t have access to. Interviews will be included regularly and breaking news and gossip about Album Release dates, Tour dates, etc.

Style: As the Genre is Indie/Rock the vocabulary will be basic and an irrelevant style. The magazine spreads across a wide audience of music from Punk Rock too Electronic Indie.

Regular content

-      Editors letter

-      Gig Reviews of the past week,  Famous and Upcoming bands

-      Instruments, latest releases of Guitars, Drums Basses, Amps etc

-      Top 20 Songs and Top 10 Albums of the week, voted by the Fans

-      Upcoming Bands page, a page dedicated to upcoming bands looking for exposure

-      Interview with a recognised band

-      Bono’s weekly column (ColumnBono)

-      Q’n’a the drummer, each week Noise asks Drummers from certain bands, questions about various topics. (this week Bombay bicycle club answers questions)

-      Touring a Venue. This week Noise, and explores the sound, atmosphere, of the echo arena and rates the Venue out of 5 stars.

-       Gigs page, contains information about new released tours

-       Music Quiz, crosswords etc.

-       Fan Mail

-      Concert rewind, each week Noise chooses Kasabian at Wembley

-      Festival update, each week Noise takes a look at how a certain festival is getting ready for the summer (What bands are playing, where its going to be held, new ideas etc) this week we see how Reading and Leeds are getting on preparing for this summer

-      Competition, each week Noise gives readers the chance to win a prize

-      Content of next week

 

 

Feature content

-      An Easy step-by-step Guide to learn the basics in Bass Guitar

-      Babyshambles interview, Pete Doherty and his boys drop in for a chat

-      Top 10 Worst albums of the year, Noise takes a look at the top 10 worst albums released in 2010

-      Poster of Stereophonics

-      Miles Kane talks about everything music, and about his favourite football team

-      Win two tickets to see Kings of Leon with V.I.P passes, at Lancashire cricket ground, a great opportunity to meet Caleb and the band

-       A Rewind Article on The Kinks

-      The best Soloist of all time, Noise takes a look at the best soloists of all time and gives you the reader a chance to vote for your best soloist

-      Mumford and sons, We take a look of the sudden rise of Mumford and sons over the past 12 months, and takes a look at the future for them

-      Big arenas or small venues? What’s best to play at?, for performers and spectators, we ask a range of various people, well known and not so well known their opinion

-      Tribute band interview- As a special feature Noise interviews one of the best Tribute bands around, Coldplayer, as good as the real band

 

House style

Cover lines- Minion Pro Cond and Minion Pro Med

Headlines- Minion Pro Cond

Standfirst- Minion Pro SmBd

Captions- The noise of Rock and Indie Music

Features first paragraph- Drop Capital in Minion pro

News first Paragraph- First few lines in Bold

Body text- Minion pro

Colour scheme- Red, Black, and white

Media Questionaire video

Questionaire Results Presentation

 

Who is your Favourite artist in Rock Music

Favourite Artist Slideshow

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From this slideshow that i have made from Powerpoint i can see what Indie/Rock bands are more popular within my Target Audience. This tells me that the audience prefer bands like Arctic Monkeys, and Green day

Gender

In total i asked 8 Males, and 12 females. Therefore I have to take into account that the Results i have collected are mainly influenced and answered by Female.

Questionnaire

For my AS Media coursework I  am producing a music magazine. I would be most grateful if you could answer the following questions.



On a scale of 1-5. 1 being very important and 5 being irrelevant, how do you rate the following aspects of a music magazine (Please circle)

 

Use of Images           1           2            3           4             5

Competitions             1           2            3           4             5

A free gift                1           2            3           4             5

Quizzes, Crosswords  1           2            3           4             5

Etc

Quality of band when 1            2            3           4            5

Interviewing

Information about      1            2            3           4            5

Upcoming gigs

Information about      1             2           3           4            5

Upcoming festivals

Reviews                      1              2           3           4           5

Readers emails            1              2           3           4            5

1)    Gender? Please circle your answer

        Male                Female    

2)   What colours would you associate the with Rock music?

3)   How often do you purchase a music magazine?

Weekly           Fortnightly     Monthly    Every 2 Months

Once every 6 months     Once a year      Never

4)   Around how much would you expect to pay for a music magazine released weekly?

5) On average how often do you attend music gigs?

         Weekly           Fortnightly     Monthly    Every 2 Months
         Once every 6 months         Once a year           Never

6) Around how much would you expect to pay for  Magazine released weekly?

7) Who is your favourite artist in Rock music?

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Magazine Research

Nme

Retail Price- £2.20

Published Weekly

Genre- Indie Rock

Issue Size- 70 pages

Company- IPC media

http://www.nme.co.uk/

http://www.ipcmedia.com/

   

Magazines like NME interview bands that are embarking on a tour, or releasing an album. Bands use magazines like NME as a stepping stone in getting their name out there to the public, to sell tracks and tickets, and reach public stardom. Nme regular includes line ups and latest news of festivals, tours and gigs.



NME are usually known for interviewing bands that are embarking on a tour

The Interview with Mumford and sons is something similar that i am aiming to create. In it they talk about their tour and their rise too fame, but add a comical effect by discovering that they are "surprisingly massive piss heads"

Nme is usually associated as using Gonzo Journalism This basically means that the writer is involved in the interview using first person narrative. As i am interviewing a band i hope too do the same.

Q

Frequency of Publication- Monthly
Genre- Rock
Retail Price- £3.99
Issue Size- 200 pages
Company- Bauer media group
http://www.bauermedia.co.uk/
http://www.qthemusic.com/

Features- Special collectors editions, four different rare pictures of John Lennon on four different covers. Interview with Gorillaz

Q often feature and celebrate historic events for historic figures that have made a major influence in the world of music. To mark the occasion of John Lennon's 70th Birthday, Q celebrated it by having 4 different covers of John Lennon. This makes the magazine issue unique.

Other regular features on Q include music compilations, Q50, cash for questions crossword, ten commandments, and reviews on film music,television etc.

Uncut

Genre- Indie rock

Retail Price-

Frequency of Publication- Monthly

Company- IC media

Audience aimed at- 25- to 45-year-old men

http://www.uncut.co.uk/

http://www.icmedialtd.com/

Features

For the latest issue announce the 25 listed albums that are up for this years Uncut music award, along with the judges, who by this time next month will have cast their votes on the eight albums from the long list that their eventual winner will be selected from. This persuades the reader to buy future issues, or subscribe as they will be eager too find out the winner.

They also regulary include a free exclusive gift with the issue. For example the latest issue something free with the magazine. By offering a " Songs of the south" CD for free. Readers are more likely to buy it as they are buying something more than a magazine.

Mojo

Genre- Rock

Retail Price-

Frequency of publication- Monthly

Company- Bauer
http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/
http://www.bauer.co.uk/

Mojo Magazine often focuses about bands of the past, rather than the modern era. Bands who were in their prime in the seventies and eighties are usually included in Mojo. 

Initial plans for my magazine

Price- £2.00
Frequency of publication- Weekly
Issue size (number of pages) 60-70
Regular content- Interviewing certain bands embarking on tour
Feature articles-

What are the strengths and weaknesses of both the product and your use of new media technologies

The magazine cover and contents contain features and is mainly structured following the codes on cons of a usual magazine, like the features and relevant images i have included, however there is vital features and design aspects that i have missed out such as the barcode, and the image not being direct address. I think I have used the software well, as my cover and contents relatively look like they would be part of a published magazine. Having because of the colours i have used my writing at times is difficult too read, a huge inconvienience for the reader.