We are studying the ways that the music industry use music magazines as a form of promotion before we start developing our own product. I will have to demonstrate a clear definition of my audience and how I fit into the global music industry market. I will consider editorial decisions, design principle, mode of address and the balance of promotion and critique.
The front cover of a music magazine is distiguished from other magazines as the specific artist or band features may attract a certain audience and turn off others.
I really like the NME style magazine as there is always a variety of housestyles in every magazine, which will make the magazine appeal to a much wider audience. The last picture of the magazine is the most up to date magazine, we can see they have recently changed the style of the name from bold red writting to white, although the font has stayed the same. I would base my magazine on the analysis of the recent NME magazines as I will want me audience to be young and modern.
NME audience statistics
- 65% Male*
- 50% 16-24*
- 23% 25-34*
- 79% ABC1*
For my Music Magazine i would preffer the audience to be 65% female rather than male, so I would have to make some of aspects of my magazine less like NME.
Genre
Although i want my magazine to be in the style of NME, I want the Genre of music in the magazine to be more pop, as this is what appeals to my target audience. This would include popular artists that range through various popular genres.
Definition of Pop
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes. Pop music has absorbed influences from most other forms of popular music, but as a genre is particularly associated with the rock and roll and later rock style.
Genre
Although i want my magazine to be in the style of NME, I want the Genre of music in the magazine to be more pop, as this is what appeals to my target audience. This would include popular artists that range through various popular genres.
Definition of Pop
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes. Pop music has absorbed influences from most other forms of popular music, but as a genre is particularly associated with the rock and roll and later rock style.
This is an example of a Pop magazine, I would use some elements of this magazine in my magazine to give an element of Pop. This magazine uses popular artists to promote the magazine as the target audience will recognise them.
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