Magazine Preparation

Magazine Preparation

What genre of music magazine will you make? why?

The genre of my music magazine is going to be indie rock/alternative rock. I picked this genre because most of my answers to the questionnaire pointed to this genre as the most popular. With the only two people who buy magazines buying "NME", this is a good indicator that I should make my magazine about Indie rock. This genre also fits in with the age group I am aiming for. 14-25 year olds favourite music genre is pop and indie rock. My questionnaire is evidence of this claim with 50% of people picking pop music as their favourite genre and Indie rock coming in second with 25% of people picking it as their favourite music genre.

What will be in the magazine you make?

The front cover will be filled with a image of the main article which is inside. This main image will dominate  the front cover and completely fill it. The masthead and text I want to add will be put around, over or under the image to add effect and draw attention to the key parts of the magazine. Inside the magazine I will be creating a contents page and a double page spread of the artist on the front cover. This article will go into depth of how he lives and what life is like on the road touring. This would interest anyone who has a keen interest already in the band and anyone who wants to find out what life is like touring the world. 

Who will be your target audience?

My target audience for my magazine will be people aged 14-25 years old. My research showed that 25% of 16 years olds favourite music genre is Indie rock. This is a good enough size of people to justify the reason why I want to make this kind of magazine.This group of people come under social economic group 'E' which is student. This floor to aiming at this generation even though their clear interest in music is apparent, the age group I am selling to doesn't have much money. So to combat this I have to find a good balance between cost and quality of the magazine. I will be pricing my magazine between £1-£3.

What makes your magazine original?

My magazine will be original with its title. The title has not been used on another magazine before. The images were all took by me and only me so this makes my magazine original.

How will I ensure that my music magazine looks professional? 

I have looked at many mainstream music magazines and learned what makes them successful. I will have a big masthead that clearly shows what the magazine is and what you will be getting with my brand of magazine. There will be a HD main image in the central of the front cover to show what the main two page spread will be about. I will stick with a particular colour palette so not to make the pages look odd and unprofessional. The software that I will use to create my product will be a mix of photoshop and InDesign. 80% of my work will be done within photoshop because this is the software I am most comfortable and confident using. Most modern day magazines are produced using these softwares so I will follow suit.

What will you magazine be called and why?

My magazine will be called "Lame Magazine" because everything inside will be Lame and not worth reading. Obviously this is not true, but i want to play around with the concept that all mainstream magazine outlets shout and rave about been the best and 90% of the time the content is doesn't live up to the hype. So, if I say that my magazine is Lame customers and critics cannot complain. I per-warned them. But the target audience I am aiming for will appreciate the sarcasm and the not so serious approach I will be taking with the magazine.