Magazine Proposal

What genre of music magazine will you make? Why?

The genre of music I will choose for my magazine will be Indie rock and pop because when I did the questionnaire most people ageing from 16-20 said that they listen to Indie rock and pop music. My primary audience will be people ageing from 16-20 year olds, but my secondary audience will be people who are 20+ up to 30 years old. This is because Indie rock and pop are both mainstream genres which has a more varied age range listening to it.

What will be in the magazine you make?

Each magazine issue I will choose an artist of my choice to appear on the front cover, and included in the magazine will be an article on that artist informing the audience the latest news on the artist. In this magazine along with the special guest, I will include their new single that hasn't been released before, giving information on how the artist came up with the new single and if the artist is collaborating with any other artist. 

What images will you have in the magazine and where will you get them from?

I will take my own pictures of someone either at a medium shot for my front cover or a close up. Along with the front cover picture, I will take long shot pictures of the person featuring in my magazine to go on the double page. 

Who will be your target audience?

My target audience will be 16-20 year olds who are male and female. My genre of music appeals to male and female because the variety of artsits/bands are male and female and don’t cater for a specific gender. I know this because of things like their album covers. They have unisex colours on their albums such as black, red, green, and many more. Since they are young adults they will fall into social economic groups  E; ‘Students’, D; ‘Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers’, C2; ‘Skilled workers’, C1; ‘Office supervisors, junior managers and nurses’ and B; ‘Middle class’. Since I have a wide audience age range, wore skilled workers can buy my magazine. If I were to price my magazine I would price it at £1-£3 so that people in higher economic classes can afford it as well as people in a lower economic class.

What makes your magazine original?

My magazine will be original because the title of the magazine has never been used before, the artist included has never been in another magazine before, the colours I will choose will probably be either red, black, grey and could also have other colours like yellow, purple, blue and pink which will make it original. 

How will you ensure it looks professional?

To make it look professional I will include a barcode, a masthead, a puff, a pug, a subheading and a contents page. I will make my magazine follow a house style so that there isn't any odd colours to make it look unprofessional. 

What research will you carry out before making the magazine?

I will buy other music magazines to have a look at their layout and the things they include in it. I will also look on the internet for examples of magazines. 

What will the name of your magazine be? Why?

The name of my magazine will be called 'Motif' because 'motif' means a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition. So the name 'Motif' relates to music just like my magazine does.