Ideas so far for magazine proporsal

Magazine Proposal

Case studies proposal;

Kerrang Magazine & RockSound -> The genre of the magazines are mainstream Rock music, classic rock music and classic heavy metal bands. The title of the ‘Kerrang Magazine’ it relates to on of the most used instruments by rock bands and rock singers which is a guitar, and more specifically an electric guitar. The name has a indirect link to the music and the name itself sounds musical and appeals to the audience as it is catchy without using the words ‘rock’ or ‘music’. The title of ‘RockSound’ magazine has a more direct link to music and to the actually genre of the magazine. The title is very self explanatory and straight forward which will let the reader know directly the genre of the magazine. The names of both magazines are inspirational and have given me two ways in which I can portray the title of my own music magazine.

The target audience for Kerrrang magazine are people between 15 and 24 years old, with a median age of 19. 6O% of the readers are male and 40% are female. The are referred to as ‘rejoice in their individuality’ and as typical modern youth. The readers are young people who are mostly still in education or have just finished and they are active, lively and modern.

The target audience for Rock sound magazine are also people between the ages of 15 and 24. 59% of readers are female and 41% are male. The two magazines have similar target audience.

My Magazine Proposal;

For my own music magazine I have chosen the genre of the mainstream side of Rock music. I have chosen this genre of music because I was inspired by the case studies I have done and also the style of layout, photography and the colour schemes of Rock magazines and of Rock in general. The target audience for my music magazine will be people between 15 and 21, which are people that are most likely still in education or just getting their first job. The readers will be both female and male, about 45% female and about 55% male. The social class of my readers will be normal working class/in education. The main ethnicity of my readers will be white and will be from all around the country. They will be interested in fashion and their appearance as a whole and will spend a reasonable amount of money on clothes without having to buy really expensive clothes. The readers will have a like for bold and dark colours and will be showing this by the clothes they wear. Their taste in fashion will be very simple yet very put together. The primary audience will be very active and smart, but have a sense of distinct individualism and not be scared to express themselves to the world through the activities they do. They would enjoy skateboarding and roller skating and other outdoor extreme activities. They would love animals and spending time with their friends outside and inside of the home. However, they would dislike rap music which has no feelings to it and is all about money. They’re main favourite bands will be bands such as ‘Bring me the horizon’ and ‘Pierce the veil’.

The title of my own music magazine will be ‘Whispers’. I have chosen this title because the name makes the magazine sound mysterious and interesting. The title links in with some of the content that the magazine will have, such as gossip, news and exclusive interviews that people have not yet heard from no where else. 'Whispers' is a very catchy but still quite mature and appealing name to the audience.