I came up with a list of stories that could be contained in the magazine. I decided for the contents page that it would be split into stories mainly done by genre, so for example i would have 4 boxes all with different genres and stories in. The genre's that will be contained in my mock up issue will be; Metalcore(Bring me the horizon, Killswitch Engage, Bullet for my valentine) Rap(eminem, kanye west, Jay Z), Electronic(Hadouken, The prodigy, Faithless) and finally Indie(MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Franz Ferdinand)
These 4 categories will make up the magazine this time however there are tons of other genres i could have chosen.
The stories that i plan to have on my contents page are so far:
-Exclusive interview with James Dutton(This will be my double page spread that i will write about, it will also be one of the main features on my cover and the artist will also be my cover model)
Metalcore;
-Bullet for my valentine tour review
-Trip to the top interview with Killswitch Engage.
-DropDead clothing sneak preview and interview with Oli Sykes.
-What to look out for in festival season.
-J, Crank live.
Rap:
-Marshal Mathers; a true tale.
-Boom, Kanye and Jay z at this years music awards.
-What 2010 has in store for rap
-Context Mc, Climbing the charts
Electronic:
-Hadouken's favourite boys and girls
-How to start making your own electronic
-interview with the Prodigy's tour manager.
-css, crystal castles tour dates
Indie:
-James Dutton Exclusive
-Vampire Weekend, the latitude low down
-I hate Everything about you
-The kooks review
-Skanks, new album
Finally i decided to add a "news" catagorie for general articles, in this issue there would be:
-In the news
-Download line up confirmation
-The killers and their new album.
Monday 8 March 2010
Front cover style
After picking the colour scheme for the magazine (purple, red, black and white) it was then time to pick a "look for it". I had looked at many other magazines, particularly music ones, and they all seemed to follow a very similar set of traits, for example Q magazine and kerrang are very similar;
Both have the main heading at the top of the page, they then have a very over powering, dominating image and then just a few sub headings of what is contained. This is like all magazines and the way the industry runs, therefore it is vital i stick to this theme however i don't need to make "mainstream" covers like these two. They are too similar for example they both have blocks at the top and bottom of the page with information, this isn't necessary and makes them too alike. The very capturing main headings positioned slap bang in the middle of the page is very eye catching and something i will consider when making my cover.
In terms of font they both use very similar types, looking through www.dafont.com there are several i have found that would be suitable for my magazine;
-action of the time AL
-Sex Pistols
- Fabianestem
-Bison
-Brad
-Delirium
Both have the main heading at the top of the page, they then have a very over powering, dominating image and then just a few sub headings of what is contained. This is like all magazines and the way the industry runs, therefore it is vital i stick to this theme however i don't need to make "mainstream" covers like these two. They are too similar for example they both have blocks at the top and bottom of the page with information, this isn't necessary and makes them too alike. The very capturing main headings positioned slap bang in the middle of the page is very eye catching and something i will consider when making my cover.
In terms of font they both use very similar types, looking through www.dafont.com there are several i have found that would be suitable for my magazine;
-action of the time AL
-Sex Pistols
- Fabianestem
-Bison
-Brad
-Delirium
Brainstorm of names
I decided i needed to come up with a variety of names for the magazine that I liked, I will then get people to vote of the name that they think is the most suitable.
All the initial ideas:
Made
Revolution
Mainstream
Twisted
Enlightened
Rough
The Loop
Gap
Mechanic
Editor
Multiple
Rampage
Etching
Switch
Originality
Chance
My favourites were:
The loop, chance, revolution and Switch
Ill get people to vote on which of these they think is best.
The results were:
The loop got 75% of the votes.
I liked this name because it could have several meanings for example, music runs in loops and cycles and the magazine will be keeping people "in the loop". How ever from looking at all over magazine and things you hardly ever see the word "the" in magazine titles so i will be calling my magazine "loop".
All the initial ideas:
Made
Revolution
Mainstream
Twisted
Enlightened
Rough
The Loop
Gap
Mechanic
Editor
Multiple
Rampage
Etching
Switch
Originality
Chance
My favourites were:
The loop, chance, revolution and Switch
Ill get people to vote on which of these they think is best.
The results were:
The loop got 75% of the votes.
I liked this name because it could have several meanings for example, music runs in loops and cycles and the magazine will be keeping people "in the loop". How ever from looking at all over magazine and things you hardly ever see the word "the" in magazine titles so i will be calling my magazine "loop".
Sunday 7 March 2010
The Photoshoot
I took quite a few pictures of my model as i wanted to have quite a broad choice of pictures to edit and use. For the other little pictures in my magazine i tried to take them in a "natural setting" to make them look good and authentic.
Front cover test shots
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Friday 5 March 2010
COLOUR RESEARCH
I decided that i needed to have a closer look at colour and what they represented; i felt this would help me make a more informed decision when choosing a colour scheme and everything to do with my magazine.
After reviewing all of the colours i decided a combination of:
Red because of its association with desire and strength
Purple because of its wisdom yet mystery
And finally black and white. black because of its sophistication, style and good technology colour.
I think these colours are all fairly uni-sex, non-specified genre and also eye catching.
After reviewing all of the colours i decided a combination of:
Red because of its association with desire and strength
Purple because of its wisdom yet mystery
And finally black and white. black because of its sophistication, style and good technology colour.
I think these colours are all fairly uni-sex, non-specified genre and also eye catching.
Tuesday 2 March 2010
What's already out there?
There are no actually "Multi-Genre Music Magazine" However i did find a website called Musique Machine; they are an online "magazine" style website although when i was looking it looked more like a blog as it had information about different types and things like MP3's and forums but there wasn't a great deal of articles and it didn't have the layout of a magazine. They did have a radio transmission from the website which i thought was a very good idea and could potentially be a media that would be most suitable to go with my product. Their magazine seemed a little too intense and serious; i wanted to be showing different genres in a fun way rather than taking it too seriously.
www.musiquemachine.com
I also came across another amateur "online magazine" BeepBoxx which again to me looked just like a blog; it had a variety of interviews and reviews which i liked, especially the reviews the use of album. track and gig reviews really give you an insight into how the bands perform recorded and live, i could use this type of thing in my magazine.
I did find some information on a magazine that apparently had been printed called M Music & Musicians that was planned to be printed 8 times a year; that would be a multi-genre magazine However after searching everywhere for it i couldn't find a copy anywhere and the website link i found for it didn't work.
To conclude there are currently NO printed Multi-genre music magazines.
www.musiquemachine.com
I also came across another amateur "online magazine" BeepBoxx which again to me looked just like a blog; it had a variety of interviews and reviews which i liked, especially the reviews the use of album. track and gig reviews really give you an insight into how the bands perform recorded and live, i could use this type of thing in my magazine.
I did find some information on a magazine that apparently had been printed called M Music & Musicians that was planned to be printed 8 times a year; that would be a multi-genre magazine However after searching everywhere for it i couldn't find a copy anywhere and the website link i found for it didn't work.
To conclude there are currently NO printed Multi-genre music magazines.
Focus and Pitch
I wanted to find out who would be most interested in reading my multi-genre magazine, to conduct this research I decided to create a short questionnaire to give to people, I also felt it would be a good opportunity to also find out what would "go down well" in terms of content and general look of the proposed magazine. I asked people the following questions:
Name/Age
1)What would your view be on a multi-genre music magazine containing information of all sorts of different music styles and tastes?
2)Do you think that there is a gap in the market for such a product?
3)Do you think designated sections of the magazine assigned to certain types of genres sound like a good idea?
4)Would you consider buying such a magazine and why?
Name/Age
1)What would your view be on a multi-genre music magazine containing information of all sorts of different music styles and tastes?
2)Do you think that there is a gap in the market for such a product?
3)Do you think designated sections of the magazine assigned to certain types of genres sound like a good idea?
4)Would you consider buying such a magazine and why?
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