Question 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your magazine?

For my  decision on who i would want to publish my magazine i wanted it to be one that would want to publish my magazine. For this i decided on what magazine mine most related to, this being Q. Their publishing contract is with Bauer, Europe's biggest publishing group. They have 19,000,000 people viewing 80 of their brands with an included audience of 2 in 5 people who experience at least one of their  products  whether it being a magazine or even their website. My magazine colour scheme also matches that  of what Bauer commonly publish which is why i would go with them. 

From their massive amount of experience, i believe they would be  the best company to go with to help my magazine really grow.

For  who i  would want to distribute my magazine, i would go with that of front line as they are the biggest distributing company in the UK alone. Again, they distribute Q and as my magazine is similar to the style of Q i think it would fit the profile of their commonly distributed magazines.  as they are so successful  i think to not go with them wouldn't be a beneficial move as they could provide a wider audience to distribute out to. 

Question 2

How does the Media Product represent a particular social group?

 at the beginning of the research process I began to look at magazines that helped me decide several ideas for my main images and subsidiary images. I wanted to appeal to a R&B/Pop audience which was ained at people aged from 16-21, which meant i needed to somehow show that social group within my magazine.

My main image was taken form ideas given to me by friends as i asked what they wanted to see from an artist who's lyrical ideas were somewhat explicit. I saw an image of an artist on a Kerrang magazine which really caught my eye as it had hotshots captioned with a camera in the artists hand which displayed his background and figured that i may be able to do something with this for my artist as there is a lot of history for my artist that i can implement throughout my magazine in various ways.

My initial idea was to have only a guitar covering the artists face but then discovered i could play about with the social group my artist is from by implementing more of his musical styles in the one image, this is where i added the explicit sign and guitar together representing the truth behind his lyrics and how meaningful they are. This outlines the whole style of R&B and Pop as, if you listen to the charts now, every song has an explicit version from the artist or is very acoustic with solely a guitar and drum. These also represent one of the biggest music icons that is out there. The text i have used is also that of which is similar to Kerrangs font style making it seem more like a pop magazine as it stands out. My use of advertisement is also essential for giving this effect as they are popular music streaming software used more commonly by teens. As they are my primary target for my audience it allows me to place the magazine in their social group.

My contents page was taken from the idea used by Q where several images were used representing what could be found inside, these artists were fitting to the social context of pop and this is where i got my inspiration to use multiple artists to represent the magazines social construct. it allowed me to use images i had taken of a couple of people who i had planned to be my main artist but didn't quite offer what i needed but still fit in the style of a pop artist that appealed to a youth like audience. Q's magazine showed artists at Gigs and festivals  which  is appealing to 16-21 year old so i decided to use this as an idea to take photos of my artists in musically identified locations that the pop audience could relate to. 

To represent the social group  i was aiming for i also made sure i implemented common use of technology used by them frequently, like Spotify  and Apple Music to allow them to relate to the magazine wanting them to read much more. i also tried to draw their  attention further by placing competition opportunities to win free subscriptions to their main source of music. I provided them with news events on gigs which would allow them to prepare for the events which again crosses into keeping my magazine into their social context.Each artist represents the social group as they're young artists which is where every aspiring musician  wants to be, therefore, having them in the magazine allows them to read of their success stories.

Question 1

My  final contents page turned out the same as what i had intended it to look like. The subsidiary images display the secondary artists i have chosen and the main image displays a different artist showing a varying array of artists making it seem more of a conventional music magazine.

My second draft of my article included the heading and a opening paragraph to establish my artist on a whole. I have also included the artists inspiration to get it much more like a published magazine article

Drop out to Sell Out

Born in Detroit and raised in the slums, college dropout Jack Smite was born in to the darkness being as far away from a shot of fame as any one person can be. This all changed a year ago now owning one of the largest selling records in the US with his album “One Life”. Powered by his past he’s here to show what music is all about. Find out more information on Jack in Music Now with an Exclusive interview.

 

Born in the depths of Detroit at the St. Johns Hospital and Medical Centre, Jack was raised from the slums with no insight as to what his life was going to be like when he grew up and graduated from school. His hopes and ambitions pushed him for a better life after being raised by a single mum who struggled with day to day activities.

From the age of 12 he had discovered his profound love for music getting his first ever guitar for Christmas where he began to adapt his musical ability; self-teaching chords and writing lyrics for his music classes which, unlike his other subjects, he excelled in coming out with top grades and performing in school shows as a solo performance with songs he had written. As the years went on and he graduated from high school, Jack went on to study music at Wayne County Community College where he studied for one year until dropping out, as he grew tired of the course not offering what he wanted out of life with his musical ability. It wasn’t until two years later where he got recognised for his musical talent after starting up a YouTube channel back in 2014. From there on was a turnaround for his life as he released a debut single in summer 2015 which sold over 2.3 million copies to date and in its first week sold 900,000 in its first week on sale. This was a stepping stone for Jack as he is now one of the biggest names in music in the U.S as he is about to release his first album “Alone in the Dark” which features 3 of his top songs “Reach out for the Title”, “Keep going”, “Forgive” with his U.K number 1 “Mamma don’t leave” which tells the heart wrenching story of his mother’s struggle through his upbringing.

With our exclusive interview we managed to get a much more in-depth look into his life and the album he’s releasing.

Coming from such a rough area, getting to grips with his album was important to him as it “hits close to home” he tells to us. The title of the album itself is an important process he went through as a teen, struggling form depression it really opened his eyes on the real world and helped him realise who his true friends were and still are, “Growing up as an only child you don’t really have someone to open yourself up to, there was always my mother but she was going through enough as it was so I would usually turn to being alone until my best friend, Kyle, actually approached me about it one day and guided me into the light if you’d like, That’s basically what the song for the album title is about, it’s a dedicated song to him really”

During the interview, we learned about how jack would “sit at home and just listen to artists” of which would really touch him with lyrical meanings. One of these being Ed Sheeran who was a new artist himself a few years ago, but, despite having a love for Ed’s music, his biggest inspiration for song writing was the script and he particularly related to “If you could see me now” as it spoke about missing a father. Both artists had lyrics that put Jack into a mind-set of wanting to write about personal matters and that’s what sparked the creation of the singer/song writer we know and love.

Jack features a multiple array of dedicated songs throughout his album to “give back” to the people who really helped him and for those who he had lost along the way due to a lot of moving. The one song to really be spoken about though is “Mamma Don’t Leave” which really draws in on the emotional input Jack has to his music writing. Jack really opened up about this song as he had so much to say about it: “It’s one that really hits me, personally, in the heart. There isn’t anyone I care for more in the world than her (Sam) and the fact that I’m able to have something published to the world about her for everyone to see how much of an amazing person she is just really takes my breath away. The things she’s been through is so much for anyone to handle mentally and I honestly think if anyone else were to experience it all they’d lose their sanity”

An overlook of the whole album shows just what the newly formed star is capable of and how far his music will go. His Album goes on sale 10^th February 2017 and is looking up for a high hitter with a fan base larger than previous stars who have had U.K number 1s. The album will be available for Hard Disc copies and Downloadable via the app store and google Play store, or alternatively you can go and get a sneak peek at one of his new songs on our live studio page on our website at www.musicnow.com

My first draft for my article, it included important information about the artist like a standard conventional magazine article, the important inclusion I need to add is where my artist got his inspiration from.

Born in the depths of Detroit at the St. Johns Hospital and Medical Centre, Jack was raised from the slums with no insight as to what his life was going to be like when he grew up and graduated from school. His hopes and ambitions pushed him for a better life after being raised by a single mum who struggled with day to day activities.

From the age of 12 he had discovered his profound love for music getting his first ever guitar for Christmas where he began to adapt his musical ability self-teaching chords and writing lyrics for his music classes which, unlike his other subjects, he excelled in coming out with top grades and performing in school shows as a solo performance with songs he had written. As the years went on and he graduated from high school, jack went on to study music at Wayne County Community College where he studied for 1 year until dropping out as he grew tired of the course not offering what he wanted out of life with his musical ability. It wasn’t until 2 years later where he got recognised for his musical talent after starting up a YouTube channel back in 2014. From there on was a turnaround for his life as he released a debut single in summer 2015 which sold over 2.3 million copies to date and in its first week sold 900,000 in its first week on sale. This was a stepping stone for jack as he is now one of the biggest names in music in the U.S as he is about to release his first album “Alone in the Dark” which features 3 of his top songs “Reach out for the title”, “Keep going”, “forgive” with his U.K number 1 “Mamma don’t leave” which tells the heart wrenching story of his mother’s struggle through his upbringing.

With our exclusive interview we managed to get a much more in-depth look into his life and the album he’s releasing.

Coming from such a rough area, getting to grips with his album was important to him as it “hits close to home” he quoted to us. The title of the album itself is an important process he went through as a teen, struggling form depression it really opened his eyes on the real world and helped him realise who his true friends were and still are, “growing up as an only child you don’t really have someone to open yourself up to, there was always my mother but she was always going through enough as it was so I would usually turn to being alone until my best friend, Kyle, actually approached me about it one day and guided me into the light if you’d like, and that’s basically what the song for the album title is about, it’s a dedicated song to him really”

Jack features a multiple array of dedicated songs throughout his album to “give back” to the people who really helped him and for those who he had lost along the way due to a lot of moving. The one song to really be spoken about though is “Mamma Don’t Leave” which really draws in on the emotional input jack has to his music writing. Jack really opened up about this song as he had so much to say about it: “It’s one that really hits me, personally, in the heart. There isn’t anyone I care for more in the world than her (Sam) and the fact that I’m able to have something published to the world about her for everyone to see how much of an amazing person she is just really takes my breath away. The things she’s been through is so much for anyone to handle mentally and I honestly think if anyone else were to experience it all they’d lose their sanity”

An overlook of the whole album shows just what the newly formed star is capable of and how far his music will go. His Album goes on sale 10^th February 2017 and is looking up for a high hitter with a fan base larger than previous stars who have had U.K number 1s. The album will be available for Hard Disc copies and Downloadable via the app store and google Play store, or alternatively you can go and get a sneak peek at one of his new songs on our live studio page on our website at www.musicnow.com

 

The plans for my double page and contents when I first decided on what I wanted to have my magazine to look like. some amendments will have been made, but the overall design is how I wanted it to be with photo placements and pull quotes. the biggest change was the double page spread where I re-evaluated how I wanted the overall lay out. I changed the photo positioning to allow more space for my article and pull quotes making it look more like a double page spread I saw in a copy of a Q magazine which was more conventional.