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For As media Coursework I am producing a music magazine of the genre indie/rock, in order to produce a successful music magazine I will need your help with this, could you please answer the questions below.Name: Age: The popular age group was 16-18 this shows that I need to target an audience of teenagers in order to have a successful indie/rock magazine

Gender: Male / Female

This chart shows that both males and females are interested in indie/rock magazines therefore targeting my magazine and both will be sensible.

1. Are you interested in Indie/Rock music? (Tick Yes/No)

This chart shows that the majority are interested in the indie/rock genre which means producing a music magazine of this genre will be successful. The minority who aren’t interested also said they didn’t read music magazines.

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2.Who are your favourite indie/rock artists? (Please Tick)Green Day Coldplay Florence and the Machine Paramore The Script Other please list………………………………….

This chart shows the most popular rock/indie band is Coldplay; therefore my music magazine will focus on popular bands like Coldplay. However the other bands mentioned got equal votes which shows they still are popular and worth mentioning in my magazine.

3. What makes indie/rock music appealing to you? (Please Tick)The lyrics

Singing voice/VocalsMusic CompositionArtist/Band

This chart shows that music composition is the coming aspect which makes indie/rock music appealing; therefore I will produce articles which relate to music composition. Nevertheless vocals and lyrics are common too which suggests that I should base my article on these aspects as well.

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4.How much would you be willing to pay for a music magazine? (Please Tick) NothingLess than £1

£1-£2 £2-£3 £3-£4 More than £4

The results show that the popular price is £1-£2 which suggests the target audience being students want a reasonable price which is no more than £2. Therefore I will price my indie/rock magazine no more than £2.

Do you currently buy/read music magazines?

These results show that majority of people questioned said that they don’t read music magazines; this means it’s vital to produce a magazine that will interest them into buying music magazines.

YES ( If yes, please go on to ANSWER question 5.

NO (If No please go on to answer question 6)

5.) Please specify which music magazines you buy/read………………………………………………………………………………………

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. What do you like about this magazine? (Please tick)Interviews of artists Info about gigs/eventsFeaturing Artists Music tipsFreebies/Posters Fashion tips

The people who read magazines voted featuring artists as what they like about the magazine therefore I will add this feature to magazine because it seems popular. Nevertheless other features still got votes which mean I could consider them when producing my magazine.

6. Why don’t you buy and or read music magazines?(tick the answers that apply) I don’t like music magazines

They aren’t interesting They don’t seem to be aimed at people like me They’re too expensive I don’t buy/read any magazines Other reasons (please specify) ………………………………………

Results to this question show majority felt that music magazine weren’t aimed at them, this is beneficial to my magazine as my target audience will be the same target audience as this questionnaire, therefore my magazine will be aimed at the reader.

7.What would encourage you to buy a music magazine (Please tick) Free gifts Competitions (win CDs, tickets, etc.) Exclusive news and interviews

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Dates of oncoming gigs Cheap price other (please specify)

The results of this question show that the target audience would be encouraged to buy magazines if they consisted of free gifts and were priced at a low price. As my target audience are students, giving the magazine a low price would make the magazine successful. As

well as posters would act as a form of free gifts which will interest the target audience

8. Which of the following magazines do you find the most eye-catching/appealing? (Tick response)

A B

CThe results show that Cover A got the most votes. This is because Florence and the Machine is a popular band. This shows that a magazine cover should feature a popular artist; also the artist should be of the age of the target audience.

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8.)What do you like about these covers?Images Cover lines Colour scheme Font style

The results to this question show that the images on a front cover are the most important and attractive to the target audience. Especially the fronts cover, therefore while producing my own magazine I will take an effective main image and subsidiary images. However Cover lines got a reasonably good amount of votes this shows that they are also important to the target audience.

9. What would you like to see on the cover of a music magazine?

Which of the following images would you like to see on the front of this music magazine? For each one could you tell me how strongly you agree(5 is top score) or disagree(o is bottom score)

Preferred images /photographs for cover of magazine

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a) Several imagesb) one main image of key

artist/band

c) Musical instruments/props

d) Bright colours

e) Darker colours

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The result show that this factor got the most 5’s which shows that it is an important factor for the target audience so when I am making my

magazine I will make sure that this factor is added effectively.

The results show that this factor got the most 4’s which shows that the target audience are interested in vibrant magazines than darker magazines. I will consider this and make my magazine brightly colourful

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f) Other-please specifyWhat specific images/ photographs associated with Indie/Rock would you like to see on the front cover and would attract you to a music magazine

10. What contents would you like to see in this indie/rock music magazine? To what extent do you agree or disagree that the following would be good content for this music magExamples of appropriate content

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Gig guidesGeneral info about the

music sceneInfo about particular bands/ artistsGossipLatest newsFashionOther (please specify)

Thank you for taking part in this research

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The results have shown the target audience have suggested these images:

Rock Artist Images Lyrics in images Realistic photographs Comical images

Results show that the target audience state as it got the most 3’s that info about bands/artists are good content for a music magazine therefore I will include this in my music magazine.