Music Magazine Double Page Spread

Research into which music magazines people think are good, what attracts people to music magazines and what puts them off.

One respondent also stated that they like 'Vibe' Magazine the most compared to the other choice available. However from all the data visible above, we can see that 'The Source Magazine' was the magazine that the majority of people who responded to the survey said they enjoyed reading the most. Therefore, I will model my music magazine around the conventions of this particular hip-hop magazine.

Of the twelve people that answered this question, the majority stated that they are enticed by the fact that hip-hop magazine keep them informed. However, in one of the comments in the question below, somebody expressed that hip-hop magazines 'Focus on gossip more than music' I will bare this response in mind during the creation of the double page spread for my music magazine

Based on the fact that the majority respondents of this question stated that they believed hip-hop magazines were too provocative, I will not utilize photographs of a woman or a teenage girl  to avoid individuals of this gender are not sexualized

Hair, make up and costumes for Musician Who Will Be Featured My Music Magazine

According to the research I did looking into what is the character/appearance of a Member of my music magazine audience, I decided that the musician who feature in my music magazine will wear this costume showed in the image above. Through this, my audience will be able to relate to the artist and may even be inspired by the choice of costume which may provoke them to be interested in my music magazine. Furthermore, regarding hair, this is not entirely important as, not only does the musician featuring in the magazine have a number one hair cut, but, he will be wearing a snap-back cap also. Finally, the artist will not be wearing any make up as some editing in terms of using filter to improve the appearance of the photograph

Can My Music Magazine Fit the Ideas of The Rolling Stone Magazine?

The Rolling Stone magazine categorize their audiences through utilizing demographics. Demographics are investigations into a population focusing on factors such as age, race, sex, economic status, level of education, income level and occupations etc. Demographics are used by governments, corporations and non-government institutions to gain a better understanding of a population's characteristics for many purposes like audience research for instance.

I can fit my magazine to their ideas but only to a small extent. The Rolling Stone magazine's audience from what I have gathered when reading through reading the demographics section of the publication, the magazine is aimed at mass audience as, their ages range from ages 18-24 to ages 55+. My target audience is solely young adults (14-30 years of age.) Other demographic factors as mentioned above such as race, sex, economic status, level of education, income level and occupations are not relevant in answering the question 'Can my magazine fit with the ideas of the Rolling Stone Magazine' are irrelevant as, regrading race for example, if an audience member enjoys the genre of hip-hop their ethnicity should not determine whether or not they listen to that style of music. However, especially for Caucasians, it stereotypically expected that they enjoy genres of music normally created by individuals of their own race such as house, rock or popular music, just as black person is more likely to enjoy and relate to hip-hop, reggae or music of African descent (afro-beats)