My Music magazine survey

Pop punk Magazine: Survey

 Please write or circle your answer
 1) What is your gender?

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 2) How old are you?

 A) 12 or under
 B) 13-15
 C) 16-18
 D) 19 or over

 3) For a pop-punk magazine, name three colours you would like to see consistently throughout the magazines' design?

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 4) What kind of content would you be more interested in?

 A) Interactive content such as quiz's and word searches
 B) Informative articles
 C) Interviews with artists and bands
 D) Fan art
 E) Other: Please Specify

 5) How much money would you be willing to pay for a pop punk magazine?

 A) £2.50
 B) £3.00
 C) £3.50
 D) £3.99

6) Name some pop punk and similar genre's artists and bands you would like there to be posters of included in the magazine.

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 7) How often would you like new issues of the magazine to be released?

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 8) For a slightly higher price, would you want free gifts to be included in the magazine, such as merch coupons, or band stickers, ect.?

 A) Yes
 B) No
 C) Maybe

 9) Which font do you consider to be the most effective for the content of the magazine?

 A) Courier New
 B) STKaiti
 C) Tahoma
 D) Verdana

10) What magazine do you think would be most suited to this magazine?

 A) Blast It
 B) Amplify
 C) Revolution
 D) Catastrophic
 E) Other: Please Specify

Audience profile for my model magazine

For this task we had to create an audience profile for somebody reading my model magazine (Rocksound). I found this difficult to stereotype someone, so i decided to base it off of the many people I personally know who listen to 'Pop Punk'.

Demographics

Gender: Bi-gender 

Ethnicity: Scottish 

Age: 17 

Religion: Atheist 

Socio-economic group: E 

Nationality: British 

Occupation: part time in retail 

Education: college student 

Phsycographics

They fit into both the explorer and the mainstream categories. They enjoys to escape their mainstream life by listening to pop punk and rock. They buys and wears clothes and make up that make their fit into society, but also has a slight Gothic streak about their. Their hair is naturally black, which they has cut into a short mod hairstyle. They knows what suits their and what doesn’t. They has good taste. Aside from college and work, they does volunteering occasionally, to make their CV look good, but also to help people. They does the kind of volunteering most people do. Like volunteering in old peoples homes. They seems like a well behaved good citizen. They has a select few friends, but gets along with most people they meets. They rejects Christianity, unlike their family, and they likes to bottle up their feelings. They enjoys trying out new things, and lives for the future, rather than the past. 

My Audience profile and Music Auto Biography

Demographics 

Gender: Cis Female 

Ethnicity: British 

Age: 16 

Religion: Atheist 

Socio-economic group: Group E 

Nationality: British 

Occupation: Unemployed 

Education: Sixth Form student 

Psycho graphics 

I would describe my self as an explorer, as well as a reformer. I like to discover new things, but I also take pride in being ethical about my decisions, and try to make them as fair and just as I can, without hurting anybody, this includes myself. I enjoy listening to music to pass time, and use it as a way to isolate my self from time to time, as although I can be a social person, I don’t function too well after too much social interaction at one time. 

I like to keep my schedule very busy. Only recently giving up life long hobbies that took up most of my week, only leaving a day or two free. Although I do a lot less outside of school, I almost never say no to a volunteering opportunity. I currently take part in musical theatre, singing lessons and I am a young leader in the scouting association (as well as being in the Explorer section of scouts myself) on a regular basis, but also volunteer to help clean up campsites and help with my local environment group.  

Although I do not currently have a job, I am looking for something part-time, despite my already busy lifestyle. It would be useful to earn some money to help buy necessities.  

My music taste ranges from pop punk to musical theatre. I like to listen to bands such as 'panic! At The Disco' and 'bring me The Horizon', however I also like to listen to the soundtracks of many musicals such as 'Witches of Eastwick' and 'Chicago'. 

My most watched TV channel is probably E4, with BBC One as a close second. I spend a lot of my free time on social media and reading, but I enjoy going on long hikes, and camping out.  

The brands I buy from tend to be shops such as H&M, Starbucks and WHSmiths. 

My Music Autobiography

1) London Beckoned- Panic! At The Disco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc3sml-EOs4

I love this song because the combination of the lyrics and style of music works really well. The way the lyrics are written is really clever, and it is by one of my favorite bands. 

2)Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ

In my opinion, you cant really get better than this classic. i love how the style of music changes so many times and so smoothly in just one song. 

3) Ace of Spades- Motorhead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcf7DnHi54g

This song takes me back to when I was a lot younger, and my brothers and I would sing this song when playing cards.

4) Highway To Hell- AC/DC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKggnBh2Mdw

I love everything about his song. theres not much i love more than blasting AC/DC through my headphones. 

5) I can Do better than that- Anna Kendrick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHrqIUYyhtE

From the Film musical 'The last five years' This song always puts me in a better mood and helps boost my confidence on rough days. 

6) What if life were more like theatre- Neil Patrick Harris.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qs1Y8McJiY

This Tony awards opening defines my life. I have loved musical theater from a young age, and will continue to throughout the rest of my life.

7) Dont threaten me with a good time- panic! At The Disco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5NqIsnyTG8

This song was my summer anthem last year, and I don't think i will ever stop loving it. It disconnects me from my reality and I just love it.

8) New Perspective- Panic! At the Disco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3sA5plF6kE

This song is really chilled and laid back, but with a driving rhythm. It really boosts my confidence and i will never say no to listening to it

9) Zombie- Jamie T https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PU4d5Iogd4

Yet another classic. This song is very nostalgic and reminds me of a simpler time.

10) The Show Must Go On- Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99KH0TR-J4

Finishing with another Queen song, this is said a lot in the theatre world. It has a powerful message and It really helps get me hyped up, whether I'm performing or not. 

Media Lesson: Audience Profiling In Magazines

It is usually obvious to a reader, just by glancing at a magazine cover, what the Magazine is about. For example a magazine filled with dark and dull colours, with men with heavy eye make-up on, hints towards a heavy metal magazine, and this suspicion will be confirmed when they spot the skull imagery and the stern expressions on the men. However some magazines go for a less obvious approach, using a minimal design for there front page, like just a head with little text around it, including the masthead. After a while it may be discovered that it is an indie music magazine.  

                                               

A mass audience are those who consume mainstream or popular texts. Some examples of these could be Soaps or sitcoms. 

On the contrary a niche audience is a much smaller audience, but a lot more influential.  

When marketing any media Item, they look the demographics of their consumers. These are called 'GEARS'. 

• Gender 
• Ethnicity 
• Age 
• Religion/Nationality 
• Socio-economic group 

They also look at  

• Sexuality 
• Occupation  
• Education 

• Annual income 
• Disposable income 
• Current lifestyle 
• Aspirational or Designed lifestyle culture 
• Media interests 
• Buying habits 
• Loyalty to brands 

They also put people into groups, according to their occupation and class. They are as follows: 

Group A 

• Lawyers 
• Doctors 
• Scientists 
• Well paid professions 

Group B 

• Teachers 
• Middle management 
• Fairly well-paid professions 

Group C1 

• Junior management 
• Bank Clerks 
• Nurses 
• 'White collar' professions  

Group C2 

• Electricians  
• Plumbers  
• Carpenters 
• 'Blue collar' professions 

Group D 

• Manual workers 
• Drivers 
• Post sorters 

Group E 

• Students 
• Unemployed 
• Pensioners 

As well as looking and demographics they also look at Psycho-graphics which are the personality and behavioural traits. 

The 4 Cs model- Cross Cultural Consumer Characterisation: 

• The Explorer 
• The Succeeder 
• The Resigned 
• The Struggler 
• The Mainstream 
• The Aspirer 
• The Reformer