Pop rock

My magazine genre

After researching on a few music genres, hip hop, pop and  rock I came to find most interested in pop and rock, this gives me the opportunity to make my magazine genre easy to decide as there is pop rock.

Pop rock is a mixture of pop with rock which makes pop rock a sub-genre.
Pop rock music involves the catchy upbeat of pop and the sharp with a rock
biting beat.

Pop rock is singed by all genders, in a big age group and groups or individually. Here are some a few examples of these areas:

                                   Individual                                     
                                    
                      -30                    +30
Female -          Rihanna              Avril Lavigne          
                   Miley Cyrus            Shakira
                   Demi Lovato           Pink



Male-            Brendon Urie                Mika
                  Harry Styles             Elton John
                  Kris Allen                Mikey Way


                    Group/bands

Male and female-                               Paramore
                                                  No Doubt
                                                  Fleetwood Mac

 Male-                                          The Script
                                                  Princeton
                                                 OneRepublic
                                                  Maroon 5

Female-                                             Heart
                                                 The Veronicas




My target audience is very big it comes from 15 to 21 (pop target audience) and 16-25( rock target audience) and the classic rock lovers those that where on their youth when rock was most popular when rock was the pop. So I decided that my target audience would be 15-35. This means my magazine would have to be maturely catchy as  there is more young adults then teens in my target audience.

Making of qestionnaire

Magazine questionnaire DRAFT


questions for magazine cover:

1-what colours do you expect to see in the magazine cover?
2-this the magazine cover should include a rock singer or a model for the shoot?
3-should the cover shot be a mid shot, close up or long shot?

4-what props do you expect the shot to have?

5-do you think the title should go over or under the shot?
6-do you prefer many puffs and cover lines or not many?
7-suggest a magazine name?

questions on content pages:

8-what do you  think the magazine articles should include?

9-do you expect how many pages?

Magazine questionnaire REAL

Questionnaire

Hello! this following questionnaire you will fill I done to help me create a pop rock magazine, which will be made for your age group 15-35, to do so I need your opinion!!

Cover:

1- what colours do you expect to see in a pop rock magazine cover?(tick 3-4 colours to create a colour scheme)

¬  dark blue        ¬  brown      ¬ yellow      

¬  black              ¬ pink          ¬ purple

¬  white              ¬ blue          ¬  beige

¬  red                 ¬ green         ¬ burgundy

2-Who should be the ideal person for the magazine photo-shoot ?(tick only one box)

¬  the band

¬ the singer of the band

¬ a model

¬ only props

3- How should the cover shot be? (tick only one box)

   
 ¬   close shot                 ¬   mid shot                   ¬    long shot

4- How could I make the cover shot stand out?(tick maximum of 4 boxes)

¬ using props
¬ include instruments
¬ shot in movement (band performing, band walking, model jumping)
¬ coloured background
¬ with a scenery
¬ artistic makeup
¬ abstract/bizarre fashionable outfits

please state below if you have any other ideas or suggestions:




5-If you ticked scenery which scenery would you prefer? (tick one box only)
¬ buildings/urban
¬ rural/farm
¬ stage
¬ pool
¬ patterned background/textured wall (bricks, flowers, paint strokes, graffiti wall)

6- What photographers style of  work do you prefer?(tick one box only)

    

 ¬ Mario Testino


¬ Steven Klein

 ¬ Ben Toms
  ¬ Inez and Vinoodh

¬ others

If you know any other please state:


7- Do you think the masthead (title) should go  over or behind the character?(tick one box only)

  ¬ behind                          ¬ over

8- Do you find better when there is many puffs and cover lines or not?(tick one box only)
 
 ¬  few                                 ¬ many

9- Suggest what name could be giving to the pop rock magazine:
                                                                               
                                                                                                          such  as - POPROCK(genre)
                                                                                                         - JVM(my/founder initials)
                                                                                                         - JM
                                                                                                         - BEAT
                                                                                                         - HARDPOP(music description)
                                                                                                         - SHOCK!( sharp whit rock)

10- What articles do you think the magazine should include?(tick all does you agree with)
¬  concerts information
¬ instruments brands and prices
¬ gossip
¬ history (how band came together, stories)
¬ fashion trend used by band members
¬ new songs
¬ band posters
¬ quizzes to see which band member you relate the most
suggest if you have any other ideas:



I will also include the following questions so that when analysing I can have more to talk about and able to compare  the opinion of opposite genders and different age groups.

11-   Are you       ¬ Female                            ¬Male

12- Are you         ¬ 15 to 25                         ¬ 26 to 35

Rock genre

Rock
Rock isn’t anymore the centre of the musical universe as pop took over. When rock was at the top it was seen as a bad boy image.

The target audience for rock is now 16-25 years old and mainly white males this could be because majority of the bands are made up from group of males.
A usual rock band has a lead guitarist which is a member that plays an Electric Guitar like no other and the band will give him the stage for about 10 to 15 minutes, a lead singer seen as the most important member who identifies the band, the drummer he is on my point of view the main member because he is the one who has to make sure everyone is on tempo, bassist is seen as underestimate but normally he is the one who does more jobs at once such as vocals, front man and play the bass guitar. Most bands have four members but if there are five the fifth could be the rhythm guitarist,
sometimes this role is taken by the lead singer and the sixth member is the Keyboardist/Pianist usually underrated but adds flair to the final tune making it more valuable.

Rock is a genre which has many styles of rock music here are the three most common ones:

Alternative metal -
alternative metal is categorised as like-minded groups that feature furious solos and accelerated tempos.
band example:

Red hot chili pepper

Hard rock -
The difference in hard rock is that hard rock bands emphasise battering drums and loud guitars, the hard rock artists conceder a great deal in the volume of the song and the up-tempo to calming melodies and calmer rhythms.

band example:

KISS

industrial -

the stereotypes of industrial rock would include discordant noise, harsh unpleasant musical form and drum machines. It is roughly so, industrial rock can also be executed using unconventional instruments in a mainstream rock setting 

example band :

Skinny puppy

The stereotype when I think of rock would include the colour black, this could be because the majority of rock singes wear dark coloured clothing when on stage, and most of the instruments and props are black.

Queen

famous bands wearing black:
                     

Slash

The symbol of rock

Another thing that I see often on rock fan is the hand gesture commonly seen at rock concerts
called "rock on" hand gesture raising the pinkie and index fingers on one hand.



Ronnie James Dio, who sang with Black Sabbath and Rainbow before forming his own band, was partly responsible for the popularity of the symbol among metal fans.

For Dio, it was a superstitious way to ward off evil.

Dio started throwing the horns with the explanation that he was taught the so-called corna sign by his Italian grandmother, as a way to scare off the "evil eye", a look which is said to cause bad luck.

Fans copied Dio because they thought it looked cool, and fans use the hand gesture along with head banging at heavy metal gigs and shows to show their appreciation.


Ronnie James Dio: 

And at least the tongue out. The tongue out started with Gene Simmons is iconic for wagging his tongue in KISS made it a piece of rock-and-roll imagery copied by others.


Now we are left with the whole classic Rock 'n Roll pose!



If I would do a rock magazine the cover would have dark colours such a black, grey, red and white to contrast with the dark colours. The front cover individual would have to the full on Rock 'n Roll  pose. Including in the magazine spread concert dates, instruments guitars used by bands, all members of the band history and gossip.

                                                       

Pop music genre

Pop

Pop music is upbeat and catchy which usually puts you in a good mood for this it is played out frequently in radio stations, adverts, films, TV programs, shopping centres and parties.
Pop is a universal genre and is made for a wide age group as the typical target is 15 to 21 mostly girls as most of the singers are female and a few male singer and boy bands that adored by girls.

This Billboard magazine is picturing a famous pop singer called Ariana Grande who started her fame being a young actress. Ariana Grande is 22 years old but she looks much younger than her original age which helps the target audience relate to her.

Magazine analyses

- light pink background emphasise femininity

- black and white spots classy

- dress girly

- simple boxy dress modern

- golden bracelet expensive

- detailed makeup

- long painted nails delicacy

- not many puffs and cover lines calm

- long hair stereotypical of girls

- no dramatic face expression quiet

- the cover line "Ariana Grande's double life"

is highlighted in  black to drag more attention

as it links to her posing inside a prop as if she is hiding,

hiding her double life, which make the audience curious about

the big secret she was hiding.

If I did a pop magazine I would include the logo of
the outfit so that fans can be able to identify with the singer and  be on trend, I would use more girlie colours and inside the magazine many gossips, beauty
tutorials, products advertisement such as makeup products,
hair devices and accessories.


Pop singers

Even though they sing to the most popular genre they believe they don't earn enough money.
pop singers claim they don't make much money in the music industry because it is free online so people don't buy music, Cd's are now old fashion , as Lily Allen said

“Everyone assumes I made millions from the John Lewis ad. I probably made £8,000,”   but they do money from gigs, radio play, live shows, clubs, and even songs played in stores, restaurants and lifts or “There are the snobby launches of a new water at Claridge’s. Pointless stuff. And we all turn up because we get paid to be there,” says Lily Allen. Another singer who hardly makes money from her music sales is Adele, she may be world famous, but she probably makes less than 20p every time one of her albums sells.

                     
                                                          

hip hop music genre

Hip-hop

below is a example of a hip hop clip:



Te genre Hip-hop is mostly listened to by males 15+ (commonly black), This would limit me to a niche audience. Hip-hop culture stereotypes include guns, tattoos, expensive big jewellery,  graffiti writing, new era caps, breaking dancing and most music videos include hundreds of women who are dressed scantily and dancing on top of expensive cars, showing money and luxury with expensive cars, jewellery and houses.

Hip-hop singer normally use over sized shirts and loose pants with big shoes, very similar to skaters shoes.

The hip hop music includes rapping and scratching where you are able to break dance.


If I started creating a music magazine for people who prefer hip hop genre I would include break dancing moves tutorial, popular outfits and brands, jewellery advertising ,some luxury products , include woman and the magazine could also show rappers opinions, events and concerts dates of famous rappers such as J-Z, Drake, Eminem, Lil Wayne, etc.

Most hip hop magazine covers include intimidating poses of elite people this encourages the target audience to be inspired by their icons. I was really surprised to find that there are specific poses which I used on magazine covers to connote specific meaning this is an area I will re-visit once I have decided on chosen genre.