New album sign

 

On my double page spread I am going to have an image of my artists new album cover to make it appear more professional, as this is quite an important feature on the page I am going to mark it with either of the signs below:

 

I have decided to use the first design as it is the most eye catching so it will draw the readers attention more, its spikey and un-even style also adds to the edginess of the page and therefore relates to the genre of my magazine. 

Double page plan

From looking at multiple feature articles in music magazines I have seen that most articles have one page that is taken up by an A4 photo and the two pages after that that include the interview and other sub photos. This research into existing music magazines has given me guidance of what my double page spread will need to look like if it is going to appear as a proffesional magazine.

Here is my plan for the double page spread:

Fonts for double page spread

Throughout my magazine I have used two of the same fonts 'Charlemagne Std' and 'Gabriola' but from looking at different magazines I have found that the name of the artist that the article is on is usually in a different font.

 

Since realsing this I have looked through different fonts and I have tried to find ones that represent my artists indentity and links to my genre of my magazine. I decided to use the font 'Kinda Mesy' as it is bold, clear and eye catching and it also continues the rocky theme of my magazine therefore the readers will be aware of what genre it is.

Interview for Double Page Spread

1) Have you always wanted to know you wanted a career in music or was it a bit unexpected?

Yes! From a young age I was always singing and I learnt the guitar when I was about 11 and I would put little shows on for my family at Christmas and stuff like that, but the songs were a little different to the ones I sing these days as you can imagine.

2) At the peak of your career who would you aspire to be as successful as?

Hmm, maybe the Rolling Stones and Mick Jagger, they were so successful in their day and they have left such a legacy behind and they have influenced the music industry so much, if I could have a fraction of their success it would be crazy!

3) Where do you picture yourself in a years time?

Well I will still be on the road with the "Redemption" tour, so probably on stage with my band performing to a crazy big crowd.

4) If you could win any award, one of your choice what award would it be?

Well there are so many amazing music awards out there now days so it would be difficult to choose one, but as I'm English it would probably be the life time achievement award at 'The Brits' when I'm like 60.

5) Who would your dream collaboration be with dead or alive and why?

Err, I'm not sure. (Shouts) John Lennon! Yes, yes, John Lennon! Imagine how amazing that would be, he was such a good song writer and musician and Paul McCartney maybe we should just invite all of The Beatles, that would be fun.

6) Does any of your closest family and friends think it's crazy how quickly you've shot to fame and the extent of it?
Yeah, they're still really not use to it, like every time my name is mentioned on TV or the radio my mum will phone me like an excited school girl and my friends are loving it and all the perks of having a famous friend!

7) What's the craziest thing a fans done for you?

This one time I was leaving a gig and a fan came up to me, took his shirt off and showed me his back which was fully covered in a tattoo of my face, I was a bit taken back and I didn't really know what to say, so yeah I guess that's the craziest thing.

9) Were approaching your next tour, how does it feel to have sold out the 02 arena for 5 nights solid?

Insane! I cant believe how fast it has all happened, to think that a year ago I was seeing my favourite bands like Foo Fighters and Fall Out Boy at the O2 and now I'm actually performing there on my tour is so crazy!

10) How do you get your personal chill time whilst on tour?
Well I get on with my band and everyone that I tour with really well so when ever we're travelling or on the road I'm just constantly chilling with my friends so I'm actually pretty relaxed and find it easy to have some down time.

11) In your opinion how have you stayed humble? what's brought you back down to reality with your alter ego as a famous goddess?

I think the main thing is to stay close with the people that love you and that have been there with you from the start, family are so important to me because I wouldn't be where I am today without them.

12) Can we get any hints as to who your support acts are on tour?

(Laughs) Well I cant say who exactly, my management would kill me! But I can say that we have some great new up & coming rock artists touring with us.

13) Have you got your eye on any upcoming artists or bands for us to look out for?

I'm a big fan of bands like The Horse Brothers & Ministers Dead but the other day a friend told me to listen to Skeletons On Holiday & I'm really loving them at the moment.

14) Who is your biggest musical inspiration of all time?

Umm inspirational? I'm not sure, probably the classics like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin & The Who, I think old rockers are the best!
15) What's your favorite instrument to play?

It between electric guitar or the drums, I've played the guitar song long I could practically do it in my sleep I love it that much but I really like playing the drums too because you can really go crazy and let loose and it still sounds great!

16) BIGGEST CELEBRITY CRUSH?

I'm in love with Tom Hiddleston! I met him at the Avengers premier in London a few months ago and I've ben smitten ever since, the only bad thing is it's set my standards for men in real life ridiculously high! No one can match Tom and no one ever will! (Laughs nervously & blushes) Okay I'm getting to excited now, move on!

17) Favorite song in charts right now?

Hmm that's a tough one, I guess its 'Hollow' by Alice In Chains  I'm really into it at the moment, I can't stop listening to it!

18) What has been your most diverish moment?

Probably the time when I got back to the hotel after a concert and I had a toddler like tantrum because room service gave me a cheese burger instead of a ham burger, I would never usually act like that but an extreme lack of sleep and my hatred for cheese turned me into a complete diva! I apologise to everyone afterwards, I promise!

19) With your busy schedule do you fnd it difficult to meet new people?

It can be a bit hectic but my job allows me to meet so many people & I love that!
I'd like to believe i'm really cool and that I judge people based solely on the quality of bands on the black concert t-shirts they wear but in reality I speak to everyone that wants a chat really, it drives my management crazy but I just love talking to new people and sharing life experiences.

Questions for Interview

My double page spread will feature an interview mith female rock artist "Cyndi Tyler" and I have started to think about some of the possible questions the will be answered during the interview.

1) Have you always known you wanted a career in music or was it a bit unexpected?
2) At the peak of your career who would you aspire to be as successful as?
3) Where do you picture yourself in three years?
4) If you could win any award, one of your choice what award would it be?
5) What would be your dream collaboration and why?
6) Does any of your closest family and friends think it's crazy how quickly you've shot to fame and the extent of it?
7) What's the craziest thing a fans done for you?
8) Whilst were on the subject on fans what is the most random thing a fan has said to you?
9) Were approaching your next tour, how does it feel to have sold out the 02 arena for 5 nights solid?
10) How do you get your personal chill time whilst on tour?
11) In your opinion how have you stayed humble? what's brought you back down to reality   with your alter ego as a famous goddess?
12) Can we get any hints as to who your support acts are on tour?
13) Have you got your eye on any upcoming artists or bands for us to look out for?
14) Who do you think still keeps it the freshest, musically wise of course?
15) Who is your biggest musical inspiration of all time?
16) Whats your favorite instrument to play?
17) How much does your family and friends mean to you?
18) BIGGEST CELEBRITY CRUSH?
19) Fave song in charts right now?
20) What has been your most diverish moment?!

Fonts that I will use on my front cover

The two fonts that I will use for the smaller text on my magazine are:

I have chosen to use these two fonts because they suit the rest of my rock theme and therefore let the audience know that it is a rock magazine.

I will used "Charlemegne STD" on the pieces of text that encourage the audience to pick the magazine up and read it. And I will then use "Gabriola" on the over cover lines to offer a less bold and in your face piece of text that is attractive enough to be read by the audience but not too in your face that the whole magazine is really busy and crowded.

Cover line

 

A cover line is used to let the audience know what articles will be featuring in the magazine. This is my main cover line, as it is the main one I have added a photo of the artist aswell to intice the audience further. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus Sign

Whilst composing my magazine I wanted to add a pug in the corner of the magazine to catch the readers eye and encourage them to buy it. It needs to stand out however it still needs to tie in with my colour scheme so I made a few attempts of pug to see which colours looked best with the rest of my magazine. 

 

 

 

After trying out all three designs I have decided to use the last one as it blends in with the other colours used on the cover but it still stands out ebough to gain the audiences attention. The other designs did suit the rest of the magazine and they also look a bit ceap and un-profesional especially the red one.

Possible cover lines for front cover

Cover lines are used to let the reader know what extra content will be in the magazine and encourage them to buy it, these are the ones I might use:

All nighters, Strippers
& Hotel Rooms
with...
ASH RIDER!

Ella Jett
Reveals all!

Cyndi Tyler
She’s back and she’s edgier than ever!

TICKET GIVE AWAY TO THE BEST ROCK FESTIVALS!

Front cover plan

This is the plan of my front cover

Contents page plan

CD image to use on double page spread

To make my music magazine appear more professional I have created an album cover that will be put on my contents page to feature some of the work by the artist I am covering.

 

 

I chose this photo as it is a long shot and it has interesting scenery, these factors are important when creating an album cover as they have to be visually pleasing and eyecatching at the same time.

 

 

 

To edit this photo I lowered the exposure so it had more of a dark gritty appearance, I also added the Vignette filter which darkened the edges of the image.

 

I used the font "DOWN COME" for the artist name and the font "Typewriter" for the name of the artist as they were both edgy and suited the genre of my magazine. The fonts used on my album cover match the mise-en-scene of the other photos in my magazine and suit the rocky theme of my magazine.

 

I added the "Parental Advisory Explicit Content" sticker on the corner of the magazine as I have seen it on lots of album covers and I have found that it appears very often on lots of rock themed album covers specifically.

Second photo shoot

This time for my photo shoot I went out early in the morning so that there was better light, I went to the same woods but this time I went to an area where there are crumbling remains of old buildings. I chose this location as it looks rocky and edgy and suited the theme of my magazine. It also made the photos more interesting and looked like they were more suitable for a front page picture. I went for a slightly different styling approach this time I used much darker colours and focused more on the "emo" theme rather than just the edgy look that I used in my first photo shoot.

In this image the reader can see more of the model as a long shot is used therefore this image would be good for either the contents page or smaller photos that feature on the double page spread as the reader gets to see and understand a bit more of the act.

These two images are both similar and they could both be used as cover photos as they are engaging and interesting for the audience therefore they will be encouraged to buy it over othe music magazines.

This landscape mid shot photo would be good to use as a sub focus image on the double page spread.

This image may be used as a front cover image as it is a mid shot and the model is making eye contact however I think there are images that would look better.

I think that this photo would be more suitable to use as a frontpage image as it is a close up shot therefore the model has engaging eye contact with the audience, which would catch the readers eye and encourage them to buy the magazine.

This photo is different to all of my others so I think it is interesting enough to use as the main feature image on my double page spread, it is a long shot so the reader gets to see more of the artist and the scenery and composition makes for an attractive and interesting image.


To continue with the rocky theme my model was wearing black leather trousers, a brown leather jacket, statement necklace, gold studded grey top and brown leather military styled boots.This created a rocky feel to the pictures that you would expect to see in a rock magazine therefor the audience/reader will be aware of what type of magazine it is.

 

First photo shoot

Following from my mise-en-scene research I went on a photo shoot in the woods near my house using my friend Annabel as my model. I chose the woods as the location for my photo shoot as I thought it would mkae the photos more interesting rather than just having a blank wall, I think photo shoots that happen on location also look more proffessional and I need that for the production of my magazine. 

For preparation I looked at photos in rock magazines like Kerrang and took note of what the models looked like, when styling my model I used dark smoky colours for the make-up, I also curled the models hair and back combed it so that the model looked rocky and edgy and suited my magazine.

To make sure my magazine is recognised as a rock magazine my model was wearing black skinny jeans, leather jacket, statement necklace and studded back boots. This definitely created a rocky feel to the pictures and promoted the genre of the magazine.

I think that I could use either of these photos on my contents page to fill up space and have different images on the page so it looks more interesting and proffesional. 


For my next photo shoot I will go out earlier in the day because I was limited to the amount of photos I could take due to the lack of light.

Identity/background of artist

The artist that my magaizne will be focused on is going to be called "Cyndi Tyler" I chose this name as it sounds interesting and different, the alternative spelling of the name "Cyndi" also makes the artist sound more edgier and therefore linking to my rock theme.

I am going to base the image of my artist on existing female rock artists such as Taylor Momsen, Hayley Williams and Amy lee.


The background story of my feature artist, Is...
Cyndi Tyler the British rock artist that is back from a years break after having a number one album and receiving a Brit award for 'Best Rock Artist'. She is promoting her new Album and tour 'Redemption'.