Question 4

I feel that my target audience would be within the demographic of 18-25. If I had to separate it according to class and gender I would aim towards meeting a Working to Lower Middle class and a slight bias towards males. I feel that this is a good idea because when you look at NME, although it focuses on the same genre as me, I emphasise the 'guitar' aspect- the sort of The Jam influence with left-political lyrics that are there to meet and empathise with the working class. When you look at my cover art throughout, I feel that I emphasise males- not featuring a single female character. I do this because not out of sexism but the reality is that bands like that rarely feature female artists and those that do have influences with Punk were usually commercially sound- the likes of Blondie come to mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXewIR7Y7cc

In terms of the kind of person I am actually talking about, here is some examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1ct5yEuVY   The Jam- Going Underground

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hzrDeceEKc Oasis- Wonderwall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK7egZaT3hs Arctic Monkeys- I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor


This is someone in my class discussing what kind of person would like this. I feel that it works because although it is a female, she is of the target age that I speak of and the right music genre:

 

This image shows her at a festival which is instantly an alt/indie sort of cliche. The pint in her hand represents drinking culture explored by the working class;

This image is of her music tastes according to her Facebook page. These are some of the artists she has liked- all of them being male and of a left-wing lyrical stance. This to me suggests that although she is female, her music tastes appear to be primarily male with sort of masculine topics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qwv8egValc&feature=youtu.be&safe=active

I think that my audience are very likely to buy my magazine, as music is a huge part of their lives, and from personal experience, many teenagers can play an instrument and attempt to create their own music, relating to the idea of them being inspiration. I therefore feel that the content of my magazine is up their street, and that they would definitely create room in their budget for Verve.

Here is me talking about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38_irJB2Wbw&feature=youtu.be