Genre & Audience

The genre of my magazine is a rock magazine. It will show some of the different aspects of rock music. However, my main 'band' is going to have a little twist which I will show in my double page spread. It will be a two-person, male and female band, and they will be playing acoustic guitars instead of the stereotypical electric guitars or drums. This will show the different sides to the rock industry than what everyone generally think of when they think of rock music.

My audience will be similar to Kerrang magazine which presents a variety of rock music, such as glam rock (Led Zeppelin, Twisted Sister), heavy metal (Slipknot, Bullet for My Valentine), soft rock (Stone Sour), Dance rock (All Time Low) and alternative rock (Blink 182, +44). 

The age range of my magazine is 16-22 years old. My music magazine will focus more on females therefore; it will appeal to both male and female readers. My audience like to be up to date with the latest tour dates and the latest news about their favourite bands. They don't like being the last to know about tour dates and booking their tickets last, whereas, with my magazine, they are able to find out the tour dates as they are released and can therefore book them as soon as they go on sale. My audience spend most of their time listening to rock music, going to gigs and music festivals. The hobbies of my audience are making music of their own. 

On a monthly basis, the audience of my magazine spends around £30 on Cd's and music downloads. They also spend around £200 to go to a music festival for the weekend. They also go to around 20/30 gigs a year, which makes them dedicated music lovers, which is what the magazine aims to attract. The audience of my magazine live breathe and dream rock music. Music is their life, their addiction' and they crave new information about their favourite bands to fill their needs and give them the buzz they need. The audience of my music magazine listen to most types of music, but they never feel complete until they listen to some good old rock music. They listen to music that describes how they feel that day, however, whenever rock music comes on their i-pods or on the radio, they can't help singing, dancing, rocking along. It really is like an addiction for them, they will never be able to live without the sound of rock music in their lives.