1. Questionnaire analysis
In the first question of my indie rock questionnaire I asked my target audience where they
mostly listen to their music. This question is to ease them into the questionnaire and just to find
out more about the audience. It also tells me how much they listen to music because of where
they are. The most popular answer for this question was while on journeys walking or on public
transport.
The second question of the questionnaire was asking the target audience how often they buy
music magazine. This again is just a general question getting to know the audience more and
how much music is a part of their lives.
The third question is more relevant to my music magazine as it asks who their favourite indie
artist is. The majority of the feedback was that Arctic Monkeys was the most popular and a
favourite. Close behind by one vote was The 1975 indicating that this is also a current popular
indie band. This will influence my practical work as I know who the target audience like and
what bands and artists will attract them to show interest in my magazine. The bands should be
shown to the audience on the front cover, content page and double page spread because they
are the most popular choice that the audience want to see.
The forth question is asking the audience where they find new music to listen to. This question
was relevant to my practical piece as it I tells me if I should be including new and upcoming
artists that the readership should know about. The results of the questionnaire show that no
one checks out new music from magazines anymore and is mostly online only. This tells me that
I don’t need to take up much space on new artists as it doesn’t fully effect the readership.
However if the audience do see the new upcoming artists and the magazines opinions on them
it will affect the readerships opinions on the band too.
The fifth question also influences what will be included in my practical piece. It is asking the
target audience how often they attend indie gigs. This tells me if I should be included
information about gig dates and telling the readership the best places to be. The information
given back through the questionnaire tells me that a lot of the readers like indie gigs therefore I
should include information they will want to read about.