2. Maverick Sabre’s official website features a large
image of himself in the top right corner, and his
name in a large font with a simple design at the
top and bottom of it. This gives the name a
simplistic yet elegant design which reflects his
genre of music. There is an mp3 feature running
across the very top of the website, which allows
the audience to have a preview of his album
The colours of his website appear to be dark grey and white. This keeps the
website’s appearance simplistic and easy to use. This was perhaps done as not
to draw attention away from the artist and the messages he is trying to
communicate instead of having the site cluttered with animations and lots of
images. There are also social networking site links in the top corner of the
website, so the audience is able to access more information about this artist
and follow them on Twitter or “like” their page on Facebook. This helps the
audience feel they have more access to the artist and can perhaps form more
o a connection with them. It also increases the chances of his music being
spread virally thus reaching a wider audience.
The main image of him is identical to the image that is on his most
recent album, “Lonely Are The Brave” which helps to promote his
new music. His album is also placed underneath the main image of
the website, and because the image is there to draw attention to
Sabre, the audience will see his album and increase the chances of
them buying it. There are links to music purchasing websites to
make his music easily accessible and perhaps to deter music
pirating as the music is easier to get to using the website.
4. o Maverick Sabre’s earlier albums all feature his
in an urban setting. This perhaps reflects the
style and meaning of the lyrics of his music in
his earlier music, and that they may have
centred around the place he grew up or the
place where he lives.
o The settings in the first and third album are in
black and white, whereas the second is in
colour. The settings all quite common and
grungy, and he is the only person visible in the
image. This could show that his music is quite
solemn and that he is a single artist and his
music doesn’t feature many other artist.
o In these album covers he is wearing a hoodie
and jeans, which could be to identify with a
more young, teenage audience as it fits in with
the teenage stereotype.
5. Sabre’s more recent albums are very different to his older
albums which could show that he is changing his style and is
perhaps trying to reach a different or wider audience.
His covers still feature himself, but instead of an urban
setting as a background it is just plain black. This gives a
more mature effect, and shows that he has perhaps evolved
in his music. He has kept the same design for his name
throughout all of his albums. A majority of his album covers
are shot in black and white which make him look more
professional and gives the impression that he is a very
mature artist and that his lyrics may have deep meanings. It
also identifies with the indie genre, because all of his album
covers have been very minimalist and simplistic, compared
to a pop album cover that would have very bright colours
and have a lot going on in them.
