2. WHAT STYLE OF BAND ARE
THEY?
Busted are Pop rock and Pop
punk.
Busted where a band made up of
3 people called James Bourne, Matt
Willis and Charlie Simpson
3. JAMES BOURNE
His full name is James Elliot Bourne.
Born 13 September 1983, born in Rochford, Essex, England.
James is a English Singer-songwriter and co-founder of bands Son
of Dork and Busted.
In a band he can do vocals, piano, piano drums and bass
Associated with Busted, McFly, Son of Dork and Call me when
I'm 18.
4. MATT WILLIS
His full name is Matt James Willis.
Born 8 May 1983, born in Tooting, South London, England.
Matt is a singer-songwriter who found fame as a founding top
member of the top rock band Busted from 2001-2005 when they split.
In a band he can do vocals, play drums, play bass and also play guitar.
Associated with Busted, McFly and Wicked
5. CHARLIE SIMPSON
His full name is Charles Robert Simpson.
Born 7 June 1985, born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.
Charlie is a English singer-songwriter who was also the youngest
out of the 3 in the multi-BRIT award-winning band Busted.
In a band he can do vocals, play guitar, keyboard, piano, violin,
harmonica and drums.
Associated with Fightstar and Busted.
6. THE GENRE OF BUSTED
The genre/styles of busted are Pop Rock and Pop Punk.
Pop Rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light
lyrics in its (typically) guitar-based rock songs.
Pop Punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of Pop
Rock and Punk Rock to varying degrees.
7. THE PRODUCTS OF BUSTED
Busted have products such as Cd‟s(singles and albums), Books, T-
shirts and Magnets.
Cd prices vary from 50p-£7 where they are no longer together and
have been split for 7 years.
The books cost between £10 and £50.
T-Shirts cost between £10 and £30.
Magnets cost between£2.50 and £5.
8. THEIR CAREER PATHS
James- Producer, Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Dropped out of college to make the band Busted with Matt and Charlie.
Matt-Producer, Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Went to college and once he had finished college he joined the band
BUSTED.
Charlie-Producer, Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Went to college and then joined the band BUSTED.
9. TARGET AUDIENCE
The target audience of BUSTED are mainly people aged between
8 and 20 and also people that like Pop Punk and Pop Rock.
10. THE RECORD LABEL
Busted‟s record label where Island Records.
Island Record are a label that where founded by Chris Blackwell
and Graeme Goodall in 1959.
These are owned by a big company known as Universal who are
also a brand for film making- Universal is one of the major
Hollywood studios with interests in lots of entertainment industries.
11. WHO OWNS THE COMPANY
The company is now owned by Universal Music Group who are a
major global music company owned by French media conglomerate
vivendi.
The headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California.
12. WHAT BANDS/ARTISTS DO
THEY HAVE IN THERE
PORTFOLIO
Akon, Alex Clare, Amy Winehouse, Angel, Avicci, Ben Howard,
Bob Marley, James Morrison, Jessie J, Kid Cudi, ,Mika, Nicki Minaj,
Owl City, Stevie Wonder, Taio Cruz, Tom Jones and many more
people are signed by „Island Records‟.
13. DOES THE COMPANY
FOCUS ON A PARTICULAR
GENRE OF MUSIC
The company does not focus on one genre it focuses on all types
of genres such as: Pop, Rock, Punk, Heavy Metal, Classic,
Contempory, Hip Hop, Rap, R n B and lots more.
14. WHAT ARE THE
COMPANIES AIMS AND
OBJECTIVES
The record labels mission statement is that they are “Continually
rethinking and redeveloping music into a sellers market, as well as
cultural boom”.
15. DOES THE COMPANY HAVE
A SPECIFIC RESPONSE
The company does have a specific response to illegally
downloading/file sharing because they fund for free mp3
downloading with other companies that are members with Universal
music group(UMG).
17. SMASH HITS
The target audience for the „Smash Hits‟ magazine is more teenagers
and young adults.
„Smash Hits‟ was published by a company called „EMAP‟. „EMAP‟
were founded in 1947.They published many magazines and eventually
where taken over by the Guardian Media Group.
The final magazine was published in 2006 and the editor was „Chris
Hall‟
The style is closely related to pop, radio and television presentation.
18. ANALYSIS
• Masthead – 70‟s fair ground font which is bold which stands out
and makes you realize that it is the title of the magazine.
• Smash Hits is no longer exists as a magazine but exists as a TV
„pop‟ channel. In the case of this cover „Lady Gaga‟ is featured in
a provocative pose – probably aimed at both a male and female
audience. The model credit just says in very bold text „LADY
GAGA‟. The left third of the cover is where „LADY GAGA‟
stands out because Lady Gaga, the artist is very popular
worldwide at the present time. The text also says „The worlds
BIGGEST star uncovered. Which gives this magazine a „page 3‟
hook. This magazine also is on the very edge of its target
audience because some could class this magazine as „soft
pornography‟.
