The document summarizes the results of a questionnaire given to 30 people about their music preferences. Key findings include: 1. Alternative rock was the most popular genre while grunge was the least. 2. Nirvana was the most preferred artist while Reading/Leeds Festival was the most preferred magazine and festival. 3. People are most motivated to buy music magazines for new information.

1. Questionnaire (30 people asked)
1. What is your favoured genre out of the options below?
A. Metal -7
B. Alternative Rock-12
C. Punk-2
D. Classic Rock-8
E. Grunge-1
The results from this question show
me that Alternative Rock is the most
popular genre, while grunge is the
least popular. This is useful because
it would suggest that people prefer
reading magazines that focus on a
wider range of musical genres.
What is your favoured genre out of
the options below?
Metal
Alternative Rock
Punk
Classic Rock
Grunge

2. 2. Which of these artists do you prefer?
A. Metallica- 8
B. Smashing Pumpkins-4
C. Blink 182-6
D. Black Sabbath-3
E. Nirvana-9
The results from this question show that
people like a wide range of artists, with
the results showing a fairly diverse set of
results. This would further support the
idea I should have a wide range of music
genres to benefit a wider range of
audience.
Which of these artists do you prefer?
Metallica
Smashing Pumpkins
Blink 182
Black Sabbath
Nirvana
3. Which of these magazines do you prefer to read?
A. Metal Hammer-4
B. Kerrang!-8
C. NME-12

3. D. Rock Sound-0
E. None-6
The results from this question show NME is
the most popular magazine, while Rock Sound
is the least popular. This suggests NME have
utilised codes and conventions to a greater
effect than the other magazines which means
I should look at how it has successfully applied
them when creating my own magazine
Which of these magazines do you prefer to
read?
Metal Hammer
Kerrang!
NME
Rock Sound
None
4. Which of these festivals would you rather attend?
A. Download Festival-7
B. Slam Dunk Festival-2
C. Sonisphere Festival-7
D. Reading and Leeds Festival-14
E. Bloodstock Open Air-0
The results from this question show that Reading/Leeds is
the most popular festival while Bloodstock is least
popular. This is likely due to Reading/Leeds catering for a
wider audience while Bloodstock is a niche festival. This is
beneficial for me when deciding which articles, festivals
and reviews should be featured in my magazine, as it is
assumed by the results that magazines which cater to a
larger audience do better than niche magazines.

4. Which of these festivals would you rather
attend?
Download
Slam Dunk
Sonisphere
Reading/Leeds
Bloodstock
5. What makes you want to buy a music magazine?
A. Free items-6
B. Featured artists-6
C. New information-11
D. Interactive content-4
E. Other-3
The results from this suggest people by music
magazines to gain new information from
them. This would suggest when producing my
magazine I should fill it mainly with content.
However it is also more beneficial to include
things such as contests and free items so as to
provide more selling points to draw the
reader to by the magazine

5. what makes you want to buy a music
magazine?
Free Items
Featured artists
new information
interactive contents
other