The document discusses the results of a survey conducted to help design a new music magazine. The survey showed that the target audience is teenagers aged 16-20. It found they are interested in genres like rap, hip hop, drum and bass, indie, rock, dubstep and R&B. The survey also provided guidance on cover design, pricing between £1.05-£2, artists to feature, and popular magazine pages like interviews and charts that should be included. Taking these audience preferences into account, the magazine will feature a variety of genres and local artists, and have a black and gold cover design.

1. My survey tells me my target audience should be for teenagers between 16 and 20, the
artists and features in the magazine should relate to the target audience to attract this age
group. As my magazine doesn’t represent a certain type of genre it should include a variety
of genres to attract as many people as possible. My survey shows the target audience would
like to see genres such as: Rap & Hip Hop, Drum and Bass, Indie, Rock, DubStep and R&B,
therefore i will feature all of these genres in my magazine to relate to a wider audience. My
survey shows the target audience would most like the colour scheme for the front cover to
be red, white and black, but i have decided to use black and gold, because the gold
represents money and fame which relates to the name of my magazine ‘Mainstream’. My
survey shows the audience would be willing to pay between £1.05 and £2.00 for my music
magazine, i will therefore price my magazine at £2.00. My survey doesn’t show clearly a
certain artist that the audience would like therefore i have chosen artists i think the target
audience would like the most and that relate to the genres the audience want to see in the
magazine. My survey shows the audience buy mostly NME and VIBE, therefore i am going to
take features from both magazines and include them in my magazine as these magazine are
similiar to my magazine. My survey shows the target audience would like certain pages in
the magazine such as: a contents page, interviews with artists, chart updates and tour dates
therefore i will feature these pages in my magazine so the audience can read what they
want to read about. My survey shows the audience would be interested in hearing about
local artists in the genres chosen by them e.g. Drum and bass, indie, rock, R&B, Rap and Hip
Hop, therefore i may feature local artists in my magazine. My survey shows the audience
would like two images on the front cover, therefore i am going to put two images on the
front cover. My survey shows the audience is attracted to a magazine by the colours on the
front cover, the artists featured on the front cover and free stuff in the magazine. Taking
this information in to account i am therefore going to make my magazine stand out against
other magazines so that the audience want to read my magazine instead of others.