findings of research

Using rhe research i have collected in me y pasyt posts, i have decided on the type of magazine i am going to make.

I have decided on a mixed genre magazine as it will draw in more people to my magazine, it shows via the amount of people who read Q magazine, a magazine that i chose in my previous blogs. Q magazine has generated  52,781 readers and it is a

The companies

Q magazine is published Bauer Media Group, this is a world famous company that has over 400 digital productions and 50 radio and TV stations around the world. It had made approximately 2.4 billion euros by 2013. They have circulated 52,781 readers of Q magazine from January to December in 2013.

Clash magazine is published by John O'Rourke, based in Dundee, he has managed to get the magazine published in 30 different countries around the world, 99 issues of clash magazine have been published.

Blender was published by Dennis Publishing form 1994-2009. Dennis publishing was an independent company founded by Felix Dennis in1974. butthe company that ran blender was the Alpha Media Group, it is a growing radio broadcast media company that has a passion for outstanding radio and digital content for their listener community.With this philosophy, it meant that blender magazine achieved a grand total of 800,000 readers in their January and February issues in 2007. 

cover artists

The cover artists on each of my magazines have been global mega stars, this is a basic name dropping technique, this allows you to gain more readers by showing a popular celebrity or celebrities on the cover to attract followers and get them interested in your product, in this case a magazine. (another use of this tactic is that you will often fine that the article you are looking for is in the end quarter of the first half of the magazine, this is so people will read the articles before hand and possibly want to read on afterwards to see if there is and more good content if they find the contents satisfactory and in their taste)
An example of this technique is used on Q magazine with Cheryl Cole.

Market

The audience for my magazine is going to be teenagers, this is because teenagers are more likely to buy a music magazine than older people are. A higher percentage of teenagers buy a music magazine of popular music as it is more popular to do so in our generation as the music the current generation listens to is un appealing to the older generation and this is why my audience in teenagers.
I am planning on making it a magazine for all genders as it will increase sales and therefore maximise profits, also I will be able to expand my market perimeters, for example, the magazine will be appealing to both sexes so it demolishes any worries that readers may have of only gender specific content .
My magazine will also be for everyone, no specific class systems, it will be available for everyone to buy and for whoever wants it.

style models

I personally love the way this is set out, it's got that ultimate professional feel to it and has clear easy to read writing, the colour scheme matches the picture, the rain effect really adds a drawing in effect to the cover as it works well with the title, "3 Words... CHERYL COLE ROCKS".

I like this cover for the same reasons as the previous one, for example, the colour scheme really complements the model/artist/singer and it helps the cover be more eye catching, also the layout is clear and the fonts are easy to read.

This is a more simple magazine cover made by blender but it is not as cluttered and coloured, but i believe it doesn't need it, the image is emphasised by the white background and the pink and black font colours in the colour scheme.

genres that interest me

I myself like all types of music genres, ranging from classical to death metal, dub-step to jazz and pop-punk to mariachi, so I believe mixed genre magazine music will suit best.  

research genres

This is mainly R&B music and hip-hop music related and was first published in 1993

 It's mainly associated with rock, alternative and indie music genres and was founded in 1952

 Founded in october of 1986 and originally named Cue but changed its spelling to the single letter as it was sometimes mistaken as a snooker magazine, Q music magazine is mainly focused on rock and pop music  

 Billboard is a multi genre magazine, which means it can use all types of genres, and was first published 121 years ago in 1894, november 1st, and has served for over 16,327 issues via circulation

 This mixed genre magazine was founded in 1977 and has circulated 75,000 issues

BBC music is primarily known for classical music but it also has a section for jazz and world music, usually tracks are played on BBC Radio 3 and has published CD's that include full length BBC recordings

Clash Magazine is a popular music and fashion magazine that brings out ten magazine per year and was founded in 2004 and brought out by music republic ltd

"the ultimate guide to music and more" blender is an american mixed genre magazine that ran from 1994 to april 2009. It also has an indian edition that was first published in the may of 2008

Classical musi is a classical music magazine that was first published on the 25 of september 1976

the source is a magazine that is printed ten times per year like clash but is orbited around hip-hop music and also politics and cutiure. the magazine was first published in 1988

Research into music magazines

I have researched into music magazines and these are the magazines that initially caught my eye

 This shows that there are a lot of music magazines out there and I have selected the ten that caught my eye.