For the article I am going to include a band summary where the readers can get to know about each band member personally which will provide the audience with information about the new band so that it can develop their interest in the article even further.
To help me plan the article for my magazine, I am going to read some other magazines that are in the same genre that my magazine is aimed at and see what kind of writing style they use, such as informal or formal, interviews or reviews etc.
After reading an NME magazine article, I realise that they generally use informal punctuation but sometimes use elaborate words and write in an imformative way.
As I have previously mentioned, in my article I am going to include a band summary where the readers can get to know about the band, which I feel my target audience will be interested in as in NME's media pack it states '92% of NME readers agree that it is important to be well informed about things' (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMadwA6k34y6C3CrkjEi93JSc2PYGAlL7Pw2yKwWkuynPJa3x9lemJc-FonXUHQUNg_SnuFzTSwjccxTOimoBKg0hvNbH4IOpBZ3JdBx8WCepgklY6lVVfMp3HDkwAo6GGorwvUoADAg3/s1600-h/NME_media_pack.JPG). I am also going to do an individual profile on each band member so that the audience can get to know the band even more.
I have come up with a draft structure of my article in which I am going to develop:
An introduction to where they are from, some history about them and when they started their own record label. Their current single going straight to number one and becoming the best selling single of the year and wanting to keep on their own independent record label. Wanting to make it big in the United States of America.
Here is a draft structure of the individual band members profiles in which I am going to develop:
Kat - Her age and why she wanted to join the band, what her role in the band is and that she loves singing.
Brook - His age and previous worries about the group and that he loves playing guitar.
Mel - That she's opinionated and loves writing songs and that she wrote their current number one single. Always wanted to be in a band since she was little.
Vadim - Staying up all night producing all their songs in his backroom, and that he has recieved offers to work with Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson.
In this article I am also going to include quotes so that the audience can be well informed of them as a personal and get a feel of how they are like individualy.
Here is the first draft of my double page spread:
Weekend Racket - the new sensation in the British music industry talks exclusively to Core Magazine. The 4 piece band from Brighton which focuses on an indie feel to their music believe that the UK rock scene inspires them to their unique sound. After starting their own independent record label: Racket Records, in 2007 they have worked hard with one aim in mind - to produce new music which Britian would fall in love with. Only to succeed this month with the release of their first ever single ‘Believe All’ which stormed straight to number one and has become one of the biggest selling singles of the year so far.
As a result, they have recieved many offers of major record contracts but decided to decline. Weekend Racket have proved to us all that they can do it alone, so
why should they change now? With a close friend as a Manager, they are looking to expand their new found fame and take it accross the pond to the United Sates. There is no argument that Weekend Racket are going to make it big time, and be around for a very long time.
As Weekend Racket have appreared overnight, we thought you might like to get to know the bandmembers a little more...
KAT - The 19 year old lead singer of Weekend Racket claims that she’s always been in love with music and her only dream was to be in the music industry, now as her dream has come true, she claims that all the hard work she put into her dream coming true was worth it. Kat then auditioned to join a new bandbeing formed - Weekend Racket.
BROOK - The shy quiet 21 year old who seems to be the backbone of the whole grouip. Brook has always been obsessed with acostic guitar.
MEL - The fiesty female of the group who akways has an opinion on her mind and she’s not scared to say it. Mel, who is half italian started to become interested in music when she was young. Weekend racket is her life, always writing new material that they can include on their new album which is out next year.
VADIM - The musical mastermind behind their success, produces all their music in his diy built studio in his backroom. Vadim has had many offers to work with other artists such as Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse. "
I think that the overall structure of this article is good and I feel that the rhetorical question it would appeal very much to the audience as it gives them something to think about while reading the article, but I feel to inform the reader even more about the band and to provide them with something more interesting to read I think that I should add in quotes that the band and the band members have said which would make the overall article feel more personal and feel like the actual band have been involved in the writing of the article.
After careful consideration I have added in quotes to this article, here is the final draft:
Weekend Racket - the new sensation in the British music industry talks exclusively to Core Magazine. The 4 piece band from Brighton which focuses on an indie feel to their music believe that the UK rock scene inspires them to their unique sound. After starting their own independent record label: Racket Records, in 2007 they have worked hard with one aim in mind - to produce new music which Britian would fall in love with. Only to succeed this month with the release of their first ever single ‘Believe All’ which stormed straight to number one and has become one of the biggest selling singles of the year so far. As a result, they have recieved many offers of major record contracts but decided to decline saying "we don’t want to be commercialised, we want to be unique for our fans!" Weekend Racket have proved to us all that they can do it alone, so why should they change now? With a close friend as a Manager, they are looking to expand their new found fame and take it accross the pond to the United Sates "We have enough sound and style for everyone, our songs are personal and so many people can relate to them, we’re going to prove it to the world !’" There is no argument that Weekend Racket are going to make it big time, and be around for a very long time.
As Weekend Racket have appreared overnight, we thought you might like to get to know the bandmembers a little more...
KAT - The 19 year old lead singer of Weekend Racket claims that she’s always been in love with music and her only dream was to be in the music industry, now as her dream has come true, she claims that all the hard work she put into her dream coming true was worth it. "I’ve always wanted to be famous and spent years figuring out how this dream could come true , then I realised that I wanted to be well known for my singing". Kat then auditioned to join a new band being formed - Weekend Racket. "It was well worth the wait, people recognise me all over the place ".
BROOK - The shy quiet 21 year old who seems to be the backbone of the whole grouip. "There have been times when we have all tried so hard and got nothing out of this band, the rest of the group wanted to give up, but I wouldn’t let them. I suppose they have me t o thank now that we’re well known!" Brook has always been obsessed with acostic guitar "If it wasn’t for this band I wouldnt know what I would do."
MEL - The fiesty female of the group who akways has an opinion on her mind and she’s not scared to say it, "We’re much better than these manafactured groups you see on the X Factor, we actually have talent, and none of our vocals are edited. We’re the real deal!" Mel, who is half italian started to become interested in music when she was young "My dad was in a band with his friends, I was their little groupie, always playing the guitar, wanting to be the best." Weekend racket is her life, always writing new material that they can include on their new album which is out next year. "I’d saythat my main talent is writing music, I wrote our number one hit ‘Believe All’.
VADIM - The musical mastermind behind their success, produces all their music in his diy built studio in his backroom. "I think now that we have started to be successful, we can upgrade that
studio to a state of the art one, I use to stay up all night producing our tracks, I was so focused and determined to get them done." Vadim has had many offers to work with other artists such as Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse. "They all want to pick my brain for my producing skills.."
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