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Audience Profile

 

Focus Group: Primary and Secondary Audiences

 

Focus Group Research:

 

Name: Georgia Billie Baker

Age: 17

Gender: female 

Occupation: student

Interests: singing, piano

Favourite music genres: pop, rock, old soul, jazz, hip hop

Favourite music artists: Queen, Adele, Arlo Parks, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Billy Joel, Norah Jones, Loyle Carner, Rihanna

Do you read any print magazines? If so are they music and how often: Rarely, If I do I would read Rolling Stone

What appeals to you/ makes you want to buy a music magazine: An interesting cover story 

How often do you go to live music events eg concerts, festivals: 3 or 4 times a year

Do you collect any physical copies of music? What form: I collect some older records

What Social Media do you use? Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook

Name: Lily Grace Pavitt

Age: 17

Gender: female

Occupation: student

Interests: film, fashion, music

Favourite music genres: pop, indie 

Favourite music artists: Faye Webster, Beabadoobee, Sabrina Carpenter

Do you read any print magazines? If so are they music and how often: I don't usually read music magazines but I purchase and read vogue every month

What appeals to you/ makes you want to buy a music magazine: an eye-catching cover image and a strong sense of branding

How often do you go to live music events eg concerts, festivals: every few months

Do you collect any physical copies of music? What form: yes, cds from my favourite artist to play in the car

What Social Media do you use? Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat

Name: Isabelle Shirley Webster

Age: 17

Gender: female

Occupation: student

Interests: music, film

Favourite music genres: pop, indie 

Favourite music artists: Phoebe Bridgers, Wolf Alice, Chappell Roan, Wallows

Do you read any print magazines? If so are they music and how often: I don't read music magazines very often, maybe Mojo once a month because my dad buys it. I buy and read Vogue every month.

What appeals to you/ makes you want to buy a music magazine: If I know or am a fan of the person on the cover, or the cover is appealing to look at.

How often do you go to live music events eg concerts, festivals: very often, at least once a month normally.

Do you collect any physical copies of music? What form: yes, I have a large vinyl collection of artists, old and new that I am fans of, and a smaller cd collection of some of my favourite artists.

What Social Media do you use? Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest

Name: Alexander Blackstone-Cobbe

Age: 17

Gender: male

Occupation: student

Interests: cricket, golf, football, aviation

Favourite music genres: pop, indie rock

Favourite music artists: Tom Grennan, George Ezra

Do you read any print magazines? If so are they music and how often: not often, never music

What appeals to you/ makes you want to buy a music magazine: if the main image is eye catching

How often do you go to live music events eg concerts, festivals: not often, once a year at the most

Do you collect any physical copies of music? What form: no

What Social Media do you use? Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok

Name: George Burnham

Age: 17

Gender: male

Occupation: student/ football coach

Interests: football, formula 1, music

Favourite music genres: alternative, indie, r&b 

Favourite music artists: The Weeknd, Bakar, Rex Orange, County

Do you read any print magazines? If so are they music and how often: never

What appeals to you/ makes you want to buy a music magazine: a cover that includes my interests/ an artist I like

How often do you go to live music events eg concerts, festivals: once every few months

Do you collect any physical copies of music? What form: no

What Social Media do you use? Snapchat, Instagram

Name: Marni Azeem

Age: 17

Gender: male

Occupation: student/work in bakery

Interests: football, pro clubs (game), music

Favourite music genres: rap, hip hop

Favourite music artists: Drake, Future, Playboi Carti

Do you read any print magazines? If so are they music and how often: never

What appeals to you/ makes you want to buy a music magazine: something showing my interests, although I've never bought one so likely wouldn't 

How often do you go to live music events eg concerts, festivals: a couple of times a year

Do you collect any physical copies of music? What form: no

What Social Media do you use? Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok

SECONDARY AUDIENCE

Name: David Veitch

Age: 54

Gender: male

Occupation: banker

Interests: sailing, tennis, music

Favourite music genres: indie, pop, rock, hip hop

Favourite music artists: The Cure, The Stranglers, The Alarm, Radiohead, Sir Chloe, Little Simz, The Jam, Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Do you read any print magazines? If so are they music and how often: In the past yes, GQ, NME, Rolling Stone

What appeals to you/ makes you want to buy a music magazine: An artist i’m interested in on the cover, good photography 

How often do you go to live music events eg concerts, festivals: roughly 6 a year

Do you collect any physical copies of music? What form: Vinyls and cds in the past but not now.

What Social Media do you use? Facebook, LinkedIn

Past Work

GCSE Media Studies coursework

Beauty Product Advertisement made on Photoshop

Brand Marketing Pitch

Big Issue Infographic

Big Issue front cover

Short Music Video