Magazine Proposal

Proposal of magazine:

I will be creating a music magazine which is going to be called Turn up and is targeted towards younger generation.  The magazine would be a Hip hop/ RnB / Rap Genre. I have chosen this name because it symbolises the fact that everything in the magazine is going to be wild and interested, it’s not going to be ordinary but it’s going to be turned up.

Kind Of Artist: The artist I have chosen, I have chosen him because the music that he produces fits in well with the magazine genre that I’m doing, also as the artist is an upcoming artist, it will be a good to promote his material and show support, and also to gain him some acknowledgement. I have also chosen this artist because, as my magazine is Hip Hop, RnB and Rap, as an African American artist who is making different types of music, he fits in to the category well.

 The things I’m going to include in my magazine: Regular quizzes to keep the readers engaged not only about the music stuff but also regular activities. Exclusive artist interviews with upcoming artists or people with music industry. Also the opportunity for people to win prizes which could consist of the latest gadgets or tickets to shows.

How my magazine would be different: My magazine would be different from most magazines because instead of my magazine being about artists who have already made it, my magazine would be about upcoming artists who are on the process of making it but haven’t made it just as yet. This is a unique factor about my magazine, because it’s something that hasn’t been created yet but it’s something that I will be creating.

Design Features: The colour scheme of my magazine would be based upon the cover picture and the colour clothing that my artist would be wearing, this will also be the colour scheme that my masthead will fall in to. The masthead would be bold and simple and clear. I would be getting my design from www.dafont.com  ; if not from there I would be getting it from www.gorefonts.co.uk. I want my masthead to be clear and simple so that it becomes easily recognisable and also it goes with the genre of the magazine, if I was doing a rock magazine then I would want something which is extreme. As the magazine would be called ‘Turn up’ that does all the talking.

Who might publish my magazine?  I believe that if my magazine was to be published by someone, it will be published by the producers of Young Voices. Young voices are similar magazine type, they specialise in the same genres but not quite the same as my magazine because they do all types of artists, and however my magazine is about upcoming talents. Young voices would be the best producer for it, because it’s about the young voices, and my magazine specialises in young voices particularly.

Target Audience:  My target audience is mainly for young people aged 14-21. It’s suitable for both genders. I’ve selected this age range because as the magazine is up coming artists, adults wont really pay attention to the people they are not aware of, whereas people between the age range would be more familiar to the type of music that the young artists are producing and may even know them. The magazine would mainly also be targeted towards Afro-Caribbean people. This is because of the genre of the magazine, however it’s a multi-cultural magazine and open/available to everyone.