Evaluation Question 4

4) Who would be the audience for your media product?

The audience for my media product would be 16-25 year old males, who specifically like rock music. People of this description would buy my magazine because it is unique and specific to their needs, the types of reviews and content that my magazine provide will interest alternative people who like to stray away from the 'norms' of music such as pop and r&b. People who are interested in hearing the latest news within my genre, first. Coming from people who are also fans of the genre and the overall aesthetic look of my magazine will interest many people as the 'beauty' of it is a good selling point. I have reflected on these choices by comparing them with other magazines on the market, the main ones like NME and Kerrang! Don’t specify on their genres that much, this leaves the audience unaware of what could come up each week, it is that varied. This is why I believe it is important to be specific as you can focus solely on one genre and age group, meaning whatever comes up they will more than likely enjoy what is being published. I am of course excluding  some audiences, those who don’t like the specific genres I am focusing on, this will be primarily because of their age, either they are too young or too old. Here is my typical audience profile; this person would be the average reader of my magazine:

MY typical reader profile is Liam. Liam is a 17 year old boy who loves a wide range of music, but more specifically he makes rock and garage rock his priority. He lives in Leicester, England and loves to gain information on the newest and craziest bands around; this is why he buys magazines like Rock Sound and Kerrang! He prefers musicians that don’t care about their image or the way they are viewed, they just want to focus on their music and make it to the best of their ability. Liam also takes a stand against mainstream artists who don’t write their own music, who use computers to get their voice more desirable. This is why my magazine is a typical style for Liam as it will focus on 'guitar bands'. That is out of the 'mainstream'. He takes influence in his style through the casual and messy look his favourite artists produce, with such bands as Turbowolf, Young Guns and Arctic Monkeys. He is a regular reader of magazines and if one particularly interests him he will subscribe to the magazine.