Questionnaire

Here is a copy of the questionnaire I created to help me with ideas and help with my audience research.

1.       What gender are you?

Male    Female

2.      What age are you?

11-16   17-20  21-30   30+

3.      Which music magazine do you purchase often?

4.      What features do you like or dislike about the magazine?

5.      How often do you purchase music magazines?

Every week    Every few weeks    Every month

6.      What is your preferred genre of music?

Country

Acoustic

Dance

Rap

Pop

Indie

Rock

Metal

R&B

Other

If you selected other please state which:

7.      What would you prefer to see on the front cover of a magazine?

A group    A solo male    A solo female   

8.      What colours would you like to see on the front of a music magazine? (Please select 3)

Blue

Red

Green

Black

Orange

Yellow

White

Pink

Purple

Silver

Turquoise

9.      How much would you pay for a music magazine?

£1-£1.50    £2-£2.50   £2.50-£3   £3-£4

10.   What are your favourite features of a music magazine?

Mastheads    Images   Articles   Giveaways

11.    Who is your favourite band or artist?

Research: Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States based magazine, not only devoted to music but focuses on liberal politics and popular culture.  The magazine  was founded in 1967 and is published every 2 weeks. In the 1990's Rolling Stone changed it's format to appeal to a younger audience, this included focusing on younger actors, artists and pop music. After criticism for doing this, Rolling Stone has in recent years resumed to its traditional content of a mixture including political stories. This has resulted in an increase in circulation for the magazine. There have been many iconic covers of Rolling Stone including The Beatles who have appeared on the cover over 30 times either as a band or separately.  

Research: NME

The New Musical Express (known as the NME) is a UK published music magazine. NME has been published weekly since 1952. It was originally formatted as a music newspaper but moved towards a magazine format during the 1980's. In the 1970's it became the UK's biggest selling British music newspaper. NME is currently £2.40 in magazine form.  NME has around 70 pages in a standard edition.  This magazine is aimed at young adults who listen to new and old music. NME is published by IPC Media. The regular content of NME is interviews with artists, music reviews, and new music releases and information on gigs.