Planning production: rough sketches

Today in the lesson, I drew rough sketches of my front cover and contents page.

Article Research

Interview Questions
This is what I will ask the guitarist.

1.       When did you start learning to play the guitar?

2.       Can you play any other instruments?

3.       Who are your main musical influences?

4.       What is your favourite famous guitar solo?

5.       What is the first record you ever bought?

6.       Do you still own any vinyls?

7.       How do you think the internet affects the music industry?

8.       Describe your music in 3 words.

9.       Is there any rivalry with other bands?

10.   Who have you most enjoyed working with?

11.   How did it feel to headline for the first time?

12.   How do you feel when you perform?

13.   How did you find your tour?

14.   What warm-up methods do you use before a gig?

15.   Is there any conflict between band members?

16.   What would you do if you weren’t in the band?

17.   Has it always been your dream to pursue a career in music?

18.   Who would you love to record with?

19.   How would you react if you were asked to perform at the Leeds festival?




DPS article:

Geof Gardiner. Rock legend.

Geoff’s laid back demeanour came across as we started to talk with his appearance and passion for black alluding to his musical style.

“My favourite place to be is on stage,” enthused Geoff Gardiner, lead guitarist of White Trash ana Half Cast. “As soon as I start playing, I sorta get lost in it.” From the moment Geoff started talking about his music, he changed from a shy guy to the confident, energised performer we see on stage.

Inspired by his dad, his passion began when he was 14, having started learning the guitar, his love for music grew.

Some of Geoff’s influences include Radiohead, Rancid and Nirvana, with Jimmy Hendirx’s ‘All Along The Watchtower’ being his favourite guitar solo, as you can’t help being drawn in by the hypnotic sound. The first albums he bought were ‘Nevermind’ -Nirvana, and ‘Dookie’ –Greenday. “I still buy vinyls quite regularly” -It’s always a good sign of a hard core music enthusiast to hear that!

Having gone through college with singer, Collin Jones they worked on numerous projects outside Geoff’s band and Geoff told ROCK that he’d love to work with him again. “We’ve learnt a lot together music-wise”. Clearly Geoff has taken inspiration from many sources.

White Trash ana Half Caste were fortunate enough to capture the attention of Alan McGee, the manager of Oasis. Having recognised their talents, he took them on and they were soon on tour, supporting White Mice. “It was good, yeah! It’s a way to get out there. I did enjoy it, it was a good experience.”

Not long after, the band was asked to perform at the Leeds Festival. Unfortunately there was personal issues and they had to pull out, but “at the time we were very excited! It was a letdown not to, but actually getting to play it would be absolutely brilliant!”

Geoff describes headlining for the first time as “the best feeling in my life. I’ve never come across anything better than that.”  He still gets nervous before a live gig and does warming up exercises to get his fingers going. By the time he’s on stage, Geoff is full of energy and ready to rock!

There was a slight hesitation from Geoff when we asked if there was any conflict between band members. “There has been, nothing too major. There’s been a few discrepancies with which direction the songs should go, or which songs shouldn’t be played live. But nothing too extreme.” Luckily for fans, there’s no sign of them breaking up.

Can Geoff play anything else? “Not competently, no” Geoff says modestly. “I can do a little bit on the drums, little bit on the keyboard, but mainly guitar”.  You get the feeling that Geoff likes to try out all the band’s instruments and he’s most probably better than he’s letting on.

As it’s always been Geoff’s dream to pursue a career in music, he admitted: “If I wasn’t in a band, I’d be wishing I was!” We were also told that he’d love to record a song with Tom Waits. So would we!

 Geoff sees the emergence of the internet as a great place for young bands to be heard. Their  popular myspace page got them a lot of acknowledgement and they gained many fans via this platform.

There was a slight hesitation from Geoff when we asked if there was any conflict between band members. “There has been, nothing too major.  There’s been a few discrepancies with which direction the songs should go, or which songs shouldn’t be played live. But nothing too extreme.” His hesitation causes some suspicions but, luckily for fans, there’s no sign of them breaking up.

It was an absolute pleasure to talk to Geoff Gardiner and we at ROCK, are hoping that White Trash ana Half Cast will be at Leeds soon, as we just can’t get enough of this awesome band!

‘Voices In My Head’ is now free to download on iTunes until 1^st January 2012!

Planning Production

These are the detailed decisions I've made about what I'm going to produce.
Front cover image: James Costello, Rock artist.
Coverlines:
MAIN STORY- Exclusive! James Costello.. "Drugs influence my music"
Roy Reynolds reveals... We get the inside scoop about Enter Shikari's constant conflict!
Blind date with Brendon Urie... We picked one lucky subscriber to unexpectedly meet the singer of Panic! At The Disco
Patrick's new partner... Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump takes time out of the band to work on a project with upcoming artist Dennis Jones.
Competition! -Win tickets to a gig of your choice!
FREE downloads!

Text for contents page:
Regulars:
Fan letters
Album reviews
Gig reviews
Upcoming gig list/ tour dates
New bands and artists
Poster page
Music-related crosswords
Features:
Best English venues
Blink 182's new tour
Leeds festival line up
Free stickers
Exclusive poster of Tom Delonge
Competition- Win tickets to a gig of your choice!
Band news- MCR have split up!
Vote for band of the year
Tribute to casey Calvert
Competition winner interviews Blink 182
How to become the ultimate band
Quiz- How well do you know your music?
Free downloads
The Stone Roses reunion
Guns 'n' Roses UK tour
Exclusive interview with ____ (new artist that will be my main cover story)
Roy Reynolds reveals... We get the inside scoop about Enter Shikari's constant conflict!
Blind date with Brendon Urie... We picked one lucky subscriber to unexpectedly meet the singer of Panic! At The Disco
Patrick's new partner... Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump takes time out of the band to work on a project with upcoming artist Dennis Jones.


Images for contents page:
(Blind date with Brendon Urie article) Close-up of someone wearing a blindfold
James Costello- image on front cover.
DPS image.
Small image of band

Double Page Spread:le photographs that I took which I could us

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Publication Plan

This is the information about my music magazine.

Title: ROCK
Positioning statement: Dare To Be Deafened
Frequency of publication: Weekly
Price: £2 (Although my questionnaire showed that £3-4 was a reasonable price, it is too expensive for a weekly music magazine. My target audience won't be able to afford to buy it every week.)
Distribution: Supermarkets, newsagents, music shops e.g. HMV
Rationale: The appraoch of the magazine is to relate to fans and get involved and personal with bands, so that readers feel like they've met them. It will appeal to young people who are more open to different aspects of rock music.
Style: Informal, slang, laid back, exciting, short paragraphs, relevant images, consistent colours.
Regulars:
Fan letters
Album reviews
Gig reviews
Upcoming gig list/ tour dates
New bands and artists
Poster page
Music-related crosswords
Features:
Best English venues
Blink 182's new tour
Leeds festival line up
Free stickers
Exclusive poster of Tom Delonge
Competition- Win tickets to a gig of your choice!
Band news- MCR have split up!
Vote for band of the year
Tribute to Casey Calvert
Competition winner interviews Blink 182
How to become the ultimate band
Quiz- How well do you know your music?
Free downloads
The Stone Roses reunion
Guns 'n' Roses UK tour
Exclusive interview with ____  (new artist that will be my main cover story)
Roy Reynolds reveals... We get the inside scoop about Enter Shikari's constant conflict!
Blind date with Brendon Urie... We picked one lucky subscriber to unexpectedly meet the singer of Panic! At The Disco
Patrick's new partner... Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump takes time out of the band to work on a project with upcoming artist Dennis Jones.
House Style
Title: Defused (www.dafont.com)
Coverlines: Impact 14pt
Headlines: Arial Black 54pt
Standfirst: Arial 14pt
Credits: Arial 10pt
Body text: Arial 11pt
Colour scheme: Black, red, white