Initial ideas for my magazine

• The magazine will cost £3.49
• The magazine will be produced once per month
• The average issue size will be 80 pages
• The regular content will be music/film/entertainment
• The feature articles will be interviews, reviews, profiles of celebrity, a how-to article, or an article about international news or events

Researching the market place

• The price per issue is £3.99, you can also get a 12 month subscription for £27.99 or a 24 month subscription for £55.98
• It is printed in the UK and there are 12 issues produced per year.
• The magazine has 136 pages.
• The usual content in the magazine is interviews with music artists/bands, they also do album reviews, events and other things including film, fashion and competitions.
• A feature article

Examples of alternative/rock and indie music magazines

http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/

http://www.clashmusic.com/

http://www.spin.com/

http://prezi.com/eao0eekbbzmh/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Initial ideas

I am going to be producing a magazine that combines mainstream music and underground music along with indie music to create a blend, my target audience will be people from ages 15-26 years old. The name of the magazine will be BMS magazine and I will publish it monthly. The magazine will cost somewhere between £2-£4 and will feature content about artists.

Conventions of a double page spread

Conventions:

House Style
Quotes
Page number
Caption
Side bar
Catergory text
Leading text
Kicker
Main body text
Gutter
Drop cap