Draft Article:

Ardent Love Article

Double Page Spread - Mock-Up

I produced this double page spread mock-up to show the style of layout I would like my magazine to look like, there will be a lot more writing on my final copy and I will shortly produce a mock-up article as well. I will include what is listed on the second page within my double page spread;

- Where the band are from

- The band's genre of music

- Examples of their songs

- The band's inspirations

Followed by an individual breakdown of each band member somewhere else on the page, this shows a well thought-out layout of a spread.

I think the images work really well together and they all tie in because each member is wearing denim, on the real version I will use a similar theme to this as it creates a unique signature dress sense of the band.

Band Profile:

Name: Ardent Love
Members:
Abbie - 17 - Vocals & Electric Guitar
Georgia - 18 - Drums
Jess - 17 - Acoustic Guitar & Other Vocals

Formed: 2010

Genre: Indie-Alternative

Interests: Writing songs, playing music, listening to music, reading magazines, fashion, going to gigs

Inspired by: Ellie Goulding, The Maccabees, The Arctic Monkeys, Foals, Little Comets, Two Door Cinema Club, The Pretty Reckless, Mumford & Sons, Biffy Clyro, Plain White T's, Vampire Weekend, Katy B, Laura Marling.

Creating a Band Name:

Intoxicate

Blaze

Ardent Love
Nobody's Perfect

Intoxicate: This word appeals to me as it means that a person could become intoxicated with the band; it would usually be associated with breathing too much of some form of air, or becoming intoxicated with alcohol. I think the name could be catchy and memorable for the audience of Indie fans, I don't know of any bands with a name similar to this so it's a new idea and could be successful.
Blaze: I like this idea of a word as a name because it reflects the idea of fire, and fire is linked to danger; this could be popular among an Indie-Alternative audience. I think people are unsure on what you can class as Indie-Alternative, and what becomes more Rock, or even Folk, this means there is uncertainty about the genre which links back to my Blaze-Fire-Danger connection.
Ardent Love: These two words came about when I tried to search for fire related words, the word Ardent means passionate, like a never-ending love. This could link to how if a person likes a band's song, they tend to keep up-to-date with their music or style and form a never-ending love for the band. However it's also not a commonly used word so it would stick in peoples minds.
Nobody's Perfect: I really like this as a band name, it doesn't pinpoint a genre that the band should be expected to be so it entails mystery. However I feel that as it's been used as a song name three times it could be too familiar and nothing fresh or new in the world of music, which could be a threat to the success of the "band".

Example of an article:

"Jessie J has been announced as the winner of the Critics' Choice Award at next year's Brit Awards. Previous winners include Ellie Goulding, Florence And The Machine and Adele
Jessie J adjusts her grey beanie, pokes a lock of hair behind her massive hooped gold earrings. “You know,” she grins, “it’s like Popjustice said: ‘Jessie J – 500 years in the making…’”
The name on the tip of too many tongues for too long, Jessie’s been waiting in the wings for so many years that she’s watched whole pop civilisations rise and fall in the time it’s taken her to get to the launch platform. ‘Do It Like A Dude’ will change all that. Real bump’n’grind R&B pop in the Rihanna/Pink/Gaga mould, in it she’s managed to synthesise all three of these totems into a writhing slab of raunch that sounds very big indeed. “I think people miss the wit in that song.
It’s meant to be funny too!” she laughs.

continued...

It’s easy to see why record execs kept getting the wrong idea about Jessie J over the last five years, because The Voice is what hits you first. “Who is the best singer?” Justin Timberlake pondered. “Jessie J.” So vocal was his vocals enthusiasm that he took her into the studio for a week (“A sweetie. Gave me lots of great advice”). And in its power, the voice has an air of jazz hands to it. She was barred from the choir at the age of 11 for “singing too loud”. Really, she makes Florence seem like Jack Steadman singing through a straw.
Now, after battles with those trying to tar her with the ‘diva’ brush, she’s managed to find a way of transmitting her self-written real-me thing. There’s a vulnerability, a proper confessional quality to a lot of her stuff that could appeal to a nation of self-examining teenage girls, in a soul Kate Nash way. “My song ‘Who You Are’,” she admits, “is like therapy for me. I can’t sing it half the time because I start crying.”
Jessie J knows what she’s got is special – that’s why she’s invested so much energy in incubating it for so long. She’s certainly not your manufactured toy.
Are there any big surprises on the record? “Well. Uh, there are some bits where I rap.”
Oh, kinda like that Cher Lloyd girl off of The X Factor? “No,” she frosts over, “not like that…” The conversation peters out."
- NME MAGAZINE WEBSITE



I have chosen to copy and paste this article onto my blog as this is the style of article I wish to include in my magazine, I like the slightly informal aspect to it and the other topics included other than music. My favourite sentence of the article 'Jessie J adjusts her grey beanie, pokes a lock of hair behind her massive hooped gold earrings.' stands out to me because of the fashion interest to the article. I hope to include short sentences like this to enhance the fashion side of my magazine.

Draft Article:

I will need to include in my article:

• Up and coming band...
• Style of music
• Interests
• Where they're from
• Their names
• Their ages
• Their individual summary of backgrounds
• Their roles in the band