Evaluation question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

The audience for my magazine would mainly be from 16 - 25 as that is the age where people usually experience stress because they are introduced to a version of the world that alters their perception of life negatively. The PBRnB genre stems from people venting about negative aspects of their lives and people communicating relatable feelings of hopelessness, whether that is in regards to financial issues or flawed attempts at finding love. These topics are relevant for people between this age group. At sixteen, most people want to explore and learn by experiencing new things which is often done through music. This is why the majority of these people seek music outside of what they had previously been pressured into listening to by their social surroundings. The magazine targets individuals from the same age group that is targeted through the PBrNB music genre as the magazine is influenced by the genre in nearly every single way.

Most people choose to listen to artists from this genre as most of the artists are un-afraid to communicate their hardships and emotional state to their audience, regardless of how outrageous that seems and this creates unity between the listener and content creator. Fans tend to stick around to follow the artists journey and each issue from my magazine attempts to highlight an artists current state. This is likely to attract most of the artists fans as these types of artists tend to reject public interviews, so the fans only know what the artists portray through their music. This often is an unintentionally good attempt at publicity because the artists creates a sense of mystery which tends to bring groups of people together out of curiosity in the artist.

The reason the magazine is also targeted at adolescents is because they are intrigued by things that are unfamiliar to them so topics like drugs and sex are likely to make them want to learn more about it through the content, regardless if the artists view regarding the subject is biased. Young people are also more likely to have the time and interest in these artists, so the magazine would be a way for them to engage with the artists beyond the music. I'd imagine that the reader of the magazine would be someone comfortable with being on their own because the music highlighted in the magazine is not likely to be heard by groups of people, these types of topics addressed provoke more of an intimate experience.

I intentionally gave the magazine a dark colour scheme as I wanted it to attract people who are currently in a dark place, so they have someone to relate to and feel less alone in their lonely world. this all sound depressing but the magazine isn't an attempt at promoting this negativity, it is merely accepting that it exists and allows for artists to communicate their feelings from another medium.