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in lesson we were told to find a band and interview them for out double page spred

i interviewed the band synthetc encounter a new rock band


confadently slouching on the sofa lead singer jamie clark from the new and coming band synthetic encounter was interviewed by skull magazine. the genre of music this band creates is rock.


band members


lead singer / guitarist - jamie clark
lead guitarish - pierre valdez
drummer - remsey thorns
bass - leonardo speckle


questions


1) as you are a new band were do you hope to be in the future?


2) what have you found to be the greatest challange of starting a band?


3) how long has your band been together?


4) when was the last time you embarrst your self?


5) do you and your band mates ever have disrabutes?


6) what are they about?


7) who influenced your style and why?


8) how do you think you have progressed as a band since your first gig?


9) who is the last person on earth you would want to be stuck in a lift with ?


10) who does the song writing and were do you get your ideas?


11) in the band who is the poser out of you all?


12) what was your most enbarrasing moment on stage?


answers


1) i hope to be on television, but in the near future i would like to be playing gigs at more popular places such as the NIA or LG arena.


2) well as a band it can be hard to find the same free time as the rest of the band members to reharce due to collage and university, also it is hard to get noticed and some pubs and clubs wont give you the chance to show them how good the band is.


3) we have been together for a year and a half, then we had a brake for exams and stuff, then we got back together and we all belive now that we are more dedicated and now its been just over two years.


4) we was on our way to birmingham and i was coming down the esculator and my lace got stuck and i was freaking out so i pulled it and i dropped to the floor my band mates were in stitches, i went so red, i was redder then a cherry!


5) we have had our fair share but everyone does i guess.


6) we argue regarding some songs we write weather they should be changed or not also if one of us it late for band pratice and not only that we do have our little arguments about our fav bands.


7) id say many bands to be honest, black veil brides were in my opinion a major influence due to there uniqueness of there style and i admire that as for other band members they like a variety of bands and they have influences to like ramseys main influences are the kooks and artic monkeys and pierres influences are bring me the horrizon so there is a wide range to be fair, but yeah we all have diffrent influences.


8) i feel we have progressed very well and being in a band makes you closer to the friends involved in it and it has helped each one of us mature during it and its good to look back on our first gig in wolverhamton and see how we used to be.


9) oh god justin bieber,i hate him he has one of those faces you would just wanna slap with a fish.


10) i do the song writing and i get my ideas from life experiences or things in which i belive in.


11) it would have to be me because i take too long to get ready like 2 hours! but leonardo is soo vain its unbelieveble were ever theres a mirror he is in it. but they would all say me but yanoo its the hair, have to have it perfect but i hate the wind it just messes it up compleatly.


12) on my first ever gig i lost my voice half way through that was just embarrasing because the ausience just looked and were like wondering what was going on.

in lesson we had to do our planning production so i new what would be in my magazine and what pictures i would need

planning production

feature

bands
-synthetic encounter - interview the new bands tells us how there lives have changed
-framing hanley- talk about there new music video
-you me at six - talk about there biggest tour
-all time low - reveal there biggest secrets
-black veil brides - WIN a sighed poster
-bring me the horizon - behind the scenes
-30 seconds to mars- tells us there plans for next year
-the blackout and my passion - talk about there recent gig together

win/free
-posters - stage shots at gigs

music
-10 new bands - ( in a bubble thing on the front cover )

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regular contents

gigs
-gig list

reviews
-live reviews/images
-album reviews

win/free
-win backstage passes to a different band every week
-free stage shot posters

music
-top 10 rock anthems
-best album of the week

bands
-mini interviews with bands
-quiz answered  by bands/singers

news
-letter/picture of the week from fans

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front cover

images
- main image of singer from synthic encounter
- at the bottom images of live gigs for the posters

smaller headlines
-top 10 rock anthems
-synthetic encounter - interview the new bands tells us how there lives have changed
-you me at six - talk about there biggest tour
-all time low - reveal there biggest secrets
-black veil brides - WIN a sighed poster
-bring me the horizon - behind the scenes

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contents page

images
- main image of singer from synthetic encounter
- smaller image of - the blackout
                              - my passion
                              - you me at six

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double page spred

article
the article is about the new band synthetic encounter, and how there lives have changed now they have became a band, the readers will also get to find out things they have not read about them before.

image
the image is of the lead singer from synthetic encounter.

in lesson we had to do our publication plan so that i new how my magazine would look and everythink my magazine will need 


     publication plan

Title:   SKULL

Positioning statement:   make it loud 

Frequency of publication:   monthly

Price:   £2.50

Distribution:   news agents, supermarkets, music shops eg HMV

Rationale:  my magazine is alot for the readers and things they want to read about will then be put in the next issue. the magazine is for music fans.

Style:   informal text,

Regular content:


gig list

live reviews/images

win backstage passes to a different band every week

mini interviews with bands

top 10 rock anthems

letter/picture of the week from fans

best album of the week

album reviews

quiz answered  by bands/singers

free stage shot posters

Feature content:

larger interview with synthetic encounter

framing hanley- talk bout there new video

you me at six - talk about there biggest tour

all time low - reveal there biggest secrets

win signed poster - black veil brides

bring me the horizon - behind the scenes

stage shots at gigs

10 new bands

30 seconds to mars- tells us there plans for next year

the black out and my passion - talk about there recent gig together





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News first paragraph:   first three words in bold capitals

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