First draft of my article

In this lesson I have wrote my music article on a double page spread. This is as follows:

Ex lead singer of the ‘Cherry Boys’ Ian Forshaw tells ‘Indie’ of how he’s had to reform a new band, the struggles in life and what he thinks his foreseeable further has in hold for him.

Local man, Ian Forshaw is hitting our gig scenes once again 41 year old Ian who was lead singer of former band the ‘Cherry Boys’ known’s only too well what it’s like to be in the spot light. The ‘Cherry Boys’ formed in 1984 hit stardom and fame almost instantly when they were singed the boys who were only 17 at the time were offered the once in a life time change Europe tour. Touring countries like Spain, Germany and Holland. Each a massive sell out. Even though the boys were only to stay together for 3 years the boys were known to be the new thing of the eighties. They hit music magazine ‘NME’ in their time.

The boys finally split in 1987 after realising that they needed more freedom to find out who they were as people. Though reports do say that the ‘Cherry Boys’ split after three long years of drugs and heavily drinking “ LSD was never far from the boys but not only when on tour but even in the studios”.

 As the years went on the boy’s last contact and over the next ten years the boys got every day to day normal jobs. Ian trained to work for the NHS.

Never losing the love that he had for music Ian did have to put his passion on the side lines. This was until Ian received a call from a local DJ ‘Keith’. Keith said that someone had called in the station and had asked for the ‘Cherry Boys ‘to be played. “I haven’t heard music like that in years” says Keith “At that moment I knew that I wanted to start playing in a band again”. After Ian and Keith had met they finally agreed to start ‘Caroline 911’.

‘Caroline 911 ‘started to hit the studio as they knew that they needed to be singed within a year. The band made a demo of an album that was to be sent to record labels “ It was so good to get back on the line of work i love” says Ian. “I can’t believe how fast we clicked as a band and how the music began to flow”. The demo was when sent out to over 50 record labels.

After just three weeks the band got 30 conformations. The band was on a high after thinking that they wouldn’t have more that two.” I couldn’t belive it when the phone just didn’t stop ringing, label after label”  Ian explains. The band finally signed with ‘Chris Paine’  head of BBC radio.

Once signed the band gig offers started to be sent ‘Caroline’ the band now gig three times a week at a local bar in Liverpool ‘ Flanagan’s’. Here the band were scouted to be in the ‘Billy and Wally show’.
Here the band was to make a name for themselves in a Beatles triturate band. Here on the band have been playing Beatles songs three times a week althrough out liverpools music scenes

Images for double page spread

In this lesson I was asked to take a picture/ pictures that I will be using on my double page spread in my music magazine. These are as follows:


Make gif

Images for contents page

In this lesson I was asked to take images that might will be using for my contents page of my music magazine. These are as follows:


Gif animators

Images for front cover

In this lesson I was asked to take pictures that i might use for my music magazine front cover theses are as follows:


Animated gif maker

Interview research

I was asked to conduct  invterview research on the band that will be using in my music magazine:

Was you in a band before Caroline  199 ?
Why did your pervious band end ?
What age was you when you was in your first band ?
Were did you play?
Did you tour?
How did your new band start?
When did your new band start?
What things have your band done?
Have you toured in your new band?
What are your band currently doing?
What do you see happening for yourself in the next 6 months?

Article Resreach

In this lesson i was asked to conduct article research this is shown below:

In the spring of 2007 Caroline 199 was born. The band is made up of three people who shared a passion for 60s music and particularly Pirate Radio. Pretty soon the band began appearing at the world famous Cavern Club in Liverpool and have now become one of the featured resident acts appearing over 80 times to date.

As time progressed the lads wanted to bring Pirate Radio to the public and created the concept of performing a live radio broadcast. This was to be presented with the original jingles, adverts and the DJ parts played by the members of the band. As an addition to the show and due to the complexities of the 60s arrangements, the lads drafted in one of the best and well known keyboard players in the county, Tony Cook.

The band contacted Trevor Dann from the Radio Academy after attending an offshore radio convention in London. At the convention, the band were astounded at the multi-media presentations that were shown on the day, and so asked Trevor if he knew who organised the event. Trevor put us in touch with two of the most amazing people we have ever met... Chris and Mary Payne from Radio London.

We have developed a strong friendship with Chris and Mary and as a result we have collectively put together the most unique 60s show around.

The multi-media narration is by one of the original DJ’s Mr Roger ‘Twiggy’ Day and produced by Chris & Mary Payne giving the viewer the information of how the fashion, music, and culture of the 60s would not have been here today without BIG L and RADIO CAROLINE.

You can enjoy a Pirate Radio broadcast live in 3D, so jump aboard and see and hear the CAROLINE 199 SHOW..... It's great to have you along.

 

Rough sketch

In this lesson I was asked to design my rough sketches of my music magazine these are as shown below:

Front cover:

contents page: