Feature Article Artist Planning

My artist will be a male, solo artist. He has always had an interest in music, from a very young age. Although he wasn't always a good singer, he pushed himself and taught himself how to play piano and guitar through Youtube tutorials - due to lack of money to pay for a teacher. He loves his family and has provided for them well with his fame and incoming fortune. He still lives in the town he grew up in because he's only 19, and although he's becoming one of the greatest acoustic genre artists of this century, he can't yet afford to buy his own house and still pay for his education. He doesn't really have many hobbies apart from music, he doesn't like sport, he doesn't like video games and he doesn't like much of the things on television. So he spends his time writing music, studying and reading books. His favourite author's are John Green and Jane Austen. He has a sarcastic and dry sense of humour, mainly developed from the social networking site of Tumblr. He doesn't like common shops such as Topman and Cedar Wood State, he prefers to get clothes than no one else will have - or a smaller amount of people have, from charity shops and ebay. He was spotted through busking in the city of Oxford; he set up his guitar and put out a hat to raise some money at the small age of 15, and music agency giants Universal spotted him. He is currently in the studio working on his debut album, with three singles aleady released along with his first album. He's been inspired by artists such as Jim Morrison, Radiohead and Bon Iver.
• The reason the interview is taking place is because the public need inspiration - the acoustic music genre is becoming ever smaller and with big up and coming stars such as this one, and with such a normal and typical background, it should help to inspire the younger generation to take part in more musical activities. He needs to promote his new album, because although his first album was a small success, he and the agency are looking for bigger things to come his way.
• His appearance is rugged, rough. This is to give a raw and genuine approach will have a large reflection to his music (authentic, means something to him, expressive). He will wear a white t-shirt and faded blue jeans, with dark brown boots. This will give a simple but effective appearance - a relaxed feel, in the sense that it's very basic clothing. He has dark hair that is thicker on top than on the sides and has very prominent facial structure - with slight stubble around the jawline. He will have his guitar in the image to show the audience that he plays and that he includes the instrument in his music - also promoting the acoustic genre which is the genre of the magazine. He will have little to no expression on his face, giving off a 'moody model' look and attracting a younger audience. He won't be wearing any makeup because the acoustic genre is all about being natural, and it's not common for men to wear makeup anyway. The only prop that my artist will have will be his guitar, and possibly a chair, because simplicity is key.
• The location of the shoots will be outside for the front cover - because then the location isn't what they would expect (a studio) and so they will want to know where they are and what they're doing there. Outside will promote the artists personality in that he spends a lot of time outdoors, motivating the target audience to do the same. His image is rough, so the editing will be minimal - but vintage edits will be added to show his personality.
• He will be wearing simple clothing (faded jeans, white t-shirt) to show that he's not all hollywood and buying expensive clothing purely because he's starting to make a lot of money, so this helps the audience to connect and relate to him. He will be natural because men don't usually wear makeup and so it won't appeal to a modern audience - this also reflects his genuine personality; meaning he doesn't need makeup to attract people. In the photos he will be posing almost casually, like the camera has caught him off guard or like we would see him if we were just hanging out with him - to promote his chilled view. His pose will be natural but posed, and his faciall expression will be lacking, so moody or blank.
• My contents page artists will be on a smaller scale, but of the same genre. There will be two female and one male act. The two female acts will be called 'Zara Mouse' and 'Isla Fray' and the male act will be called 'Noah Griggs' - these names are peculiar and uncommon and so the audience will recognise them in the future. They all specialise in acoustic and chilled music which fits with the genre of the magazine; one female and male will pose for the photoshoot, with the woman wearing tight clothes to accentuate her assets and the male will pose with and without his guitar for a variety of shots to emphasise that he produces music where he plays and guitar and some where he doesn't. They will wear their fashion sense's clothes, and so they'll be wearing quirky and unique clothing that aren't available in common high street shops such as Topshop and River Island.