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When creating my magazine I have aimed to represent teenagers and young adults who are fans of electronic/house music. On the cover page of my magazine I have showed and represented the fans within this genre as ‘all about the music’. Within my front cover the model I have used is a male and who is wearing dark coloured clothes which then links in the with the dark side to the music and the ideology of being young, rebelling and owning a dark side to yourself. Because I have used a male model this then links in with the ideology of the genre of dance music that most listeners are male. The model used is also dressed in modern clothes; this represents the fans reading the magazine as also being modern and fashionable within society.

When creating all the pages of my magazine I have decided to look and base parts of my magazine from the successful magazine of Mixmag. Mixmag uses an informative mode of address; I have then used this within my magazine as it will help to attract the same type of audience. Within the contents page I have also used slang and formal language such as ‘Grab a holiday to Ibiza’ and ‘tunes of the year’. This language will help to associate with a younger audience and then attract the original target audience.

My magazine is aimed at both genders as it is filled with things for both male and female artists loved by both genders. The music genre for my magazine to cover is the genre of dance/electronic/house music. The magazine content is mainly focused around what my target audience wants, such as interviews with big artists, reviews of music albums and the latest dance singles and then also festivals and concerts. My magazine research shows that the most popular music genre for males 16-25 is dance/house music. This why I have then used language, images and colours to all help attract and represent this young male target audience.