UNIT 51 Magazines- My Ideas for magazine articles and Article plan

1. Biographical Piece on a band/band member- One idea that I was considering was to write a biographical piece about a band. Within the article I would talk about their background, their careers with music and their struggles to rise to fame as well what is going on with their lives nowadays
2. Interview with a couple Band members- Here I would write up an interview with two members of a band to find out the questions that their fans want to ask as well as information that I think would intrigue readers
3. Feature about the bands latest tour and their recent adventures in their lives- Here I would essentially talk about everything that is recent with the band including their latest tours and all the different things that they have been up to on and off the stage.

This will all be written about a One Direction type group. I would like to write this article so that the fans of the band can feel closer to them as a group and as people in general. I also want to showcase the different things that the band would of had to go through in order to inspire readers in the hop that they get something out of it. The types of people that will read will be the bands core audience as they might want to learn more about the band. This will be a target audience of about 12 year olds up to about 30. The band would want to appear in the article so that they can inspire and connect with their fans but also because they may want to change peoples perceptions of them by telling people about their lives and their careers. They may want to let people know about what goes on behind closed doors rather than what people may just see in the public light.

Article Plan- Biographical piece on a (One direction-esque) boy band

Introduction/Standfirst

We learn the real truths behind what drives Can't Say No in their careers and how they came to where they are today. They have taken the 2010's by storm and I finally got a chance to sit down with them and have a bit of a chat about why.

By Daniel Gould

Four years on after initially chasing careers as solo artists who were thrown together as a group act on Britains biggest talent show, Can't say no  have become one of the worlds biggest boybands in history with their fanbase spanning across 120 different countries on 6 different continents. Now tonight they're standing there on stage, with guitars and microphones in hand ready to take down the house at London's O2 arena- only one of many locations on their nationwide tour that they're currently on. Seeing them doing their vocal warm ups and tuning their instruments so wonderfully just goes to show that Can't say no are truly in this business for the love of what they do rather than for the perks that come with the job- although they are an added bonus.

How will the 1000 words be used?
I will use the 1000 words to talk about the careers of the band members pre-fame and how their backgrounds and their attempts at stardom back in the day impacted how they rose to fame and how it effects them as artists. I want to explore their history very briefly in order to give fans an overview of who the band members truly are and to try to get to know them on a more personal level. I will try to use each section to give some information about each band member and each stage in their careers that led up to the bands inception.