First contents Page

I think this may be the design for my contents page i will use, however, if anyone has any suggestions on how i could change it it would be nice if you told me

Editors Letter

I decided to try to write an editors letter for the contents page of my magazine. I have never written an editors letter before so I'm not sure if it would be OK for my magazine, I will post it and see what people say about it.

This is the beginning of an era.
Hi guys, get ready, lots of new stars heading your way, we’ve had so many bands this time round we just cant fit them all in. But maybe next time, theres some bands I cant wait to show you. And I cant wait for May, The Sound office is giving away signed CDs and even instruments from old and new bands, such as Breakfast At Midnight, and even Fightstar. All you need to do is enter! Look to the back!

Enjoy, see you next month!

Second front cover

I think this will be my final design of my front cover, however I would appreciate any feedback. I am thinking I may have to change the bottom where it says about Apocalyptica, but I am not sure how. Any idea?

First front cover design

I was thinking about putting this design as my front cover but then i realised that it wasnt as good as I had first thought, it is a very dark background, which, although it makes it seem like a rock magazine it puts me off reading it a bit, also, the band look very posed, mainly because they have their instruments.

Double Page

I think this is how my double page will look, however, if there are any improvements I could do please say. I may change colours or fonts if it will fit better with my front cover and contents.

Photos for double page

This is the photo that will be on one side of my double page. It is of one of the band but I have edited it a lot to make it look more mysterious and like a rock band.

I think i will also use this photo on my double page, it is of the two people who I have interviewed.

Double page spread

I had some inspiration about my double page article, so therefore decided to write it ahead of when I had planned, therefore, I can construct my double page easier as I have sorted out the photos already.
Here is my article


The Sound! caught up with Rachel and Marie from Breakfast At Midnight to get all the juicy gossip from 6 months of music. We meet in a cosy cafe in the middle of Coventry University, the base of their operations. They both greet me enthusiastically as I arrive but then curl back up into their armchairs.

So, all the men out there want to know, how’s the love life?
Marie: Well, there’s this one boy
Rachel: Who we’ve all dated at one time or another, I dated him first, Marie and Kate just stole him. But, for all the boys out there, we’re single now!
We hear you write all your own music, that must be stressful?
Rachel: Sometimes, some of the songs just simply come together, so someone will be tapping a tune or beat and someone else, usually Katy would blurt out a few lines and the song started there.
Marie: Not always, doesn’t help that we don’t like the same music. So it CAN be stressful, not everything fits together straight away
R: Does
M: Does not
Ok, so you’ve done local gigs but now your setting off into the big wide world and starting your own tour.
M: I’m terrified. We’re only doing it in England for the first 2 months 1 month as a supporting act, and the second we split and go it alone. Well, with our trusty experienced manager Gregg Morrison.
R: Love that guy
M: Yeah.......Anyway...after that its our holidays, so we’re doing some gigs in Scotland, one on the Isle of Man oddly and loads in Wales.
Was recording your first album scary?
R: No, not really because we’d done some recording before and once you get into the music it just happens.
Any other gossip you wish to share with us?
M: Rach pulled a policeman on Wednesday; she’d been naughty and was speeding slightly. You could have been arrested you know, but when the policeman saw you so got a fine and a phone number.


Any thoughts about my article will be welcomed

Second Photoshoot

I tried editing some of my photos from my first photoshoot, for the contents page and double page spread they are fine, however, i feel that for the front cover they are a little bit too posed, therefore I did another photoshoot, with them outside and not posed, and also not dressed up in black or with musical instruments like they were last time.

They looked a lot more natural and like they were having fun, except sometimes they did pull strange faces.

I like the picture of them looking over their shoulders towards the camera, this is a possibility for my front cover, the photos with just two of the band i cannot use on my front cover but if I still need an image for my contents page I can consider using one of these, probably the first or third one.