Target Audience Research
Over the social networking site Facebook, I sent out a questionnaire to people, ages ranging from 16 - 40, mixed gender. These were the results:
1)
Name: Alistair Tucker
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Drum and Bass, Rock and Indie and RnB
2)
Name: Chloe Emery
Sex: Female
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Soul and Hiphop
3)
Name: Jamie Boast
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Pop, Chart and RnB
4)
Name: Tristan Sewell
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Pop and Chart
5)
Name: Nicola Baxter
Sex: Female
Age: 37
Favourite music genres: Dance, Classic and Reggae
6)
Name: Brogan Hewitt
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Soul and Chart
7)
Name: Emma Doran
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Soul, Drum n Bass and RnB
8)
Name: Tom Hannah
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Soul, Pop and Chart
9)
Name: Callum Brown
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Classic pop
10)
Name: Hilary Davey
Sex: Female
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Soul, chart and reggae
11)
Name: Tamsin Irwin
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Soul and dance music
12)
Name: Sophie Hickles
Sex: Female
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Soul
13)
Name: Clem Bennelick
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Drum and Bass, Rnb and Indie
14)
Name: Ryan Leworthy
Sex: Male
Age: 16
Favourite music genres: Drum and Bass, pop and chart and soul
15)
Name: Tom Hanson
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Drum and Bass, Hiphop and Indie
16)
Name: Paul Houle
Sex: Male
Age: 43
Favourite music genres: Classic rock and reggae
17)
Name: Jemma Colby
Sex: Female
Age: 34
Favourite music genres: Chart, soul and classical
18)
Name: Will Matthews
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Rap and Rnb
19)
Name: Jack Smith
Sex: Male
Age: 19
Favourite music genres: Chart and Dnb
20)
Name: Lauren Burge
Sex: Female
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Soul
This information has told me that most girls like soul music, as opposed to the Dnb and hip-hop preferred by boys. This means that to go ahead with the idea of using a soul artist, I will need to think about the codes and conventions of teenage girls in order to maximise the effectiveness of my project.
1)
Name: Alistair Tucker
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Drum and Bass, Rock and Indie and RnB
2)
Name: Chloe Emery
Sex: Female
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Soul and Hiphop
3)
Name: Jamie Boast
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Pop, Chart and RnB
4)
Name: Tristan Sewell
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Pop and Chart
5)
Name: Nicola Baxter
Sex: Female
Age: 37
Favourite music genres: Dance, Classic and Reggae
6)
Name: Brogan Hewitt
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Soul and Chart
7)
Name: Emma Doran
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Soul, Drum n Bass and RnB
8)
Name: Tom Hannah
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Soul, Pop and Chart
9)
Name: Callum Brown
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Classic pop
10)
Name: Hilary Davey
Sex: Female
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Soul, chart and reggae
11)
Name: Tamsin Irwin
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Soul and dance music
12)
Name: Sophie Hickles
Sex: Female
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Soul
13)
Name: Clem Bennelick
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Favourite music genres: Drum and Bass, Rnb and Indie
14)
Name: Ryan Leworthy
Sex: Male
Age: 16
Favourite music genres: Drum and Bass, pop and chart and soul
15)
Name: Tom Hanson
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Drum and Bass, Hiphop and Indie
16)
Name: Paul Houle
Sex: Male
Age: 43
Favourite music genres: Classic rock and reggae
17)
Name: Jemma Colby
Sex: Female
Age: 34
Favourite music genres: Chart, soul and classical
18)
Name: Will Matthews
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Rap and Rnb
19)
Name: Jack Smith
Sex: Male
Age: 19
Favourite music genres: Chart and Dnb
20)
Name: Lauren Burge
Sex: Female
Age: 18
Favourite music genres: Soul
This information has told me that most girls like soul music, as opposed to the Dnb and hip-hop preferred by boys. This means that to go ahead with the idea of using a soul artist, I will need to think about the codes and conventions of teenage girls in order to maximise the effectiveness of my project.