Music Video Questionnaire.

For my research, I carried out a Music Video Questionnaire whereby I asked 10 students in my college ranging between the ages 16-19. This helped me with my research and planning as I gained helpful information from a various number of people with different personalities and interests.

Music Video Vlog :)))))))

So myself and my friend Esther have been placd into a team for our media coursework which is to create a promo video for a new Artist. here is a short video of us introducing and briefly explaining what we have to do. 

Album Cover Research.

I have decided to explore into CD covers and their historical background. From personal experience I can define how an album is used to attract buyers due to the artwork of the front cover, whether its simple or just effective, as Music, and CD's sell. I also know that they act as a protective sleeve for the CD.

The cover serves three main purposes:

1. The advertise and identify the contents of the music product.
2. To convey the artistic aspirations of the original artists
3. In reproductions of the artwork, to serve as a primary image in the promotional efforts surrounding the product, as an identifiable image associated with it.

Album covers have become increasingly important aspect to the music industry, with artists and producers designing new and better covers coerce with their music product. There are several different kinds of design associated with album covers, e.g portrait and type-based. 

Portrait - Particularly consistent o album covers promoting solo artists. The viewer i forced to look directly at the face on the cover, helping them to focus completely on them with no distraction. This cover from Lil Wayne shows the face of an innocent, cute looking young child (Lil Wayne as a child), however the child is sporting adult attributes such as tattoos. This supposedly entices the viewer into buying the record, as it is advertising something different, something you wouldn't see in real life. 

Type based - Some album cover designs are devoted entirely to writing. Paramore's 'Riot' album cover is a good example. Type based covers often nee no more than a powerful font. The Paramore cover prove this, as it is clearly states what the album is called, however at the same time the black panel showing the name of the band is clearly sufficient as an album cover. 

Justin Timberlake - CHOSEN ARTIST Research.

 

Justin Timberlake, also known as JT, was born to Lynn Harless and Randell Timberlake in Memphis Tennessee on January 31st 1981. He was born with music in his blood, as his father was the choir director for a local Baptist Church, and his Grandfather, Charles L. Timberlake, was a Baptist minister. Justin spent his childhood in Millington, a small town just North of Memphis.

 

Justin showed himself to be a natural performer from a very young age, an by the time he was 10, he was already singing on the stage of the world-famous Grand Ole Opry. The famous Timberlake singing and dancing style are greatly influenced by Michael Jackson, and Justin is often called the new King of Pop. Justin's first official paid "gig" came in 1993, when he was still only 12, when he was on stage with the Disney Mickey Mouse Club. Justin's debut on the Disney stage proved to be a major turning-point in both his professional and personal life, for it was whilst singing here that he met Britney Spears, his future girlfriend; Christina Aguilera, his future touring mate; and also JC Chasez, his future band mate in NSYNC.

 

Going Solo.

 

Going solo gave Justin the chance to break away from his old boy-bad look, and he sought to develop a more mature look - and also more openly sexy - style, both in the way he dressed and the way he sang. After many long, hard months working on his new album, which was eventually called 'Justified', Justin performed at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, where he launched his first solo single, 'Like I Love You', a catchy dance number produce by the Neptunes. Justin's new musical style was radically different to the kind of numbers he had performed in his NSYNC days, featuring heavy R&B influences thanks to the hip-hop inclinations of his new producers, the Neptunes. Following the release of the single, Justin released his first solo album on 5th November the same year. It entered the Billboard 200 Chart at 2, and sold nearly half of a million copies in the first week alone!

In keeping with his musical background, the album featured several tracks that were originally intended to be released on Michael Jackson's 'Invincible' album, but never quite made it to the final selection. Several further singles from the album were released throughout late 2002 and 2003, including the hit singles 'Rock Your Body' and 'Cry Me A River'. Justin promoted the album by heading up the Justified/Stripped Tour with his old stage buddy from Disney Mickey Mouse Club days, Christina Aguilera throughout the summer of 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADELE 25.

On October 22, 2015, Adele announced that she would release her third album, 25, on November 20. She posted 25's cover on Instagram, and said of her first full-length studio project in several years: "My last record was a break-up record, and if I had to label this one, I would call it a make-up record. Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did. 25 is about getting to know who I've become without realizing. And I'm sorry it took so long but, you know, life happened."

ADELE 21.

Her much anticipated follow-up album, 21, again named for her age at time of recording, did not disappoint upon its release in early 2011. Tapping even deeper into Adele's appreciation for classic American R&B and jazz, the record was a monster hit, selling 352,000 copies within its first week.

Anchored by hits like "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You", 21 placed Adele in play.

In February 2011, she found herself with two Top 5 singles and a pair of Top 5 albums in the same week, becoming the only artist besides The Beatles and 50 Cent to achieve that milestone. With 21 staying at No. 1 for 11 weeks, Adele also broke the solo female artist record previously held by Madonna's Immaculate Collection for consecutive weeks atop the album charts. 21 went on to sell more than 30 million copies worldwide.

In 2012, Adele swept the Grsmmy Awards, taking home six wins, including Album of the Year. "This record is inspired by something that is really normal and everyone's been through it - just a rubbish relationship", she said at the ceremony. In 2013, Adele won her seventh Grammy (Best Pop Solo Performance) for her hit single "Set Fire to the Rain". The same year, the singer won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for "Skyfall", the theme song for the 2013 James Bond film of the same name.

Coupled with her success is Adele's maturity and ability to avoid the dame-induced pitfalls that plagued Winehouse. Adele, whose larger, curvier body bucks the trend of most Top 40 female celebs, is also confident in not just her talent, but in her looks. "I've seen people where it rules their lives, you know, who want to be thinner of have bigger boobs, and how it wears them down," she told Vogue magazine in 2011. "And I just don't want that in my life,"

ADELE 19.

Adele's debut album, 19, which is named for the singer's age when she began recording the project, went on sale in early 2008. Led by two popular lead singles, "Hometown glory" and "Chasing Pavements", the record rocketed Adele to fame.

Released in the United States through Columbia Records, 19 resonated with American audiences, much as it had with British music listeners. Adele cemented her commercial success with an appearance in October 2008 on Saturday Night Live. At the taping of the show, the album was ranked No. 1.

At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele took home Best New Artist. In addition, the album earned the singer the distinction of being named the "Sound of 2008" by the BBC. That same year, she earned the Critic's' Choice prize at the BRIT Awards.