Download - Busted assignment
BUSTED
By Luke Clements
WHAT STYLE OF BAND ARE THEY?
Busted are Pop rock and
Pop punk.
Busted where a band
made up of 3 people called
James Bourne, Matt Willis
and Charlie Simpson
JAMES BOURNE
His full name is James Elliot Bourne.
Born 13 September 1983, born in Rochford, Essex,
England.
James is a English Singer-songwriter and co-founder of
bands Son of Dork and Busted.
In a band he can do vocals, piano, piano drums and bass
Associated with Busted, McFly, Son of Dork and Call me
when I'm 18.
MATT WILLIS
His full name is Matt James Willis.
Born 8 May 1983, born in Tooting, South London, England.
Matt is a singer-songwriter who found fame as a founding
top member of the top rock band Busted from 2001-2005
when they split.
In a band he can do vocals, play drums, play bass and also
play guitar.
Associated with Busted, McFly and Wicked
CHARLIE SIMPSON
His full name is Charles Robert Simpson.
Born 7 June 1985, born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.
Charlie is a English singer-songwriter who was also the
youngest out of the 3 in the multi-BRIT award-winning band
Busted.
In a band he can do vocals, play guitar, keyboard, piano,
violin, harmonica and drums.
Associated with Fightstar and Busted.
THE GENRE OF BUSTED
The genre/styles of busted are Pop Rock and Pop
Punk.
Pop Rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy
pop style and light lyrics in its (typically) guitar-
based rock songs.
Pop Punk is a fusion music genre that combines
elements of Pop Rock and Punk Rock to varying
degrees.
THE PRODUCTS OF BUSTED
Busted have products such as Cd’s(singles and
albums), Books, T-shirts and Magnets.
Cd prices vary from 50p-£7 where they are no
longer together and have been split for 7 years.
The books cost between £10 and £50.
T-Shirts cost between £10 and £30.
Magnets cost between£2.50 and £5.
THEIR CAREER PATHS
James- Producer, Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Dropped out of college to make the band Busted with Matt
and Charlie.
Matt-Producer, Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Went to college and once he had finished college he joined
the band BUSTED.
Charlie-Producer, Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Went to college and then joined the band BUSTED.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The target audience of BUSTED are mainly people
aged between 8 and 20 and also people that like Pop
Punk and Pop Rock.
THE RECORD LABEL
Busted’s record label where Island Records.
Island Record are a label that where founded by
Chris Blackwell and Graeme Goodall in 1959.
These are owned by a big company known as
Universal who are also a brand for film making-
Universal is one of the major Hollywood studios with
interests in lots of entertainment industries.
WHO OWNS THE COMPANY
The company is now owned by Universal Music
Group who are a major global music company
owned by French media conglomerate vivendi.
The headquarters are located in Santa Monica,
California.
W H A T B A N D S / A R T I S T S D O T H E Y H A V E I N T H E R E P O R T F O L I O
Akon, Alex Clare, Amy Winehouse, Angel, Avicci,
Ben Howard, Bob Marley, James Morrison, Jessie J,
Kid Cudi, ,Mika, Nicki Minaj, Owl City, Stevie
Wonder, Taio Cruz, Tom Jones and many more people
are signed by ‘Island Records’.
D O E S T H E C O M PA N Y F O C U S O N A PA R T I C U L A R G E N R E O F M U S I C
The company does not focus on one genre it
focuses on all types of genres such as: Pop, Rock,
Punk, Heavy Metal, Classic, Contempory, Hip Hop,
Rap, R n B and lots more.
WHAT ARE THE COMPANIES A IMS AND OBJECTIVES
The record labels mission statement is that they
are “Continually rethinking and redeveloping music
into a sellers market, as well as cultural boom”.
DOES THE COMPANY HAVE A SPECIF IC RESPONSE
The company does have a specific response to
illegally downloading/file sharing because they fund
for free mp3 downloading with other companies that
are members with Universal music group(UMG).
TASK 2
SMASH HITS
The target audience for the ‘Smash Hits’ magazine is more
teenagers and young adults.
‘Smash Hits’ was published by a company called ‘EMAP’. ‘EMAP’
were founded in 1947.They published many magazines and
eventually where taken over by the Guardian Media Group.
The final magazine was published in 2006 and the editor was
‘Chris Hall’
The style is closely related to pop, radio and television
presentation.
ANALYSIS • Masthead – 70’s fair ground font which is bold
which stands out and makes you realize that it is the title of the magazine.
• Smash Hits is no longer exists as a magazine but exists as a TV ‘pop’ channel. In the case of this cover ‘Lady Gaga’ is featured in a provocative pose – probably aimed at both a male and female audience. The model credit just says in very bold text ‘LADY GAGA’. The left third of the cover is where ‘LADY GAGA’ stands out because Lady Gaga, the artist is very popular worldwide at the present time. The text also says ‘The worlds BIGGEST star uncovered. Which gives this magazine a ‘page 3’ hook. This magazine also is on the very edge of its target audience because some could class this magazine as ‘soft pornography’.