Organisation - Style of the artist

I have came to the decision that for my final magazine I will have my main cover star as a solo male artist since I have looked into other music magazine based on the indie and pop genre which regularly include male artists as their cover star, and so felt it would be appropriate for my magazine also. I feel that with a male solo artists I can get the aesthetic and style of my artist across much easier through the clothing, hairstyles, props and blocking of my artist. Additionally, I feel that the Indie genre is mainly dominated by male artists and so it is more likely a Indie pop genre music magazine would have a male solo artist rather than a female solo artist. I have completed research into three artists which i feel reflect parts of my artist and will hopefully combine all three of these artists to form my main cover star.

Here is a selection of artists in which I have took inspiration from developing my artist;

1) Hozier - Though the artist is of the indie rock genre his music has implications of the blues or soul music and so has a very slow and relaxing approach to music, which is very unique within the Indie genre. Furthermore, Hozier has extremely controversial meanings to his music such as 'take me to church' which creates a large dispute when discussing the artist, which reflects how the artist does what he wants and truly pushes the boundaries of music which I hope to implement into my artist too. The artists image is very laid back and slightly 'rocky' which conforms with the stereotypical style of an indie genre and this laid back look implies how the artist does not demand the audiences attention, which may entice audiences
 
2) James Bay - This artist has a more urban and cooler convention with a mixture of Indie and rock genres. The artists rebellious attitude while also being quite a discreet character within music creates a large intrigue towards him as his fans don't know much about him. For this I'm going to create this sense of mystery towards my artist which will be broken through the artist, making it much more exclusive than other magazines. The artist wears clothing that is very casual and slightly basic in comparison to other artists, which makes him appear as though she doesn't care about her appearance and mainly focuses on his music and also makes him seem much more approachable to his audience as they too would wear casual clothing too.His image of the 'long brown hair with a fedora hat' has now created an iconic image which people automatically associate with him, forming recognition from many audiences towards him, because of this I may find a particular feature or piece of clothing to represent my artist to make him much more unique and recognisable to audiences .

3) Paolo Nuitini - As the artist is of the pop rock genre he is constantly experimenting with new music ideas as well as new hairstyles and outfits which always keeps his fans on their toes wondering what to expect from him next, this intriguing and un-expecting approach to the music industry is one   I will hopefully enact within my artist too. At the beginning of his career Paolo Nuitini captured the overall essence of folk music as his 'look' was very basic and laid back while his music has folk and blues inspirations. Though the artist has altered his clothing style slightly Paolo Nuitini still has quite a casual sense of style still which makes the artist seem much more of a normal individual and does not create any kind of superiority towards him.