Blog 5 - Target Audience of Artist/Band

In this blog post I will be establishing who the target audience is of our chosen artist, which is Bedouin Soundclash.

http://www.myspace.com/bedouinsoundclash

http://www.facebook.com/bedouinsoundclash?ref=ts

Here are two links of Bedouin Soundclash's fan page, where fans can write on walls, comment on latest music releases and see when they are playing their next live performance.

Bedouin Soundclash have also appeared in a few magazines, i have done some research on what magazines they have appeared in, here are a couple of links to them:

http://www.blog.peacemagazine.com/tag/bedouin-soundclash/

http://www.idiomag.com/artist/bedouin_soundclash#/112374/1/

http://www.punknews.org/bands/bedouinsoundclash

Peace magazine have intoduced bedouin soundclash to those who may not have heard of them before. idiomag have posed a new video by Bedouin Soundclash, and included some of the public and fans' responses and reviews to the new song. Punk News have created a page, including a brief description of the band. In addition to this, they also have a 'reviews' section, where albums have been assesed and writen about.

Blog 4 - Permission

I have constructed an email to Side One Dummy, requesting permission to re-create a music video. I am not interested in making a profit out of this video. I understand that copyright is considered of strong importance to the music industry.

Blog 3 - Song Choice

This blog will include the song we have chosen as a group, and why we have chosen it. We origionaly looked at songs by Mumford and Sons, but couldn't think of a video content idea. After some discussion, one member of our group suggested 'When the Night Feels My Song' by an artist called 'Bedouin Soundclash'. So we had a listen as a group, and some ideas sprung to our minds, of music video ideas. Here are the lyrics to the song:

I'm on the rocky road,
Heading down off the mountain slope,
And as my steps echo (echo) louder than before

Another day is done,
Say good-bye to the setting sun,
See what I found, turn back to the ground just like before

And hey hey hey, hey hey hey (hey!)
Hey Beautiful day (hey! hey!)
Hey Beautiful day
Hey, hey hey hey
Hey Beautiful day (hey! hey!)
Hey Beautiful day

When the night feels my song,
I'll be home, I'll be home

Into the undergrowth,
Twist and turn on a lonely road
In the twilight the day turns to night and I'm alone

And when the light has left,
I'm not sure of my every step
I'll Follow the wind that pushes me west back to my bed

And hey hey hey, hey hey hey (hey!)
Hey Beautiful day (hey! hey!)
Hey Beautiful day.
Hey, hey hey hey (hey!)
Hey Beautiful day (hey! hey!)
Hey Beautiful day.

When the night feels my song,
I'll be home, I'll be home
(x 3)

Blog 2 - Exploring Music Video

In this blog, I will include an analysis of four very different music videos. In addition to this, i will also include a link to the music viedo from youtube.

VIDEO ONE: The Rolling Stones - Miss You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxHE876o3ME

The genre is alternative/rock. They are an English band, formed in 1962.
The Rolling Stones have played rock and roll, and have written an recorded in many genres.

VIDEO TWO: Akon - Beautiful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSOzN0eihsE&ob=av2e

Akon is a singer/sogwriter and ocasionally a rapper. He is known as one of the most successful R&B singer of the 21st century. The song describes Akon seeing a female that he is attracted to, and wanting to go over and meet her.

VIDEO THREE: Madonna - Frozen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS088Opj9o0&ob=av2e

Madonna is an entertainer, she acts, writes songs and sings songs. Although her music has changed genre over her career, this song posted is of the genre pop.

This song was a huge success and is praised as being one of her best songs. The song was mainly composed in F minor.

VIDEO FOUR: Nickelback - How You Remind Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cQh1ccqu8M&ob=av2e

Nickelback is a Canadian rock band, lead singer Chad Kroeger. They have experimented with pop and country music, but this song 'How You Remind Me' is of the genre rock.

This song is often referred to as their 'signature song'.