Q2: How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
A: First of all, it is necessary to establish the fact that I did not make my ancillaries before working on my main product. They were made in order to promote my product, and hence ensure that the audience was able to get a more better idea about my band Iris, and hence develop an interest by understanding the fundamental principles this band was functioning upon like the type of music they wish to make, and what other songs they have in store for them.
http://mohsinmusicvideo.webs.com/
So, starting with the website since it's the platform for ensuring the promotion of my product by a much proper presentation, and promotion of my ancillary products, it should be well-understood that through a website, a band can keep their particular audience updated, and can use the many features present for facilitating their work, such as posting the compositions they wish to build upon, and also receive extensive audience feedback for several purposes like knowing what their audience expects from them, and how they can cater to those needs. On my band's website, features like the 'About us' section aid the band in narrating their background as musicians to the audience, and hence establish their credibility and passion for the work they wish to proceed with. Also, the 'Blog' option helps my band to regularly update their site by voicing their personal thoughts, and opinions regarding either their professional life as musicians, or comments on the bands they are influenced by, and what they have in store for the audience. Also, it helps maintain a friendly image, which is vital for ensuring the audience' support through and through, and can also be used to express gratitude in a more admirable manner to their followers/fans.
The 'Photo Gallery' gives a visual representation of the band's ideas, and also helps the audience understand their background, and the significance of their encounters in day-to-day life more properly. Also, these pictures also serve a commercial purpose since they can be later used by fans through social-networking sites or other online means to further promote the band's name, and help it rise to fame in the highly competitive music industry.
The 'Contact Us' section currently serves a professional purpose for other bands and people, who wish to work with my band, and had it not already been working with Warner Music Group, it may have also helped other key music institutions to discover them, and strike a deal with them.
Having the feature of 'Sharing' the posts, and activities displayed on the website with other sites, it also serves a promotional purpose, and can be used to promote the band's name, and at a later stage their merchandise in a more socially appropriate manner.
For the music video especially, all these options help in promoting it as well. Already having stressed on the usefulness of a website to increase the significance given to the band, it was also explained that the product if put on the site can ensure proper audience feedback, which would prove to be useful for the band in order to understand what their audience wants, and expects from them. The song can also be made available for download, and the message can be explained, should the audience request the band to do so. Furthermore, any merchandise associated with the product like signed t-shirts during an on-stage performance of the song, can also be distributed by making them available online. Also, should the fans wish to make a fan-based video, and wish to receive the band's views on it, that could be done as well. And, artists who wish to re-mix it or do a cover can also seek the permission by getting in contact with the band through this website.
What's interesting is that thertwo ancillaries-CD cover and magazine advert also facilitate the promotion of the band just like the website does, and can be also be displayed on the site for that purpose. The CD cover attracts the audience, and briefs them on the entire contents of the album, which also contains the main song of the album. Looking at the CD I've designed, one can see that the entire list of the album has been given and when made available in stores can be bought by fans, who wish to listen to their songs, and also be used to promote their name by making it available for consumption in stores so as to ensure that music-lovers can be subjected to it.
As for the magazine, by featuring the band in it would help it gain international fame, and generate reviews from proper critics along with the target audience. The circulation of the magazine globally, and with material on well-known musicians, it will increase the significance of the band since they would be featured with those famous musicians, and be given the same amount of exposure in print, which would be beneficial for making them known to world, and hence help in extending their audience:
A: First of all, it is necessary to establish the fact that I did not make my ancillaries before working on my main product. They were made in order to promote my product, and hence ensure that the audience was able to get a more better idea about my band Iris, and hence develop an interest by understanding the fundamental principles this band was functioning upon like the type of music they wish to make, and what other songs they have in store for them.
http://mohsinmusicvideo.webs.com/
So, starting with the website since it's the platform for ensuring the promotion of my product by a much proper presentation, and promotion of my ancillary products, it should be well-understood that through a website, a band can keep their particular audience updated, and can use the many features present for facilitating their work, such as posting the compositions they wish to build upon, and also receive extensive audience feedback for several purposes like knowing what their audience expects from them, and how they can cater to those needs. On my band's website, features like the 'About us' section aid the band in narrating their background as musicians to the audience, and hence establish their credibility and passion for the work they wish to proceed with. Also, the 'Blog' option helps my band to regularly update their site by voicing their personal thoughts, and opinions regarding either their professional life as musicians, or comments on the bands they are influenced by, and what they have in store for the audience. Also, it helps maintain a friendly image, which is vital for ensuring the audience' support through and through, and can also be used to express gratitude in a more admirable manner to their followers/fans.
The 'Photo Gallery' gives a visual representation of the band's ideas, and also helps the audience understand their background, and the significance of their encounters in day-to-day life more properly. Also, these pictures also serve a commercial purpose since they can be later used by fans through social-networking sites or other online means to further promote the band's name, and help it rise to fame in the highly competitive music industry.
The 'Contact Us' section currently serves a professional purpose for other bands and people, who wish to work with my band, and had it not already been working with Warner Music Group, it may have also helped other key music institutions to discover them, and strike a deal with them.
Having the feature of 'Sharing' the posts, and activities displayed on the website with other sites, it also serves a promotional purpose, and can be used to promote the band's name, and at a later stage their merchandise in a more socially appropriate manner.
For the music video especially, all these options help in promoting it as well. Already having stressed on the usefulness of a website to increase the significance given to the band, it was also explained that the product if put on the site can ensure proper audience feedback, which would prove to be useful for the band in order to understand what their audience wants, and expects from them. The song can also be made available for download, and the message can be explained, should the audience request the band to do so. Furthermore, any merchandise associated with the product like signed t-shirts during an on-stage performance of the song, can also be distributed by making them available online. Also, should the fans wish to make a fan-based video, and wish to receive the band's views on it, that could be done as well. And, artists who wish to re-mix it or do a cover can also seek the permission by getting in contact with the band through this website.
What's interesting is that thertwo ancillaries-CD cover and magazine advert also facilitate the promotion of the band just like the website does, and can be also be displayed on the site for that purpose. The CD cover attracts the audience, and briefs them on the entire contents of the album, which also contains the main song of the album. Looking at the CD I've designed, one can see that the entire list of the album has been given and when made available in stores can be bought by fans, who wish to listen to their songs, and also be used to promote their name by making it available for consumption in stores so as to ensure that music-lovers can be subjected to it.
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| Attractive CD design to be distributed to stores for consumption by the audience |
As for the magazine, by featuring the band in it would help it gain international fame, and generate reviews from proper critics along with the target audience. The circulation of the magazine globally, and with material on well-known musicians, it will increase the significance of the band since they would be featured with those famous musicians, and be given the same amount of exposure in print, which would be beneficial for making them known to world, and hence help in extending their audience:
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| Magazine featuring prominent musicians alongside my band-print exposure necessary for promoting the band |
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