Sunday 10 April 2011
Photoshop Tools Used
The main software I used to create my final media music magazine was Adobe Photoshop. For my preliminary task I only used Photoshop briefly and did not take full advantage of its tools and because of this I encountered many problems while creating the final music magazine as I did not know how to use certain tools and what many of the tools on Photoshop were used for. However, after mastering a few of the tools I was able to use them throughout my final music magazine on the Front cover, Contents page and Double Spread page.
Process of BEATS Magazine- Front Cover
The image below shows the various stages of how I created my final magazine front cover.
Friday 8 April 2011
Process of BEATS Magazine- Contents Page
The image below shows the stages of creating the Contents pages for my music magazine.
Edited Magazine Images
I have manipulated the images I took for my model that I was using on my magazine using the software Photo-shop and Picasa.
Wednesday 23 March 2011
Double Spread Page Interview.
Stand first: "I am just your average girl next door"
1. First of all, we want to thank you, Naj, for making BEATS the magazine of your choice to have an exclusive interview with! What does being in the music industry feel like to you?
(Laughs)... No problem guys, I should be thanking you for interviewing me! It’s all new to me, but I am enjoying every bit of it. It’s a little bit weird since I am just a normal girl following her dreams, but I am obviously not complaining; as you can see I am as happy as I can be!
2. It’s our pleasure! You have just released your new single, ‘Live It Up’, which we must say is absolutely great! It’s topping the charts ever so quickly; we want to know Naj who is your main musical inspirations behind these powerful yet energising songs? Who have you looked up to since the beginning?
Music was all around me since the beginning of my childhood really...my dad used to play the guitar so he was quite musical and I guess the most musical person in the family. Since he always used to play it I grew up considering him as my main inspiration, but I have to be honest...I went to a Christina Aguilera concert when I was about 12 and I could not take my eyes off the stage! That woman can hit some very high notes; I was literally mesmerised. It was magical and from that day on I promised myself that I will stand on stage with Christina Aguilera one day! She is an absolute inspiration to me! Her songs and her voice always have me going in all moods and every situation; she has a song for it!
3. We completely agree with you Naj. Your number one single has been released and we can’t wait to hear more music from you! So how is your album coming along?
Oh why thank you; don’t worry you’ll soon be hearing my album because it’s being released soon...very soon (laughs) I am not giving much away but it’s great; I actually love it and I am not trying to boast or anything like that but I am sincerely proud of myself. I have come this far to release an actual album which I had only dreamed of, it seems like everything is a dream and I’ll wake up any minute now and it’ll all be gone...but I really hope not.
4. Everyone knows and cannot deny that you have a powerful singing voice, BEATS wants to know when you first started singing?
I started singing from a very young age to be honest. I was always singing and dancing at home since I was surrounded by music and grew up to be part of it eventually...I didn’t think I would choose it as a career path but when I joined the choir in secondary school I really felt that I enjoyed it and it showed me that it connects to people in so many ways. From then on I dreamt of being a singer and look at me now, living the dream (laughs).
5. You grew up surrounded by music; does that mean you also play any instruments?
My dad had taught me how to play the guitar at an early age, so that would be the only instrument I know how to play properly along with basic percussions. I took piano lessons when I was in Primary School but gave up on that dream quite quickly; it is way too boring for me (laughs).
6. A lot of your fans have come in touch with us and want to know more about your personal life and if you have a boyfriend at the current time, what do you have to say?
At the moment I am a single Pringle and keeping my attention towards my career, I don’t want to get a boyfriend just yet since I don’t know how I could cope with so much. So I’ll start looking when the time is right and when my life adjusts to the hectic lifestyle! But you never know when love will knock on your door next (Winks).
7. Now what do you think the future holds for you?
Hopefully the future holds the best for me; I am just taking in and enjoying everything that’s happening around me! I am hoping to collaborate with more artists and I will be producing my second album by the end of next year. So yes a lot of things are going on and I can’t wait to show it all to the world!
1. First of all, we want to thank you, Naj, for making BEATS the magazine of your choice to have an exclusive interview with! What does being in the music industry feel like to you?
(Laughs)... No problem guys, I should be thanking you for interviewing me! It’s all new to me, but I am enjoying every bit of it. It’s a little bit weird since I am just a normal girl following her dreams, but I am obviously not complaining; as you can see I am as happy as I can be!
2. It’s our pleasure! You have just released your new single, ‘Live It Up’, which we must say is absolutely great! It’s topping the charts ever so quickly; we want to know Naj who is your main musical inspirations behind these powerful yet energising songs? Who have you looked up to since the beginning?
Music was all around me since the beginning of my childhood really...my dad used to play the guitar so he was quite musical and I guess the most musical person in the family. Since he always used to play it I grew up considering him as my main inspiration, but I have to be honest...I went to a Christina Aguilera concert when I was about 12 and I could not take my eyes off the stage! That woman can hit some very high notes; I was literally mesmerised. It was magical and from that day on I promised myself that I will stand on stage with Christina Aguilera one day! She is an absolute inspiration to me! Her songs and her voice always have me going in all moods and every situation; she has a song for it!
3. We completely agree with you Naj. Your number one single has been released and we can’t wait to hear more music from you! So how is your album coming along?
Oh why thank you; don’t worry you’ll soon be hearing my album because it’s being released soon...very soon (laughs) I am not giving much away but it’s great; I actually love it and I am not trying to boast or anything like that but I am sincerely proud of myself. I have come this far to release an actual album which I had only dreamed of, it seems like everything is a dream and I’ll wake up any minute now and it’ll all be gone...but I really hope not.
4. Everyone knows and cannot deny that you have a powerful singing voice, BEATS wants to know when you first started singing?
I started singing from a very young age to be honest. I was always singing and dancing at home since I was surrounded by music and grew up to be part of it eventually...I didn’t think I would choose it as a career path but when I joined the choir in secondary school I really felt that I enjoyed it and it showed me that it connects to people in so many ways. From then on I dreamt of being a singer and look at me now, living the dream (laughs).
5. You grew up surrounded by music; does that mean you also play any instruments?
My dad had taught me how to play the guitar at an early age, so that would be the only instrument I know how to play properly along with basic percussions. I took piano lessons when I was in Primary School but gave up on that dream quite quickly; it is way too boring for me (laughs).
6. A lot of your fans have come in touch with us and want to know more about your personal life and if you have a boyfriend at the current time, what do you have to say?
At the moment I am a single Pringle and keeping my attention towards my career, I don’t want to get a boyfriend just yet since I don’t know how I could cope with so much. So I’ll start looking when the time is right and when my life adjusts to the hectic lifestyle! But you never know when love will knock on your door next (Winks).
7. Now what do you think the future holds for you?
Hopefully the future holds the best for me; I am just taking in and enjoying everything that’s happening around me! I am hoping to collaborate with more artists and I will be producing my second album by the end of next year. So yes a lot of things are going on and I can’t wait to show it all to the world!
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