Week 7 - Deciding which band to use for our content

On Friday's class, we were given a short tutorial on Indesign and how to make some function work, we could code our designs and magazine in either Dreamweaver, Edge to make into a html file and then bring it into Indesign. As from now on, each group would need to experiment the functions and features they want to apply for them magazine and test whether the functions and features would be able to be put into Indesign.

As for our group, we got together to discuss some local bands that we would want to feature in the different section of our magazine. We would be featuring more on a local band call Kluk Kluk Adventure as we sort of have more direct contact with the band because Mr.Razif is the band's keyboardist.  We would be using the bands picture for our cover page, behind the scenes, and one tutorial song from the band, the other being Laila's Lounge, also another local band.

Kluk Kluk Adventure

Laila's Lounge

Another than deciding the band, we had to decide the questions we would ask in the interview section for our behind the scenes page. We came out with a number of questions and consulted Mr.Razif about it. He suggested that we should focus questions more on asking about the band and the band's music also change the flow of questions. After more discussion with the group members, we refined our questions and arrange them more better. The questions are as the following :

INTRODUCTION

1. Could you tell us a little bit about Kluk Kluk Adventure – the band’s background ? [ how, when, why ]
2. Does the band have a record label ?
3. How long have you all known each other?
4. What genre of music do you consider your work to be ?
5. Who are your major influences ?
6. Do they influence the band’s music style ?
7.  What is your role in the band? How about the other band members? Have you had any changes of member or roles ? If yes, has it affect band’s music style from the beginning till now ?
8. What has been your biggest challenge as a band ? Have you been able to overcome that challenge ? If so, how ?
9. What is your ultimate direction for your band ?

PRODUCTION

1. What is the message that the band is trying to potray or tell through the song?
2. Who writes the song lyric for the band ?
3. How about the music-making process?
4. What was the most challenging part when producing the album/song?
5. What are your rehearsals generally like? Do you have a set time each week in which you practice or are rehearsals more spontaneous?
6. How can fans get access to your music? Do you have a website with sample songs or a demo CD?
7. Do the band have any upcoming gigs or events?
8. What advice do you have for people who want to form their own bands?
9. Is there anyone you'd like to acknowledge or feel thank you to?