Monday, 19 March 2018

CASE STUDY 1 : STORMZY

Your first case study for  Music Industry is Stormzy


Research and create a case study explaining  the following information about the artist :



Personal Background
Personal/social  and class background


Musical industry background and context 
Initial career, how he became successful , record label history, major/independent/self-released, any changes to style or genre etc.


Industry Profile
Summarise musical status and influence , social importance , social media profile, links to any other industries e.g film , technology


Genre  and conventions ( grime)
Does the artist follow the main conventions/lyrical themes/ image found in the genre or subvert them in any way ? Does he combine the genre with any others or attempt crossover ?


Lyrical themes and narratives ( through texts featuring the artist)
use 2/3 songs/music videos :  how lyrics  match and develop image of artist , social concerns , representation of gender/ethnicity/genre and technical conventions  etc
Use genius.com to help with this.


e.g   Big for  your boots  music video

          Blinded by your grace  music video

       Cigarettes and Kush ( featuring Kehlani and Lily Allen)  music video


Brits performance of Blinded by your grace/Big for your boots





Audience
 summarise target audience and fanbase , examples of   audience responses to artist



Marketing techniques

Analyse 1 interview / 1 CD cover/ advert to explain how elements of the  artist's profile and image  is being marketing and how their audience is targeted








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