Biffy Clyro (Survey Results)

Question 1 (Multi-Choice)

How were you introduced to Biffy Clyro ?

 Word of Mouth

Question 2 (Essay)

Why do you tend to listen to Biffy Clyro ?

They connect to me with their lyrics and they use of chromatic notes as well as odd time signatures and odd keys intrigues me.

Question 3 (Essay)

How do Biffy Clyro typically interact with its fans?  

Biffy clyro Play a lot of live shows and tend to sometimes play very small gigs like in Laverys and the empire in Belfast they tend to play very personal music and shows as well as the use of social media.

Question 4 (Essay)

How are the fans/typical listeners represented in media products (such as magazines)?

Fans tend to be represented as very dedicated, they are normally described as diehard biffy fans,

Question 5 (Essay)

Other than this band, what other artists would you typically listen to?  

Arctic Monkeys, Twin Atlantic, Manchester Orchestra

Question 6 (Essay)

What would the typical clothing be that you or other fans would wear to see Biffy Clyro  in concert?

Normally you would wear converse skinny jeans or dark jeans with a top that wouldn't stay on very long (Due to biffys tendency to remove clothing during gigs)

Question 7 (Essay)

How do you react to the criticism that Biffy Clyro have changed too much throughout their evolution?

My reaction would be "Of course they changed" What band didn't/Hasn't/wont change its all about the evolution of their music, its to attract a different audience Music is all about change and to those who say the new material isn't their thing and they don't like it is not a problem, my problem is people saying that the fact that they changed and started playing different music is a problem, because lets face it if listened to the same type of music from that band and it never changed we could stick it for a while but in time we would hate them, and thats why I say change can bring Nothing but good.

Question 8 (Essay)

By going to America to record their latest album, the band has ''lost sight'' of where they came from. How do you react to this statement?

I don't think this is in anyway true their decision to record in america seems to me like it came about for two reasons, One: To connect with Americans and America to which Biffy have not yet become big in yet . The fact that during their stay in America they missed home so much they rang complained about not having their favorite drink "Iron Bru" and got a lot of it sent out as well as the fact they had bag pipes in their Music, I think where ever they go they will bring home with them.

How We Will Appeal To Our Target Audience

How we will appeal to the punk audience in our coursework. As previously stated throughout my planning and research the sub culture of Punk has many codes and conventions, from cultural ideals, ideologies, fashion, stylings, unique enterprising, social class and so on, the extreme diversity present within this genre grants us the ability to choose from a wide range of these conventions to fine target a smaller audience. The bands music style and lyrics will already be aimed at appealing to the target audience.

The first thing we will focus on is fashion. Within this diverse range of style from skater jeans to studded leather jackets we have decided to adhere to many of these codes (by the presence of the chosen clothing worn by the band in the video) but at the same time challenge many common conceptions on the typical attire that punk rockers wear (such as the stereotypical green mow-hawk etc).

Next we will appeal to the audience aesthetically with clear, sharp visuals, relevant aesthetic effect and elements and eye catching imagery. Some common imagery and actions may be used as well such as grunge styled band close ups, close ups of the equipment, spitting, aggressive interaction with the camera, skater influences, hard-style actions and movement of the band, lighting effects whether colourful or a grunge styled gloomy atmosphere.

Then finally we will appeal to the audience as much as possible by including any relevant content typical to the genre or style of music, the elements they enjoy the most. This combination of enjoyability and the codes and conventions of the genre will result in further more attracting the audiences attention and appealing to them to listen to the band or watch the music video.

We will be using various techniques to do this, from the use of terminology typical to the genre, colour schemes, common style of effects (yet retaining uniqueness from other bands), adhering to the codes and conventions, mise en scene, cuts, camera techniques, editing techniques, subject placement and so on.

Cultural Interests (Pop-Punk)

There are many typical Cultural Interests prevalent across the Pop-Punk sub genre, ranging from anti-establishment ideals and various ''pro-earth'' conservation agendas. As with the entire genre of punk, this sub genre has a broad range of ideals, and the ideals promoted by each band is unique from those expressed by others and this is reflected in the response by the audience who may share in these ideals and cultural interests as well.
 Many Cultural interests are aimed at promoting peace, equality, diversity amongst genres, social class and so on, animal rights, environmental protection etc. These often involve peaceful protests to further attempt to extend their influence, but in a minority of occasions these may turn violent. Anti-establishment agendas are quite common but as with all cultural interests it might not be common to everyone, it typically consist of some wanting better rights for certain groups and a more equal society, this has birthed the stereotype that all punks hate establishment.

Similar Artists - Pop-Punk (Draft)

Blink-182:

Green Day:

Fallout Boy:

Paramore:

A Day To Remember:

Sum 41:

The Offspring:

My Chemical Romance:

Good Charlotte:

Rancid:

Ramones:

Jimmy Eat World:

Alien Ant Farm:

New Found Glory:

Shine Down:

Simple Plan:

Bowling For Soup:

Panic at the Disco:

Similar Artists - Grunge (Draft)

Soundgarden:

Alice in Chains:

Nirvana:

Smashing Pumpkins:

Pearl Jam:
Blind Melon:
Stone Temple Pilots:
Mudhoney:
Green River:
Seether:
Jane's Addiction:
Puddle of Mudd:

Similar Artists - Alternative/Rock (Draft)

Foo Fighters
Queen
Muse
Linkin Park
Kings of Leon
Queens of the Stone Age
Coldplay
Three Days Grace
Incubus
Alter Bridge
The Raconteurs

Blink-182 (Survey Results)

Question 1 (Multi-Choice)

How were you introduced to  Blink-182 ?

 Word of Mouth

Question 2 (Essay)

Why do you tend to listen to Blink-182 ? 

Because I like their music

Question 3 (Essay)

How do Blink-182 typically interact with its fans? 

Through concerts and after concerts

Question 4 (Essay)

How are the fans/typical listeners represented in media products (such as magazines)?

sterotypical, rebellious teenagers

Question 5 (Essay)

Other than this band, what other artists would you typically listen to?  

my chemical romance, panic! at the disco, fall out boy, daft punk

Question 6 (Essay)

What would the typical clothing be that you or other fans would wear to see Blink-182 in concert? 

jeans, t-shirts, converse, vans

Question 7 (Essay)

How do you react to the criticism that Blink-182  have changed too much over the years?

its nonsense, a band has to evolve as the music scene changes

Question 8 (Essay)

Blink-182 has betrayed their fans and traded their values for mainstream success. How do you react to this statement.

they didnt.

Survey Results

We decided we were going to conduct numerous surveys, for each participant they were given a general music survey centred around personal interest and opinions, for others a more redefined band specific survey was given out, these ranged over the three genres we are focused on alternative rock, grunge and pop-punk, many of these bands have at least some similar elements to the band we have chosen to focus our work on, while others are included to further emphasise how certain people feel about certain genres and about the respective fans, ultimately how fans of certain genres interact with that genre and others.

The personal survey covers a range of topics from favourite bands, genres, fashion, views on pop-punk, grunge and alternative rock and are they influenced by certain elements of the band and what they promote etc. This was to obtain a range of results from people interested in a multitude of genres and music style, collectively we should be able to gain a wide range of opinions, this should give us a glimpse into how the audience interacts with its fans for each genre and most specifically the Punk(pop-punk) and how they relate to or contrast fans of other genres.

Next we developed band specific surveys, some bands more rock (alternative rock), some more grunge and others being very Punk styled bands, this was to further decipher how certain fans feel about their favourite bands and genres and compare them with the audience of others. It is also useful because the majority of these bands have many similar elements to the band our work is focused with, from music stylings, the 'sound' or 'feel' of the music, fashion, genre, inspirations, influences and so on. there is no band included here that isn't relevant to the band in some way. Each band has considerable links to the three genres of influence ( Punk, Alternative Rock and Grunge).

Something that we wanted to make clear is that this is a genre specific set of surveys. We got a huge range of responses, both for and against the punk genre. It should be made clear as well that these surveys were not the sole motivator to inform our coursework but rather a component of the overall demographic exploration and research. In fact many respondents didn't listen to or even have a positive opinion on the pop-punk genre further emphasising its existence as a niche genre (although it was more popular than other genres_.