The way that the audience gets entertainment and enjoyment from our genre is the fact that our genre is associated with playing live this helps the audience get more in contact with the artist as they can actually go and see the artist in the flesh rather than hearing them on a recording.
- Connection to the music/genre
The connection that our audience gets from our genre is that the artists seem like normal people which gives the impression that you do not have to be a superstar or something special to be famous it gives the impression that ordinary people can make it. Our genres lyrics/songs talk usually talk about everyday life which is something that the audience can connect to as they will probably have had similar encounters for example love, friends & having a good time.
- Relationship/communication with the artist
The artists of the acoustic-indie genre usually play lots of intimate concerts to have a closer connection with their audience and are usually happy to have pictures taken with fans and sign autographs. The artists also talk to the crowd during live performances and get them involved in the performance in some way this makes the audience members feel like they are being directly talked to by the artist.
''Sheeran put on a free show to fans at the Barfly in Camden. Over 1,000 fans turned up to see the show, so Sheeran ended up playing four different shows to make sure everyone saw a gig, including a gig outside on the street after the venue had closed.''
This shows that he is very dedicated to his fans as he played 4 free shows just because he didn't want anyone to miss out on seeing him as he understands that his audience wants to see him play live and he catered to the needs of his audience which makes the audience feel like he cares about them.
- Icon,style, attitude, role model
Indie Acoustic the indie part is all about rejecting the mainstream and being different therefore to give the audience the indie along side the acoustic music we need to make sure our artists are dressed up a typical indie artist. The artist is usually dressed in slim/skinny jeans,shoes like vans converse or nikes, a t shirt is also worn that has a wacky message or a hidden meaning. For the male gender mid/long length hair is also common. These rub of on the fans as this is what the audience usually dresses like
The audience likes to feel like they are getting the latest in the genre to keep their image fresh the typical indie-acoustic usually appears on Radio 1 to do an interview and livelounge performances for example Ed Sheeran this keeps the audience up to date with new songs/covers of other artists songs and makes them feel like they are getting new content from their artist. An interview also gives the audience an incite into whatthe artist is actually like in person.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/sessions/2011-09-08_edsheeran
- Identity (part of the group)
Going to see an artist live is a group activity which means you go with your friends who share similar interests to you the audience of the indie-acoustic genre is a very social audience which means they enjoy going to concerts/festivals to see their favourite artists this makes them feel included in terms of social status. Also the artists of the indie-acoustic genre interact with their audience making them seem part of the band. Some indie acoustic atrists throw items into the crowd e.g beach balls, peices of clothing. This makes the audience feel like they are taking partas they are hitting the beach ball throughout the crowd. Peices of clothing are even more influential as the lucky person/people who catch that item actually have something from their favourite artist which makes them feel more intouch with their artist.
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