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 The music industry is tough, for anyone. Lilia Eve is a new up and coming artist into the rock genre and she is particularly interested in the 60s rock era. Blast’s very own Emily Jones meets up with her to find out first hand about her experience about making it BIG in the music scene!

One of the first things we notice about Lilia Eve is her bold and daring fashion sense. Rocking a bold patterned shirt tucked into a leather skirt gives an edgy vibe from her as soon as you look at her. Despite this, she has a surprisingly welcome smile and comes across as very bubbly and cheerful.  She is welcomed by the BLAST team and takes a seat on the vibrantly coloured love seats.

So Lilia, how has 2012 been for you?

Oh my gosh! It's been a whirlwind! It seems to have gone by so fast, I can't remember what happened and when, my months have been mixed up! It was exhilarating though, the time of my life!

Wow! Sounds like a mad rush! How did you manage to write and record and album as well as setting up a world tour?!

Well luckily I have an amazing team that help me with that! I could never have done all of that by myself, I'm rubbish at keeping on top of things, always have been, but I find when you are doing something you love, like I am with writing and performing music, you find it easier to keep on top of things and you can enjoy it while you are doing it.
When did you first get interested in music, especially the 60s rock genre?

Well, music has been in my family my entire life really. My mum and dad were in a band together when they were young, nothing big but they loved it, and when me and my brother were born we were just brought up with music all around us. Our family would always be singing, even if we are just washing the pots or tidying the house [laughs]. We love it. And as for the 60s, I love that era. The fashion, everything, especially the music. I wanted to be different to most female acts my age, I'm bringing the sixties back.

So it sounds like your family were very influential in your career then. Is it hard to work with them when you are in such a tough line of work?

Well me and my family has always been close, and yeah I guess there has been a few stressful times I mean its virtually impossible not to have stressful times, but we are a very strong family. I think that because this is something I love doing, my family love to see me happy and doing something I love. I think that makes it a lot easier for us and I know they will always be there to support me. 

So your family will be coming with you on tour?

Well I think they are going to try and make it when they can, but my brother is at a very crucial age in school so I don't want him to miss out and that, and my mum and dad have work. But they are going to try and be there when they can, but I promised to keep them updated and make videos for them, just so they are involved even if they can't make it to the actual tour.

Aw! That sounds lovely! So when did you decide to try it in the big time then?

I mean it has always been my dream to make it big, singing is my passion and I've known since I was about 8 that it was something I would want to do professionally. But I when I was about 16 I started posting videos on YouTube. I didn't expect anything major to come out of it, but I got thousands and thousands of views and before I knew it people from all over the world were watching my video and commenting how much they loved my music, then agents were ringing me and offering me record deals. It was all so surreal!

Wow! So it definitely did happen fast! No wonder 2012 was all a blur! How was it to hear how successful your debut album 'Rocking Back' was?

Oh it was so unexpected! I mean I did not expect that many people to buy it! Its weird how many people want to listen to me, I mean I'm just a girl from a small town up north and to think that millions of people went out and bought my album...Well I mean it's just crazy! It is weird how quick something like that can happen, one minute your sat in an English lesson and the next all your dreams have come true and people are buying and listening to your music!

It sounds like all your dreams really have come true! So tell us...what else can we expect from you in 2013? If 2012 was that big for you, how big will 2013 be?!

Honestly I don't even know what to expect for 2013! I mean I've got my tour this year with 20 cities in Britain and I know I may be thinking a bit too far into the future but I would love to travel the world and share my music with them! I mean even if I just sit by a campfire and sing them to a small group of people, I just love to share my music. 

Wow, looks like 2013 will be a big year! We here at BLAST can't wait to hear from you later on in the year and see how its going for you! Thanks for coming along!

Thank you for having me! I will definitely keep you updated on how everything is going...Love the chairs by the way!
 

3 Music Magazine Double Page Spreads

 These double page spreads all have the images taking up the majority of one page,and the name of the artist they are interviewing at the top of the page so the reader can clearly see who is being interviewed and this can help them establish if they want to carry on reading the article, sometimes it is not their name but a slogan (like on MOJO at the top and Q at the bottom). They also all have a little introduction at the start of the story to tell the audience what they will be talking about and usually how the interviewee looks or a quick biography of the interviewee just to give the reader a bit more information if they need it. Another convention of a double page spread is having pull quotes from the story, these are usually in different colour the the rest of the font (but still in keeping with the house style) and/or much bigger than the rest of the story so they stand out for the audience.

LIIAR Analysis Of A Double Page Spread

LANGUAGE: The media language used would be the same as the rest of the magazine. They will want to communicate with their audience in the same way throughout the whole magazine. They will use the same fronts, colours, style of writing and pictures to keep with the house style of their magazine. The conventions of these pages will be different, for example, the title of the page is at the top left of the page. This indicates what the page contains. They have pull quotes from the article to give the audience an idea of what they will be reading. And a continuous colour scheme used over both the pages to link the two pages together.

IDEOLOGY: By having lots of pictures of the band performing, and not many shots of them posing together or on their own, it reinforces the fact that they want to make the audience aware of their music, rather than what they look like or what their recent fashion looks are.

INSTITUTION: The only institution on this double page spread, is  the band Mumford and Sons. This double page spread is advertising them and making people aware of their music and what they do. Apart from that there isn’t any other forms of external advertising on either of the pages.

AUDIENCE: The target audience is again the same as the front page and double page spread. They attract the same audience throughout by keeping a house style and keeping the same genre of music to keep their audience interested and make them want to keep buying the magazine.

REPRESENTATION:  This will also be the same as the front cover and contents page as it all fits in with keeping a house style. Again, they have shown the main features of the articles focusing more on music than how they look. 

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