Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor: Blog tasks

 Arctic Monkeys: Audience

1) What is the main Arctic Monkeys audience - demographics and psychographics?

Working/middle class

teenagers to late 20's

mixed gender

strugglers

2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor?

Personal relationships : relationships with fans,internet free DVD, "Dont believe the hype"

Personal  identity: costumes-looks like normal people, fans and sense of identity.

Information: 1980's TV programme 

Diversion:  Genre- rock , performance-authenticity.

3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or moments in the video that would particularly appeal to Arctic Monkeys fans. Why did you choose those moments?

The first 5 seconds of the music video because it nods to the fans.

4) How did fans take a leading role in making Arctic Monkeys famous back in 2005?

They gave out free CDS to people who came to their Greet.

5) How are fans positioned to respond to the band? What does Arctic Monkeys want fans to think about their video?

Fans who followed the band from the early days might find a sense of personal relationship while many young people would get a sense of personal identity from the lyrics to the song (about going out to a club and drinking).Older fans would enjoy a sense of nostalgia from the 1980s-style performance video.

Arctic Monkeys: Industry

1) How did the Arctic Monkeys first achieve success and build up their fanbase?

They first achieved success by handing out cds that had 18 demo tracks

2) Why was P2P file sharing and MySpace an unexpected aspect to Arctic Monkeys' early success?

It was because they didnt release any singles at that time , the only way their fans could listen to their music was through P2P.

3) How does the rise of Arctic Monkeys differ from how BLACKPINK were formed and became famous?

Arctic monkeys had been friends since college and they became known from when they handed out free CDs.

4) Who is Arctic Monkeys record label and how many copies did they sell of their debut album? Why did they choose an independent record label?

Their record label was Domino Records and it went straight to number 1 on singles chart. They chose independent because they didn't want to work with a  major.

5) Looking at the wider music industry, has the internet been a positive or negative development for record companies and artists? Why?

In my opinion i think that the internet has been a positive development as fans are able to listen to artists songs wide world.