Music Industry - Nirvana; Audience 28.3

Nirvana - Audience

Targeting

Positioning 

Debates 

Responses

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Nirvana: 'Nevermind'

Details about the release patterns and success of this release are well documented and will provide a good basis for discussion of the central issues (use the link above): 

• Compare and contrast how audiences responded to the differing ways that the Music Industry treated this albums/CD's release
• What were the sales generated by this release?
• What were the markets/fans for this release?
• What was the impact upon the Music Industry as a result of this release?
• How did this release appeal to differing audiences?
• What were the marketing strategies for the release of Nevermind?
• How was this release promoted via singles and/or video production?

Take notes on the production, promotion and markets for the release of Nevermind:

• Analyse/examine/discuss the production values of Nirvana's videos
• What are the genre conventions and stylistics for the band?
• Who would they appeal to? Why?
• Mainstream/Niche/Alternative market? Discuss
• Reasons for success? Discuss
• Reasons for popularity? Discuss
• How far did advances in technology play in the distribution and success of the releases for this band? 
• How far has the Industry changed over time? Refer to technological advances
• What did fans/audiences want?
• Explore the uses and gratifications of each text for those audiences