Feature article Breaking Blasphemy arist planning

·         Profile of individuals:

o    Lead singer/guitarist: Henry Belcher is the experienced lead singer (having been in a band previously in his younger years, however that was influenced by his parents and was not his true passion) and founder of the featured rock band “Breaking Blasphemy”. He is a rugged, attractive young man and has a very individual fashion sense which he seems to suit despite its boldness; the majority of his aura is fairly dark, sharp and commanding and as such he is considered the leader of the group (he was the founder anyway) thus he has a strong influence of the groups ‘style’ and ‘impression’. He is a very spontaneous person and as such has a strong influence on his fans as they are captivated by the question of ‘what could he do next?’ Despite this impression of a somewhat moody teenager he is a light-hearted, humorous and approachable person in reality which the fans react to very well. In his spare time, outside of school (in which he is performing at a slightly above average level in several practical and academic subjects; from geography to Design Technology to graphics work), work (Henry has had a part time job in his local pub “The Kings Inn” for a year and a half) and band practise he exercises his guitar in his downtime and socialises with his closer friends whenever he gets the chance.   

o    Backup vocalist/ bass guitarist: Miles Rudgley has the role of bass guitarist, for the most part, yet he can also give backup vocals when required as he has both the least challenging instrumental part and second best voice to offer. He has been playing bass for 4 years and so is at a reasonably high level of skill in the area. He is closest to lead singer Henry as the co-founder of the band (Mark and Oscar were introduced to the band later) as they have known each other for 4 years, since they first met in year 8 at a house music competition. Miles is academically gifted and spends a small part of time doing extracurricular activities however he balances this with his spare time and ‘band time’. Miles has a fairly expensive fashion sense which has been funded by his wealthy parents from a young age, this isn’t to say he wears designer labels but his apparel tends to be slightly more exuberant and well made; he shares a similar fashion sense to Henry in that sense and so additionally has an influence on the bands house style.       

o    Lead guitarist: Oscar Robinson is Breaking Blasphemy’s guitarist with his skill with both electric and acoustic guitar. He also plays piano and drums however he mainly focusses on guitar. He was first spotted by the Henry and Miles at a music competition in their shared town (in which Mark and himself were playing alongside another band at the time), where after their performance he got talking to Henry and Miles about his band, Oscar had said how their band was fairly new but he wasn’t happy with the sound and direction the band was going. So it was to Henry and Miles’ great happiness when they were reunited (with both Oscar and Mark) at reading festival and Oscar gave them the news that his band had disbanded but a few weeks earlier. Miles and Henry then offered them a place in their band after much discussion to which they agreed.  He somewhat artistic and so has had a strong influence on the band’s image in their logo and album covers. His fashion sense is not as exuberant as Miles’ and Henry’s, in the sense that it is somewhat more basic and colourful yet he has blended in well giving more of a vibrancy to the band’s fashion image.

o    Drummer: Mark Vaughan is the last component of the Breaking Blasphemy formula; he is the exceptional drummer of the band and despite being the last introduced member of the band he has taken it onto himself and has become an active member of the social circle through being an outgoing, humorous and likable guy. Mark is a person of average intelligence whom loves to socialise, whether it’s large parties or small gatherings, in his free time, as well as listening to his music, going to the gym, and practising his drums he also spends some time creating some of his own scores or doing drum covers of songs and uploading them to his online profile on popular music sharing social networks. Mark’s image is slightly ‘lighter’ than some other band members in the sense that it is more casual; instead of wearing a shirt, jumper or jacket to a gig he will wear a plain T-shirt and jeans. As a drummer you aren’t as visible and it also takes a lot more energy so he says “dress to drum” however he is also well known for his constant wearing of ‘beater’s (as he calls them; ‘wife beater vests’ to everyone else) on social occasions, this is marketable and so plays on this, which also shows he is laid back and confident.