Artist Name Ideas

We found it very difficult to try and find a name that we all agreed on and to find a name that we all thought suited our artist who is a soloist and the genre. This a list of names that we were considering:

1) Ohlala- This name seems iconic and modern, when researching Ohlala we found out that the phrase is used in perfume adverts such as Chanel and we was not sure if we would be allowed to use the name due to copyright reasons. We felt it would be more suitable for a band name so we did not pursue with this name.

2) Iris- We found this name using search engines such as Google by typing in unique names to try and find a name that will be noticeable. When researching Iris we found out that it is a flower which conforms to the pop genre as feminine and girly. Although, this name is interesting it does not conform or challenge our age range in pop genre, we then decided not to continue with this name.

3) Pink Poison- We liked this name because half of name conform to the pop genre 'pop' and the other half challenges the pop genre artists and it seems 'rocky'. We thought this name was unique and intriguing because there are no artists called Pink Poison, however we later realised that a Cheerleading Squad is called Pink Poison and we did not want our artist to be associated with them nd the name seems more suitable for a band.

4) Crystal Rocks- We finally settled on calling our artist Crystal Rocks because it seems like a first name and surname which conforms to pop artists within our age for example, Miley Cyrus, this name could further our audience because of it's catchy name. The artist name could be spelt in two different ways such as Crystal Rocks or Crystal Rox which seems modern, however we have not decided on how we want to spell the name. When researching the name we found that out that a Christian group, a water bottle company, a high fashion organic clothing range and a T-shirt company are called Crystal Rock, so we will have to spell our name 'Rox' to make us stand out and not be associated with them. Although, there is a band called Crystal Castles they are in the electro genre. The name could be interpreted as crystallised rocks or the artist is innocent which contrasts to rock. The name conforms to the pop genre 'crystal' which is glamorous and expensive this makes the artist seem iconic and rock challenges the pop genre.

Name Research

In our group we have struggled with trying to find a name suitable for our genre, our theme of the music video and the style of our artist, we created a mind map which is shown below of our ideas and research in to our artist name.

We thought of our artist having a first name and surname which conforms to pop genre of our age range which is 17-18 years old for example, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato and Miley Cyrus, though these artists are portrayed as 'happy' and 'child like' because they are on the television channel Disney. The full names for the disney artist reinforces their innocence, however as they have got older their innocence has been tainted which is shown by Miley Cyrus who was in Hannah Montana which is aimed at young children and her controversial pole dancing that she done at the VMA's. Many of the artists with a first name and surname are American for example, Justin Beiber and Katy Perry. I think the first name and surname will suit our artist because we will conform to the pop genre within our age and the style of these artists are fashionable which is how we want our style to be in our music video.

We thought of having a Stage Name which is usually for iconic artists such as Lady GaGa, Beyonce, Rihanna and Madonna, although these artists are very well known I do not think that we should have a stage name. The artists style are usully flamboyant and the artists music videos and stage performance is very expensive such as, Lady GaGa featuring Beyonce- Telephone which was filmed in a prison and they had many extras for the dance performance. Some UK artists have a stage name for example, Pixie Lott but she is not iconic.

We thought about having a band name after a first name for example, Florence and the Machine and Marina and the Diamonds, these bands have lead female vocalists which is very modern. However, these type of artists are in the alternative genre rather than the pop genre.