The Secrets Behind Glasgow’s Street Performers By Melanie Boyd

Street Performance or Busking - The act of performing in public places for gratuities. Street performance is practiced all over the world by men, women and children and dates back to antiquity. People engaging in this practice are called street performers or buskers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_performance Busking - Playing music in the streets for money. You don't have to be homeless to participate. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term= busking

My Story… Interviews with 2 or 3 Glasgow City buskers… Meeting the performer, a brief back story. The reasons they busk? What rules/regulations they have to abide by when performing? Do they face any threats? If so how do they overcome them? And any other interesting facts/stories about life as a street performer. My Story…

The interviews and information will be presented to the listeners by a local, who has experience busking on the streets of Glasgow’s City Centre. The story arc will be based around these 3 interview topics: Why they became a busker? What challenges they face? How busking has bettered their lives? My Story…

Radio Station… My documentary will be made for BBC Radio 1. The piece will be broadcast between 4-6pm, during the peak drive or commute home time (from school or work). I will use a current and modern approach to the presentation… Snappy section transitions. Focusing on youthful performers (between 15-29yrs old). The performer's live music as bed/transition music. Radio Station…

The remit of Radio 1 is to entertain and engage a broad range of young listeners with a distinctive mix of contemporary music and speech. Its target audience is 15-29 year olds and it should also provide some programming for younger teenagers. It should offer a range of new music, support emerging artists - especially those from the UK - and provide a platform for live music. News, documentaries and advice campaigns should cover areas of relevance to young adults. BBC Radio 1… http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_work/services/radio/service_licences/bbc_radio_1.html

Target Audience… 15-29 year olds, both male and female. A UK based audience, primarily focusing within Scotland (*Glasgow*). Individuals interested in the UK music industry. Aspiring young musical artists. Struggling musicians. Creative Industry College/Uni students. Parents of these said students. People who enjoy listening to live, raw performances. Target Audience…

Radio Station Style… Fast paced yet informative. Current topics that are relevant and interesting to the youth of the generation within the UK. (My documentary) Overall upbeat tone. (My documentary will start and end on a positive note) Current charts/popular/well-known hits. (Covers performed by the buskers) Informal, casual, friendly language. (Used by my presenter and the interviewees) Youth-orientated nature! Radio Station Style…

My Aim… To engage a broad range of young listeners. To inform young adults. To entertain. To provide a platform for live music. To support new, UK based, emerging artists. My Aim…

Who will I interview… Borja Cabañas – ‘Glasgow’s Slash’ https://twitter.com/S_Conspirator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSXGb5fj2Xo Melo – Racially attacked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkaa3FO4KAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDRQLcPpfNw Kris McDowall – ‘Wee Kris’ https://www.facebook.com/weekris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w8AFNChSXk Who will I interview…

Research… Youtube Videos Social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter etc) Online/Magazine articles http://www.timeout.com/glasgow/blog/play-it-again-glasgow-meet-the-citys-buskers-080415 TV/News reports People (Other buskers, locals, tourists) Research…

Keeping the listener interested… Variety of interesting and insightful interviews. Live recorded music by interviewed performers. Presenter by an experienced busker/performer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abrs89WvmBY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_LVBcnDDQ4 Location/outside recordings. Keeping the listener interested…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34571762/music-venues-in-the-uk-have-reached-crisis-point-says-london-club-owner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPZlOv8gdOQ Inspiration…