A music magazine made for young people by young people.
Editors Introduction
Hello! And Welcome to SEVENTH, the music magazine by young people for young people. I created this magazine as an outlet for people to begin their journey in music journalism or photography or for their writing to be published somewhere for the first time. I knew how difficult it was to begin finding experience as a current student journalist and I wanted to be able to have something for myself as well as being the person for other people to let them have their own creative workplace. I made it clear that I had no intention of moulding anyone into a writer I wanted them to be, but instead for them to bring their own niche within the music industry they were interested in and write and create around that.
My name is Holly Carter. I am 19 and originally from Oxford, before moving to Manchester for university. I study Broadcast Journalism, and have always had a passion for the music and entertainment industry, and becoming a journalist within this sector. Being from a small town outside of Oxford, there was not a lot of opportunities regarding journalism which meant it was difficult to build up a portfolio to take to university with me. Starting off in media is incredibly difficult and I wanted SEVENTH to be somewhere where people felt that they could openly write within their chosen sector of music.
Some fun facts about me is that I actually wanted to be a hairdresser growing up, until I did my work experience at a hairdressers and realised it was not the kind of work I wanted to get into. I have always loved performing, I was a big musical theatre kid (and still am), but within Secondary School I took part in a few musicals and realised I loved being on stage. I then found the art of being on camera and making creative work.