Famecast to hold talent competition in L.A.

FAMECAST’S NATIONAL ONLINE TALENT COMPETITION COMES TO LOS ANGELES IN SEARCH OF AREA’S BEST NEW ARTISTS

Casting Call Seeks Bands, Solo Artists, Rappers, Comics, Dancers, Spoken Word Poets, Filmmakers and Animators

Participants Will Get Professional Performance Video Filmed; Chance to Win Industry Exposure and $10,000

WHAT: FameCast, the first online talent competition and entertainment community, has chosen Los Angeles as its next stop in a series of nationwide casting calls to find America’s best emerging talent. The first 60 bands and solo artists to sign up at FameCast.com will have a chance to perform live for a free, professional video courtesy of FameCast that will be automatically entered into Season 4 of the online competition. FameCast will reveal the submissions online in December.

Los Angeles-area artists can also enter the FameCast competition by uploading their own video directly to FameCast.com, where they’ll battle other contestants on their choice of 12 different virtual “stages.” The acts receiving the most fan votes on each stage will win $10,000 and international industry exposure. Top artists will also receive industry opportunities like festival gigs and development deals. FameCast categories span Pop, Rock, Hip Hop/R&B, Country, Singer-Songwriter, Spoken Word, Electronic, Spiritual, Latin, Comedy, Dance and Film/Animation.


WHERE: SIR Studios
6465 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

MORE: FameCast, based in Austin, Texas, (“The Live Music Capital of the World”) is currently in Season Three of competition. The Top 5 Finalists on each of 12 virtual stages will descend upon Austin on Dec. 1, 2007 to compete in a webcast for $10,000 and the international exposure that comes with being crowned a FameCast “Fēnom.” Season One Country Fēnom Eric Michael Hopper has rocketed to #1 on Clear Channel Radio’s New Music Country Chart and performed for a crowd of 50,000 at the inaugural Big State Festival headlined by Tim McGraw, R&B Fēnom Melissa Suzanne’s single will be featured on an upcoming Sony compilation disc, and Season Two Rock Fēnoms Tripdavon had their winning song featured on HBO’s Entourage. FameCast receives more than 1 million unique visitors and 20 million page views per month and has been hailed as an innovative platform for artists to gain exposure in the new Internet-driven marketplace, combining the self-sufficiency, economic potential and networking capabilities of sites like MySpace, iTunes and YouTube, all under one exciting, user-generated competition. FameCast’s Advisory Board includes an A-list lineup of industry experts

CONTACT: Erica Hess/FameCast, ehess@famecast.com, 512/589-8122