Gospel Music Channel And FameCast Shine The Light On Indie Artists
TV’s Fastest-growing network, Gospel Music Channel, partners with leading digital marketing and entertainment platform company to give independent musicians the chance of a lifetime.
AUSTIN, TX — October 1st, 2009 — Gospel Music Channel, the fastest-growing network in television, has partnered with FameCast Media, to develop and launch a digital entertainment experience aimed at giving independent Christian musicians the chance of a lifetime.
PacSun Teams with FameCast on PacTour
PacSun partners with leading digital marketing and entertainment platform company to activate national music tour.
AUSTIN, TX — September 10, 2009 — PacSun, the clothing store inspired by the California lifestyle, has partnered with FameCast Media, an Austin, Texas based company, to develop and launch a digital entertainment experience to support the 2nd year of the PacTour.
PacSun is the latest company to join a growing list of top brands that are partnering with FameCast Media to develop customized, engaging online experiences in support of their marketing efforts.
FameCast Media will develop and launch the PacTour site, as well as, the“Battle of the Bands” competition, a user-generated, online contest open to bands and musicians of all styles. Bands compete online for the chance to perform at 35 local tour stops around the country. From the pool of local battle winners, one grand prize winning band will be selected to receive a prize pack worth over $15,000 and have the chance to perform Live on Fuel TV.
Antonio O. Garza Joins FameCast Advisory Board
Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Brings Latin American Business, Policy Expertise
AUSTIN, TX — July 31st, 2009 —An acknowledged and respected former U.S. diplomat joined the advisory board of FameCast, the U.S.-based leader in developing branded entertainment and digital marketing experiences.
Antonio O. Garza, the former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, is respected for his work in strengthening U.S.-Mexico bilateral relations. Garza, with a distinguished 20-year career in public service, is known and trusted by CEOs, investors, entrepreneurs and public officials on both sides of the border and across Latin America.
AEG Live’s Rob Hallett Joins FameCast Advisory Board
Top European Music Promoter Offers Wealth of Experience and Foresight
One of Europe’s most accomplished music impresarios has joined forces with FameCast, the U.S.-based leader in developing branded entertainment and digital marketing experiences.
Rob Hallett, President of International Touring for AEG Live since 2005, has worked in almost every aspect of the music business during his 30-year career. In his five years at AEG Live, Hallett’s tours have dominated the live music scene in Europe.
FameCast and OCESA Team Up To Create New Online Music Experience
Latin America’s premier entertainment promoter, OCESA, has teamed with FameCast, creators of the leading artist discovery and branded entertainment platform to create Amplifica, an online venue to identify rising Latino music stars.
Fender Road Worn Produces Rockstar: Autovaugn
When the leading online branded entertainment platform company teams up with the world’s leading guitar manufacturer, they turned an ordinary band competition into a career‐launching opportunity.
The winner of the Fender® Road Worn™ Band Competition powered by FameCast is a Nashvillebased rock band, AutoVaughn. Over the past four months, more than a million of online fans voted for 5,000+ U.S. bands competing for the ultimate $50,000 grand prize package.
FameCast Teams With Joe’s Jeans To Launch Next Model Contest
One of the hottest names in denim, JOE's Jeans, is teaming with one of the hottest names in digital media and entertainment, FameCast, to create an online contest to find the next JOE's models for its upcoming renowned worldwide advertising campaign.
In conjunction with a relaunch of their website and online store, JOE's is hosting an international online model contest to find one male and one female model to be featured in a worldwide JOE's ad campaign.
Bands Compete to Play Warped Tour
When the largest online and live music promotion of its kind teams with one of North America’s premier music tours, they turn to the most sophisticated platform available to deliver value to bands, fans and sponsors.
The Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands has announced that FameCast and their revolutionary music contest management platform will power this year’s Battle of the Bands competition for the 2009 Vans Warped Tour, one of the country’s most popular national music tours.
Notorious B.I.G. Fans Pay Tribute
Fans of Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace can now pay tribute to the iconic hip hop star, thanks to a unique online contest produced and powered by FameCast to promote the Fox Home Video DVD release of Notorious, the 2009 Wallace biopic.
Fans can log on to www.notorioustribute.com to submit their tribute. Contestants’ tributes can come in a variety of forms. It might be a musical composition, music video, a short film, a poem or essay, a piece of artwork – it’s really up to the imagination of the person submitting the entry.
Fender® Announces Road Worn™ Band Competition
Fender announces the Road Worn Competition, a nationwide band competition engaging musicians, and the dealers who support them, to submit their music for a chance to win a prize package worth more than $50,000.
Guitar Center and Mötley Crüe Award The Last Vegas the Ultimate Career-Altering Oppurtunity
In front of a capacity crowd at the world famous Whisky A-Go-Go, complete with music industry tastemakers, Guitar Center and Motley Crue selected The Last Vegas from Chicago, IL, as the winner of Guitar Center On-Stage last night.
Over the past eight weeks, bands across the United States submitted their music at makerockhistory.com. From close to 8000 submissions, 30 semi-finalists were selected, which were then narrowed down to the six top undiscovered bands in the country, with The Last Vegas prevailing as the one band chosen for the ultimate, career altering opportunity -- the chance to open on tour for rock icons, Motley Crue.
Eighteen Of The World’s Top Up-And-Coming Aritsts To Compete For $20,000 In FameCast Fall Finals
FameCast, the premier online competition and community for independent artists, today kicked off its Fall Finals competition. After three months of intense competition, 18 of the world's top up-and-coming artists emerged victorious among a pool of more than 25,000 emerging acts. These Finalists will compete through Nov. 22 for a shot at the grand prize of $20,000, a bio in SPIN Magazine and the title of FameCast Fenom.
FameCast Powers Guitar Center On-Stage
Continuing its commitment to the support of aspiring artists, Guitar Center and Mötley Crüe announced today the launch of Guitar Center On-Stage – Your Chance To Make Rock History. Guitar Center On-Stage and the world’s most notorious rock band will provide one up-and-coming band the ultimate, career-altering opportunity - the chance to open on tour for rock icons, Mötley Crüe. Starting today, through September 21 2008, bands across the United States are invited to submit their music at www.makerockhistory.com for a chance to win a prize package that includes an opening slot on Mötley Crüe’s 2009 U.S. tour (dates to be announced at a later date), $25,000 cash, $20,000 in exclusive new gear from Gibson Guitar, management from Tenth St. Entertainment, and a recording deal from Eleven Seven Music, Mötley’s management and record label.
FameCast Artist Sofia Talvik Among Acts Chosen For Lollapalooza
FameCast – the world’s premier artist discovery engine that collects, ranks and serves up the best emerging talent to fans through a unique blend of online competitions and social community -- is kicking its already-lucrative prize offerings up a notch with the announcement that Lollapalooza organizers have hand-picked FameCast finalist Sofia Talvik for it
FameCast and C3 Announce Eric Michael Hopper As “Big State Big Star” Winner
After winning over more than one million visitors to FameCast.com and the ears of celebrity judges The Eli Young Band, up-and-coming country artist Eric Michael Hopper has earned a spot on the lineup of the inaugural Big State Festival. The self-made, rising Internet star from Buford, GA will catch his biggest live performance break yet as he joins Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson and 50 other acts heading to College Station, TX to entertain more than 50,000 fans.
Famecast And Big State Festival Partner For User-Generated “Big State Big Star” Talent Competition
The inaugural Big State Festival—a two-day country music extravaganza with more than 50 artists on five stages, including Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Dierks Bentley -- is saving a special spot on its lineup for the winner of “Big State Big Star,” a new, user-generated online contest sponsored by the festival and FameCast.
FameCast, the leading online talent competition, will host the competition on its site, FameCast.com. From Sept. 12-25, visitors can vote for their favorite artist from among the 20 top entrants from FameCast’s Season 1 and 2 country competitions. After the voting period closes, Big State Festival organizers will choose a winner from the Top 5 fan favorites. The lucky artist will perform on Oct. 14 at 11:45 a.m. on the festival’s Main North Stage, which will also host the Drive-By Truckers and Miranda Lambert.
LA Shorts Fest To Feature Short Film And Animation Winners Of FameCast
After beating out hundreds of animators and filmmakers and sharing their work with 3 million visitors to FameCast, the nation’s leading online talent competition and entertainment community, two up-and-coming artists have earned a screening at the prestigious 11th Annual LA Shorts Fest.
Actor-turned-first-time-producer Samantha Kinkaid’s impressive, dramatic short film Keeping It Good and director/producer Matt Kushner’s stunning animated music video for indie singer Justin Catalino’s “When the Sky Is Falling” will join more than 700 works at the long-running premier film festival, which is accredited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. Kinkaid won the Short Film competition of FameCast’s Season 2 competition, and Kushner took the Animation prize. FameCast’s winners are determined by online fan voting over a three-month “season.” In addition to their title of “FameCast Fenom” and LA Shorts screening, both artists won $10,000 from FameCast for their win.
Music And Entertainment Veterans Join FameCast Advisory Board
FameCast, the first online talent contest designed to find America's best new artists, today announced Charles Attal, of Charles Attal Presents and C3 Presents, Paul Korzilius, manager of super-star rock group Bon Jovi, Randy Phillips, president & CEO of AEG Live and Larry Waks, partner at Jackson Walker LLP have joined the company’s Advisory Board. As advisors, Mr. Attal, Mr. Korzilius, Mr. Phillips and Mr. Waks will provide FameCast with strategic insight into the music and entertainment industry and provide direction for the company’s online talent discovery and entertainment community platform.
“Today, more and more artists are finding success through online venues versus more traditional industry channels and this trend will continue to grow,” said Charles Attal.
FameCast Launched As First Online Contest And Social Networking Platform To Find Best New Artists
FameCast, the first online contest designed to find America's best new artists, today officially launched a nationwide contest to discover the next big music and comedy stars. FameCast will showcase legitimate artists who have yet to be discovered and whom the audience deems to be worthy of stardom. The online contest and community will provide contestants the ability to connect with and grow a national audience and compete to become a FameCast Fenom – a prize worth $10,000 and global exposure.