Make A Star: October 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

Make A Star October Music and Talent Contest Winners

The October talent contests came to a close this week. Read below to learn the names of all this month's cash prize winners! Upload your performance for free to MakeAStar.com quick, as the November contests begin next week!

Stu 'Megablast' wins Music Video contest. Stu is an electro musician from Basel, Switzerland who has earned his name “Don Atari Electro” by years of crunchy beats for dance floors and low-tech music lovers worldwide. He became well-known due to his ways of tweaking the very limited sound chip of the Atari ST to a completely different level. The music video for his song 'Megablast' comes from St. Petersburg, Russia design and flash animation studio Toondra. The video follows the retro video-game aesthetic of Stu's music perfectly.

Listen to Stu 'Megablast'

Sherrie Erickson wins Female Solo Artist. Sherrie Erickson is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from British Columbia, Canada. At age eight, Sherrie’s father placed his guitar in her lap and taught her the basics. From there she became an active part of a family of singers and musicians harmonizing with her mother and sisters. She has performed with her parents at weddings, churches, and fairs. As a singer/songwriter, stay-at-home mom she has been through the joys and difficulties of marriage, motherhood, mortgages, and life in general, she uses these experiences as inspiration for many of her songs.

Her song "Happy" has been a big hit in the October Favorite Song by a Female Solo Artist contest on talent and competition website MakeAStar.com. A cut from her debut CD Songs From My Sofa, "Happy" is described as "one of the fun songs" on the album, which covers themes from Sherrie’s personal life experiences. Sherrie says the song is about "how we tend to compare ourselves to what others have and try to keep up with them."

Listen to Sherrie Erickson 'Happy'

Ese Cr33ps wins Rap Battle. This MC from Reno, Nevada beat all the rap battle competition with a large following of fans for his fast-paced rhymes.

Listen to Ese Cr33ps

Dan Tulloh wins Male Solo Artist. Dan Tulloh started piano at the age of 6 and went on to play guitar, sax and sing. He started recording on a Casio keyboard and cassette tape recorder. He has dabbled in all types of music and writes and records anything from rock and folk to electronic music and other types of experimental things. The song "Flare" is based on a drive Dan used to take in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California on his way to work from Boulder Creek to Mountain View.

Listen to Dan Tulloh 'Flare'

TaJ wins Duo or Band. TaJ are a duo from Newport News, Virginia. Their song "Watch Me" has a great dancefloor rhythm, with lyrics such as "Watch Me Shake My Hips for you Daddy Take it down low and pull it up slow watch watch me shake my hips for you daddy"

Listen to TaJ 'Watch Me'

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Sherrie Erickson and Corrin Campbell in Female Solo Artist Contest Semi Final

Sherrie Erickson is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from British Columbia, Canada. Her song "Happy" is in the semi-final round of the October Favorite Song - Female Solo Artist contest on MakeAStar.com

"Happy"
This song "Happy" is about how we tend to compare ourselves to what others have and try to keep up with them. Through the struggle's of everyday, we discover that all we really want is to be Happy!

Lyrics: I Just wanna be "Happy" Lyrics and Music by Sherrie Erickson 2007 VS. 1 Some days are a little tougher than the day before But what can you do about that Go with the flow and take a breath, Don’t let it get to you They say that this shall pass I wonder is the grass really greener on the other side of the street The more I want to know, try to keep up with the Jones The less satisfied I can be I strive for this, I strive for that but all I really want is to be happy CH: To be happy I wanna be happy Just happy, I wanna be happy All I want is to be Happy VS. 2 So I’m not gonna worry what other people say about me, no, no, no Im just gonna be content on my side of the fence and be me So just shut-up I’m not listening to that nullifying voice In my head, anymore This is the life I’ve got, I’m gonna give it my best shot Not keeping score, anymore Yeah, I used to play that game but it never ever really made me happy CH: I said happy I wanna be happy Just happy, I wanna be happy All I want is to be Happy Happy I wanna be happy Just happy, oooh happy I said , all I want is to be all I want is to be Happy That’s all!

Sherrie is facing Corrin Campbell in the semi-final match. Corrin Campbell is a singer-songwriter from Belcamp, Maryland.

"Remember Me"
I wrote this song about my little brother, who lives about 1700 miles from me. It's really hard to be that far from family. Here are the lyrics: VERSE 1: I have to leave and it breaks my heart. How will I be there for you? We're so far apart. A hole is left whenever one is gone. I can't abandon, it feels so wrong. Feels so wrong. CHORUS: You wrote my name in the sand but the tide is rollin' in. Don't forget me, I know you can... You wrote my name in the sand but the tide is rollin' in. Don't forget me, I know you can remember me. Remember me, remember me. VERSE 2: Twice a year is all we get; put my face in a frame so I can watch over you and I'll do the same. The blood holds tight over all the miles but nonetheless I'll be missin' your smile. Missin' your smile. CHORUS BRIDGE: Little brother, little brother, how will I keep you safe? Little brother, little brother, we'll be together someday. CHORUS You wrote it down- The waves crash down- Promise me you'll remember me- I know you can remember me.

Click to listen to Sherrie Erickson "Happy" and Corrin Campbell "Remember Me"

Sherrie Erickson "Happy"

Corrin Campbell "Remember Me"

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Woven 'Prickly Pear' Stu 'Megablast' Scratch 'Childs' World' Smiley P. 'Hood Rockstar' Music Videos

Woven 'Prickly Pear', Stu 'Megablast', Scratch 'Childs' World', and Smiley P. 'Hood Rockstar' have advanced to the semi-finals of the October 2009 Favorite Music Video Contest on MakeAStar.com, which carries a $100 cash prize to the winner.

Vote all this week through Thursday, Oct 22nd at noon pacific to decide who makes the final two, which ends Thursday, Oct 29th. The music videos from Stu 'Megablast' and Scratch 'Childs' World' both come from St. Petersburg, Russia design and flash animation studio Toondra. Woven's 'Prickly Pair' music video comes from Manchester, UK stop-motion animator Andy Hixon. Smiley P. hails from Chicago and the 'Hood Rockstar' music video was made by K.T. Films.

Stu 'Megablast'

Smiley P 'Hood Rockstar'

Woven 'Prickly Pear'

Scratch 'Childs' World'

Monday, October 12, 2009

Rap Battle contest - October 2009

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Favorite Song Contest - Male Solo Artist - October 2009

Favorite Song Contest - Duo or Band - October 2009

Friday, October 9, 2009

Favorite Song Contest - Female Solo Artist - October 2009

October Favorite Music Video Contest is Live!

Talent and online contest website MakeAStar.com opened the brackets for 5 music talent contests on Thursday, with 37 vocalists, bands, music videos and rap emcees competing over the next three weeks for a chance to win $50 and $100 cash prizes and the prestigious title of monthly contest winners on the music and entertainment industry hotspot.

The 8 videos competing in the Music Video contest are:

Kasper Featuring J Fizz "I Am Still Fly"

Stu "Megablast"

Grimey Ink "We dont Give A F---K"

Smiley P "Hood Rockstar"

Skafandr "Human"

Woven "Prickly Pair"

Scratch "Childs' World"

Leningrad "My Name is Shnur"

Four of these entries were directed by St Petersburg, Russia animation studio TOONDRA, who bring an experimental and minimalist animated edge to the electronic music videos for Scratch, Skafandr, Stu, and Leningrad.

Woven music video for "Prickly Pair" features stop-motion animation directed by Andy Hixon of Manchester, England.

Going up against these five European entries are three American hip-hop videos from Grimey Ink, Smiley P, and Kasper Featuring J Fizz.

Visit MakeAStar.com today to enjoy these 8 new music videos and click your vote for the four videos you think should advance to the semi-finals, which begin next Thursday at noon Pacific time.

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