Make A Star's monthly talent competitions just ended and we've awarded $100 to 7 different contest winners in our Music, Music Video, Stand Up Comic and Spoken Word categories!
Massachusetts metal band Widow Sunday wins the Music Video title for their dark stop-motion animated 'The Strings of Clarity' clip. : Widow Sunday 'The Strings of Clarity'
Veteran comedian Perry Kurtz takes the Stand Up Comic prize. : Perry Kurtz - Stand Up Comic
First time contestant The First Place ride the New York pop punk sound of 'Wide Awake' to the first place of the Favorite Song - Duo or Band contest. : The First Place 'Wide Awake'
A 17 year old singer from Wales named Cherie Morgan shoots to the top of the Favorite Song - Female Solo Artist charts with her hit 'One Last Chance'. : Cherie Morgan 'One Last Chance'
Pacific northwest rocker Tim Current beats the competition for the second time in the Favorite Song - Male Solo Artist contest with his song 'Paige'. : Tim Current 'Paige'
New Jersey's Dov Alperin reaches the top of a deep field of quality Favorite Instrumental Song contestants with the exotic guitar work on 'We Only Have One God' : Dov Alperin 'We Only Have One God'
Nevada's Marvin D Johnson is the winner of our special Spoken Word contest! : Marvin D Johnson 'When Mystery Winks and Smiles'
Stay tuned, as there's more new articles coming up next week to tell the exciting tales of these competitions in more detail. You can also check out the In The Biz page for more upcoming in-depth winner interviews!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
CJ Burney : Favorite Stand Up Comic
With celebrity judges Stevie Mack, Jonathan Solomon and Shawn Harris now a part of Make A Star's Favorite Stand Up Comic competitions, the action has been heating up!
Baltimore, Maryland comedian CJ Burney came out on top of February's field of 8 stand up performances. The competition included Chicago's Lester Bibbs and English comic Christopher Taylor, but it was CJ Burney's performance recorded live at the Baltimore Comedy Factory that advanced to the final to face Texas comic Matt Keck.
Keck's strong routine lampooned the Harry Potter franchise by imagining it as a series of man-on-man risque movies. In a close finish, CJ Burney's equally adult-themed routine included many jokes about men and women and being fat.
Click here to watch CJ Burney and Matt Keck
In addition to the $100 cash prize, CJ Burney also receives a one-on-one career advice session with Stevie Mack - sure to be filled with great help to any rising comedian trying to make it in rough and tumble world of the entertainment industry! CJ will also appear as a guest on an upcoming episode of Stevie Mack Radio.
The March Comic competition has just gone live with 8 all-new performances. This month's winner will also take home $100 and the same Stevie Mack extra benefits. Fan votes count for 25% of the total score, and can all vote once per day in every MakeAStar competition. There's seven different $100 money brackets live this month - who needs any other entertainment website? The best place for new music and comedy is right here on MakeAStar.com
Baltimore, Maryland comedian CJ Burney came out on top of February's field of 8 stand up performances. The competition included Chicago's Lester Bibbs and English comic Christopher Taylor, but it was CJ Burney's performance recorded live at the Baltimore Comedy Factory that advanced to the final to face Texas comic Matt Keck.
Keck's strong routine lampooned the Harry Potter franchise by imagining it as a series of man-on-man risque movies. In a close finish, CJ Burney's equally adult-themed routine included many jokes about men and women and being fat.
Click here to watch CJ Burney and Matt Keck
In addition to the $100 cash prize, CJ Burney also receives a one-on-one career advice session with Stevie Mack - sure to be filled with great help to any rising comedian trying to make it in rough and tumble world of the entertainment industry! CJ will also appear as a guest on an upcoming episode of Stevie Mack Radio.
The March Comic competition has just gone live with 8 all-new performances. This month's winner will also take home $100 and the same Stevie Mack extra benefits. Fan votes count for 25% of the total score, and can all vote once per day in every MakeAStar competition. There's seven different $100 money brackets live this month - who needs any other entertainment website? The best place for new music and comedy is right here on MakeAStar.com
Bei The Fish 'True Story' Wins February's Music Video
A stellar field of 16 new music videos fought it out in a highly viewed and voted contest last month, and the battle to win the title of Favorite Music Video for the month and the $100 cash was tight in every match.
But in the end, it was the unique electronic sound of a band from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia called Bei The Fish and an animated music video for their song 'True Story' that won the fans and judges hearts.
Watch the video for Bei The Fish 'True Story'
Fronted by lifelong musician Ognen Anastasovski with Gjorgjievski Nenad Tonkin, Valentina Minovska and Vladimir Nastevski completing the present line-up, Bei The Fish are a unique fusion of acoustic instruments and electronics with a distinctive air of their Mediterranean culture. A leading light of quality pop music in their homeland, Vest proclaimed that "We should be proud to have such a band representing the modern Macedonian music outside our borders".
Bei The Fish on Myspace
Bei The Fish official site
"True Story" was directed by Georgi Unkovski, a Macedonian filmmaker currently studying in Rochester, New York.
Georgi Unkovski on Vimeo
The music video for "True Story" captures the angular, quirky, and fun sound of the song through the meticulous filming process of stop-motion animation.
But in the end, it was the unique electronic sound of a band from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia called Bei The Fish and an animated music video for their song 'True Story' that won the fans and judges hearts.
Watch the video for Bei The Fish 'True Story'
Fronted by lifelong musician Ognen Anastasovski with Gjorgjievski Nenad Tonkin, Valentina Minovska and Vladimir Nastevski completing the present line-up, Bei The Fish are a unique fusion of acoustic instruments and electronics with a distinctive air of their Mediterranean culture. A leading light of quality pop music in their homeland, Vest proclaimed that "We should be proud to have such a band representing the modern Macedonian music outside our borders".
Bei The Fish on Myspace
Bei The Fish official site
"True Story" was directed by Georgi Unkovski, a Macedonian filmmaker currently studying in Rochester, New York.
Georgi Unkovski on Vimeo
The music video for "True Story" captures the angular, quirky, and fun sound of the song through the meticulous filming process of stop-motion animation.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Win 1 of 5 Amazon Gift Cards in March!
February's Point Leader prizes were a hit, and we're doing it again this month!
We give great prizes each month to the best new music and comedy talent, but even if you're just a fan of great new stars, the rewards are there for you to take!
Refer your friends to register at MakeAStar.com, or just vote for your favorite contestants every day and build up points in your account. If you're in the top 5 point leaders on March 31st at 11:59PM Pacific time, you win an Amazon.com gift card worth up to $50!
Visit the POINT LEADERS page for full details!
March money brackets are scheduled to launch Thursday, March 4th. Enter your music, music video, stand-up comedy, spoken word performance, or rap battle today! Only contests with at least 8 qualified contenders will launch for March and award a $100 prize to the winner.
Remember, fans can now vote ONCE PER DAY in each match!
Fan votes, along with the scores from Make A Star's judges, determine who advances in the money bracket talent competitions. Always FREE to enter!
We give great prizes each month to the best new music and comedy talent, but even if you're just a fan of great new stars, the rewards are there for you to take!
Refer your friends to register at MakeAStar.com, or just vote for your favorite contestants every day and build up points in your account. If you're in the top 5 point leaders on March 31st at 11:59PM Pacific time, you win an Amazon.com gift card worth up to $50!
Visit the POINT LEADERS page for full details!
March money brackets are scheduled to launch Thursday, March 4th. Enter your music, music video, stand-up comedy, spoken word performance, or rap battle today! Only contests with at least 8 qualified contenders will launch for March and award a $100 prize to the winner.
Remember, fans can now vote ONCE PER DAY in each match!
Fan votes, along with the scores from Make A Star's judges, determine who advances in the money bracket talent competitions. Always FREE to enter!
New! Upload Videos Direct From YouTube
The Make A Star staff have been working hard to keep improving our technology and make this website work smoothly for everyone - both cutting edge and easy to use.
We've just taken a big step forward as uploading an audio or video file to compete in any of our talent contests has become much faster and easier. Submit your free entry today to see it in action.
If you have an official music video or talent performance on YouTube, simply paste in the URL address and it will be seen here on MakeAStar.com instantly - no upload required!
Also, no longer are you required to attach a separate still photo with your entries - the system grabs a still frame from the video or uses your account's profile photo automatically, and if you want to choose a better still photo, the 'edit' feature is there to upload one from your Make A Star files or your laptop.
And remember, if you entered a contest in the past but did not win, your audio or video files are still in your account, so all you need to re-enter is to use to 'my files' option to go for the gold again.
We're currently working to expand the range of file formats and sizes that play in high quality audio and video and will soon unveil a universal 'upload' tab that will allow you to enter any contest from any page on the site.
As a member of MakeAStar.com, your feedback is always welcome to help tell us how to improve the site. Click the 'CONTACT US' link at the bottom of any page to send us an e-mail at customerservice@makeastar.com to let us know what works, what doesn't and what you want to see. There's no time to rest when it keeps getting better!
We've just taken a big step forward as uploading an audio or video file to compete in any of our talent contests has become much faster and easier. Submit your free entry today to see it in action.
If you have an official music video or talent performance on YouTube, simply paste in the URL address and it will be seen here on MakeAStar.com instantly - no upload required!
Also, no longer are you required to attach a separate still photo with your entries - the system grabs a still frame from the video or uses your account's profile photo automatically, and if you want to choose a better still photo, the 'edit' feature is there to upload one from your Make A Star files or your laptop.
And remember, if you entered a contest in the past but did not win, your audio or video files are still in your account, so all you need to re-enter is to use to 'my files' option to go for the gold again.
We're currently working to expand the range of file formats and sizes that play in high quality audio and video and will soon unveil a universal 'upload' tab that will allow you to enter any contest from any page on the site.
As a member of MakeAStar.com, your feedback is always welcome to help tell us how to improve the site. Click the 'CONTACT US' link at the bottom of any page to send us an e-mail at customerservice@makeastar.com to let us know what works, what doesn't and what you want to see. There's no time to rest when it keeps getting better!
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