The world cup of soccer begins in South Africa in just a couple of weeks, and a few native sons have got some winning music to share.
For the second time in less than a year, Chasing Friday have seen their laid back yet warmly anthemic brand of rock and roll reach the top of the Make A Star Music Video charts and bring home a nice $100 paycheck to boot.
In Cape Town, the picturesque port that lies on the southwesternmost point of the entire African continent, vocalist Phill Black joined forces with bassist Nico Mouissie and drummer Andre ‘Mule’ Mellish to form Chasing Friday.
First seen on MakeAStar.com last year, their video "It’s Not Like London’s Calling You" appeared on an episode of Make A Star on Fuse television. The video resurfaced in a monthly $100 music video contest and beat all comers in the money bracket to take the title.
Taking their time to perfect their music and videos, the new song "Take My Hand" and accompanying music video debuted on Make A Star as a contender in April, where it advanced to compete in the this month’s money bracket.
Watch the Music Video for Chasing Friday "Take My Hand"
Faced with some excellent competition from around the world, the Take My Hand video cruised through to the final where they squared off against new Canadian electro artist Connekt, whose dark, futuristic, and very sexy music video ‘Kiss’ was without a doubt the best new artist discovery this month.
Watch the Music Video for Connekt ‘Kiss’
While the Make A Star judges gave Connekt an edge, Chasing Friday’s army of fans came out to show their love for the group’s unquestionably refined and transcendent music and helped put them in the winner’s circle.
Succinctly describing their influences as “Life, love, friends, family, the world and all the great bands we love so much” Chasing Friday’s debut EP Freewheeling in the Fast Lane is now available exclusively at Rhythm Music Store, Amazon and iTunes. To keep up with more Chasing Friday around web click here
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Return to Oz : The Lalita win for ‘Summer Days’
The April Favorite Duo or Band Song contest brought a wealth of stellar tunes to the Make A Star stage. 16 songs filled one of the most diverse and international brackets to date.
The semi-finals were a world cup of music, featuring acts from Germany, Ukraine, Canada and Australia. But it was the Aussies (with some Italian connections) who took the prize.
The Lalita are Mia J Park and Ejay Ivan Lac. Mia is based in Perth, Australia and Ejay in Italy. A long distance musical relationship brought together by technology, their smooth electronic grooves, soft, sweet vocals and evocative lyrics blend together like they are right next door.
Summer Days is in fact a great summer song, full of bright imagery, perfect for a warm afternoon drive with the top down in your car. In the semi-finals the song zoomed past the similarly bright reggae vibes of Montreal duo Lil LuLu and Mellowman and met up with new Ukrainian pop sensation Yuliya Strizhkina in the final.
Listen to The Lalita 'Summer Days' and Yuliya Strizhkina 'I will be (Budu ya)'
Teamed up with remix producers Eximinds project, Strizhkina has burst on to the international music scene with Make A Star as one of her chief online sources for her music. The Kiev girl saw her song ‘I will be (Budu ya)’ survive the challenge of accomplished German rockers Zero Mentality in the semi-finals to set up the showdown with The Lalita.
At the end of the last week’s votes, The Lalita had the fan support to help carry them past very close judge scores, which actually put Yuliya Strizhkina in the lead, and claim the $100 cash prize.
In the end though, it’s all about the music, and we’re happy to help expose so many great new artists here on MakeAStar.com. The path to success in a rapidly changing music industry is not an easy one – help support the best new artists by voting here on MakeAStar.com every month!
The semi-finals were a world cup of music, featuring acts from Germany, Ukraine, Canada and Australia. But it was the Aussies (with some Italian connections) who took the prize.
The Lalita are Mia J Park and Ejay Ivan Lac. Mia is based in Perth, Australia and Ejay in Italy. A long distance musical relationship brought together by technology, their smooth electronic grooves, soft, sweet vocals and evocative lyrics blend together like they are right next door.
Summer Days is in fact a great summer song, full of bright imagery, perfect for a warm afternoon drive with the top down in your car. In the semi-finals the song zoomed past the similarly bright reggae vibes of Montreal duo Lil LuLu and Mellowman and met up with new Ukrainian pop sensation Yuliya Strizhkina in the final.
Listen to The Lalita 'Summer Days' and Yuliya Strizhkina 'I will be (Budu ya)'
Teamed up with remix producers Eximinds project, Strizhkina has burst on to the international music scene with Make A Star as one of her chief online sources for her music. The Kiev girl saw her song ‘I will be (Budu ya)’ survive the challenge of accomplished German rockers Zero Mentality in the semi-finals to set up the showdown with The Lalita.
At the end of the last week’s votes, The Lalita had the fan support to help carry them past very close judge scores, which actually put Yuliya Strizhkina in the lead, and claim the $100 cash prize.
In the end though, it’s all about the music, and we’re happy to help expose so many great new artists here on MakeAStar.com. The path to success in a rapidly changing music industry is not an easy one – help support the best new artists by voting here on MakeAStar.com every month!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Favorite Instrumental Song Contest May 2010
Make A Star Favorite Instrumental Song Contest May 2010
8 new songs. all styles of electronic and instrumental music. new artists from around the world.
vote once daily to help your favorite songs advance to the top of the charts!
win $100 cash prizes and amazon gift cards.
Favorite Instrumental Song Contest May 2010
8 new songs. all styles of electronic and instrumental music. new artists from around the world.
vote once daily to help your favorite songs advance to the top of the charts!
win $100 cash prizes and amazon gift cards.
Favorite Instrumental Song Contest May 2010
Favorite Song by a Female Solo Artist Contest May 2010
Make A Star Favorite Song by a Female Solo Artist Contest May 2010
8 new female solo artists. new music from around the world. vote once a day to help the best female singer advance and reach the top of the music charts!
Favorite Song by a Female Solo Artist Contest May 2010
8 new female solo artists. new music from around the world. vote once a day to help the best female singer advance and reach the top of the music charts!
Favorite Song by a Female Solo Artist Contest May 2010
Favorite Song by a Male Solo Artist Contest May 2010
Make A Star Favorite Song by a Male Solo Artist Contest May 2010
16 new songs. Male vocalists from around the world! Vote once a day to help the best new music reach the top of the make a star charts and win $100 cash.
Favorite Song by a Male Solo Artist Contest May 2010
16 new songs. Male vocalists from around the world! Vote once a day to help the best new music reach the top of the make a star charts and win $100 cash.
Favorite Song by a Male Solo Artist Contest May 2010
Favorite Song by a Duo or Band Contest May 2010
Make A Star Favorite Song by a Duo or Band Contest May 2010
16 new songs. all styles of music from around the world.
vote once a day to help the best music advance and reach the top of the charts!
Favorite Song by a Duo or Band Contest May 2010
16 new songs. all styles of music from around the world.
vote once a day to help the best music advance and reach the top of the charts!
Favorite Song by a Duo or Band Contest May 2010
May 2010 Favorite Stand Up Comic Contest
Make A Star May 2010 Favorite Stand Up Comic Contest
16 new stand up comedian performances.
The best in amateur live stand up comedy on the web. The easiest way to win $100.
Vote once a day to help the best comedy talent win!
May 2010 Favorite Stand Up Comic Contest
16 new stand up comedian performances.
The best in amateur live stand up comedy on the web. The easiest way to win $100.
Vote once a day to help the best comedy talent win!
May 2010 Favorite Stand Up Comic Contest
May 2010 Favorite Music Video Contest
Make A Star May 2010 Favorite Music Video Contest.
16 New Music Videos. 5 days per round. Vote once a day to help the best songs win!
May 2010 Favorite Music Video Contest
16 New Music Videos. 5 days per round. Vote once a day to help the best songs win!
May 2010 Favorite Music Video Contest
Monday, May 3, 2010
Glen Yoder ‘Hollywood’ wins the April 2010 Favorite Music Video
The music video competition has been one of our most popular categories the past few months. April saw another deep field of 16 videos, and you can watch them all in their entirety right here on MakeAStar.com.
The fans came out in force voting every day and two videos survived to compete in the final week. The runner up has been a popular fixture recently, winning a favorite song contest back in December and coming oh so close to a music video title for the second straight month. He’s Ejay Ivan Lac, a talented songwriter and producer from Bareggio Italy, and the title cut from his new full length album "Little Drink" is a wild cinematic romp through an Italian nightclub in full 70s disco regalia
Click here to watch the music video Ejay Ivan Lac "Little Drink"
But as good as the "Little Drink" video is, it couldn’t stop the momentum of Glen Yoder. This indie rock / folk singer from Campbellsville, Kentucky and his music video for the song “Hollywood” rolled through the money bracket to claim the $100 cash prize. Glen was raised in the rural hills of Kentucky to a family with amish roots. But from those humble beginnings he’s become a world traveler and accomplished songwriter. Enjoy this slice of “Hollywood”, Kentucky-style.
Click here to watch the music video Glen Yoder "Hollywood"
The "Hollywood" music video was directed by Thomas L. Phillips, a filmmaker raised in Knoxville, Tennessee whose feature film direction credits include the zombie horror "Special Dead" and romantic comedy "Rattle Basket".
The fans came out in force voting every day and two videos survived to compete in the final week. The runner up has been a popular fixture recently, winning a favorite song contest back in December and coming oh so close to a music video title for the second straight month. He’s Ejay Ivan Lac, a talented songwriter and producer from Bareggio Italy, and the title cut from his new full length album "Little Drink" is a wild cinematic romp through an Italian nightclub in full 70s disco regalia
Click here to watch the music video Ejay Ivan Lac "Little Drink"
But as good as the "Little Drink" video is, it couldn’t stop the momentum of Glen Yoder. This indie rock / folk singer from Campbellsville, Kentucky and his music video for the song “Hollywood” rolled through the money bracket to claim the $100 cash prize. Glen was raised in the rural hills of Kentucky to a family with amish roots. But from those humble beginnings he’s become a world traveler and accomplished songwriter. Enjoy this slice of “Hollywood”, Kentucky-style.
Click here to watch the music video Glen Yoder "Hollywood"
The "Hollywood" music video was directed by Thomas L. Phillips, a filmmaker raised in Knoxville, Tennessee whose feature film direction credits include the zombie horror "Special Dead" and romantic comedy "Rattle Basket".
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