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CNSC News rehearsals.com to Award Broadjam Song Contest Winner
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--rehearsals.com, CenterStaging’s
online digital portal powered by MLB.com, announced today that they will
choose one grand prize winner of a song contest created by Broadjam, one
of the fastest-growing global communities of independent musicians and
fans on the web. The grand prize-winning artist will receive a half-day,
high-definition video production package valued at more than $75,000,
including a recording of a live performance of their selected song at
CenterStaging’s state-of-the-art Burbank
facilities.
Song submissions are currently open to any genre or style of music on
broadjam.com until March 19, 2007. After intense competition and peer
review on Broadjam, rehearsals.com will pick the grand
prize winner on March 30, 2007. Submission details are available at http://www.broadjam.com/submissions/details/index.asp?contest_id=146.
“rehearsals.com is committed to finding the
best new talent of ALL musical genres to showcase on our site,”
said Michael Sandoval, Executive Vice President, A&R, Music Publishing,
and Business Administration, CenterStaging. “Providing
Broadjam a grand prize of this magnitude should bring out the best acts
for what we believe will be a great competition.”
“rehearsals.com has created one of the most
state of the art rehearsal and video production rooms in the industry.
We are delighted to be working with them and offering our members an
opportunity to shoot a world class video,”
said Roy Elkins, CEO and founder of Broadjam.com.
rehearsals.com features both established and “E-merging”
talent, with a current line-up that includes Grammy-nominated artists
Imogen Heap (Best New Artist), Tom Petty (Best Solo Rock Vocal
Performance & Best Rock Album) and the Pussycat Dolls (Best Pop
Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal). The site also features
insightful interviews and private clinics with legendary sidemen and
studio greats who have logged time with Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton,
Stevie Wonder, Dr. Dre and Fiona Apple. To catch the latest
behind-the-scenes action, check out www.rehearsals.com.
Earlier this month rehearsals.com announced that
Independent rocker Beth Hart will record her latest work exclusively at
CenterStaging and will be the first artist to be profiled on the site
with an in-depth, behind-the-scenes exploration of the entire recording
process.
CenterStaging Corp. (OTCBB:CNSC) is a public company based in
Burbank, CA with an office in Bensalem, PA and is the parent company of
CenterStaging Musical Productions, Inc. and its division rehearsals.com.CenterStaging is a fully operational, multi-platform studio complex and
creative content producer which services numerous digital applications.
The company also provides rehearsal and production services for all
facets of the entertainment industry. The 150,000-square-foot Burbank,
CA facility features 11 rehearsal studios, one sound stage, a
high-definition broadcast center and thousands of musical instruments
and backline equipment. The facility houses rehearsals.com,
which is powered by Major League Baseball Advanced Media and is
envisioned as a gateway into the professional artist’s
workshop. The online portal provides streaming video as well as digital
audio programming, exclusive performances, candid artist interviews and
intimate lessons from the masters. The teaming of CenterStaging and rehearsals.com
mounts a powerful, vertically-integrated entertainment model that not
only develops and produces content, but delivers compelling programming
to an online audience.
About Broadjam Inc.
Broadjam Inc. provides web-based technology, software and services for
music fans, the music industry and independent musicians around the
world. The company operates one of the world's largest web communities
for musicians and hosts a massive online database of searchable
independent music.
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