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COKE AND RADIO ONE’S MY FORMULA. MY CHANCE. – AMAYE WINS COLLABO WITH TREY SONGZ

OurStage fans judged over 1,500 entries in the second contest of Coke and Radio One’s “My Formula. My Chance” Talent Search series. At the top of the charts was Amayé’s hot R&B track, “Make Up 2 Break Up”. This radio-ready, mid-tempo jam about love’s frustrations struck a chord with fans while showing off the rising diva’s golden set of pipes. Aside from adding the Number 1 Channel ranking to her resume, Amayé can also claim the contest’s Grand Prize: working on a collaboration single with superstar Trey Songz courtesy of Atlanic Records! Amayé began her entertainment career as a dancer in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. After attending Baltimore School of the Arts and performing in several dance companies she moved to Greensboro, NC to attend North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. While in college, she honed her frontwoman skills while singing in a R&B and hip-hop cover band with fellow students.

Amayé is currently working hard to emerge from obscurity as a solo artist, drawing inspiration from artists such as Toni Braxton and Anita Baker. When asked what she liked about promoting her music on OurStage, Amayé said “I love the Electronic Press Kits. They’re really the best thing for an artist; very convenient and best of all, free!” Now thanks to OurStage, Coca-Cola, Radio One and Atlantic Records, Amayé will be rubbing elbows with one of the industry’s brightest talents in a state of the art recording studio. Congratulations!

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WIN A CAKEWALK & INTEL CORE i7 POWERED MOBILE STUDIO IN THE “YOUR MUSIC ANYTIME, ANYPLACE” SONGWRITING CONTEST

Cakewalk, the world’s leading developer of powerful and easy-to-use products for music creation and recording, is giving OurStage artists a chance to win a top-of-the-line mobile studio rig! Now until November 21st, artists are invited to submit their best original track into the “Your Music Anytime, Anyplace” Rock or Urban contest channels. Six winning acts, three from each channel, will win an Intel Core i7 powered laptop to use with Cakewalk’s SONAR V-Studio 100, SONAR 8.5 software and more! The winning artists will be announced at the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, CA on January 14, 2010. Fans, don’t forget to judge the contest channels starting November 1st! Two fan predictors, one from each channel, will win thousands of dollars in prizes including an Intel Core i7 laptop!

For more information visit www.ourstage.com/go/anytimeanyplace.

The following genres are eligible for entry into the “Your Music Anytime, Anyplace” Rock Channel:

  • Alternative
  • Funk
  • Heavy Rock
  • Indie Rock
  • Metal
  • Modern Rock
  • Punk
  • Rock
  • Soft Rock
  • Southern Rock

The following genres are eligible for entry into the “Your Music Anytime, Anyplace” Urban Channel:

  • Alternative Hip-Hop
  • Hip-Hop
  • R&B
  • Rap
  • Soul
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THE NEW MUSIC SEMINAR ANNOUNCES FINAL PROGRAM FOR OCTOBER 6th EVENT IN CHICAGO AT PARK WEST

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The New Music Seminar announces the final program for the Chicago NMS Symphony. This one-day educational and networking event for Artists, Managers, music labels, and others in the music business,  will reveal the secrets of the emerging new music business; its new paradigm and new opportunities,  as well as tools and examples of how to achieve success in the new era.

The New Music Seminar, which for 15 years was the #1 music conference in the world, will again be the number one place for networking and building business partnerships that will become the foundations of the new music business. The NMS will provide delegates with opportunities to meet with the leaders of the new music business, get the advice, information and tools to do it themselves.

The New Music Seminar has replaced the old “panels and moderators” approach with a Symphony of ideas in four Movements. Each Movement will have a Conductor and four or more Players. The following is the full listing.

Keynote Address: Michael Spiegelman-Head of Yahoo! Music

1st MOVEMENT

WELCOME TO THE NEW MUSIC BUSINESS: EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG

Setting your targets to the new definition of winning.  The Story of 1000 true fans. Fan Relationship Management and an introduction to the new science of The Fan Pyramid and how to maximize revenues from your different types of fans.

Conductor:  Tom Silverman-Tommy Boy/NMS

Players:

Emily White – Whitesmith Entertainment

David Hazan – The Bizmo

Lou Plaia – ReverbNation

Martin Heath – Lizard King Records, UK

2nd Movement

Expose Yourself! Marketing for the next music business; MySpace, Facebook and Twitter are not enough.

Radio and Video are no longer the gateway to success for most developing artists.  Breakthroughs happen on line, at shows, occasionally at press and college radio and specialty shows. But they happen slowly over a longer period of time.  How do you get enough exposure to escape from the cursed swamp of obscurity?

Conductors:  Paul Resnikoff – Digital Music News

Players:

Brian Calhoun – Soundexchange and Music Business Toolbox

Dean Raissen – Raise Up Music and Booker, Viper Room, Los Angeles

Ariel Hyatt – Ariel Publicity and Cyber PR

Corey Denis – Reapandsow

Greg Estes – Mozes

3rd MOVEMENT

THE CREATIVE PROCESS AND RADICAL DIFFERENTIATION

The creative quartet and how to stand out in songwriting, production, image and the live show.

Conductors: Steve “Silk” Hurley – S & S Records

KB, OurStage.com

Players:

Bad Boy Bill – Artist

Amy Phillips – Pitchfork

Howard Greynolds – Overcoat Management, The Swell Season

Plus surprise guests

4th Movement

YOUR LIVE SHOW AND TOUR:
SIMPLE STEPS TO CUT THROUGH THE GLUT and REACH THE MAGIC 300 TICKET MARK

Conductor:

Dave Lory – Chairman/CEO, Worldwide Entertainment Group Inc.

Players:

Martin Atkins – Author, Tour:Smart & CEO Invisible Records

Tom Windish – The Windish Agency

David Cooper – Founder, Foxman/Direct to Fan

Joe Carsello – Talent Buyer, The Metro

Martin Folkman – Musician’s Atlas/Independent Music Awards

In between the Movements, delegates will network and visit the NMS Partners in attendance who are supplying complimentary promotional and marketing tools to the delegates and other useful items to assist them with their careers.

The NMS After Party Schmoozathon at Park West begins at 8pm. This private event will include artist performances by the stars of the New Music Business DIY movement.

On Monday night, October 5th, the New Music Seminar will hold their opening night reception where registered delegates can schmooze with the Conductors, Players and other heavyweights attending the Seminar the following day and make new contacts to promote your career.

For more information on The New Music Seminar, you can go to www.NewMusicSeminar.biz. To receive a 10% discount, enter NMSCHICAGO24986 through “Google Checkout” on the registration tab.

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DISCOUNT TO NEW MUSIC SEMINAR CHICAGO

The New Music Seminar is offering a 10% discount to the October 6th conference held in Chicago. OurStage Community, enter “NMSChicago24986″ when you register through Google Checkout. For a complete list of NMS Chicago Conductors and Players go HERE.

Check out clips from NMS NYC bellow.

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CONGRATS TO MTV’S LOCAL VMA BEST BREAKOUT ARTIST WINNERS

MTV Black LogoThis summer fans judged eight different regional competitions on OurStage to help MTV select the nominees for local VMAs for Best Breakout Artist! The contest gave several talented emerging artists the chance to open for big name acts such as All Time Low and White Tie Affair while being judged by influential industry leaders. The New York City competitors battled it out in front of top MTV VMA talent at a Time Warner Cable MTV VMA weekend pre-party. During the live VMAs the winners were broadcasted in their regional markets and announced as the official VMA Best Breakout winners of their city! Congratulations to all the 2009 local VMA Best Breakout winners from OurStage and thanks to all the fans who voted in one of our most successful contests to date!

<strong>Holla Front</strong>

Holla Front

Atlanta

<strong>Picture Me Broken</strong>

Picture Me Broken

Bay Area

<strong>Picture Me Broken</strong>

Gentlemen Hall

Boston

Frank Sirius

Frank Sirius

Washington D.C.

labandaskalavera

La Banda Skalavera

Los Angeles

Andrew Belle

Chicago

metalkpretty

MeTalkPretty

New York City

DaCav5

Philadelphia

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