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FameCast, the leading online artist discovery competition and entertainment community designed to find America’s best up-and-coming talent, is currently airing its Season 3 Finals Webcasts and will begin announcing winners from the 12 different categories — Rock, Pop, Country, Hip-Hop/R&B, Singer-Songwriter, Electronic, Spiritual, Latin, Spoken Word, Film & Animation, Comedy and Dance — daily from Dec. 10 though 22 at FameCast.com.
The webcast shows have two distinct components. First, FameCast airs its live Finals shows, wherein the Top 5 artists (as determined by online voters) in each of FameCast’s 12 categories battled it out earlier this month live at legendary Austin clubs Stubb’s and Antone’s in front of an audience and a panel of entertainment industry veterans. Online voters will determine which act in each of the 12 categories will each earn the grand prize of $10,000 and international exposure that comes with being crowned a “FameCast Fēnom.� The winners will be announced nightly at 9 p.m. EST Dec. 10-22, wrapping up a four-month season of online competition among the more than 2,600 artists who uploaded videos to FameCast.com in September.
Secondly, in conjunction with each Fēnom announcement, FameCast will air a reality show-style special, complete with behind-the-scenes artist interviews and the critiques FameCast’s industry panelists delivered to each artist in front of a live audience after their onstage performance. This opportunity of a lifetime put up-and-coming artists face-to-face with experts ranging from Bon Jovi’s manager Paul Korzilius to Nashville veteran and Grammy-winning songwriter Trey Bruce.
For the first time in FameCast history, the judges listed below will, in addition to supplying webcast commentary, select one act from each of the 12 categories as a “Critics’ Pick.� These winners will be announced in tandem with the Fēnom in each category. The Critics’ Pick winners will receive incredible insider opportunities such as exclusive mentor sessions with first-rate managers and industry tastemakers, critiques from A&R personnel and high-end equipment, all of which will help the chosen acts take their career to the next level of success.
FameCast Season 3 Finals: Webcast Event Schedule
HipHop/R&B: Webcast airs Premieres. 5
Winners announced Dec. 12 at 9 p.m. EST
· Featured judge is Soren Baker, Executive Editor of The Source magazine and writer for the Los Angeles Times. Panel also includes Crandal and Stein.
· Exciting hip-hop sets came from electrifying ,Austin’s pride, Shaliek Allah.
Past FameCast Fēnoms are already on the move in the entertainment industry. Season Two Rock Fēnoms Tripdavon recently had their winning song featured on HBO’s Entourage. Season Two Armed Forces winner Mike Corrado recently began writing with film and TV producers in Los Angeles, while Season Two Short Film and Animation Fēnoms were featured in a screening at the L.A. International Shorts Festival. Season One R&B Fēnom Melissa Suzanne’s was featured on a Sony compilation disc. Season One Country Fēnom Eric Michael Hopper rocketed to #1 on Clear Channel Radio’s New Music Country Chart, and also found success with FameCast’s user-generated Big State Big Star contest, through which he earned a spot on the lineup of the inaugural Big State Festival where he joined Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson and 50 other acts to entertain more than 50,000 fans.
ABOUT FAMECAST
Born in Austin, Texas – The Live Music Capital of the World – FameCast (promo reel - www.famecast.com/promo/) is the first online competition designed to find America's best new talent. Understanding that lack of exposure is what keeps some of our best artists in the shadows, we aim to shine the spotlight on those that have what it takes, but have lacked the breaks.
FameCast provides artists a real opportunity to connect to a nationwide audience and compete for real prizes: $10,000 and national exposure. We hope to find artists that are serious about their craft and are ready to take their work to the next level. To the artists, the FameCast contests promise to be their most exciting gig yet, as they showcase their talent in an effort to advance to stardom through an exciting weekly contest. To the audience, FameCast provides an unprecedented opportunity to see a wide array of talented new performers, and the ability to help their favorites through a high-stakes competition, tracking results all the way.
FameCast was founded by Kent Savage, a 20-year veteran entrepreneur in the internet and digital media space. He leads a seasoned management team consisting of CMO Matt Hovis, COO Dave Hampton, CTO Wes Schiesz and CSO Erik Smith. FameCast’s Advisory Board includes a stellar lineup of industry heavyweights including Charles Attal of Charles Attal Presents and C3 Management and Promotions; Paul Korzilius; Randy Phillips, President & CEO of AEG Live; and Duff Stewart, Pres - Mickie
Im on the back Cover Of Billboard magazine April 19 2008 issue, I made the finals once again came in second place out of 550 artist.
www.famecast.com - not sure have not purchase the issue yet
Interview was done in: March'08
Shaliek Allah: Exclusive Interview
Front2Back linked up with Shaliek Allah for an exclusive interview. Already known from our latest CD, Shaliek linked up with us to talk about his first steps in his music business, as well as about his track 'The Confuse' from our CD, as well as his video work.
We asked him about coming to Germany, his upcoming projects and his studio survival pack. In addition to this Shaliek tells us about a charity event he took part in where he, and his boy Romeo, taught children how to rap and to break dance. - Interview done by: Arnim Preuß
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Sad Song Feature Me Shaliek And Izz Single Off My World Wide Coverage Album , Shut Down Another Of My singles And Shock the World Also another Single of mine
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Shaliek is well known in the Austin Texas music capital of the world. He first started with the swing team group; swing team has performed three straight years for the south by south west music conference. With the swing team he has perform in front of 3000 people at the UT bass auditorium for the Texas review. He has open up for many well known artists such as Rahzel, Gza from the Wutang clan, dj Shadow and sir mix a lot and the Oldiminion and many more. Shaliek continues to perform for the world wide known b-boy city event the biggest break dancing hip hop event in the south , the b-boy city event now has sponsors like Red Bull , and the Austin Film society and Cine Las Americas and many others the event is growing every year. Austin Film society has been taping the b-boy city event; they made a documentary about the event and the documentary has been getting many awards. I appear on the documentary as a extra. Shaliek does not just perform for the b-boy city event he helps promote and is a P.R for the organization. B-boy city was giving a proclamation from the mayor Will Wynn and b-boy city day on Oct thirty first giving by Governor Rick Perry. Shaliek has visit and talk to kids in pierce middle school he help assist guide teach students of Johnston high school after school program how to rhyme and break dance. Shaliek also help co host a television show with his partner Romeo the b-boy city show on the Austin music network the station reach 400,000 viewers, he was on Fox and KVUE news they tape him at a performance at Ruta Maya. Shaliek now currently finish his album World Wide Coverage. He has directed and finished 3 video for his album. In 2006 i was in Brooklyn New York I was number 1 artist on a New York radio internet station named Corz , i had the most votes out of 1000 artist in all genres of music. 2007 I was in Austin Texas I Enter a 4 month competition that was based on votes the site name was fame cast the winner had got 10 thousand dollars I was rank number 1 four rounds made the top 5 got to perform live in front of a sold out crowd and also in front of critics like Soren baker from the source magazine and two other critics from major labels I competed on stage against artist from California and Chicago we performed in Austin Texas but that last round the fifth round I loss to a R&B singer from California I came in 3rd place. during the contest I Turn down many things such as a tour contest that was put on by Hiro energy drink and Myspace , I also turn down Mtv2 Contest they had a contest where the top 5 go to New York to tape on December 2nd for a performance that would have aired on new years eve on mtv2 but it was the same day as my fame cast performance sound crazy sound like fame cast but fame cast did it first. I Enter again for season 4 I was the Only Texas Artist to make the finals, that season was the last 4 month contest on fame cast And I was Rank 2 Out of 550 Artist , I had won A Placement In billboard Magazine April 19 2008 issue plus fame cast submitted my music to a A&R at universal and universal forwarded my music to 40 other Labels on may first.
I also was on the kunta kinte mix tape a Zimbabwe Africa clothing company they also played one of my videos out there , and i did a mix tape for a magazine out in Germany named front to back magazine They also Interview me for the German Hip Hop online Magazine too. The Song I did for Them I am planning to shoot a video for the song so I can get it played in Germany, I am Going to shoot the video in Brooklyn New York I no a Film maker out there Who want to work with me. I also got a beat from a producer out in Ontario Canada the song going to be on a compilation out there. I also have to give a Canada reggae community a interview they have a reggae like myspace thing going on and they are going to promote me if I give them some reggae songs. Right now I am working on building my Entertainment company my company name is Movement Uncut I am planning to Sponsor myself plus 2 Artist from BK NY Ebbets Field Projects I am going to put out a Dvd call Movement Uncut Its
Going to be a magazine like DVD , me Shaliek Allah & Izz & Dre Streets Are Going to Headline Volume 1 we going to have models artist and Ect on the Dvd and plus a compilation Album for the Dvd too, right now I am trying to shop around the idea to the majors for a distribution deal.
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