Make A Star Original Music Contest
News from Hothouse Studios

The unique web to TV talent show, Make a Star, (MakeAStar.com) on Fuse TV is about to close its Original Music Contest for submissions to its Audition Phase. Artists and bands with original music must upload their videos to MakeAStar.com by noon PST on January 30 in order to have their submissions eligible for judging to advance to the Hollywood Phase of the contest.

Submissions are free, and the new show is causing a sensation because it is the first talent show to offer artists and bands everywhere an equal chance to win the fame of national TV exposure, a potential record contract, and a $10,000 grand prize.

Make A Star TV is the first web-to-TV talent show of its kind. It launched as a syndicated program on Fuse TV in December 2008. The 30-minute show is broadcast on Saturdays at 10.30am (EST and PST). The 13 part series concludes in March, when the grand prize winner will be announced.

All the artists and bands using Hothouse Studios are encouraged to enter. Just shoot a video of yourselves (or have a friend do it), and upload it from any computer. If you don't have a computer, you can ask for help at your public library, school or Hothouse Studios. Hothouse Rehearsal Studios is entering into the swing of things, because we want to help local talent make it onto a national stage.

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Even those without a video camera can participate, because MakeAStar.com also offers the opportunity to sing from a webcam directly into site-based software.


The Original Music Contest's Audition Phase, allows artists and bands anywhere in the US to get their work exposed on MakeAStar.com, and potentially on TV. The Audition Phase winners will advance to a 4 week face-off (the Hollywood Phase) from which the final winner of the Original Music Contest will emerge on March 14.

"The unique equal chance opportunity of MakeAStar.com and the Make A Star TV show is that an artist or band can upload a video at the beginning of a week at no cost, and at the end of the week find that same video featured on a national TV show because their work impressed the judges and the public" said Dr. Iman Foroutan, inventor of the Make A Star contest platform.

Make A Star's online contest system is a patented process whereby thousands of videos can be pitted against each other in a bracketed tournament system. All music genres are featured. In each round, videos getting the most votes each week advance to the next bracket round until the most popular videos emerge to be included in the TV show. The system prevents multiple votes for a single contestant by the same user and provides flexible vote weighting for both fans and industry judges, so contestants get the fairest possible consideration.


Good Luck from Hothouse Rehearsal Studios and www.hothousestudios.com