Eighteen of the World's Top Up-and-Coming Artists to Compete for $20,000 in Fall FameCast Finals

FameCast, the premier online competition and community for independent artists, today kicked off its Fall Finals competition. After three months of intense competition, 18 of the world's top up-and-coming artists emerged victorious among a pool of more than 25,000 emerging acts. These Finalists will compete through Nov. 22 for a shot at the grand prize of $20,000, a bio in SPIN Magazine and the title of FameCast Fenom. Fans can vote for their favorite artist once per day at FameCast.com/Finals.

Austin, TX (PRWEB) November 4, 2008 -- FameCast, the premier online competition and community for independent artists, today kicked off its Fall Finals competition. After three months of intense competition, 18 of the world's top up-and-coming artists emerged victorious among a pool of more than 25,000 emerging acts. These Finalists will compete through Nov. 22 for a shot at the grand prize of $20,000, a bio in SPIN Magazine and the title of FameCast Fenom.

Fans can vote for their favorite artist once per day at FameCast.com/Finals (www.famecast.com/finals). The Top 10 will be announced Nov. 8, the Top 5 on Nov. 15 and the Fenom on Nov. 22. The Finalists will advance through each round of competition based on a combination of vote count and Buzz Factor. The Buzz Factor is calculated by FameCast's proprietary media optimization engine, which scans the Web and FameCast sites 24/7 to measure how much each artist's work is viewed, shared, linked to and mentioned worldwide. Artists are assigned a Buzz Factor of 1-100, which rises and falls according to online presence.

The Finalists earned their spot by winning FameCast's August, September and October competitions, held in six musical genres - Rock, Country, Hip Hop, Pop, Latino and Christian. The competing artists, who emerged from a pool of more than 25,000 solo artists and bands, are listed as follows.

Famecast Fall 2008 Finals Contestants

Rock

• October: a'tris - Boston, Mass.

• September: Feeding 5000 - Austin, Texas

• August: Cinder Road - Baltimore, Md.

Hip Hop

• October: Mikey J - Madison Heights, Mich.

• September: FlossGenius - Phoenix, Ariz.

• August: Jendor - San Jose, Calif.

Country

• October: Scott Smith - Omak, Wash.

• September: Kristen Kukta - Nashville, Tenn.

• August: Westerly - Seattle, Wash.

Pop

• October: Alana Grace - New York, N.Y.

• September: Suzanna Choffel - Austin, Texas

• August: Casey Wasner - Northfield, Minn.

Latino

• October: Pedro Pablo - Cuba/Hialeah, Fla.

• September: Sensei and Fito Blanko - Toronto

• August: Sie7e - Puerto Rico

Christian

• October: Nick Fry - Huntington, W.Va.

• September: Dalton - Franklin, Tenn.

• August: Petri - Glendale, Calif.

In addition to cash prizes, FameCast offers artists a platform for growing their fan base, increasing international exposure and being discovered for major industry opportunities. Artists have been discovered via FameCast for major festival performances such as Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival and South by Southwest; rotation on MTV; and placement on movie and television soundtracks.

About FameCast

FameCast (www.famecast.com) is "Where Independent Artists Win." As the premier online talent competition and community for emerging, entrepreneurial musicians, FameCast shines the spotlight on those who have what it takes, but have lacked the breaks. The company's proprietary contest platform, at FameCast.com, provides artists with worldwide exposure to new fans, major cash prizes, and industry opportunities. Companies also harness FameCast's contest platform to power branded contests, such as Guitar Center On-Stage with Mötley Crüe and the Big State Festival's "Big State Big Star" competition.

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