*NSYNC'S Lance Bass Searching for Stars; Outback Mountainboards Search 2000 Hits Dallas & Las Vegas in June; Other Cities to Follow.Entertainment Editors DALLAS--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 24, 2000 Lance Bass--member of the multi-platinum musical group *NSYNC--is turning the spotlight on his fans this summer as he seeks hundreds of young hopeful artists to take part in his national talent search, "Outback Mountainboards Presents Free Lance Entertainment Search 2000." Search 2000 will kick off in Dallas and Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. on June 10th and 11th, respectively, giving unsigned unsigned Adjective (of a letter etc.) anonymous Adj. 1. unsigned - lacking a signature; "the message was typewritten and unsigned" signed - having a handwritten signature; "a signed letter" pop and country singers, aged 18 and older, the chance to audition in person for representatives of Free Lance Entertainment, the record label recently launched by Lance. "Anyone familiar with the story of the discovery of *NSYNC NSYNC Justin Chris Joey Lasten JC (last letters of first names of members of the group NSYNC) NSYNC Negative Synchronization knows that we were really lucky to be in the right place at the right time," says Lance. "I view Search 2000 as a chance for people who may not otherwise know how to break into the business to have that same stroke of luck." Free Lance is gearing up to see hundreds of potential stars in the opening weekend of Search 2000. Diane Bass, the well-known mother of the popular singer-turned-entrepreneur, says music submissions are already pouring in: "The response has been great so far and we've just put up the website. We expect to receive at least 2,000 entries and see 600-plus auditioners this summer. Lance always sets high goals for himself and he's done the same for everyone involved with the talent search." Participants in Search 2000 are expected to submit to Free Lance a professional-quality recording of two or three musical compositions and an 8" x 10" photograph. Entrants who are unable to attend one of the six live auditions must also submit a videotape of themselves singing one song and describing their hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" , family, favorite musical artist and favorite birthday. "We'd like to see as many people as possible at the live auditions, but I don't want to exclude anyone who can't make it to one of the six cities we've chosen," says Lance. "Between the mailed submissions and the in-person auditions, we're hoping to see a lot of talented people." Artists can enter via GetMusic (www.getmusic.com/free_lance), the official website for Search 2000, or via mail (at Free Lance Entertainment, P.O. Box 1989, Brandon, Mississippi Brandon is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 16,436 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rankin CountyGR6 History 39043). Entries must be received on or before July 29th, 2000 to be considered. Artists whose entries are received at least one week before an audition date may be given a guaranteed audition time for such date. Otherwise, auditions are on a first-come, first-seen basis. All auditions will take place at Planet Hollywood locations in each city. In addition to Dallas and Las Vegas, Search 2000 will make stops at:
Atlanta June 24th Orlando June 25th
Nashville July 9th New York July 15th/16th
A complete set of rules and an entry form for Search 2000 are available on the official website or by mail (artists must send a self-addressed, stamped envelope). After Memorial Day, Free Lance and GetMusic will also offer an on-line contest sponsored by Savage Mountain Sports. Visitors to the official Search 2000 website will have the chance to win several prizes including a trip for two to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. to see *NSYNC perform at Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference , an autographed au·to·graph n. 1. A person's own signature or handwriting. 2. A manuscript in the author's handwriting. tr.v. au·to·graphed, au·to·graph·ing, au·to·graphs 1. Savage Mountain Sports EarthSurfer and autographed *NSYNC merchandise. Free Lance Entertainment has a distribution arrangement with Mercury Nashville for country artists and is currently in discussions regarding distribution of its mainstream pop artists. Free Lance's first artist, 16-year old country singer Meredith Edwards Meredith Edwards can refer to:
As a member of *NSYNC, Lance Bass James Lance Bass[1][2] (born May 4 1979), known as Lance Bass (IPA pronunciation: [ˈbæs]),[3] has sold more than 17 million albums in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . *NSYNC are currently on a sold-out tour of the United States and Canada in support of their record-breaking debut Jive album, No Strings Attached. |
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