FEATURED EVENT!
http://www.myspace.com/rockbandparty
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39649157024&ref=ts
WHAT IS ROCK BAND PARTY?
Saturday July 12th, for one night only, come out for a night of Rock Band, DJs & Dancing: Party hard for good cause! Fight for Rock Band supremacy against LA's own resident rock stars: THOMAS'S APARTMENT, BIG PHONY and BLACK PARTY POLITICS to win your very own Rock Band Game Bundle and of course, bragging rights! Too shy to rock the mic? No worries! Indulge in Grand Star’s two full bars and dance the night away to DJ’s LINOTYPE & ADAM KING spinning the dopest jams of all time!
It gets better: 100% of proceeds will go to Mercy Corps' COMFORT FOR KIDS , a program helping kids affected by the earthquake in Sichuan, China.
EVENT DETAILS:
Grand Star Jazz Bar
943 N Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
8pm-9pm: Open mic before tournament starts!
9pm-11pm: Let loose your inner Rock Star in our Rock Band Tournament!
11pm-2am: Get your groove on with help from DJ ADAM KING and DJ LINOTYPE!
$30 per rock band team (teams of 3)
$5 per individual (if you don't plan to rock out)
HOW TO SIGN UP:
Register your team at:
[email protected]
*Please include your name, all of your band mates’ names, and your contact information. Payment details will be given upon registration confirmation. Payments will be made through Pay Pal.
Remember to register early, there is a limited amount of band spots. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE!
TOURNAMENT RULES:
The Rock Band Tournament will consist of 4 rounds.
ROUND ONE: ELIMINATION ROUND
Song – YOUR CHOICE
[from the 45 standard song list, not the un-lockable songs]
Difficulty - Hard
Rock out against other rock band teams in the song of YOUR CHOICE. The five highest scores will move onto…
ROUND TWO: CREAM OF THE CROP
Song – Be prepared to play one of the following...
I THINK I’m PARANOID... garbage
VASOLINE... stone temple pilots
CHERUB ROCK... smashing pumpkins
ENTER SANDMAN... metallica
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG... killers
Difficulty – Medium
This is your chance to rock out against THOMAS’ APARTMENT, BIG PHONY OR BLACK PARTY POLITICS. Survive this round to move onto…
ROUND THREE: HEAD TO HEAD
Song – Be prepared to play one of the following...
SABOTAGE... beastie boys
THE HAND THAT FEEDS... nine inch nails
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO... the clash
ARE YOU GOING TO BE MY GIRL... jet
Difficulty – Hard
Four Teams left! Want the last two spots??? Eliminate your competition to move onto the last round…
Round Four: ROCK BAND GOD
Song – Be Prepared to play...
SAY IT AIN'T SO... weezer
CREEP... radiohead
MAPS... yeah yeah yeahs
Difficulty – Hard
Top two bands will battle it out for the first place and a Rock Band Game Bundle from Harmonix!
*EDIT* You are welcome to bring an extra guitar and form a 4 member band for the same entry fee of $30. Also, you can bring your own modded pedals/guitars.
OUR GUEST BANDS - Beat Them if You Can
Thomas' Apartment
Alternative / Rock / Pop
http://www.myspace.com/thomasapartment
Big Phony
Indie / Other / Acoustic
http://www.myspace.com/bigphony
Black Party Politics
Alternative / Soul / Rock
http://www.myspace.com/blackpartypolitics
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First of all, go to www.neaato.com
This is just the myspace site to add bulletins but most recent updates are on www.neaato.com.
Oh and add facebook for updates:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=749574818
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I will slowly categorize everyone into actors, musicians, models, mua, directors, Unsigned, etc...so those needing the right face/service can easily find them.
Any crazy ideas? Send them my way. This site is for you to use and abuse and promote yourselves. If you google many of these people below, you will see NEAATO come up, so don't be shy. I want to slowly build a nice database of interviews that don't make you go zzzzzzzzzz. So Yabba Dabba Doo and let's get this party started. Casting directors who need help casting asian american cast/extras/whatever, please email [email protected] (WE ARE NOT A CASTING AGENCY, BUT WILL BULLETIN/BLOG TO HELP THE CAUSE)
FAQs:
Question: How did NEAATO start?
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1. It should take 5 minutes. Throw in a headshot, a mini resume in your about me section and Wa La! You're done. Add some small pictures on the side or a quick slideshow if you want. Remember, some people don't have myspace so whatever is on the front page is what they see. Also remember, casting directors usually cast with one heashot because they don't have time to view your whole port. Don't overdue it, you could be making it worse for yourself. Like I said, 5 measly minutes.
2. Leave the drama for your mama. Or on your personal site. Nobody cares about your emo blogs/whining.
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5. That whole taking a picture of yourself in the bathroom, or with a door in the background? Not very classy. Resist the temptation for a myspace angle. You know what I'm talking about.
6. Family pics and pets. Unless we want to cast your puppy in Lassie comes home and your little brother in home alone 5, I would again leave in personal myspace.
7. Music videos. I'm sure you want to show everyone the newest rump shaker music video and how you like to 'zoom zoom zoom in the boom boom', but yea...regular music that fits your pics/theme will do.
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10. Edit it again.