Our sponsor: Project Breakout

Posted by Maximum Fun on 15th March 2007

If you’ve been listening to JJGo and TSOYA lately, you’ve heard announcements about our new sponsor, Project Breakout.

Here’s the deal:

They’re a new company, and their idea is to be like American Idol crossed with YouTube. They’re doing online video talent contests in a variety of fields, like dancing and film-making. The contests have both voting and judges, and culminate with the winner receiving a prize that furthers their career.

Their trial run is a comedy contest. The prize is a trip to New York City to participate in Sketchfest NYC (of which TSOYA is a sponsor), as well as a three-day intensive mentorship with the great folks behind Sketchfest NYC. The goal is to get you in front of industry, and teach you how to capitalize on your opportunities — how to make packets, how to put on shows, etc etc etc.

I’m one of the judges for the competition, and I’d love to see really great stuff. I know a lot of talented folks listen to TSOYA and read this blog — in fact, that’s one of the reasons that the Project Breakout folks chose this show to sponsor.

So if you have video, visit their site and enter it in the competition. You don’t lose your rights to it or anything, it’s equivalent to uploading it to YouTube or something. Nothing is too good or too bad for the process — the whole idea is to cast a wide net and filter out some stuff that deserves more exposure.

Upload here: http://www.projectbreakout.com

(And hey, if you’re interested in underwriting on the radio show or podcast, or advertising on the website, let’s talk about it. Email me.)