New Reality Series from the Producers of American Idol Searches for the Ultimate Musical Group!

The producers behind mega-hit phenomenon American Idol take the musical reality genre to a whole new level when they embark on a quest to find the next American band sensation that will take the nation by storm. THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GREAT AMERICAN BAND (working title) will scour the country, seeking musical groups of all ages, styles and genres, with hundreds of bands auditioning for a shot at stardom.

After the auditions, judges will narrow down hopefuls from all walks of musical life – young and old, family and friends, garage bands and weekend warriors – to 10 semi-finalists who will perform in front of a live studio audience. Viewers will then get a chance to vote for their favorite bands via telephone and text messaging and determine who stays in the competition.

Each week, the bands will be challenged with varied musical themes, jazzing up each of the performance shows as their skills in a wide spectrum of musical styles are put to the test along with their personal and professional relationships.

Finally, in a not-to-be-missed showdown, the final three bands will compete to secure a recording contract. If you think American Idol is intense, wait until you see what a band must go through for its shot at fame.

Click here to find out more about eligibility, submission rules and to print the application form

Want to know who is going to win American Idol? Click Here

Our vote is for the Clipbandits, World's First Web Band. Check them out!

Labels: Americanidol, Clipbandits

ClipBandits became instant YouTube sensations as the world's first web band with the release of their first video, "Internet Killed the Video Star". ClipBandits videos have been viewed 3 million times on YouTube. ClipBandits had never met each other, didn't know each other's names or where each other lived. They only knew one another's YouTube user names and created their original music by syncing each other's YouTube videos.

ClipBandits have since been featured on Good Morning America, ABC News, were invited to meet and perform for the first time on the Tyra Banks Show, received "Honorable Mention" in the national Cingular Wireless Underground Band Contest, were the #1 featured video by YouTube at the top of their main page, have been covered by TV news in Italy, Singapore, Russia, Venezuela, India, Canada and Brazil, as well as countless print and internet articles around the world. Nokia-Brazil selected ClipBandits Channel as recommended content for wireless Internet devices.

ClipBandits have released a follow up video entitled, "Higher". Visit ClipBandits YouTube Channel for more videos.




A PimpWiz Exclusive

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Popular culture trends and news have out-grown the time lag of print publications, leaving websites such as PimpWiz.com at the forefront of current events, style, entertainment, and beyond.

PimpWiz has become more than just a website. We have joined forces with the best in the business and launched our exclusive t-shirt line which transcends the website into a lifestyle.

The images and tag-lines are obviously "Young Fresh to Def" and we purposely made our logo discrete like your goomah (also known as your down low, goomar, or your ninja chick)











The attention is not on the PimpWiz brand, but rather on the concepts and depictions that give readers the chance to wear the ideology of PimpWiz.

Our "EZ-E" shirt was just featured in the new Clipbandits Video! See if you can spot it ;-)

Look out for our new collabo with the dudes over at H&H. It's gonna be fire!

Labels: Clipbandits, Music

What do you get when you throw seven guys into a sprawling L.A. abode, tell them to do their creative thing, and keep the high beams on and the cameras rolling? No, we're not talking about "Real World" again. It's "Twentyfourseven", MTV's newest reality series based on the same concept as HBO's successful, scripted show "Entourage".

The stars of "Twentyfourseven" come with a variety of backgrounds and interests. The ringleader is 23-year-old Greg Carney, an entrepreneur and transplanted southern boy from Arkansas. Matt Baker is the requisite actor that looks a bit like Val Kilmer, and Ty Hodges is the filmmaker from the valley. Greg Whitman is a young record producer, and reggae-hippie Greg Cipes just wants to make them. Frankie Del Gado lands on the show as the previously-penniless Mexican club promoter for Hugh Hefner. Oh, yeah, and then there's Greg Carney's big brother, Chris, and a smattering of unspecified "A-list friends". Judging by the line-up, it looks like plenty of parties and a good dose of drama is in store.

"Twentyfourseven" is reportedly one of MTV's latest attempts to specifically target and increase their male viewers. (And the network's profits, or so the reasoning goes.) So, feel special, guys, these unscripted buds are for you.

The fledging reality stars will be making their small-screen debut on December 6 at 10:30 pm. In case you've got a life and can't be glued to your TV that night, MTV offers the episode (for free!) for your downloading pleasure on iTunes and iFilm. You can also check out the show's official website for additional dirt.

A PimpWiz Exclusive By: Jennifer George

Labels: Clipbandits, JenniferGeorge, Music

Check out this video of the ClipBandits rehearsing for their performance on the Tyra Banks Show, shot at CBS Television City in Hollywood, CA. Air date scheduled for Dec. 6, 2006.

ClipBandits are:
J-Pe$o..................Vocals and 12-String
Girl Bass Player.....Bass
ClipBandit.............Electric Guitar
ActionJackson75......Drums

The ClipBandit's seen divided by curtains on stage during rehearsal. The show with ClipBandits performance will air in December.




ClipBandits are generally regarded as the worlds first web band.

To find out more check out this ABC News interview.

Who are the ClipBandits?

Labels: Clipbandits, Music

If you get a chance, head over to YouTube.com today. The number one video is something called "Internet Killed the Video Star" by the ClipBandits - the world's first YouTube only band.

There are currently only 3 members in ClipBandits - J-Pe$o, Girl Bass Player and ClipBandit. They don't even know each others real names, just their YouTube IDs, and have never met in person. They also live in 3 different states, California, New York and Texas. So how does an Internet only band practice or play gigs together? Easy. They do it all via YouTube. J-Pe$o and Girl Bass Player record their separate parts and upload their clips to YouTube. Then the ClipBandit syncs up their clips on several large video screens in his recording studio and plays his part live. He then uploads the final product to YouTube.



ClipBandits all got started when J-Pe$o uploaded a video to YouTube of a song he wrote during college. Then The ClipBandit saw the video and submitted a video response of himself playing along with J-Pe$o's clip. Several songs later they've added a bass player, are considered the front runner for the Cingular YouTube Underground Band Contest and are looking for a drummer. We wish them luck.

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If you want to download any of the ClipBandits videos and convert them for your iPod then check out this tutorial: How to Copy Videos Off YouTube.

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Labels: Clipbandits, computer, Ipod, mac, Music

The World's First Web Band have found each other on YouTube. They only know each others' YouTube IDs and have never met. This video was created by syncing ClipBandits' YouTube video clips. Turns out, the ClipBandits live in Los Angeles CA, New York City and Austin Texas.



ClipBandits are:
J-Pe$o..................Vocals and 12-String Guitar
Girl Bass Player.....Bass
ClipBandit.............Electri c Guitars and Congas

"Direction"
Written by J-Pe$o
Produced by ClipBandit

Labels: Clipbandits, Music