ANDOVER, MA, February 07, 2009
/24-7PressRelease/ -- FameCast, the premier online competition and community for independent artists, has kicked off its Winter Finals competition. After a month of intense competition, One Step Away has joined 17 of the world's top up-and-coming artists who emerged winners among a pool of more than 25,000 acts. The competition continues through Feb. 21 for a chance at the grand prize of $20,000, a bio in SPIN Magazine and the title of FameCast Fenom.
Fans can vote for One Step Away once per day at FameCast.com/Finals. The Top 10 will be announced February 8, the Top 5 on Feb. 15 and the Fenom on Feb. 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.
One Step Away earned their spot by winning FameCast's January Rock Stage battle with over 2800 other Rock Bands. They join the November, December and January winners from six musical genres - Rock, Country, Hip Hop, Pop, Latino and Christian to compete in the Winter Finals. 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 One Step Away
One Step Away, a rock band hailing from Boston, MA, has gained momentum with this second major competition win. Last fall, One Step Away was named winner of the Boston Music Festival in the Alternative Rock Genre. One Step Away has recently won the January Famecast Rock Contest in competition with over 2,800 other bands. One Step Away recently released their debut EP, One Decision, this winter, which sold out within the first week of release.
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 such as performances at Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival. Companies also harness FameCast's contest platform to power branded contests, such as Guitar Center On-Stage with Mötley Crüe and the Ernie Ball Musicman Battle of the Bands competitions.
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