Connect Great is a US Based company. We are looking for different types
of professional artists to
perform in China. Artists include: Singer, dancer, Lead dancer, bands,
DJ, Magician, circus. Contract range from 1 month to 1 year.
Performance fee range from $800 to $1000 a week.
Please go to ConnectGreatInc.com to fill out the Artist To China on
line application and email your resume in word document format, at
least one presentable picture to be sent to the employers, style of
music or performance, and your performance sample link in websites like
YouTube, your available time and your intended length of contract to
ArtistToChina@..., or call 323-306-3138 during 4:00pm
to 9:00pm PST or 678-999-8652 or 404-642-8712 during 8:00am to 4:00pm
PST , Please specify Artist to China and your name as the email subject
Title.

Connect Great is a US Based company. We are looking for different types
of professional artists to perform in China. Artists include: Singer,
dancer, Lead dancer, bands, DJ, Magician, circus. Contract range from 1
month to 1 year.  Performance fee range from $800 to $1000 a week.
Please go to ConnectGreatInc.com to fill out the Artist To China on
line application and email your resume in word document format, at
least one presentable picture to be sent to the employers, style of
music or performance, and your performance sample link in websites like
YouTube, your available time and your intended length of contract to
ArtistToChina@..., or call 323-306-3138 during 4:00pm
to 9:00pm PST or 678-999-8652 or 404-642-8712 during 8:00am to 4:00pm
PST , Please specify Artist to China and your name as the email subject
Title.

Chapter 6 will be performing at the Gorton Community Center in Lake
Forest, Illinois on Friday, December 5, at 8:00pm.  The Gorton
auditorium seats 344 and is a great venue for an a cappella
performance.  I have arranged with the staff of the Gorton Community
Center to give a group discount to anyone from the Chicago-acappella
group.  Just mention "Chicago a cappella" when you order your tickets
by phone to receive a $10 discount off the regular $35.00 ticket
price.  Here is a link to the Gorton Community Center web site:

http://www.gortoncenter.org/listpgm.asp?Category=ChapterSix

I'll be there with my family.

Walt Sloan
Bass/Baritone
The Buckthorns
www.thebuckthorns.com

There is much to be thankful for when you're a member of elmoTHUMM.
For those that attended this years AcappellaFest, a special thanks.
For those that didn't, well, shame on you and we'll hope to see YOU in
2009.

Last but not least, if you are interested in a road trip and would like
to attend our show May 23, 2009 at The Village Theater at Cherry Hill
here in Canton, MI - visit:

http://sabo.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?
eventId=115688&presenter=VTCH&venue=&event=ElmoTh09

It will be your last chance to celebrate AC100.  Besides, a pair of
tickets would make an excellent holiday gift!!!
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, & God Bless!
Greg Vaden
elmoTHUMM

Connect Great is a US Based company. We are looking for different types
of professional artists to
perform in China. Artists include: Singer, dancer, Lead dancer, bands,
DJ, Magician, circus. Contract range from 1 month to 1 year.
Performance fee range from $800 to $1000 a week.
Please go to ConnectGreatInc.com to fill out the Artist To China on
line application and email your resume in word document format, at
least one presentable picture to be sent to the employers, style of
music or performance, and your performance sample link in websites like
YouTube, your available time and your intended length of contract to
ArtistToChina@..., or call 323-306-3138 during 4:00pm
to 9:00pm PST or 678-999-8652 or 404-642-8712 during 8:00am to 4:00pm
PST , Please specify Artist to China and your name as the email subject
Title.

Hey everyone!  We're the Yale Spizzwinks(?) (yes, the question mark is part of the name), and we're very excited to be visiting Chicago on our Winter Tour!  We are the oldest underclassman a cappella group in the nation, and since 1914 we've been entertaining audiences around the world (and in six continents over the past three years) with our unique blend of sweet harmony and tongue-in-cheek humor.  If you'd like to see us, we'll be performing...

Saturday, January 3 at 7:30
Saint James Cathedral, 65 E Huron St in downtown Chicago
http://www.saintjamescathedral.org/
Tickets: $15 for adults and $10 for students
 
Tuesday, January 6 at 7:00
Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake St in Oak Park
http://www.graceoakpark.org/
Free admission; suggested donation: $10

Check out the photo album I've posted and the link below to our website.  Hope to see you soon!

Kent Twardock, musical director

www.spizzwinks.com

Hi folks,

Check out our latest newsletter, with info on our upcoming shows and a
special Google Earth House Jacks treat!

http://housejacks.com/mailings/Mailing_2009_0101.htm

On Saturday, January 24th, we'll be performing at Elgin Commnity
College. More info can be found in our newsletter or at the event
website at http://www.elgin.edu/community.aspx?id=6412

See you there!
The House Jacks

Hey:

Happy New Year!  elmoTHUMM is officially celebrating its 10th year and
we've just posted a new, updated version of our promotional video.  It
contains new footage with special guest Scott Leonard of Rockapella.
Check it out at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uhCx5jrHUs

Sound off and tell us what you think.  Tell us about a show you've
attended.  Tell us something.  Feedback from you is the only way we can
continue to improve our shows.

Look for upcoming AcappellaFest announcements.  I'm hoping to expand
the event to Detroit while we continue to try and grow the event in
Chicago.

Hope to see you soon.
Greg Vaden
elmoTHUMM

Looking for Artists to perform in China

Connect Great is a US Based company. We are looking for different
types of artists to perform in China.
Some typical settings of the performs are combinations of: bars,
Cabaret£¬
 	 night clubs, outdoor parks, culture events, promotional
events for corporations or celebrations for occasions, etc in
different cities.
Artists include: Singer, dancer, Lead dancer, bands, DJ, Magician,
circus, etc. Contract range from 6 month to 1 year, most promoters
prefer longer contracts ( Most contracts prefer at least 6 months).
	 Most Performance fees range from $800 to $1000 a month as
base salary
(room and board, travel expenses are included),
some assignments have tips on top of the base salary, depending on
the artist ability to interact with the audience.

Please go to ConnectGreatInc.com to fill out the Artist To China on
line application and email your resume in word document format, at
least one presentable picture to be sent to the promoters, style of
music or performance, and your performance sample link in websites
like YouTube, your available time and your intended length of
contract to ArtistToChina@....  Please specify
Artist to China and your name as the email subject Title.

Hello Chicago (and everyone else listening in):

Greg from elmoTHUMM here.  So, it's been a busy few weeks for us here
in Michigan.  elmoTHUMM has been added as a headliner for SingStrong
(SingStrong.org).  We look forward to working with Blue Jupiter,
Eclipse, and the rest of the SingStrong gang.  We have also added
another theater show in Three Rivers, MI.  The Riviera Theater
(trriviera.com) is a couple hrs. drive from Chicago but hey, we're
willing to meet you half way (between Detroit & Chicago) so that's
saying something.

That's it for now.  Good luck EVERYONE at this years Sweeps.  We've
got a corperate gig that night so I'm sorry to say I'll be missing it
this year.  PLEASE - if you have friends or family in or near Reston,
VA or Three Rivers, MI tell them to come check out our show and say
HELLO.

Details for this years AcappellaFest should be forthcoming soon.
Take Care:
Greg Vaden
elmoTHUMM
www.YouTube.com/user/elmoTHUMM

Hello All - Greg from the Detroit based elmoTHUMM here.  We have a couple of
potentional dates in IL that we'd love to participate in but we need a little
from you to make that happen.  If you belong to or know someone involved with
your area schools, performing art centers, or universities and colleges and
would like to book our group for a date around Feb. 5 or March 12, PLEASE give
us a call or shot me an email.  We understand that money is tight all over the
country and that routing gigs is really the only way to affordibly make them
happen.

Again, PLEASE help us and we'll help you and let's see if we can't make some
music together.

Thank:
Greg Vaden
elmoTHUMM Entertainment
(248)676-0886

Faces for Radio, a Chicago-based all-female vocal ensemble, will be holding auditions for new members on Thursday, July 23. While we're always happy to meet outstanding singers of any voice type, we're particularly interested in finding:

-- high sopranos
-- super-low altos

Sight-reading and past a cappella experience are a plus.

Interested singers should email kay@.... Location and time slots will be announced as the audition date approaches.

About Us: Faces for Radio is an all-female a cappella vocal ensemble specializing in pop, rock and contemporary standards. We've been around since 2005, and have performed at a variety of public and private events around the city, including the Around the Coyote Festival, the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza, and at the season opener for Chicago's premiere female roller derby league, The Windy City Rollers.

We rehearse weekly in the Andersonville/Edgewater area on Thursday nights. We currently have 9 members, and are looking to add 2 to 3 more members.

Those interested in auditioning can check us out at our annual concert:

Faces for Radio: The Man Show
July 11, 2009
TIME: 7:30pm
Holy Covenant United Methodist Church
925 W Diversey
Chicago, IL

Or check us out at:
http://www.myspace.com/facesforradio1

Hello Acappella Fans -

Here's an update on two very important a cappella events happening soon here in
the Midwest:

AcappellaFest Detroit:  The date is set for Sat., Oct. 17, 2009 at The Village
Theater in Canton, MI.  The event will be hosted by elmoTHUMM and promises to
feature local and regional a cappella groups that ROCK!

AcappellaFest Chicago:  The date is set for Sat., Oct. 24, 2009 at the Prairie
Center in Schaumburg, IL.  The event will be hosted by Vocal Chaos and feature
workshops, a matinee concert featuring Vocal Chaos, Voices in Your Head, and
Blue Jupiter.  The event will also feature an evening concert with The Bobs.  It
should be an amazing event with tickets going on sale soon.  You will be able to
purchase matinee OR evening concert tickets but you will also have the option of
buying an all inclusive ticket at a discounted price that will admit you into
all the days events.

More details to come.  PLEASE mark your calendars and we'll hope to see you
there.

Greg Vaden
elmoTHUMM
AcappellaFest Co-Producer

• Please prepare a verse and chorus of a popular song of your choice that displays your range
• Be prepared to sight read and do vocal exercises
• Performance resume preferred, no head shots necessary

The Sing-Off, the new NBC talent show exclusively for a cappella groups will be
holding auditions in Chicago in September. Groups of between 4 - 10 members of
any style are welcome.

From the show's press release:-

"Groups will rehearse and sing the world's most popular songs, arranged and
performed like you've never heard them…no lip-synching, no back-up bands, no
safety net. They will compete weekly in front of the show's panel of
professional experts. One group will be eliminated each episode and America will
decide in our live finale who will be the nation's best a cappella group and
will walk away with the ultimate prize."

Monday September 14
Superior Street
2744 W. Superior St.
Chicago, IL 60612

For more info visit:-
http://www.acappellanews.com