The platinum has hit: With winner Sonyae Elise exclusive interview

  by Gina Scarpa   On the season finale of Platinum Hit , Sonyae’s song about loving someone like her own religion wowed the judges and earned her the win. She now has a record deal, a publishing deal, new studio equipment, and connections with important people in the industry. Today, we caught up with the winner to find out more about her time on Platinum Hit and her upcoming plans.   Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What were you doing musically before Platinum Hit? A. Sonyae: I was doing the same thing that I’ve been doing on Platinum Hit, establishing myself as…

The bass singer Mic tod has kicked outside Coheed and Cambria

published: 2011-08-06 13:53:46 There are a few inevitable facts that fans of a band can always see from a mile away. If one thing is for certain, groups break up and members leave regularly. When The White Stripes disbanded after Meg and Jack White had years of trouble, it was widely expected because Jack started his far superior side projects The Raconteurs plus The Dead Weather years early. Roger Waters left Pink Floyd after his ego got the best of him when The Wall was taking the band to a new level of popularity. Fans saw that coming and nobody was surprised…

Rocco supper meeting: With franker Otte exclusive interview

  by Gina Scarpa   This week on Rocco’s Dinner Party , the chefs were asked to prepare a fashion-themed event for his guests. Executive private chef Frank Otte went up against caterer Sharon Robustelli and it was clear that Frank’s years of experience were going to pay off. He left the loft $20,000 richer and we caught up with him in an exclusive interview today to find out more about his experience on Rocco’s Dinner Party.   Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What sparked your interest in cooking? A. Frank: I was a latchkey kid with a busy, single mom who…

Similarly name: With David Hasselhoff exclusive interview

  by Gina Scarpa   Next week, CBS will unveil its latest reality show, Same Name , where celebrities and regular, everyday people with the same name switch lives and experience what it’s like to be them. This season, we’ll be seeing Kathy Griffin, Reggie Bush, and Mike Tyson. In the premiere episode, two David Hasselhoffs will switch places – the celebrity known for Baywatch and Knight Rider and a 27 year old technician/landscaper from a small town in Texas. Today we caught up with the “real” David Hasselhoff to find out about his experience on Same Name.   Q. Gina, RealityWanted…

The platinum has hit: With Jackie Tohn Excusive interview

  by Gina Scarpa   Jackie Tohn didn’t have an issue writing hooks that were well received on Platinum Hit but found herself in the bottom group three out of six songwriting challenges. Last night was the last time she’d be there, as the judges ripped her apart for her country song and Scotty escaped elimination. Today, we talked to Jackie in an exclusive interview about her experiences on Platinum Hit and what’s coming up next for this songwriter.   Q. Gina, RealityWanted: After American Idol, where were you at in terms of doing more reality television? A. Jackie: After…

The platinum has hit: The exclusive interview spends Rapp with the honeybee

  by Gina Scarpa   Whether Melissa Rapp contributed lyrics on this week’s episode of Platinum Hit was almost besides the point. After losing this week’s challenge with Jes, the two stood in front of the panel, and got ripped apart – but Melissa wasn’t having it. She fired back at Kara Dioguardi, telling her to check her attitude. Melissa was eliminated from the competition and today, we spoke to her in an exclusive interview about her time on Platinum Hit.   Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What was your songwriting and performance experience prior to Platinum Hit? A. Melissa: Well, I really…

Happy project: With mentor or dance movements designer Zach Woodlee exclusive interview

by Gina Scarpa   This Sunday, Oxygen will unveil its new reality show, The Glee Project , which gives 12 young hopefuls the chance to win a multi-episode guest starring role on the hit FOX show, Glee. Serving as one of the mentors to the contestants is Zach Woodlee, who is the choreographer for Glee and has worked on several other television shows and movies. Today, we spoke to Zach in an exclusive interview to get more details and insight into The Glee Project.   Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Tell us a little about your background in choreography. When did things start…

Extreme revision: Reduction edition: Plot 1 iteration main point

  by David McAlpine Biggest Loser fans and weight loss junkies alike, it’s time to fill your summer viewing gap with ABC’s newest reality show, Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition . Similar to the house we see on the similarly named series, “transformation specialist” Chris Powell spends a year with a different contestant each episode to help them change their lives forever. For the first episode, we meet 21 year-old elementary school PE teacher Rachel, who weighs 369 pounds, 221 pounds over what she should weigh. To make things harder on her, Rachel is the only overweight member of her family, and she…

American idol: With Siobhan Magnus’s exclusive interview

  by Gina Scarpa   As the season 10 finale for American Idol rapidly approaches, RealityWanted decided to check back in with a memorable season 9 contestant to find out what the last year has been like for her. At Mohegan Sun Casino’s Reality Check event  in Connecticut this past weekend, we spoke to Siobhan Magnus in an exclusive interview and caught her live performance.   Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What made you decide to get in line and try out for American Idol? A. Siobhan: I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life. I ended up in a…

Voice: Blind hearings – Recap of part 1

  by Todd Betzold   After many weeks of promotion and anticipation, NBC finally debuted it’s new reality show, The Voice , and it hit it right on the nose with the title.   In the search to find America’s next great voice, this singing competition puts vocal ability first and everything else second, including age of the singer. There are no judges on this show; however, there is a panel of four big-name coaches, Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton, all powerhouses in the music industry.   The difference with this show and other reality singing…

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