January 30, 2010
America’s Got Talent 2010 Dallas Auditions
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This weekend is the AGT 2010 Dallas Auditions. The Dallas auditions are happening at the Dallas Convention Center. The good news is that if you have missed it, you can still show up tomorrow. More importantly, we want you to share your story. Let everyone know what it was like to attend the America’s Got Talent 2010 Dallas auditions. Here’s one person’s experience which has already been submitted:
Did anyone try out for Dallas today? Our group got there at 4:45am and got #4 spot. yahoo we where out by 11am. We took videos, pictures and a our group got pulled a side before the auditions several times to do interviews. when we did the opening shout outs saying”welcome to Dallas or Dallas has talent” with Nick Cannon our group was asked to get in the front. We didn’t get called into another room and there wasn’t pictures being taken when we where done. One group went into a room at a time. We did have a camera in with us and they asked us a lot of questions. We are keeping hope that we do get that call back. AGT is going to be here on Sunday too so they could call us to come back tomorrow. If not we are still on TV opening pan out next to Nick Cannon who puts on his pants like the rest of us.
As always, AGT will be posting when all the callbacks for Dallas are done on the official AGT Dallas page. I know that many of my readers were at the AGT 2010 Dallas auditions, so share your experiences in the comments.
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I went to Dallas Audition on sunday,
first of all I flew from out of state to be there and stayed in hotel that I had hard time effording but I was there to see if can go further and this chance may turn my life around for good but was very disappointed to see some very rude judges in a room who did not look at me to see what i was saying or singing and did not say any thing good or bad to give any sign of any thing .
i was very discouraged to see how TV shows like AGT makes money on people like us but dont even have any manners to moral to consider candidates human being .
Not all of us candidates live in same city as the audition center but some of us have to fly and stay in hotel and spend money , not only that we dont know if we are going to make it further or not and that is fine but atleast treat and respect people.
i like american idol more then AGT but i am over the age that can try out in American idol but i am surpised that both shows have Simon in some shape and form but AGT is not audition friendly,
they dont tell you when you would find out if you selected or not , they keep on changing cities and location over and over.
even if you send a video in advance thinking they would review it and if you get a email after the video you may have more chance but when you get there , no body inluding those judges have no idea about your talent or video , it is like i wasted my efforts and time .
i hope and wish other people have better luck then i did.
i am never auditioning for AGT again
I totally agree
I feel the same about these tv shows
they are the one making money out of us and we are wasting our time and money to be a part of their show .
that wasnt my experience but i can definately understand your frustration,but who knows you may still get a call back,maybe they were trying not to show interest or disinterest too obviously. there is always simons show xfactor thats coming in 2011 and is open to all ages as well. good luck to you!
question: they told me at the Dallas audition that they will contacting those who make it to the next round which is auditioning in front of the judges, in April….on this site if you go to the Dallas Auditions side they say that the judges will be in Dallas in March….how does that work if contacts are made in April? did i miss something? please let me know
Adam,
Makes reasonable sense to me. You’ll know in April if you didn’t make it, since they’ll be doing auditions in March. If you’re going to be called back, they’ll notify you before that.
HEy guys!! I auditioned on sunday also!! IT was so fun! I’m sorry that you guys had a bad experience.
The judges were watching me. But yeah.
if you wouldn’t mind, could you watch my youtube videos? And tell me how I did? I’d appreciate that!
Oh and John, could you email me please, I want to talk with you:) Thanks
hahaha sorry, here’s the link to my youtube channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/CameronAC96
John, no reasonable sense at all. If you were there and listening, they also stated that if you were not moving forward you will not be notified. So, my question stands as posted prior………
adam,
I never said you’d be notified. I just said you’d know. AGT will update their official website once they’re done with auditions. So, as long as you keep checking that site, then you’ll know in April if you didn’t make it.
I attented Dallas Auditions on Sunday they went pretty good or atleast im hoping.. i got asked to go back in and sing a couple more different songs so im hoping thats a good sign i was sooooo sooo nervous and didnt move around much so im hoping that didnt affect wat they thought about me. They said they really liked me but i needed to show more emotion so come back in and sing again so i did hopefully i will get a call back this is truly my dream..Bailey age 13/Oklahoma
Bailey,
Just curious about why being on America’s Got Talent is truly your dream? Are you interested in a career in performance or singing? Can you elaborate on your dream please? Thanks.
My dream is to have a career in singing I would love to be on the show and be noticed for my talent i really dont know how to explain but yea its just a my dream to actually be acknowledged and get a chance to show the world how bad i want this.i love to sing and make people smile when i perform so thats why i want a chance in showing evryone
We were at the Dallas auditions as well on Saturday. Got there a little before 6:00 am and left around 6:00 pm. It was a full day…but a fun one! My daughter auditioned as a singer. Her group of 10 were called in around 1:00 or so. They each sang their song and then were thanked and told callbacks would be sometime in April. All 10 walked out of the room and a minute or two later my daughter was called back in the room and told she was being sent to audition for the executive producers. Someone walked us upstairs where we approached a woman at a computer who got some information from us, where we live, email info, phone info, and nearest airport to us. Then her picture was taken and attached to her paperwork. We then waited to see the executive producers. She was called in and auditioned for them. She was asked to sing another song besides the one she sang downstairs…so she did. They asked her some questions and thanked us. We then left that room where we were told to wait a few minutes. They sent us over to a woman at a computer for an interview. She interviewed my daughter for a few minutes then asked if we could stay for a camera interview. We had to wait for about an hour or so and then had our camera interview at 4:30. My daughter was interviewed for a good 30 minutes on camera. Then we were told they would need to do some family shots of us walking in, sitting and waiting, rehearsing, etc…So they did that for another 30 minutes.
Just wondering if anyone else had the same experience as we did.
Oh so that’s why some people were called back in!!! so the people who didn’t get called back in don’t make it??………….:(
Cameron,
Some people who haven’t been called back have been called back later. Also, some of them that weren’t called back in were later notified that they’re audition would be on the show. Although, I think it’s pretty fair to say that your chances are less likely if you didn’t get to audition for the executive producers. I do think that some acts get to go straight to the executive producers though.
Disclaimer: This is just a fan site and I’m just a fan, so take it for what it’s worth.
yup thats what i thought. i doubt that any phone calls are made. i think they are picking the acts that move on during these first auditions. there are no cameras in the room so that they can document what you are wearing,singing…etc. that is all done if you are chosen to go before the exec. obviously. welp, onward and upward. i’m not letting this stop me from doing what i love to do irregardless of what anybody thinks. let me know what you think…..youtube.com/adamkdickinson adamkdickinson@yahoo.com. good luck to all of you that are moving on. i am truly happy for you and hope all your dreams come true. God Bless!!!! Peace.
adam
I thought the “legal papers” that we signed when we auditioned said that you could get fined up to 50,000 dollars for saying that..because now a lot of people (including myself) know what happens…they don’t want people to know the process of the auditions..
But I’m glad you said that, now I know what happens lol
certainly not my intentions to break any rules. but, if you can go back in the history of all the comments on this site you’ll see many entries that talk about what happened at auditions. anyway, as before…good luck to everyone and God Bless!
peace. P.S. Hope none of my entries have ruined anyone’s expectations. This will be my final entry. Once again, good luck!
So can we talk about our audition? I’m confused lol
Cameron,
You know what you signed (or should). I love for people to share their experience, but I also encourage people to make good on whatever commitments they made on the show. I don’t want anyone to get in trouble.
I guess if the process described by Candace is accurate then the staff and producers are not very forthright in their explanations as to how people will be notified and accepted. I am guessing that all of the people who auditioned before Christmas 2009 that were NOT sent on to executive producers that day are probably not going to be getting a phone call from AGT.
So, the process of telling the person auditioning at the time of the audition that they will not make is to avoid any possible producer conflict with upset parties. I guess I can understand. However, like I said before it is not the high road. At least we can thank Candice for clearing the air.
Left out a word(s)
So, the process of telling the person auditioning at the time of the audition that they will not make the cut is to avoid any possible producer conflict with upset parties.
JHoward,
I’m sure that’s part of the reason that they don’t tell you. However, I don’t think that’s the entire reason. I think it’s also possible that they won’t have you audition for the celebrity judges, but will still put you on the show. I also think if they’re missing a certain “classification” of act to round out a city they might go back and find someone who can round out a city’s talent after the fact. This is probably especially true for variety acts.
So when’s the earliest that we’ll be getting a call? March 1st? and when’s the latest (to audition in dallas)?
I WAS TOLD THAT IF ANYONE TOLD YOU THE NIGHT YOU AUDITIONED THAT THEY WERE CHOSEN NOT TO BELIEVE THEM. EVERY ACT WOULD BE EVALUATED BEFORE ANY DECESIONS WERE MADE. THE STAFF PERSON SAID THAT NO ONE SHOULD ASSUME THEY WERE CHOSEN NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED AT THE AUDITION. I TEND TO BELIEVE THEM. FOR EVERY ONE PERSON THAT IS GOOD THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE BETTER AND THEY WANT THE BEST. THEY ALWAYS TAKE A LOT OF P ICTURES AT OPEN AUDITIONS. FORTHOSE WHO HAVE NOT GOT TO A AUDITION THIS COULD BE VERY DISAPPOINTING IF YOU TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE MADDNESS THAT THE PRODUCES USE WHEN THEY HAVE THOUSANDS OF ACTS. ESPECIALLY SINGERS. HOPE I HAV E NOT BLOWN ANYONES DREAMS, BUT IT IS BETTER TO KNOW THE TRUTH THEN TO BE DISPPOINTED WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE BEEB CHOSEN AND YOU HAVE NOT.
I’m jelous,
Orlando gets to audition today. I had such a good time at my audition I wish I could experience it all over again. Next year seems like a long time. Good luck to everyone who read this!!! ishkamarie
Ok So do you think if you were not asked to sing another song then for sure you will not be called back? Does anyone know of someone that did get a callback?
Linda, I doubt that you would go through if you weren’t called back (you in general, not YOU). But you never know.
I was called back in.
I spoke with Mia Boostrom (contestant last year and the year before) and she gave me some good information.
I asked about if your a teen, and you make it through, what about school? And she said:
“They have teachers on hand so you won’t miss any :}”
I asked her “I know you don’t know specific dates, but if you make it through, and if you have a job or school (like me), how much school do you think you would miss?”
and she said
“well I’m not sure when they’re going to vegas and stuff this year, last year, vegas was filmed in may.. and i missed about a week.
but the live shows were in august and septemeber and i missed the first week or two or school.
if its the same as last year.
you’ll probably miss a few days in march or april
if you make it to vegas youlll miss about a week in the beginning of june or end of may
and if you make the quarter finals-the top 10
you’re looking about 3 weeks in august
or a week in sept.
but im not sure the dates this year”
Thats pretty much It lol hope that helped maybe some of you.
lol I just realized, that post probably only helps kids…..lol sorry!
Cameron,
Thanks for sharing. That is pretty interesting. Makes sense that summer wouldn’t be much of a problem for the younger kids.
I noticed that a few of the city audition pages have been updated so I wanted to share what they now say…..
The Chicago Audition states the following:
“We have started calling some acts with good news, but are still evaluating others. All decisions will be made by mid-April.”
The New York page says this:
“Some acts have already been called with good news, but auditions are still being evalulated. All decisions will be made by mid-April.”
Philidelphia says:
“We have begun making some “good new” calls, but many acts are still being evalulated. All decisions will be made by Mid-April.”
Los Angeles:
“Auditions are still being evalulated, but some good news calls have already gone out. However all decisions could take as late as mid-April 2010″
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!
I donot think at this stage of the process it is a good idea to listen to any rumors we must try to stay calm, read the pages with information to us on them and take them at face value. That is hard but I have been thinkiing about it. All this is a part of show business.good luck t everyone. Ishkamarie@AOL.COM
Hello. I auditioned in Atlanta this past weekend. I have auditioned for American Idol before and it was terrible! There is not a whole lot of focus on who you are, but rather what you look like. I loved how I was treated for Americas Got Talent. The judges were really nice to me, sorry for those who had a bad experience. I got to go up and see for Executive Producers. No one- no one at all up top- was told if they made it or not. We all were told we would find out at call backs like everyone else. They did tell me it was a good thing. But- according to what a girl told me who I talked to for a while, no one knows until they contact you in April. And for the 13 yr old….if this doesnt work out, keep pursuing it! Let this be your dream and put everything you have into it. You are told a lot of No’s before you are told a yes.
Hope this is helpful.
John thank you for having the most informative AGT site on the whole internet! Where are all your google ads, so you can at least make some money off of us clowns! I just want to say I had a great time at my audition in Atlanta. I would really like to talk to “Brittany” that auditioned in Atlanta as well, if you would email me.
I sent my video in, and AGT contacted me and said I had made the producers reel. She asked if I could come in and meet the producers in a private audition. When I got to the auditions they called me a “q” act, what ever that means. My audition had three people, and then a camera man. I performed my little song on the piano, and that was that. They didn’t ask me further questions, nor did I fill out any other paper work. I don’t know if that means I didn’t make it, but I would have to assume I have less of a chance because of it. If they did take flight info, and more info from some it would make sense they collected all of it from those moving forward. I auditioned right behind a comedian, and after his audition they had him go somewhere else to fill out paper work. So again I have to assume that they give the general answer, “callback are in March” and then the people they really want they get more info. I talked to my friend that use to work for AI, and she explained the whole process to me. At AI it is set up the exact same way. You audition in groups of five, if they like you they send you to the producers, if they like you they have you do interviews so they can get your story together. She said everything sounded right on with my audition, but the fact they didn’t interview me or collect paper work sounds fishy. She said there is a lot of paperwork they have to collect, and they have to get songs license and all sorts of things. So unless they changed a lot about auditions, I would say if you only auditioned once chances are no call backs. Think about getting a job what do they tell you? If you got the job we will call you next week…. if you dont get the job they don’t call you, that would be pointless and a lot of extra work. Time is money.
Hi TMac (didn’t you get traded to New York?),
Glad you like the site. We aim to please. It’s gratifying to see people enjoying it.
If you scroll up to the top you will see the Google Ads. So, I do make a little something from the site. I call it date money for my wife. Appeases her some too;-)
Well at least someone is getting something out of all this misery. (JK) I know you can make some good money off of forum sites, especially if you get some good viewers. I have searched all over the internet, and this forum has had the most info. I also really appreciate that you don’t act like “God” even though you do run this forum. It is rare that the host will actually calmly tell people not to rag on others, and what this forum is designed for. So thanks again. As for AGT, I know next year I will be stepping it up a notch for sure. Then if that doesn’t work, then I will just have to ware some crazy outfit, so at the least I get some opening credit camera time!
Yeah, I know what you mean by forum moderators that go crazy trying to control the readers. I don’t see any need to act like “God.” I already know I have the power;-)
Kidding aside, for some reason most people on my site stay pretty civil. Only had one kind of intense interchange in all the years I’ve done it. I almost never moderate a comment. Just remove spam when it’s truly spam or sometimes edit comments when people put their personal info on it or something.
Sounds like you have a good plan. I’m sure they’d love for you to go crazy. That’s what they’re looking for (along with talent).
Hey Tmac did you sing and play or just play piano. Just curious I did both I always like to talk to others who sing and play.
I played and sang on the piano. I sang “bright lights”
by matchbox 20. What was you audition like?
Hey Tmac I would like to talk more with you what your email?
MusicOfTj@gmail.com
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE AUDITIONED FOR THIS SHOW. ITNMUST BE IN THE THIOUSANDS. EVEN IF THE AUDITION INVOLVED TALKING TO A PRODUCER FOR A SECOND TIME THERE MUST HAVE BEEN MANY. WE HAVE ALL SEEN THE SHOW. YOU HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO GOT THROUGH TO THE
JUDGES. NOT ALL OF THEM WERE SUPER TALENTED. SOME GET THRU JUST TO BE BOOD OFF THE STAGE. MANY OF THEM FOR GOOD REASON. I DO NOT PRETEND TO UNDERSTAND THE WAY THEY PICK THE TALENT, BUT I WAS INTERVIEWED ON CAMERA, TALKED TO THE PRODUCER AT LENGTH, AND ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL INFO AND HAVE NOT RECIEVED A CALL SO I DO NOT THINK ANYONE CAN PRESUME THEY HAVE BEEN PICKED JUST BY WHAT THEY HAVE HEARD AS RUMORS. GOOD LUCK TO ALL.
Hi I’m Bobby. I am a 13-year-old singer from Metro Boston. I won the Haverhill Idol Competition 2009, worth about $1,500 total, $1,000 of it in cash. So in other words it was a big deal. Anyway, I recorded and sent in a video of my performance because I couldn’t make the auditions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmiJx_ME_4M
and realized that I probably won’t be going on my school trip to DC if I get a call back in April. I also have another question:
If you get in, do they fly you?
Bobby,
If they want you at the Live Audition and it’s far away, then I believe that they will get you a ticket to go. Congrats on winning that Idol Competition. That’s awesome. Best of luck!
Thanks for the congrats and info. I can’t wait until April!
I auditioned at the Connvention Center in Dallas on Saturday. I met up with a couple of other singer/guitar player/songwriters there (Kern and Sonny). A contestant that auditioned before us said thay cut him off after a verse and a chorus. Kern went in and came out (it seemed like) about a minute later. I went in and sang an old country song. After a verse/chorus, I stopped, then sang a funny little song I (re)wrote. I started to leave, and they asked if I could do something more non-country. Of course, my mind went blank. I did a verse/chorus of a more popular (crossover) old country song. (Hey, what can I say? I’m old.) They thanked me, and I left. I haven’t received a call either.
Still haven’t got a call yet either, but it’s still early.
http://www.youtube.com.user/soulgypys76
Waiting for callback.
I don’t know what the judges look for…but my family told me to expect possibly not to be called back….and i agree. It’s a show. They have to have several acts that get booed off. I believe you could be totally talented and not get called back. Out of the thousands and thousands..its just to hard. Out of the musical acts ive seen though not one has compaired to my influences. I just wanted to hopefully get through so i could me someone and possiblly get my foot in the door .
Ok, Went to the LA taping with the judges last nite, (March 13) I noticed that all the contestants for the show last nite where golden ticket auditions at the original auditions in LA including the performer I was a guest of. The golden ticket is a pass to the front of the line and the holders (there where alot of them) actually had an appointment time to apear instead of waiting with every one else. They where treated as individuals rather than groups of contestants. So here is my question, did any of the general auditions get call backs? or is this thing rigged and just using every one there as TV. I would like to hear from people if they’ve gotten call backs. Here’s a copy of the guest letter we got to appear, even we had special admittance.
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The Age limit for the show is 16 (in some cases we can take as young as 10 years old but that will is the lowest we can go this season).
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hi! i tried out for agt in dallas about two months ago and i havent heard anything back…. i know that there is a live taping comming up this week and they arnt finished calling people. how does that work? and can i still get called back even after the taping? thx!
oh! also, i wanted to know if anyone else has heard anything from the agt people if you tried out in dallas.
Lori,
They’re starting to call (or have already started calling) this week. So stay by the phone and just wait and hope haha. But I’m pretty sure that if you made it, you couldn’t tell people. (even thought that doesn’t make sense because they tell you to bring friends…lol)
The 2nd Audition in Dallas is the 25th and the 26th of March. The Dallas page still says they have not made any decisions, but other pages like Chicago mention some people have been called. Have they just not updated page? Has anybody been notified from Dallas? Have the dates changed. Does anyone know the answers to my questions?
When do they do callbacks for video submissions???
I have a good friend that tried out with an audition tape only. They got a call on march 18th from a casting person at AGT and was told their audition tape was going to be put on a producers reel for the producers to see and they had to fill out some paperwork called
Q act questions. Did anyone else experience this? They haven’t been called back about it yet and are wondering if anyone else that submitted a video only has been called back? We would love to know.
I haven’t gotten any calls at all yet…
Ok, went through the whole process from 7am to 5 pm – I am a promoter & hypeman – I was with a singer/songwriter – this is an account of what the Sat. Dallas auditions we went through: we arrived and waited in line, turned in paperwork, less than 5 min. after arrival I was singled out to be interviewed: told to go out of the line & wait in another room, then before being interviewed dragged to do promos, did promos for almost 3 hrs – I was again singled out & brought to the front of the cameras to pose in different shots, then we all did the promos that you see in the opening creds, then had to get back in line to wait for the APs, was found again to be interviewed: did a fun interview for a quick 30 sec spot (most likely to be used before/after commercials for exitement), then hurry up to wait for the APs again, finally went to an audition room to wait for the groups to go in to see APs, then they take 10 peeps to the rooms (I talked to security & a couple of associates of AGT to find out what we will know – absolutely nothing! they tell you nothing – no one knows, so if you heard different it is BS, I promise), my guy was sent to an upstairs room with a camera person, staffer & a Producer – by himself – never auditioned with multiple acts – this is rare for singers, he sang a few songs & they were jamming with him, kept him in there to talk a bit (no paperwork or stupid questions ‘where is the closest airport’ – that is ridiculous anyway), he asked directly if/when he would know either way – NO WAY THEY CAN TELL YOU – these producers are NOT the last call! ok, they have literally thousands of acts of each variety to search through, so he pushed again & asked him to be honest: did you like my act/like me? answer: very much, but it is not up to me 100%-we have lots of acts that are seen by multiple producers to be broght back & viewed together to determine the frontrunners. That is it, my dude wasn’t asked to leave, but instead the Producer talked to him for a while….my guy actually said he was going now. Done. That took the whole day – BTW: we still don’t know for sure – so hopefully that answers some questions & to let you all know: this is for real what happened to my act…I made friends with lots of the staff & producers – no one can tell you anything cause they do not know themselves! good luck to all & enjoy!
much love – doc
Candace – did you ever get called back to go before the judges?
Nancy
We submitted a video. Receieved a call back congratulating me and telling us we were on the producers reel. answered questions and submitted a picture. They called us back two weeks later telling us our video was on the list the producers were interested in and asking if we were available to fly out to Orlando the following week. We were ecstatic !!!! Told all of our family ! Celebrated ! They told us they would call back in a couple days to organize things. No call at all. The week passed….nothing. We fell like a piano dropped on our heads. We are just waiting. Maybe NY ? Maybe Chicago ? But not counting on it at all.
Keep us updated if you do! Good Luck!!! Same boat…
MJM … Wow. Unbelievable. Maybe you’ll get called for Chicago??? My friend has not been called back – and her video submission is GREAT. Funny and entertaining original song. But I’ve known her for years and I might be seeing things subjectively. However she has a local following here that’s huge and her original songs are so clever. We all think AGT would be crazy if they don’t call her back. She already has a local fan club that would for sure watch the show. And she’s an attorney too (ummm hope she doesn’t mind me saying that!) so they’d get a lot of interested attorneys who would watch just to see what happened to one of their own. Haha. I’m trying to put an obvious plug in for a great friend…And of course they can’t really get to know people in a two minute video but she is a hilarious person in general.
But… No callback for her either. Here’s wishing you the best of luck. Hope you and my friend Lydia make it to Chicago!!!
Nancy,
AGT definitely has a bias for covers instead of original music. Kind of makes sense since the bond people already have with covers makes the show more entertaining.
I would agree when it comes to the majority of originals created by the majority of amatuers because most of them are actually pretty bad. But if a song just smacks you in the face because it’s different and catchy and/or funny then the producers should give it a chance – in my opinion. We don’t give the audience enough credit to decipher and/or digest original work. All works were original at some point in time. I get tires of being bombarded with the same stuff over and over again on the radio. To hear something fresh -IF it’s good – is a great treat for me.
*tired — ooops
Nancy,
I agree, but the bar required to have a great original is much higher, and probably should be. Personally I love someone like Cas Haley who takes whatever he’s doing and even if there was an original you’d never know since he totally makes it his own. Lots of options out there.
Well guys and gals.. looks like 2010 season is set..
I auditioned in Dallas.. (made it through all three rounds with judges..interviews…was told not to change my hair color..no major change in looks.. lots of different interviews..and was taped 3-4 times doing different things in audience..plus performing for two sets of judges..then the finalinterview.etc.) was told NOT to discuss anything that went on..but now that I’ve not gotten chosen to be on the show… it’s probably okay to give up some information. I too sang an original song.. and judges loved it.. but there is also the situation with obtaining rights..etc. I am a ASCAP writer and pubisher.. and the TWO songs I sang were originals..but are copywrighted and registered with ASCAP…so it would have taken a little extra effort on their part to license…or get permission to use.. so this is another disadvantage of performing one’s own music.. my way of thinking. It was a great experience.. I was hoping to be one of their “sassy senior” acts.. but it didn’t happen… They did give me a lot of hope… going through all three auditions and interviews..signing all kinds of waivers.. and photos at the end of the last interview with head producer..etc. ?? Oh well…better luck next time.
Who knows….maybe some of us who were taped might get on a “cameo” shot in their beginning “cities” audition shows… That’s the most I can hope for now… and maybe some of you others who auditioned will get on the show somehow in this manner.. strictly from video shot day of audition.
…….I went to the first live taping of the show in Dallas… It was interesting.. but let’s face it boys and girls…ladies and gentlemen….it’s SHOW BUSINESS…
and producers of the show are going to choose acts…good or bad… that will get people talking..good or bad… and bring in viewers from week to week…and increase ratings!! Remember that second word after Show……. and it’s most
definitely BUSINESS!! But don’t give up on your own hopes and dreams for your talent.. Keep working at it.. believing in yourself… in your own talent… continue to improve your skills, whatever they are… whatever your talent.. I RESUMED my music career at 51… after my three daughters were grown and gone… and I’ve had a very successful music career …I’m now 70…and still entertain every weekend.. still writing songs.. entertaining across the US… There’s always DEMAND for good musicians and entertainers.. but you MUST CONTINUE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF…and your own talent.. Best to all of you… (Oh, did I mention I play on a senior women’s basketball team also?? gold medalist. so I’m very active.. ) I also am a motivational speaker and get to use my sports experience…and MUSIC as part of my speaking performance…. So find a way to use your talent…. invent it yourself.. don’t wait for someone else to find you… Go out… perform every time..every where you can… just keep at it.. believe in yourself! I still believe in me and my talent at 70! and I have no intentions of slowing down!! No rocking chair for me!!! best to all of you… On Facebook: Kay Seamayer – check out several links.. feel free to contact me… Good luck to all!!! – here’s a youtube video – patriotic song I wrote and perform across us..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJrGiBxyv5M
Thanks John..for all your efforts to keep us all informed. Good luck to those who made it to the 2010 show!!!
kay,
Thanks for sharing. I’m glad you’ve enjoyed the site. Best of luck and glad to see you living your dream. Very cool story!
You bet, John…. I’ve wanted to write more as the audition process went forward… and everyone was waiting for callbacks…but AGT essentially forbids
anyone to talk about their experience.. during the time.. no media.. no stories..no information other than “I auditioned for AGT”… and not even supposed to publicize if one actually got on the show… according to all the information…and waivers I signed… So I did not want to jeopardize my chances.. or get in “LEGAL TROUBLE” directly with AGT.. by mentioning anything about the process while acts were being chosen. I was disappointed simply because I did make it through all the local processes… and signed all those waivers. etc. so thought I had a good chance of at least getting back on the show.. but was not to be.. Next time.. if I audition again.. I’ll take a complete different approach.. and I won’t perform original music. I think one would have a better chance.. just make a song YOUR OWN… and show your own diversity…
and ability to be creative, and yet, professional sounding.. Again.. good luck to all who auditioned.. and those who actually got on the show. Keep up your good work, John… You have a good way of encouraging entertainers who write in.
http://www.kayseamayer.com