OurStage.com Airs Original Web Series Finale The OurStage Panel

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OurStage.com, the premier destination for indie music discovery and the creators of The OurStage Panel, a revolutionary original web series featuring top-ranked independent artists and influential music industry experts, will air its series finale today at 5PM EST on http://panel.ourstage.com. A first of its kind, The OurStage Panel gives emerging OurStage.com artists the extraordinary opportunity to be reviewed and critiqued by top industry professionals from a variety of disciplines across the music industry. Held at The Canal Room in NYC, the finale is hosted by Z100 late night jock Trey Morgan and features performances by finalists The Well Reds, Austin Renfroe, Britni Elise and Matt Bailie. Esteemed panelists include, Bruce Tyler (the series' Executive Producer & Entertainment Consultant), Jason Ienner (Manager, Hot Chelle Rae), Lee Dannay (VP of A&R, Warner/Chappell Music), and Sharon Dastur (Program Director, Z100 New York). The evening's highlights include artist talent assessment from the 5-time GRAMMY award-winning Producer Steve Lillywhite and a musical performance by special guests, RCA recording artists Hot Chelle Rae.

Filmed in front of a live audience, The OurStage Panel finale includes music industry luminaries comprised of reps from major record labels, legendary record producers and A-list artist managers. Each finalist will perform one song and receive feedback from the panelists. By the close of the finale, one outstanding artist will be chosen as The OurStage Panel Season 1 Winner and walk away with the grand prize:

• $5,000 cash;
• A professionally produced video interview/EPK (electronic press kit) shot by Emmy award-winning Director/Producer Mitchell Stuart at a top studio in New York City;
• A mentor session in New York City with OurStage series Panelists;
• And a mentor session with a senior music licensing expert.    

Tune in today, Thursday, December 15, 2011 to see who wins Season 1 of The OurStage Panel: http://panel.ourstage.com/

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About OurStage.com

Founded in 2007, OurStage.com (www.ourstage.com) is a leading destination for music listening, discovery, and quality editorial content. With more than 200,000 artists from 40 styles of music, OurStage.com receives 4 million visits each month from 170 countries. OurStage.com's most acclaimed feature is its proprietary judging engine where the site's listeners rank the music of emerging artists for competitions that reward major opportunities to the winners—such as the chance to open for headlining acts and/or record with major label performers. To date, OurStage.com has provided opportunities for artists to open, be mentored by, or collaborate with celebrity artists such as Bon Jovi, Kid Rock, Drake, Goo Goo Dolls, HANSON, Train, John Legend, Lilith 2010, John Mayer, Monica, T-Pain, Trey Songz, Keith Urban, Travis Barker, Jane's Addiction, Hot Chelle Rae and many others. OurStage.com has also partnered with a wide range of media giants over the last few years, including: Clear Channel, Guitar Center, BET, CMT, Digital Broadcasting Group, AOL Music, MTV, and Radio One. For more information: http://www.ourstage.com.

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