Rockcityclub.com Founder Blasts American Idol's Nigel Lythgoe for Attacking NBC's 'The Voice' and Other Talent Search Formats

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Wishna, Founder and CEO of Rockcityclub.com, blasted American Idol Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe for his comments about NBC's "The Voice," Fox's "X Factor" and for thinking American Idol is the only successful approach to talent development.

"American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe came out fighting against rival TV shows on Tuesday, calling singing contest "The Voice" a "gimmicky" show and making clear he was fed up with defending "Idol's" slipping ratings. Lythgoe said NBC's "The Voice" ""is very gimmicky and I think they need stronger talent."

Wishna, who founded Rockcityclub.com as an alternative for singers and musicians looking for a big break outside landing on "American Idol" or "The X Factor," feels that Lythgoe is out of touch with developing real musical talent. "Lythgoe is more concerned with ratings and staying the most watched television show, that he is losing focus on what true talent development really is," said Wishna. "Developing talent, raw talent, is not about putting on a television show or poking fun at contestants. Although Lythgoe admits that there is viewer fatigue that is causing slipping ratings on American Idol, he won't consider the slipping ratings are because viewers are tired of the same cookie cutter approach week in and week out."

Rockcityclub.com is the world's first "Social Music Network(TM)" that consolidates services such as artist development, promotion and distribution into a one-stop shop integrated with Facebook, Twitter and other social media. The site is designed to actually create tomorrow's music stars rather than simply identify them.

The Producer's Circle at Rock City Club is the elite group that reviews artist and band members that have met certain criteria under their online programs and who are now eligible to be part of the Producer's Circle. Rockcityclub.com producers have earned over 120 Grammy Awards, have over 210 Top 40 songs, and 60 #1 songs to their credit. With this firepower of producer talent, Rockcityclub.com is in a unique and enviable position to discover, develop, market and promote talent from the membership ranks.

"Unlike Lythgoe, we are not threatened by other talent development companies or television shows. The more opportunities that are out there for undiscovered talent to 'audition' and get exposure the better it is for the artists and bands, and the better it is for fans of great music all around the world," said Wishna.

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SOURCE Rockrena Inc.