NEW YORK, NY (December 22, 2011) – MTV (http://www.mtv.com) has selected artist 3D Friends (http://www.ourstage.com/profile/3dfriends) as the winner of the “Score SKINS Music Project.” 3D Friends, a music project of Daniel Chavez Wright of Austin, TX, will have his song “Lina Magic” featured as the official theme song to SKINS (http://www.skins.tv), a new American television series based on the hit British seriesof the same name. SKINS will premiere on MTV on Monday, January 17, 2011 at 10/9c.
MTV began accepting submissions for the competition via OurStage.com (http://www.ourstage.com) in late October -which is the first time MTV sought to source theme song through a competition-and 3D Friends was selected from the thousands of competing acts. In addition to “Lina Magic” being featured as the show’s theme, MTV will incorporate tracks from other finalists from OurStage.com throughout the broadcast season.
“Thanks to MTV and OurStage, I now have an amazing opportunity expand my fanbase and grow my career,” said Wright. “I can’t wait to hear my song played at the beginning of each episode of SKINS!”
“Lina Magic” is the first official release by 3D Friends, released as a single on September 23, 2010, which attracted the attention of MTV producers. Wright is now working on an EP entitled The Way That It Goes and has been compared to artists such as Neon Indian, Washed Out, and Bradford Cox of Deerhunter. It is Wright’s unique songwriting ability that makes him a standout of the recent “chillwave” music movement.
“MTV has a long history of providing up-and-coming artists with a platform to reach a broader audience,” said Jose Cuello, MTV Senior Vice President Creative Music Integration. “SKINS is an ideal show to insert emerging artists and their music to drive the show’s narratives. We look forward to working with 3D Friends and other artists on crowd sourcing music for this ground breaking series.”
“We were thrilled when MTV asked to utilize OurStage.com to find a new, fresh, undiscovered artist for SKINS‘ theme song,” said Benjamin Campbell, CEO, OurStage, Inc. “As this is the first time MTV has sourced a theme song through an online program such as the ‘Score SKINS Music Project’, we are really proud to help make history with them.”
The “Score SKINS Music Project” is part of a broad array of promotional initiatives created through the strategic partnership between OurStage and MTV Networks that have helped scores of independent artists get their music heard around the world. Similarly, MTV Music spotlights emerging OurStage artists in a feature called “Needle in the Haystack” (NITH) and OurStage Artists have had their music in select MTVN on-air programming, including the shows “Parental Control” and “Get Hired”, as well as the “Nins Mal” to be launched by MTV Latin America in 2011.
About MTV Networks:
MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world’s leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company’s portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, Atom, GameTrailers and Xfire.
About OurStage:
Founded in 2007, OurStage.com is a leading destination for new-music discovery and quality editorial content. With more than 150,000 artists from 40 genres of music, OurStage.com receives over 4 million unique visitors each month from more than 170 countries. OurStage.com has gained acclaim for is its proprietary, cheat-proof, judging technology where the site’s listeners rank the music of emerging artists from best to worst. Through these competitions, listeners help top-ranked artists earn career-altering opportunities such as opening for headlining acts, mentorsessions with award-winning producers, recording with major label artists, obtaining premier licensing opportunities and more. To date, OurStage has provided opportunities for emerging artists to work with a who’s who of the entertainment business, including Bon Jovi, Drake, Goo Goo Dolls, John Legend, John Mayer, Monica, T-Pain, Trey Songz, and Keith Urban and music festivals such as Bonnaroo, Lilith 2010, and SXSW. OurStage also creates branded music promotions that invite consumers to engage with brands such as Coca-Cola, Converse, Guitar Center, Intel, JetBlue, and Sprite. OurStage is currently partnered with Clear Channel, MTV, Radio One, and Rolling Stone on major content and marketing initiatives. For more information, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ourstage and http://ourstage.com