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Dallas, Texas December 29, 2010 - The Deuce and Soundz Morning Show, partnered with So So Def recording artist, Dondria, announces a national band search seeking musicians for Dondria’s debut concert and tour. The band search auditions will take place January 21st from 9am to 6pm and January 22nd from 10am to 5pm 2011. Four individuals will be given the opportunity of a lifetime to perform with one of the hottest up and coming artist in the industry. Dondria is seeking a lead guitarist, a drummer, bass player, and a key board player to be a part of her band that will take the stage with her in her upcoming concert April 1st and 2nd at the Clarence Muse Café inside The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. These band members will also serve as the official band for Dondria’s upcoming tour. Early Registration for auditions will begin Monday December 27, 2010 and runs through January 10, 2011. Early Registration is $30.00. Late Registration will begin January 11, 2011 and will run through the first day of the event. Late Registration is $50.00. There will be registration the day of the event so please arrive early. To register or for more information, visit www.deuceandsoundz.com or you can register directly at http://dondriayouretheone.eventbrite.com. You can also check out the video for this event on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08hsO7Ly ... rofilepage. Those auditioning must be 18 years or older and willing to travel. So if you think you have what it takes to put on an eye-popping performance night after night, then you shouldn’t miss these auditions because it could just be that “You’re The One.”

Dondria was discovered on YouTube by So So Def founder Jermaine Dupri. She was born in Dover, OK, and raised in Texas. Dondria began singing at a young age in her church choir, and in 2006 she created a YouTube channel using the username "Phatfffat" to showcase her singing talent. With YouTube she built a sizable following online, and eventually she was contacted by Dupri via a YouTube Message. Dondria released a mixtape for fans, titled "Dondria Duets" in November of 2009. She recorded popular male R&B songs that included verses from herself, turning them into duets. The Mixtape was released to promote, Dondria's single You're The One which dropped a few weeks later.

Her full-length debut album, titled Dondria Vs. Phatfffat, was released on August 17, 2010. It debuted at #43, with first week sales of 9,422, which is notable since she was discovered off YouTube. The official debut single for her album "You're The One" was released on November 23, 2009. The single debuted on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts at #100 and peaked at #14. The video has peaked at No. 1 on B.E.T.’s 106 & Park. Dondria is also a 2010 Soul Train Award nominee for Best New Artist and the Centric Award. Adding to her list of award nominations are nominations for BET’s Best New Artist, Favorite Ballad, and Best Love Song for the hit Single “You’re the One.” Dondria is a recipient of the MCP Middle Child Production Award for ‘Favorite Indie Artist.’

Here's an idea: pay $10 and get a membership, then do your own search and contact who you want. Slumming on the forum does not project a good image for your artist.

jimmydanger wrote:Here's an idea: pay $10 and get a membership, then do your own search and contact who you want. Slumming on the forum does not project a good image for your artist.

Hi there,

From a PR standpoint this actually does portray a great image for National recording artist Dondria. She is in search of a band and wants to extend the audition invitation to everyone. Paid and non paid members of this site. So therefore, we want to ensure that everyone from Los Angeles to New York have the opportunity to audition for this awesome opportunity., and not just the people that Dondria personally seeks to audition.

Thank You.

You should also put tap dancing on your resume.

The chances of anyone on our modest forum being interested in you and you in them are vanishingly small. Take my advice or don't.

jimmydanger wrote:You should also put tap dancing on your resume.

The chances of anyone on our modest forum being interested in you and you in them are vanishingly small. Take my advice or don't.

did someone mention tap-dancing? Where do I sign up?

Thanks for your input, although very negative we appreciate your interest.

There are plenty of very talented people that visit this forum daily...you can check out those stats with the site administrator. Some which may very well be interested in the auditions, and we encourage them to sign up. Thanks for chatting.

How cool of her to seek out unknown artists to assist her in her tour... and rake in shitwads of cash from entry fees for those that swing her ball n chain!

We already get a dozen daily doses o that from revenuenation... I mean Reverbnation.

No Thanks

wellmade1982 wrote:Thanks for your input, although very negative we appreciate your interest.

You are very right, The Bandmix forum never used to be as bad as this.

wellmade1982 wrote:There are plenty of very talented people that visit this forum daily...you can check out those stats with the site administrator. Some which may very well be interested in the auditions, and we encourage them to sign up. Thanks for chatting.

You are very right again. Most of the pro's/semi pro's don't want to chate with the riff raff or the village idiot's and I am sure you will do very well.

Thankyou for posting and giving musicians another great and wounderful opportunity.

Who is Dondria ??

And why are musicians being charged to audition ??


I'm so confused.
I was under the impression that professional musicians got paid to play ??


Interesting ... and so close to home too.

Dondria is not charging people to play their instrument. The fee is an entry fee to the auditions. It does cost to host events on the scale of this event. There is no fee to play.

And once the musicians are selected the money they paid for the entry fee will be rewarded tremendously when they are on tour with National Recording Atrist Dondria. These musicians will get the opportunity to travel and see the world on this tour.

For more information on Dondria, I have provided links in my immediate press release to youtube or you can simply google her.

Thanks

Tell Dondria I sorry to hear she's def. i had a cousin who was def. I once went to this industry audition thingy with lots of nice folk. They made me pay to play my little cassette tape. Then for your money you got someone with some odd credentials to piss all over it for you. It was interesting. But I already knew my tape was crap. The winner's song was nicely recorded, polished and well played. It was also crap. I think if I were to do it again I'd show up naked. I probably would not change the outcome but I bet they'd remember me.

You contradict yourself well.

There is a "entry fee" but it does not cost to play ?

How the hell does that work ?

OK ... perhaps it's all legit ... I'm not up on all the music biz ins & outs.


If your legit, I truly wish you the best.

Honestly ... I have my doubts.

I suspect sanshouheil that it works pretty well. They make off with lots of money and foolishly thought you might get something. You've got as much chance as winning the lottery.