I'm just curious of how many Orgers here have actually worked in the entertainment biz (music, film, Broadway, etc.) Did you love it or hate it? Do tell!

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We have some gay porn actors here, you know.

Perhaps I should clarify, LOL....working for A-list productions No bootleg stuff

About five years ago, there was a lady here who said her daughter got cast in a Disney TV series, but I never heard anything else about it. Maybe someone here knows more.

Dave1992 was on a German talent show as a regular, right?

DeRon from www.palisadehills.net is a producer.

And we have a few famous lurkers here--I've gotten a few "you're hilarious" orgnotes from, etc.

Celebs by and large are using the web just like most of us--but they have to endure painful criticisms along with the usual stuff.

As far as A-list, there is Prince. You know his ass is here.

imago said:

Dave1992 was on a German talent show as a regular, right?

DeRon from www.palisadehills.net is a producer.

And we have a few famous lurkers here--I've gotten a few "you're hilarious" orgnotes from, etc.

Celebs by and large are using the web just like most of us--but they have to endure painful criticisms along with the usual stuff.

As far as A-list, there is Prince. You know his ass is here.

so you finally admit it! i knew all along

and, speaking of painful criticism (you know this comes from a place of ) i found another avatar for you

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The closest I ever got to working in the entertainment biz was perhaps when I was interning in different political offices....it's pretty much the same pathology, the whole public/private image stuff and how contradictory it is

imago said:

Dave1992 was on a German talent show as a regular, right?

DeRon from www.palisadehills.net is a producer.

And we have a few famous lurkers here--I've gotten a few "you're hilarious" orgnotes from, etc.

Celebs by and large are using the web just like most of us--but they have to endure painful criticisms along with the usual stuff.

As far as A-list, there is Prince. You know his ass is here.

I've gotten those, too!

I do.

Act, Direct etc.

It's fun, but tough.

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Well, yes. I've worked as a sound engineer, as a session musician and I've organized events (with as many people as 10,000 attending).

I've been recently working as an assistant to a producer for a series of promotional events (it's a cooking competition, basically). They're also broadcasted on TV. It's a pretty terrible line of work and I actually broke my arm just a few days ago. It's healing, but I'm not feeling too great about it.

The problem with the entertainment industry is that as so many people are interested in working for it people get used all the time. Unless you're the "star of the show" you're better off getting prepared to do all kinds of additional tasks that do not deviate much from what you'd do in a supermarket or if you'd work as a cleaner, etc. If you're male you're often expected to carry around heavy stuff even if you had been given a fancy title of some sort when they hired you. TV shows, music events and theaters use a lot of equipment and it's just the regular staff that is used to move it around. Because the work stints are usually so short people will cling onto any possibility to keep working and make their CVs look better.

... still interested?

Oh, you meant "A-list".

Well, good luck with that.

I was once somewhere around d-list status, maybe even creeping up to c-list for a week or two.

Thank God NO!

novabrkr said:

Oh, you meant "A-list".

Well, good luck with that.

Ha, that's interesting I read somewhere that supposedly the music industry was the "worst" of all industries in terms of business practices, etc. I was just curious if any of you had ever attempted to break into showbiz but hit bumps along the way. I'm just really amazed at how it seems more and more marginally talented people (ie. Katy Perry, Rihanna, etc.) seem to hit the stratosphere while others seem to never get out of the gate...

SeventeenDayze said:

novabrkr said:

Oh, you meant "A-list".

Well, good luck with that.

Ha, that's interesting I read somewhere that supposedly the music industry was the "worst" of all industries in terms of business practices, etc. I was just curious if any of you had ever attempted to break into showbiz but hit bumps along the way. I'm just really amazed at how it seems more and more marginally talented people (ie. Katy Perry, Rihanna, etc.) seem to hit the stratosphere while others seem to never get out of the gate...

Remember - if you're in front of the camera or on the stage, you're an ENTERTAINER. I don't think Katy Perry or lots of others have a lot of talent, but they DO know how to ENTERTAIN people.

Which is important because after all, this is show BUSINESS. I'm not too far gone to see that!

"Being a star" and "working in the entertainment industry" do not really mean the same thing to me. Just look at the credits at the end of films - they might list a handful of people that could be called "stars", but the several hundred other names that usually appear after them are simply people that have worked for the production.

What I'm trying to say is that most people that aren't well-known performers have to try to make their living by doing all kinds of different things. For example, I've met quite a few young women that are professional dancers and have appeared in music videos and tv shows. One night they might be doing that and on another they might work e.g. in a promotional event, handing out free potato salad to people or something like that.

It might be all part of the same line of work as they are working for the same companies. So I'm not just talking about "doing other things on the side" or "having part-time jobs".

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Did some admin for a little while for a company managing files related to acting and writing gigs, and a lot of volunteering where there were tons of peope in the industry or had ties. I know lots that have ties or have it through 6 degrees of separation, but even though several made offers, I've turned them down. I definitely don't want to be in the industry though music is my passion and I know I'll find some way to express/share it if not enjoy it as a hobby alone.

SavonOsco said:

Started off as a flunky for a record label( picking up Jermaine Dupri from the airport, totally wack!) worked my way up to saying Ya or Nay on demos..eventually doing production then finally as a consultant...10 years totally Working behind the scenes can give you longevity, that's true Also true is being able to do different things ...it takes hunger and determination and luck to maintain in Entertainment ...

Hey cool, wow 10 years in the game is commendable!

Is this why so many folks say that they have "gone into producing" once their 15 minutes is up? (Al B Sure comes to mind, LOL)

SeventeenDayze said: