Attention Singers, Songwriters & Actors: Auditions for Showbiz Bootcamp Begin July 20th

Auditions/Open Houses for the fall session of ShowBiz Bootcamp begin July 20th, 4-7pm at the Paramus Studio, 26 Park Place in Paramus, NJ & continue on August 6^th from 1-4pm, and August 20^th from 1-4pm. Fall Session starts on 9/19/11. ShowBiz Bootcamp is a program of Full Circle Talent Group, LLC for aspiring actors, singers & songwriters. Anyone who auditions is eligible to win a scholarship to the academy as one FULL SCHOLARSHIP will be awarded for the Fall Session.  Please pre-register at www.showbizbootcamp.com or call 201-483-8262. Auditions are open. Seeking male & female performers ages 10-25 who interested in a career in show business as well as gaining education in the fields of singing, songwriting, acting and other aspects of the entertainment business. All prospects are asked to bring a photo (need not be professional). All will be asked to perform for approximately 3 minutes. Actors are expected to perform a monologue. Singers will be asked to perform and songwriters can perform or bring a recording of their work. A piano will be available if necessary. Showbiz Bootcamp is owned by 2-Time Emmy award winner Martha Byrne & Vine Records owner Mario Costabile.

ShowBiz Bootcamp is a unique program which consists of clinics and workshops on acting, singing, songwriting, music/video production, resume development and other courses geared to getting started in the entertainment business.  With the completion of Showbiz Bootcamp, qualified students will be invited to meet with agents, music producers and casting directors.  In addition, The Vine Records and Full Circle Talent Group will be recruiting artists/actors for potential record, publishing and talent contracts.  Master classes and other training is also available in addition to the bootcamp.

Full Circle Talent Group is proud to have a staff of widely-recognized professionals. In addition to Two-Time Emmy Award Winning Actress Martha Byrne and Mario Costabile the staff includes; Michael Park, who recently won for the second year in a row the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor for his role on As The World Turns and who currently stars on Broadway in "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying";  John McCracken, A&R at EMI, music producer; Lisa Brown, Emmy-nominee, TV/music/video director and co-writer for Gotham The Series; Alison Rinzel, talent manager and independent casting agent with years of experience at CBS-TV; Peter Bliss, platinum-selling songwriter/producer/performer and staff member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame;  Buddy Nielsen, Lead Singer of Senses Fail (Vagrant Records);  Freddy Shehadi, songwriter, music writer for NBC, writer/producer for Def Jam recording artist, Burnham; Jennifer Marks, award-winning singer/songwriter and national touring artist; and Deborah Zuke Smith, vocal coach/Brett Manning Certified.

Fulll Circle Talent is owned by two-time Emmy winner Martha Byrne and Producer/Director Mario Costabile. Martha is best known for her role as Lily Snyder on As the World Turns, and has an expansive career in entertainment spanning three decades.  She has appeared on Broadway, many TV shows and in several movies. She also appeared on General Hospital and was a script writer for Bold and The Beautiful. She is an accomplished singer/songwriter, with three released CDs, who has toured nationally and recently returned from three sold-out events in The Netherlands. Martha produced an award-winning short film, "Bye, Bye, Sally"' starring Malin Ackerman (Heartbreak Kid, Watchmen). Her proudest accomplishment as producer was creating, writing and starring in the hit Indie soap, Gotham www.gothamtheseries.com, which she was nominated for an Emmy for in 2011.  

Her partner Mario Costabile is an experienced producer/director and owner of The Vine Records and Publishing Company (Universal Music) and Visual Energy Entertainment, an audio/video production company. In his long career he has produced music and videos for top companies, musicians and networks including Yamaha, Discovery Channel, Syfy Channel, MTV, daytime soaps, several Off-Broadway shows, commercials and many corporate marketing presentations. Most recently he produced and directed one of the most requested music video's in 2010 on MTV called the "Boom Boom Dance."

For more information on Full Circle Talent Group visit their website at www.showbizbootcamp.com . Full Circle Talent Group is located at 26 Park Place in Paramus, NJ, 201-483-8262.                            .

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