Billy Corgan is ready to restart Smashing Pumpkins with a brand new line up. He is holding OPEN auditions for a bassist and keyboard player. You could be jamming with Billy Corgan. You could be a Smashing Pumpkin. This is legit. Billy Corgan is the frontman of the successful band The Smashing Pumpkins and organized the band.
Why is Billy holding an open audition to novice musicians? Here's why, last year Billy was successful in finding a drummer through this kind of open audition process. So when his bassist, Ginger Pooley, left the band to raise her new baby with her husband, Billy decided to try it again. And let's face it, we have all heard the stories of Billy being a creative control freak so it is probably easier for him to mold someone fresh as opposed to someone seasoned.
In Billy's own words:
"Although I am heartbroken that Ginger is leaving the group, I really respect her decision to put her family first. I appreciate everything that she has contributed to The Smashing Pumpkins, and I'm proud of her for being such a great musician and friend. We were lucky enough to find drummer Mike Byrne through an open audition process, so why not open the doors again to anyone who might be interested for the bass or keyboard position. As you can see from our past and present, age, race, or a person's background is not an issue. Everyone is truly welcome to audition.”
Until a new bassist is found, Mark Tulin of The Electric Prunes - with whom BILLY toured last year in Spirits In The Sky - will fill in on an interim basis. Look for The Pumpkins to soon announce a world tour including dates in the U.S.
If you think you have what it takes to be in The Smashing Pumpkins, you can send background info (including age, a resume of any bands/recorded work), photos and performance web links via email only:
Bass Players - PumpkinsBass@gmail.com
Keyboard Players - PumpkinsKeys@gmail.com
Note: only musicians with video clips can be considered. Youtube.com type posts are perfect--that's how drummer Mike Byrne was found.
March 31, 2010 deadline.
CBS Television Series Pilot Open Casting Call in Wilmington, NC
The producers of a new CBS television pilot shooting in Wilmington are looking for people to be on the show. Casting directors are seeking seeking all types and ethnicity's of people to make up the residents of a small Southern community. Of particular interest are people with any medical-related professional life experience: EMTs, paramedics, nurses, doctors, etc.
Open Casting Call Details
Where:
Fincannon & Associates Casting
EUE-Screen Gems Studios
1235 23rd Street North
Wilmington, NC 28405
Click Here for directions.
When:
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
10:00am - 5:00pm both days.
Please bring a recent photo of yourself. If you don’t have a recent photo, one can be taken for a fee of $2. No acting experience is necessary. All background actors must be 18 years of age or older. Those hired will work at some time between March 22, 2010, and April 9, 2010.
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
Bonanza Productions, Inc.
1223 N. 23rd Street
Suite C
Wilmington, NC 28405
John Wells Productions
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 1
Burbank, CA 91522
Warner Bros. Television Production
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
Producer: John Wells
Director: Christopher Chulack
Principal Actor Casting (Los Angeles):
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for principal acting roles.
Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
John Frank Levey
CBS Untitled Medical Pilot
4000 Warner Blvd.
Bldg. 17, Room 106
Burbank, CA 91522
Starring:
Amy Smart
Rachelle Lefevre
Janeane Garofalo
Story:
Led by driven visionary, Dr. Adrian Nourse, an amazing team of volunteer doctors, nurses and various other willing workers takes a massive portable hospital into areas where indigent people are in dire need of health care.
Open Casting Call Details
Where:
Fincannon & Associates Casting
EUE-Screen Gems Studios
1235 23rd Street North
Wilmington, NC 28405
Click Here for directions.
When:
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
10:00am - 5:00pm both days.
Please bring a recent photo of yourself. If you don’t have a recent photo, one can be taken for a fee of $2. No acting experience is necessary. All background actors must be 18 years of age or older. Those hired will work at some time between March 22, 2010, and April 9, 2010.
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
Bonanza Productions, Inc.
1223 N. 23rd Street
Suite C
Wilmington, NC 28405
John Wells Productions
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 1
Burbank, CA 91522
Warner Bros. Television Production
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
Producer: John Wells
Director: Christopher Chulack
Principal Actor Casting (Los Angeles):
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for principal acting roles.
Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
John Frank Levey
CBS Untitled Medical Pilot
4000 Warner Blvd.
Bldg. 17, Room 106
Burbank, CA 91522
Starring:
Amy Smart
Rachelle Lefevre
Janeane Garofalo
Story:
Led by driven visionary, Dr. Adrian Nourse, an amazing team of volunteer doctors, nurses and various other willing workers takes a massive portable hospital into areas where indigent people are in dire need of health care.
Wilhelmina Modeling Agency National Children’s Model Competition
From now until March 15, 2010, Next Direct Children’s Model Competition invites US parents or legal guardians to submit pictures of their children or legal wards for public online voting. The fifty contestants who amass the most votes by the closing date will be flown to Los Angeles, California for a fun-packed two-day finals event at Universal Studios on April 24 and 25, 2010.
At this event, the overall winner will be selected by a judging panel drawn from top executives at Wilhelmina and Next on the basis of photographs taken during the program of activities, together with an ability to represent the spirit of the Next brand as well as work confidently in front of a camera within a fashion setting.
Up for grabs is an exceptional prize: a $100,000 college scholarship fund, plus a one-year modeling contract with Wilhelmina Models. In addition, the winner will participate in a fashion photo shoot for Next.
Next is one of Britain's leading fashion names, specializing in quality, stylish but affordable clothing and accessories for men, women and children. In addition to over 500 stores in the UK, and 170 others in Europe and Asia, Next is already the biggest fashion e-tailer in Europe.
To enter please visit the following website:
Wilhelmina Models is celebrated as the agency that helped launch the careers of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Katherine Heigl, Natalie Portman and Amanda Seyfried. This competition presents a unique opportunity to find America's next "it" boy or girl for the children's division, Wilhelmina Kids.
At this event, the overall winner will be selected by a judging panel drawn from top executives at Wilhelmina and Next on the basis of photographs taken during the program of activities, together with an ability to represent the spirit of the Next brand as well as work confidently in front of a camera within a fashion setting.
Up for grabs is an exceptional prize: a $100,000 college scholarship fund, plus a one-year modeling contract with Wilhelmina Models. In addition, the winner will participate in a fashion photo shoot for Next.
Next is one of Britain's leading fashion names, specializing in quality, stylish but affordable clothing and accessories for men, women and children. In addition to over 500 stores in the UK, and 170 others in Europe and Asia, Next is already the biggest fashion e-tailer in Europe.
To enter please visit the following website:
Wilhelmina Models is celebrated as the agency that helped launch the careers of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Katherine Heigl, Natalie Portman and Amanda Seyfried. This competition presents a unique opportunity to find America's next "it" boy or girl for the children's division, Wilhelmina Kids.
Open Casting Calls in UK for Major Motion Picture "Wuthering Heights"
Casting Director Gail Stevens (Slumdog Millionaire, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, UK casting for High School Musical 3) is holding open casting calls for a new major feature film called Wuthering Heights. She is seeking 2 Unknown Actors from Yorkshire, UK for the starring roles in the film.
Peter Webber is no longer attached to direct, and has been replaced with Oscar and BAFTA Award Winning director Andrea Arnold. Due to the departure of Peter Webber, the two actors originally cast for the two lead roles (Gemma Arterton, Ed Westwick) are also being replaced during these open casting calls.
Shooting will begin late April 2010, through June, 2010 in Scotland and Ireland.
Audition Breakdown
"Wuthering Heights" (Feature Film)
Based on Emily Brontë's classic novel.
Director: ANDREA ARNOLD
Location: UK (Location TBC)
Dates (Shooting, Rehearsal, etc.): 8 weeks from end of April
HEATHCLIFF (Male)
Description: 16-24 years old.
Genuine Romany Gypsy / South Asian/Mediterranean / Indian / Mixed Race appearance.
Ideally from Yorkshire.
No experience necessary.
CATHERINE EARNSHAW (Female)
Description: 15-21 years old.
Pale-skinned, fair-haired, feisty.
Genuine Yorkshire actresses preferred. Light Yorkshire accent required.
No experience necessary.
Open Casting Call Details
Sheffield
Jurys Inn
119 Eyre Street
Sheffield S1 4QW
United Kingdom
0114 291 2222
Click Here for directions.
15th February 2010:
14 – 16 Year Olds: 10:30am
17 - 21 Year Olds: 2:30pm
Leeds
Jurys Inn Leeds City Hotel
Kendell Street,
Brewery Place
Leeds
Yorkshire LS10 1NE
United Kingdom
0113 283 8800
Click Here for directions.
16th February 2010:
14 – 16 Year Olds: 10:30am
17 - 21 Year Olds: 2:30pm
York
The Royal York Hotel
Station Road
York YO1 6
United Kingdom
01904 688 617
Click Here for directions.
17th February 2010
14 – 16 Year Olds: 10:30am
17 -21 Year Olds: 2:30pm
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
Ecosse Films
Brigade House,
8 Parsons Green
London SW6 4TN
UK
Hanway Films
24 Hanway St.
London W1T 1UH
UK
Producers: Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae
Director: Andrea Arnold
Principal Casting:
Gail Stevens
Greenhill House
90-93 Cowcross Street
London EC1M 6BF
UK
Extras Casting: TBA
Starring: To Be Cast
Story:
No force of nature can match the destructive power of love. An orphan from the slums, the handsome, brooding Heathcliff finds true love with Cathy, the beautiful daughter of Yorkshire gentry. Cathy and Heathcliff are soul mates, the wild English moors provides the dramatic backdrop for their young passion. But after Cathy is forced to choose another man to marry, Heathcliff's devastating force is unleashed. An astonishing vision of perverted passion and passionate perversity.
Peter Webber is no longer attached to direct, and has been replaced with Oscar and BAFTA Award Winning director Andrea Arnold. Due to the departure of Peter Webber, the two actors originally cast for the two lead roles (Gemma Arterton, Ed Westwick) are also being replaced during these open casting calls.
Shooting will begin late April 2010, through June, 2010 in Scotland and Ireland.
Audition Breakdown
"Wuthering Heights" (Feature Film)
Based on Emily Brontë's classic novel.
Director: ANDREA ARNOLD
Location: UK (Location TBC)
Dates (Shooting, Rehearsal, etc.): 8 weeks from end of April
HEATHCLIFF (Male)
Description: 16-24 years old.
Genuine Romany Gypsy / South Asian/Mediterranean / Indian / Mixed Race appearance.
Ideally from Yorkshire.
No experience necessary.
CATHERINE EARNSHAW (Female)
Description: 15-21 years old.
Pale-skinned, fair-haired, feisty.
Genuine Yorkshire actresses preferred. Light Yorkshire accent required.
No experience necessary.
Open Casting Call Details
Sheffield
Jurys Inn
119 Eyre Street
Sheffield S1 4QW
United Kingdom
0114 291 2222
Click Here for directions.
15th February 2010:
14 – 16 Year Olds: 10:30am
17 - 21 Year Olds: 2:30pm
Leeds
Jurys Inn Leeds City Hotel
Kendell Street,
Brewery Place
Leeds
Yorkshire LS10 1NE
United Kingdom
0113 283 8800
Click Here for directions.
16th February 2010:
14 – 16 Year Olds: 10:30am
17 - 21 Year Olds: 2:30pm
York
The Royal York Hotel
Station Road
York YO1 6
United Kingdom
01904 688 617
Click Here for directions.
17th February 2010
14 – 16 Year Olds: 10:30am
17 -21 Year Olds: 2:30pm
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
Ecosse Films
Brigade House,
8 Parsons Green
London SW6 4TN
UK
Hanway Films
24 Hanway St.
London W1T 1UH
UK
Producers: Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae
Director: Andrea Arnold
Principal Casting:
Gail Stevens
Greenhill House
90-93 Cowcross Street
London EC1M 6BF
UK
Extras Casting: TBA
Starring: To Be Cast
Story:
No force of nature can match the destructive power of love. An orphan from the slums, the handsome, brooding Heathcliff finds true love with Cathy, the beautiful daughter of Yorkshire gentry. Cathy and Heathcliff are soul mates, the wild English moors provides the dramatic backdrop for their young passion. But after Cathy is forced to choose another man to marry, Heathcliff's devastating force is unleashed. An astonishing vision of perverted passion and passionate perversity.
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