Wake UP!TV is in search of the hottest undiscovered talent in Los Angeles for a unique opportunity - the chance to share their gift with an audience of millions of viewers and inspire people around the world to explore their passion for the performing arts.
Our Mission
Wake UP!TV is a producer of content specifically designed to inspire people to think outside the box and focus on what brings them joy. This opportunity is specifically intended to:
entertain and inspire audiences to explore their passion for the performing arts and
provide a low-cost, high-quality service to help artists promote and market their talent.
Our Audience and Reach
The potential number of views for a performance on Wake UP!TVexceeds 7 million total views.
Wake UP! TV Performances will be viewable LIVE on the day of taping via the wakeupTV.com web portal where it will also be archived in high quality and promoted virally via Wake UP!TV’s social networks.
Stickam.com We’ve partnered with Stickam.com to feature all LIVE performances on their community homepage during the day of taping. LIVE tapings can easily exceed 60,000 total web views.
Charter Cable CH 32 Performances will all be aired on Television as part of the daily program line-up of Charter Cable Channel 32 in Pasadena, CA.
Transit TV Finally, pending final network approval, performances may air for one-week on Transit TV to over 1.2 million riders per day on the LA Metro system.
What to Expect
Performers will be given a call time and upon arrival provided with the services of a professional makeup artist for TV. Just prior to taping approximately 10 minutes will be allotted for setup and sound check. Four camera operators will capture footage which will be mixed in real-time by our director and technical director from the control room. The host of Wake UP!TV, Ryan Ray will introduce and briefly interview performers on the set in front of a very small LIVE studio audience. Performances must be less than 5 minutes in length. Within 30 days of the shoot each performer will receive a master DVD of their appearance for non-commercial use.
Important Dates and Disclosures
To be eligible applicants must be available for taping on Saturday, July 10, 2010 for a 2-hour block of time between the hours of 10am and 3pm. A release form must be signed giving the producers full rights to all recorded material. Any musical accompaniments or tracks must be the original work of the artist or be accompanied by a written copyright release. Those applicants accepted for appearance on Wake UP!TV will be contacted with further instructions and asked to submit a non-refundable, one-time administrative fee of $39.95 to secure their appearance.No other fees or monies will be solicited at any time.
To Apply
For immediate consideration please forward the following to info@wakeupTV.com:
your name and, if part of a group, the names of ALL the people in your group,
any instruments that will be played,
the details about any special setup required,
your email and contact phone number and
a recent headshot and other supporting media (mp3 demos, etc.) or links (youTube, personal website, etc.).
Materials will be reviewed and applicants will only be contacted if there is an interest. The deadline for all submissions is Midnight (12:00am) PSTThursday, July 1, 2010.
We sincerely appreciate your interest in Wake UP! TV and look forward to reviewing your submission!
We’re designing brand new openings and theme music for Wake UP! TV and Radio and we want your help! Listen to the four choices of theme music and then choose your favorite. The winning choice will be first heard on June 2nd during the 11am broadcast of Wake UP! Radio — our first show in the new studio!
Here in Vietnam where the average annual salary is 11.32 million Dong, or 600 USD, even $1 can go a long way. Needless to say, A LOT of bargaining is to be expected just about anywhere money changes hands. I used to really struggle with this part of traveling but over the years I’ve learned to tolerate and even appreciate the bargaining process. Now I find myself negotiating for everything from hotel accommodation to even “fixed” prices on a restaurant menu! I’ve learned to approach it as a sort of game. After all, what’s the worst that could happen?!
Here I’ve listed some of the best, and worst, deals I’ve negotiated this week (converted to appx. USD for ease of reading).
One Night’s Hotel Stay, w/ private bathroom
Asking Price: $9.50
Final Price: $5.30
One Day Motor Scooter Rental, helmet included
Asking Price: $4.12
Final Price: $2.20
One Small Pineapple, peeled & quartered
Asking Price: $2.12
Final Price: $0.79 (w/ 1 free banana included!)
One Hour, 25km Bus Ride
Asking Price: $2.60
Final Price: $0.53
Spring Rolls on Restaurant Menu
Asking Price: $1.32
Final Price: $1.06
It’s another scorching day here in Vietnam. Rather than leaving today as I had intended, I’ve decided to spend one more night along the coast of the South China Sea in Hoi An. This is a beautiful little town with beautiful little beaches and beautiful little old ladies wearing traditional Vietnamese cone-shaped hats.
There’s a cool ocean-breeze blowing inland today. As I sit here in the shade of a fig tree next to one of the canals that pass through the old part of town, a fisherman just now came over next to me and cast his line into the water. As it flew by, glimmering in the mid-day sunlight, I caught a glimpse of the tiny minnow dangling from it’s hook.
This little minnow got me thinking. While in the western world we’d just buy our fishing bait in a store, since I didn’t see a shopping bag in his hand, I assumed he had caught it himself. Of course, he could have just eaten the little fish right away but instead he chose to use it as bait, casting it back into the water and waiting for a bigger fish to bite. When he catches the next fish he’ll have another decision to make, eat the fish, or cast it in, yet again, and wait for a bigger fish.
Since I love analogies so much, I couldn’t help but apply the principles of catching fish to the principles of catching dreams. It’s perfectly fine to go after the small fish, what you do with them once you catch them, however, is what determines your level of greatness.
As important as it is in our society, the way we perceive money and the purpose it serves has a huge impact on our lives.
But what is money, really? According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law, money is “an accepted or authorized medium of exchange.” It’s a modern-day replacement of the barter system where two people would enter into an agreement to exchange goods or services of a similar perceived value.
Breaking the Cycle
Employers who are successful in keeping worker morale high give raises on a regular basis. At first it might seem like a fair exchange but, inevitably, inflation sets in and the perceived value of our hard-earned dollar starts to diminish. When the ends no longer justify the means, we find ourselves sifting through the want ads once again.
The truth is, most of us are accustomed to accepting money in return for doing tasks we don’t enjoy. For some people, this pattern might continue throughout their entire lifetime, for me however, I was able to break the cycle early on. It’s only now, though, that I’m beginning to understand some of its long-term side-effects.
May Cause Drowsiness, Nausea…
As job dissatisfaction increases, over time we start to see our bi-weekly paychecks not as compensation for our time and effort, but as a deserved payoff for the frustration or discomfort we experience in the daily grind. Even industry standard terms like “shift differentials” and “hazard pay” have been coined to support this common expectation. The more terrible the job, the better the pay.
The old cliché ”do what you love and the money will follow” sounds great, and many times it’s completely true. The disconnect, however, is that at its very core, this statement is completely contradictory to the pattern of exchange that most of us have identified with our entire working lives.
For those of us fortunate enough to do what we love on a daily basis, accepting money in return for following our heart might even seem wrong or exploitative. Shouldn’t the satisfaction we derive from expressing our creative gifts be payment enough? Isn’t it selfish or overindulgent to accept money in addition to the pleasure we already receive from investing our time and effort?
Energy Exchange
If you struggle, as I do, with these concepts, consider the following example:
Farmer John loves the outdoors. He spends every day with his family where they tend to a large garden. This year his garden produced a huge crop of corn. John takes one bushel of corn to market and exchanges it for $10.
Harry’s Hardware is just down the lane. Harry, Jr. took over the store from his dad a few years back. It’s hard work but Harry really enjoys seeing the family business grow.
John wantsa new shovel for his garden and so he pays a visit to Harry’s Hardware. Harry is happy to sell John a shovel.
In exchange,John gives Harry $10.
In this example both Harry and John:
derive satisfaction and pleasure from their work, and also
accept money in return for their time and effort.
Financial Healing
Are you stifling your own financial success with subconscious feelings of guilt for accepting money in exchange for Exploring your Passion? It’s perfectly healthy and completely natural to bothlove your workandbe paid to do it. Old habits may die hard but they do eventually die. Just by acknowledging our self-sabotaging beliefs we can begin to loosen their grip on our subconscious and improve our financial health.
I’ve been taking a personal development class and was recently challenged to hit the city streets for an unprecedented exercise in patience and generosity. My mission? Hand out 101 quarters to 101 complete strangers. Yes, that’s right, I said give away money. Sounds simple enough, right? I allotted an hour of my day and armed with enough laundry money to do Octomom’s washing for a month, I headed off to one of the busiest shopping centers in L. A. to hit up the lunchtime crowd. As you might imagine people were skeptical. Surprisingly, I think it’s safe to say that at least 35% of the people I approached completely rejected my attempt to give them money. Yep, you got it, people completely turned down FREE money.
As difficult as this was becoming, I was determined to give away every last quarter. I had something to prove. And just when I thought I was getting the hang of it: enter mall security. I was informed that it is strictly against Westfield Shopping Town policy to distribute free money on mall property. Of course, being the obedient citizen that I am, I smiled, nodded in agreement and then nonchalantly slipped a quarter into the security guard’s vest. She was not amused. She immediately gave the coin back and I was asked to leave.
With dampened spirits and mixed emotions, I decided to continue my exercise, but this time on ‘public’ property. Thankfully, nobody called the police and, with my typical persistence (AKA, stubbornness) I finished the job. Mission Accomplished.
As I drove home, thinking about what I had encountered in my humble attempt to give selflessly, without agenda or expectation, I began to get a little emotional and decided to journal my conclusions here:
People are sheep. Surprised? Yeah, me neither. Those I encountered were always much more willing to accept my gift when they saw others first accepting for themselves. Why must we need to feel the validation of others before we are willing to accept the kindness of a stranger? Are we too proud? Too independent? Too disconnected?
Dealing with rejection is hard. Especially for me. Strangely enough, it even hurt when complete strangers wouldn’t accept my generosity. I suppose I still have a thing or two to learn about myself.
Being ignored is harder. Many people didn’t even give me the respect of a fellow human being. I’m not sure if they were offended that I would offer them a simple quarter (how DARE I!) or if they thought it was a new sales tactic, but to completely ignore me, as if I didn’t even exist was, honestly, quite painful. It made me angry, actually, as I walked beside them with my arm extended, not wanting to take, but rather wanting to give. And to be treated as if I were invisible? Rather than getting upset, I chose to tell everyone I spoke to (or spoke “at”, as the case may be) “have a great day!” and to mean it as much as I possibly could.
While there were indeed a lot of uncomfortable moments during this exercise, there were also some very positive, pleasant experiences as well. Several people accepted my gift, no questions asked. Some even said thank you and smiled warmly. Those who accepted but said nothing were immediately given a “thank you” to which I was usually told “you’re welcome” in return. Believe me, by quarter number 96 I truly was thankful when someone would take one of the damn things off my hands!
If the tables were turned, I’m not so sure I would have acted differently than the 35% who didn’t accept my generosity. What about you, would you have have taken the quarter?
Tonight as I waited for the “walk” sign to cross the busy 6-lane street near my home here in Los Angeles, I chuckled as I remembered my recent trip to Egypt. Have you ever played the classic Atari game Frogger?
Crossing the street in Cairo (even when not wearing high-heels and balancing a package on your head) can be a challenge. For the less adventurous, it may even be impossible. There are no crosswalks, no traffic lights, and a never ending stream of moving objects in between you and your destination.
As the light changed and I made my way across the LA street quite effortlessly, I realized an interesting correlation exists between crossing the street in Cairo and accomplishing just about any major goal you set for yourself. Your success in either task has everything to do with your understanding and execution of five key points:
Be Confident; Be Brave. Courage is obviously vitally important. You have to believe in yourself and your destination has to be important enough to warrant the risk you’re about to take.
Don’t Hesitate to Take the First Step. If you hesitate to take your first step, you’ll miss a narrow window of opportunity. The more times you hesitate, the harder it becomes to take that first step and eventually you may find yourself paralyzed by fear.
Focus on your Goal and on the Present. What would happen if you just bolted straight toward your goal without taking into account your current surroundings? Yeah, disaster! Though you’re always aware of your final destination, your life literally depends on your staying focused on the present moment.
Plan your Route One Step at a Time. Though the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, as unpredictable as human behavior is, there is no possible way to calculate your exact route in advance. You’ll have to rely on your intuition and level-headed decision making to arrive safely.
Keep Moving! Newton’s first law of physics tells us that a body in motion tends to stay in motion. If you can’t go forward, go sideways. The angle of your approach may change but as long as you just keep moving you will always reach your destination.
Eventually, I figured out how to get around Cairo on my own. That’s not to say the first time I crossed the street it was a piece of cake, it absolutely wasn’t. To learn, I actually had to begin by crossing with a local guide — or rather, a human shield! But the more times I did cross, the easier and easier it became.
With the help of your own guide, or mentor, and the steps above, even the biggest most difficult ’streets’ of life will become manageable. Now all you have to do is choose your destination.
For almost an entire year now, unemployment rates around the world have been rising. If you’re not already unemployed yourself, you probably know someone else who is. Yes, it may seem like we’re in ‘economic purgatory’ but don’t let that stop you from reaching for your goals!
When circumstances beyond your control leave you feeling helpless and hopeless, break the cycle! Instead of wasting away in front of the computer, get back on track by taking care of your body and making the most of your time. If you’re looking for work, spend an hour or so each day searching and then, disconnect. Your most important mission, should you choose to accept it, is: Find Joy. Here are some tips to help you along your way.
Don’t Obsess. If you are on the hunt for a job, you’ll almost always be more productive searching for work for a short time, than if you obsess over it all day long. In a frenzied state you’ll no doubt make more spelling errors and bad judgement calls than you would have if you were calm and centered.
Eat Healthier. With all that extra time on your hands, why not take a break from your fast-food diet and cook yourself a healthy lunch? Especially when we’re stressed out, our immune system deserves to be pampered! Getting into the kitchen will help take your mind off your worries and bring you back into the present moment.
Get Out. Take advantage of your free time to do everything you always dreamed of doing when you were stuck behind a desk or punching a time card. Take the dog for a walk, have a picnic at the beach or toss in a Frisbee and some new friends and do both! Not only is it great exercise but it could turn out to be a great way to network too.
Have you ever heard Albert Einstein’s quote “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”? If that’s true then there’s no question that we’ve all been a bit insane at one time or another. Today I realized that I’ve been slowly going insane over the past several weeks and decided it was time to put a stop to the madness.
On my way home tonight I got lost. Not by accident though, no, completely by choice. It was almost 1:00 AM when I exited the 710 freeway, turned onto an unknown street and ventured in the general direction of home. If you live in Los Angeles you might think what I did was a little crazy given that it isn’t usually a smart idea to drive through unfamiliar neighborhoods after dark. Sure, at any moment during my mini-adventure I could have picked up my GPS enabled cell phone and been directed immediately back to safe and boring familiarity, and you know what, it was tempting. But I was in no hurry and in no immediate danger, so I decided to take each turn in stride and just do whatever felt right.
Though it was relatively short-lived, in that 20 minutes of uncertainty I experienced a mixture of emotions, from fear and panic to laughter and reassurance. At one point I even discovered a very large, beautiful Buddhist Temple I never knew existed, the “Ming YA Buddhist Foundation.” Most importantly, my detour brought back the feeling of being alive that I’ve been missing lately and reminded me of how easy it can be to find our way even when we’re feeling a little lost.
It sure felt good to trust my instincts and try something new tonight. Stepping outside my comfort zone was such a great way to exercise my intuitive muscles and help me live in the present moment. I’m looking forward to sharing with you many more of these experiences over the next few months.
We’re designing brand new openings and theme music for Wake UP! TV and Radio and we want your help! Listen to the four choices of theme music and then choose your favorite. The winning choice will be first heard on June 2nd during the 11am broadcast of Wake UP! Radio — our first show in the new studio!
I’ve been taking a personal development class and was recently challenged to hit the city streets for an unprecedented exercise in patience and generosity. My mission? Hand out 101 quarters to 101 complete strangers. Yes, that’s right, I said give away money. Sounds simple enough, right? I allotted an hour of my day and armed with enough laundry money to do Octomom’s washing for a month, I headed off to one of the busiest shopping centers in L. A. to hit up the lunchtime crowd. As you might imagine people were skeptical. Surprisingly, I think it’s safe to say that at least 35% of the people I approached completely rejected my attempt to give them money. Yep, you got it, people completely turned down FREE money.
