I'm gonna bare by heart and soul here. I've been involved in the art and business of music for over 25 years now. I've been very fortunate to learn from some of the best in the business. I've made some mistakes and I've had some "big wins". That being said, this contest and the group of talent involved have proved to be one of the most complex situations I've ever been part of.

I've said this many times before and I hope you took my words seriously. You Bring The Talent is the real deal. It's not some "battle of the bands" contest with no payoff in the end. Of course, there is no guarantee in this or anything in life. But it's absolutely a big step up on your road to success.

Each and every judge in YBTT wants to make sure that the artist we pick has the best chance for success. The online community is the harshest judge of all. You Bring The Talent is about giving an artist or musician with the talent and skills to make "it" the real shot that they need to get there.

I had planned on announcing the winner by April 15th. As you can see that date has come and gone. We've had conference calls, email fights, listening sessions, and one on one, knock down, drag out phone calls trying to pick a winner. So far we've got it down to 3 artists that everyone has a VERY passionate opinion about signing.

Please know that we are truly taking this decision very seriously and it is taking a bit longer than I had hoped.

Thanks for being patient and know that the winning artist of You Bring The Talent will be someone that has been fretted over for the best chance at success.

More tomorrow...

Michael Steele


We're having another call Wednesday morning. Yes, on the one had this process is frustrating. On the other hand I know we're