''StarTomorrow'' was an online-only musical talent search created by

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and music executive

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produced by 25/7 Productions in association with CenterStaging and Rehearsals.Com.

History

NBC announced that it would air StarTomorrow in February 2006. Mottola severed his relationship with the show in June 2006, and producer

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was brought in. The prize was subsequently changed from a recording contract with

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to a contract with Foster's label. Hosted by

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, StarTomorrow premiered on NBC and NBC.com on July 31, 2006, when a one-hour show about the auditions aired on NBC. In a format similar to ''

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'', 92 bands competed in weekly head-to-head competition, and bands that won were then given the chance to compete in the competition's second round. The show finale was in November 2006 and was eventually won by award-winning artist, Cindy Alexander. However, the show's contract was so bad that ''none'' of the Top 5 (

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, Hydra FX, Blake Cody) bands signed. NBC officially ceased production on March 26, 2007.

Judges

Travis Barker Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician who serves as the drummer for the rock band Blink-182. He has also performed as a frequent collaborator with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Transpla ...

Mick Fleetwood Michael John Kells Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is a British musician, songwriter and occasional actor. He is best known as the drummer, co-founder, and leader of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood, whose surname was merged with that of th ...

Billy Gibbons William Frederick Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) is an American musician who is the guitarist and lead singer of the rock band ZZ Top. He began his career in the band the Moving Sidewalks, which recorded a full-length album entitled, ''Flas ...

* Rob Tannenbaum

Partial list of contestants

Round One

Week one winners

*Aruna *Red Letter *Tim Corley *Far From Nowhere *Marissa Ponticorvo *Next Phase *Jeff Coffey *UNIQ *Big Toe *Mili Mili *Tubby

Week two winners

*Stella's Notch *Mike Corrad *Cedric Thomas *Tubby *Blake Cody *Sharif *

*Another Found Self *This is Danica *Broken Pony *Men in Black *Shaley Scott

Week three winners

*Tony B *Blake Cody *d Henry Fenton *Nikko *Scarlet Crush *The Blue Sky Traffic *Melodee Lynn Holsinger *Tubby *Kings of Spain *The Dre Allen Project *HydraFX

Week four winners

*Malia Star *Jonalee White *Blake Cody *David Reavis and Kenny Kallam *Loose Chains *Slapdash Graduate *Dig Jelly *Pete Hopkins *Tubby *Tasha Taylor and the Band

Week five winners

*Warren Beaumont *Michelle Andria *The Sexies *Rob Perez *

*Tubby *

*Horny Toad *

Aria Johnson Aria Johnson (born September 21, 1979) is an American recording artist, songwriter, actress and artist development expert. In 2007 she starred on NBC’s '' Star Tomorrow'' for 13 episodes. She sang her original music and won 13 out of 14 epis ...

Week six winners

*Big Toe *Jonalee White *Slapdash Graduate *Pete Hopkins *Tony B *Red Letter *Tubby *The Blue Sky Traffic *Marissa Ponticorvo

Other weeks

Sheila E. Sheila Cecilia Escovedo (born December 12, 1957) better known under the stage name Sheila E., is an American percussionist and singer. She began her career in the mid-1970s as a percussionist and singer for The George Duke Band. After leaving t ...

* Mick Jones

References

External links

''StarTomorrow''''StarTomorrow Afterparty''
Hosts performances by eliminated contestants.
Star Tomorrow Mania
American music television series American non-fiction web series {{internet-bcast-stub