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Platinum Hit: Exclusive Interview with Jes Hudak
Posted 08/09/2011 by Gina in Platinum Hit and Cast Interviews
by Gina Scarpa
Her fellow contestants may have underestimated her on Platinum Hit but Jes Hudak made it all the way to the finale and took second place. The judges felt her final song, "Come Alive", was her best work yet and it is hopefully not the last we've heard from this talented songwriter. Today, we caught up with Jes in an exclusive interview to find out more about her Platinum Hit experience.
Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What was your songwriting and performance experience prior to Platinum Hit?
Platinum Hit: Exclusive Interview with Winner Sonyae Elise
Posted 08/08/2011 by Gina in Platinum Hit and Cast Interviews
by Gina Scarpa
On the season finale of Platinum Hit, Sonyae's song about loving someone like her own religion wowed the judges and earned her the win. She now has a record deal, a publishing deal, new studio equipment, and connections with important people in the industry. Today, we caught up with the winner to find out more about her time on Platinum Hit and her upcoming plans.
Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What were you doing musically before Platinum Hit?
A. Sonyae: I was doing the same thing
Platinum Hit: Finale Recap
Posted 08/07/2011 by Gina in Platinum Hit
by Gina Scarpa
Sonyae, Scotty, and Jes have made it to the final three on Platinum Hit and the stakes couldn't be higher. One of them will finish things off with a publishing deal with Sony and The Writing Camp, a record deal with RCA/Jive, professional software worth $24,000, and a cash prize of $100,000.
They meet up with Kara and Jewel on the roof of their apartment building for a little champagne but more importantly, to find out about their last challenge. It's both extremely simple and difficult at
Platinum Hit: Episode 9 Recap
Posted 07/31/2011 by Gina in Platinum Hit
by Gina Scarpa
There are only four songwriters left in the competition on Platinum Hit. Jewel meets up with the contestants and brings along guest judge Perez Hilton with her. Their challenge is to write a simple, catchy, pop hook. Jewel and Perez didn't have great feedback for the foursome - they thought Jes was negative, hated Scotty's title, questioned Sonyae's melody, and didn't get what Nick's song was even about.
Nick came in fourth, with Jes and Sonyae in front of him. Scotty is the winner, based on the
Platinum Hit: Episode 8 Recap
Posted 07/24/2011 by Gina in Platinum Hit
by Gina Scarpa
It's down to the final five on Platinum Hit and they head to meet up with Jewel and guest judge Doug Broad, of Spin magazine. They're given a card that says "kiss the flame" which is a song that Jewel wrote. In fact, she loves her own writing so much that she's making the contestants use that lyric in their hook challenge, which is all about empowerment.
With only five people left in the game, there are just two songs being performed this week. Scotty's hook about being
