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Campaign India | By Arati Rao | April 5, 2012
Talenthouse India has partnered with Z3 (the casual readymade brand from Zodiac Clothing) to crowdsource the first look for its creative campaign. The creative invite is titled ‘Crack the 360 for Z3’.
This is the second crowdsourcing partnership between Talenthouse and Zodiac. Last year, a model hunt had been undertaken for Zod, the partywear brand. Read article
Hindustan Times | By Kavati Awaasthi | March 25, 2012
Shaan is most excited about modernising his dad’s 35-year-old melody, Naina Majhana. With Talenthouse, Shaan has invited DJs to post their remixed versions of the song online, turning it contemporary. “We haven’t shortlisted any yet, but have received numerous entries. The idea is to make the song and its sound dynamic while retaining the melody.” He will release the chosen version on his father, music director Manas Mukherjee’s 25th death anniversary Read article
“exchange4media | By exchange4media News Service | March 19, 2012
Micromax new logo takes after the brand name’s lead letter ‘M’, that is designed to resemble a punch, and was selected through a crowd sourcing exercise. Micromax, in association with Talent House India, ran a contest for over two months, inviting entries in the virtual world and from students from over 150 colleges and design schools. According to an official release, Micromax received over 2,500 entries from over 1,500 participants from across the globe.
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my daily | By Sarah Karmali | August 10, 2011
Think you’ve got what it takes to be the next Miranda Kerr or Rosie Huntington-Whiteley? Well Issa London is looking for a fresh new face to star in its next catwalk show – and it could be you. Read article
UNBEIGE | By Stephanie Murg | August 9, 2011
Milliners, start your engines! Chapeau master Stephen Jones has teamed with British Vogue and Talenthouse on a design contest that’s tops. Your mission: Create a one-of-a-kind, spectacular hat and then submit a photograph or illustration of it. Read article
Billboard | By Antony Bruno | July 21, 2011
Talenthouse has made headlines the last few months conducting crowdsourcing campaigns for artists seeking new creative vendors. This momentum has led to a label-wide deal with Universal Music Group, which will use Talenthouse’s platform to conduct fan-engagement contests. Read article
AllThingsD | By Peter Kafka | July 21, 2011
Two-year-old Talenthouse has been signing up a steady stream of celebrities to use its platform, and today it is bringing in another slug of them, via a deal with Universal Music Group. The world’s largest music label has agreed to provide more than 100 of its artists for Talenthouse campaigns in a revenue-sharing deal. Read article
Rolling Stone | By Matthew Perpetua | July 22, 2011
Universal Music Group has signed a label-wide deal with Talenthouse, an agency that conducts “crowdsourcing” campaigns to promote artists. So far, Talenthouse’s campaigns have resulted in larger, more vocal fan communities run by the artists themselves, and increased awareness of artists beyond their usual fanbase. Read article
MediaPost | By Laurie Sullivan | July 21, 2011
The rock group Queen has invited videographers and filmmakers to create an original music video for their 1977 classic hit “Sheer Heart Attack” through crowdsourcing. The rockers plan to use the winning submission as a music video that will run across Queen’s social media channels. Read article
Mashable | By Brenna Ehrlich | July 21, 2011
Talenthouse is an online community for artists founded in 2009 that creates competitions hosted by celebs and brands in order to jumpstart the careers of lesser-known artists in a variety of disciplines. Read article
The Wall Street Journal | By Timothy Lloyd | July 6, 2011
Four decades after Paul McCartney crooned “send me a postcard, drop me a line,” the British rock icon is inviting fans to send him original works of art, in a bid to cultivate new ways to interact with audiences. In a contest set to begin Wednesday and created by tech start-up Talenthouse, the promotion calls for competitors to design a work inspired by McCartney’s music. Read article
GigaOM | By Colleen Taylor | June 22, 2011
Sequoia Capital is hiring. The Silicon Valley venture capital firm — known for its early investments in tech superstars such as Apple, Google, and LinkedIn– is looking to fill 20 graphic design vacancies at its portfolio companies in a decidedly unconventional way. Read article
TechCrunch | By Rip Empson | June 16, 2011
Talenthouse, which went live at the end of 2009, is a startup that specializes in getting big names to find not-so-famous, but equally-as-talented collaborators through global social media competitions. Essentially, you can think of these projects as speedy, micro online versions of American Idol or X Factor, except the winner actually collaborates with the talent. Read article
The Hollywood Reporter | by Sofia M. Fernandez | June 16, 2011
Ratner’s Rat Entertainment production banner and Talenthouse are sponsoring a short film contest that will award the winner a job as a production assistant on an upcoming production. The winner will also receive a couple of nights’ accommodation and “invaluable advice” from Ratner, who will work with the P.A. for two days. Read article
Fast Company | By Gregory Ferenstein | June 17, 2011
Legendary comic creator Stan Lee is looking for a new superhero; rapper the Game is scouting for a new verse–and anyone with an idea and an Internet connection could have the next big thing. Talenthouse has developed quite a cast of celebrity users scouring user-generated ideas to help break their creative blocks and create new stars in the process. Read article
TMZ | June 1, 2011
Deadmau5 has a MAJOR decision to make … because the world famous DJ has some serious contenders for a contest he announced to replace his iconic mouse head … and TMZ has the pics! Read article
WIRED | By Hugh Hart | May 26, 2011
Deadmau5 needs a new mask and he’s asking fans to design one for him. The Toronto-based music producer known for performing in pumpkin-size head sculptures is teaming with Talenthouse to solicit designs for his next stage costume. Read article
Mashable | By Brenna Ehrlich | May 25, 2011
To do so, deadmau5 has hooked up with Talenthouse.com, an online community for artists founded in 2009 that creates competitions hosted by celebs and brands in order to jumpstart the careers of lesser-known artists in a variety of disciplines. Read article
All Facebook | By Jorge Cino | May 17, 2011
A Palo Alto start-up Talenthouse has found a creative way to give talented people life-changing opportunities to collaborative with big artists and big brands through a Facebook voting platform. Read article
The Wall Street Journal | By Pia Catton | Feb 19, 2011
The partnership represents the first foray into modern dance for Talenthouse. The bulk of its competitions are related to popular culture in such forms as pop music, fashion or photography. Virgin Mobile, for example, is running a contest to find assistant bloggers for nine dates on Lady Gaga’s 2011 tour. Read article
Rolling Stone Magazine | By Matthew Perpetua | Feb 17, 2011
Lady Gaga and Virgin Mobile are offering bloggers and video journalists a chance to get behind the scenes and cover Gaga’s Monster Ball 2011 tour. Participants are asked to submit a 1-to-2 minute video making a case for why they should cover their local Gaga gig. Read article
Advertising Age | By Edmund Lee | Feb 14, 2011
Ron Faris, Director Brand Marketing & Experiences at Virgin Mobile, has also brought in Palo Alto-based agency Talenthouse to drive Facebook users to Lady Gaga’s “Monster Ball” tour, which Virgin Mobile is sponsoring. Talenthouse has set up a submission page where Facebook users can submit short videos to become one of 10 official bloggers for the tour.
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MTV Geek | By Valerie D’Orazio | Sep 28, 2010
I can’t think of anything cooler than getting a chance to create an original superhero for comic legend Stan Lee — except doing it to also help promote a good cause!. And when Todd McFarlane heard about the Stan Lee Foundation’s partnership with Talenthouse to “Design a Superhero Character,” he immediately wanted to get involved and offer a life-changing opportunity for the lucky winning artist. Read article here and here
Style.com | Nov 11, 2010
Florence Welch, the red-headed English soul singer who fronts Florence + the Machine, has a decided preference for the boho-weirdo school of art-rock dressing—the more diaphanous layers, the better. She recently gave fans the opportunity to design an outfit for one of the New York stops on her tour. Read article
Examiner.com | Oct 31, 2010
The online “creative community,” which launched last week, aims to connect filmmakers, photographers, musicians and artists on collaborative projects. Visitors then rank the works-in-progress. Along the way, unknown creative types get to showcase their talents and connect with established professionals. Read article
MTV | Oct 28, 2010
Internationally-acclaimed artist (and MTV Geek live art contributor!) Jim Mahfood is teaming with Talenthouse and Graphic.ly to discover the next great comic book talent. In addition to publication, winning artists will be able to pick the brain of Mahfood about the ins-and-outs of the comic industry in three exclusive mentoring sessions.
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The Vine | Sep 28, 2010
The magical flame haired siren that is Florence Welch has teamed up with LuckyMag.com and Talenthouse to give budding fashion designers the chance to design a stage outfit for the Florence and the Machine singer. Chosen by lady Flo, her stylist Aldene Johnson and Lucky Magazine’s Creative Director Andrea Linett, the winning design will be worn onstage when the British band perform at New York’s Terminal 5 on November 2. Read article
Vogue.com | Sep 30, 2010
FLORENCE WELCH of Florence & The Machine is launching a new competition to design a stage outfit for her performance at the high profile music venue Terminal 5 in New York. The winner will receive £316 (according to current exchange rates), and an all expenses paid two night stay in New York to see Florence perform. The winner will also be given the chance to meet Florence with her band backstage.
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A Bola | Sep 22, 2010
A cantora de Florence + the Machine quer usar um fato de cena desenhado por um fã no concerto que vai dar em Nova Iorque, a 2 de Novembro, no Terminal 5. Está em marcha um concurso aberto a todas as pessoas. A estilista Aldene Johnson coserá a roupa. Read article
Coco Perez | Sep 21, 2010
LuckyMag.com is giving up and coming designers the opportunity to create a stage outfit for Florence Welch, lead singer of Florence + the Machine. The design submissions will be judged by Florence, her stylist Aldene Johnson and Lucky Magazine’s creative director Andrea Linett. Read article
Style.com | Sep 20, 2010
Hot off their killer, show-stopping performance at the VMAs, Florence and the Machine continues to ride their wave of awesome. Talenthouse is currently hosting a “creative invite” for average joes like you and me with a artistic itch to design an outfit for Florence Welch to wear onstage! How rad is that? Read article
MTV | Aug 23, 2010
Growing up with Stan Lee’s “Stan’s Soapbox” columns, I always dreamed of doing work for Stan “The Man” when I grew up. Sadly, my lack of any artistic skills whatsoever put a bit of a crimp in that plan — but if you’re an aspiring artist, you can still live that dream. Read article
Thunder Chunky | Aug 24, 2010
Anyone with the faintest interest in comicbooks will be well aware of the legend that is Stan Lee… the man behind Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, Daredevil, the Hulk… need any more?? Well he’s now taking on a new challenge in the shape of the Stan Lee Foundation, which is a non-profit organisation aiming to provide access to literacy, education and the arts for all. Read article
Kurier | April 20, 2010
Mit seinem neuen Start-up hat der Wiener Jajah-Gründer Roman Scharf zum einen Wunderkinder, zum anderen neue Werbeformen im Web im Auge. Read article
Wired Magazine | July 7, 2009
The online “creative community,” which launched last week, aims to connect filmmakers, photographers, musicians and artists on collaborative projects. Visitors then rank the works-in-progress. Along the way, unknown creative types get to showcase their talents and connect with established professionals. Read article
People Magazine | September 3, 2009
He’s also using the web to discover new collaborators for his upcoming dance track “Yes We Can,” through a contest on talenthouse.com. “I feel it’s a very refreshing idea. I’m pretty excited to find artists through Talenthouse and see what people do with my song. Absolutely, I can’t wait!” Read article
The New York Times | By Stuart Elliott | October 29, 2009
Another agency, Bartle Bogle Hegarty in London, is trying its hand at crowdsourcing, too, through a company named Talenthouse in Mountain View, Calif., that offers creative types a chance to take part in collaborative projects. The companies are teaming up to find graphic artists, photographers and filmmakers to help produce a campaign for a new product, the Ila Dusk personal security alarm. The participants will split $20,000 among them, and the winner will also get an internship at the agency. Read article
Modelinia | October 28, 2009
Naomi Campbell has a mission for you. Two missions to be exact. She’s working with the new website Talenthouse.com, which is a global community for talent in music, fashion, film, art, and photography. It’s basically a creative collaboration, providing a forum for artists to find inspiration, post their own work, and host their own space. Read article
The Sun UK | October 27, 2009
Ordinary members of the public will have the chance to become an international supermodel as part of a national search for the latest fashion talent. The contest is part of the launch of new website Talenthouse.com, which gives normal people a shot at working with A List stars on their latest projects. Read article
Nylon Magazine | October 27, 2009
Now a new website aims to connect wannabe creatives with clients of their choice. Called Talent House, it hosts open calls for art and music submissions by known brands and studios. First up? Naomi Campbell, who wants a new photographer and a new model. Submit your portfolio to the supermodel and her team, and await the judgment day when you can follow in Testino’s footsteps, or take your place as the next Freja / Coco / Abbey / whoever. Read article
Vogue.com | May 21, 2010
Fashion blogger extraordinaire Tavi Gevinson is teaming up with fashion writer Diane Pernet to judge a new fashion film competition. The initiative, A Shaded View on Fashion Film 2010 in association with talenthouse.com, hopes to find the next great fashion filmmaker – and it could be you.
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Miami Herald | May 14, 2010
Sabrina Rocha got a fabulous 22nd birthday present last week — the Miami Beach model found out she won a contest launched by Glamour (U.K.), Naomi Campbell and Talenthouse, a global website searching for new faces. Read article
Style Rookie | May 12, 2010
People with ideas, get to work! Talenthouse has invited epic veiled blogger and ZOO editor Diane Pernet and myself to take part in judging the A Shaded View on Fashion Film 2010 competition. Read article
Glamour UK | May 11, 2010
Talenthouse, Naomi Campbell and GLAMOUR Magazine’s Editor Jo Elvin have chosen the winners of their search for the hottest new face and snapper in the UK. Read article
MTV | September 7, 2009
Russell Simmons, Jermaine Dupri and Bow Wow at the Talent House.
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Examiner.com | June 30, 2009
Though it officially goes live today, it starts with a base of 25,000 artists signed up in its Alpha test phase – and these are some heavy hitters. A sampling of the current community includes international curator Dan Cameron, fashion icon Naomi Campbell, actor Stephen Duff, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and Oscar nominee Fernando Meirelles (whom you probably saw in City of God). Performer Jay-Z just endorsed the project as well. Read article
AllMyFaves.com | August 10, 2009
For artists and creatives from all known disciplines and beyond, Talenthouse provides a platform to create new work, collaborate with each other and become recognized by a global audience. The interesting point here is that they don’t focus on just one group or type of artists; you can find here emerging, spanking-new artists along with more established ones. Read article
ReadWriteWeb | By Dana Oshiro | June 30, 2009
What do supermodel Veronica Webb, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Jajah co-founder Roman Scharf all have in common? Besides wealth and celebrity, they’re all connected to today’s launch of Talenthouse entertainment network. Read article
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