The way that the whole Weakest Beat Saga began was back in 2005 I was a youth pastor in Vallejo California and went on sabbatical to re-evaluate my marriage and family life. something that my wife and I love to do is vibe off the show “Project Runway” http://www.bravotv.com/Project_Runway_1/index.shtml (just in case you didnt know). while watching this sow together, I lean to her and say,”This would really be a great show as music producers competing.” At this point my wife looked at me and said the most powerful words to me. She said, “I will be extrememly dissappointed in you, if you do not persue that until its a reality!” (many of you who saw Spiderman 2 and almost had a heart attack, when Mary Jane told Peter Parker after pledging his love for her and heard the police scanner go off- then was torn as to what to do -then she said “Go get em’ Tiger!!!’ -ya’ll can relate!!!
So My wife sent/released me to go for it. At the time I had no contacts in Hollywood or in the entertainment industry at all. I went to college with a dude that was a film major and now lives in LA. But even he is pacing back and forth along the wall of success waiting for a crack to open so that he can get in. I called him anyway and he loved the idea, even boating that he would watch it. (this would be the first of a million times that I would hear those words)
I then called a friend of mine who was going through a painful divorce, and walking away from the Christian music industry to do some consulting in the entertainment industry. He as well was very excited and loved the idea and suggested that I write a treatment for The Weakest Beat and register it with the Writers Guild of America. (He thought that this would deter me from following through, kinda like busy work) But I did it that same night and then called him back and said, “now what?”
Shocked and surprised, he then told me to begin to try creating a “buzz” concerning the show and to think about ways to do this. My friend Joe Snyder (Golden Gate Trucking) who was super excited about the show told me about this new medium of information spreading called “Podcasting.” Which at the time sounded really strange, still sounds strange, and I to this day, dont completely have my head around it.
Once i figured some of the basics out, I decided to build a “buzz” by having a music producer’s beat battle podcast. Then I had to come up with the prize, cause God knows I didnt have any money to give away. The only thing that I had was the hope of the manifestation of my dream. So I decided that whoever would win the online competition would be placed on the actual Reality TV show when it was picked up TO BE CONTINUED
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