The South Texas
Talent Commission (STTC) is a constituent organization of the BSPA. Its
principal goal is to provide our most promising artists some of the tools and
opportunities needed to pursue a career in the Entertainment Industry in general
and the Performing Arts in particular.
It does so by conducting a comprehensive talent search in the South Texas Region, selecting the best acts of each genre, and presenting them live in a gala showcase concert. Incentives for artists to participate include:
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The opportunity to perform live for very important Entertainment Industry representatives from Hollywood and elsewhere! |
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The opportunity to attend the Entertainment Industry Workshops described below. |
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For non-recording artists, the opportunity to attend a Master Class or Workshop in the artists' specialty. This could include voice lessons, dance workshops, etc. |
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For recording artists, a professionally produced digital audio recording of their performance at the Showcase, reproduced as Demo CDs for the artists. |
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A professionally recorded video of their performance at the Showcase. |
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A set of photos taken by a professional photographer. |
STTC came into being
through an initiative of
U.S.
Congressman
Solomon Ortiz (D-Corpus Christi) and the prestigious
Imagen
Foundation of Hollywood, California, a non-profit organization founded in
1983 by
Helen
Hernandez with support from the Norman Lear Foundation. Its goal is
to influence the positive image and increase career opportunities for Latinos in
the Entertainment Industry.
The South Texas 2002 Talent
Showcase was held on the evening of Saturday, April 13, 2002 at the Jacob Brown Auditorium in
Brownsville, Texas. It was truly a night to remember!
This year, STTC selected eleven acts
in as many genres, representing the best in Ballet, Opera, Classical Piano,
Classical Guitar, Mariachi, Conjunto Pop, Conjunto Fusion, Funk Jazz, Rock en
Español, Alternative and Salsa that the STTC could find in the South Texas
Region.
All acts that performed at the Showcase are automatically considered Winners of STTC's prestigious "Best of South Texas 2002 Award" in their individual genre or category!
We congratulate each and every one of them for a great show and for their high degree of professionalism. It takes poise and courage to perform under such pressure and STTC is very proud of them! For a better idea on what was expected of the performers, click here. We hope to publish a pictorial of the showcase performers soon.
The Imagen Foundation and other
dignitaries of the entertainment business held three workshops on the business aspects of the
industry with special focus on Hollywood and the film and television industry.
The first workshop was hosted by the BISD at Lopez High School, Brownsville's Fine Arts Magnet School with nearly 100 students selected from various high schools attending.
The other two workshops were hosted by UTB/TSC's Fine Arts Department at it's SETB Lecture Hall and were open to the public. It was an opportunity for many of our aspiring artists to ask real Hollywood execs any questions they had regarding opportunities for employment in the industry. Subjects covered included:
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