AETHERPHON, global theremin family

Some of you know that there's a video of me on youtube playing "Video 
Killed The Radio Star" on the theremin ( 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-3lU3bgOgE ). Two weeks ago, all of a 
sudden, several people  left me messages via youtube informing me 
that a casting agent in Los Angeles was looking for me! One of the 
message writers forwarded me the casting call from a popular LA 
casting website. It read as follows:

>Theremin Musician - White Castle - Commercial - SAG Scale - SAG - 2/1/2007
>/ Male or Female / All Ethnicities / 27 - 45 /
>
>Must be an actual Theremin player, and be able to bring your 
>instrument with you. Anyone who knows the guy, (and how to reach 
>him) on YouTube playing Video Killed the Radio Star, please call us!

My jaw hit the floor! I got in touch with the casting agent who 
emailed me a 30 second script. A friend videotaped me, and I FexExed 
them the tape. They loved it! Approvals from all the various parties 
finally came through yesterday (Thursday). On Sunday, I fly to LA, 
all expenses paid, for two days of planning and shooting. I return to 
Boston on Wednesday. It's an SAG gig, so there's some serious money 
involved, which is a nice bonus. :)

The content of the ad is simple: A guy says he likes White Castle so 
much, he wrote a song about it. He then plays theremin and sings a 
song about Slyders (White Castle's tiny greasy burgers). For the 
audition tape, I went with a bluesy "I'm a Man" style call and 
response between my theremin and my voice. It's unclear what I'll be 
doing musically in the ad. They seem to want something melodic, but 
that also shows off the wackiness of the instrument. Hopefully, it 
will be musical enough that Uncle Howie doesn't have a coronary (but 
if he eats some Slyders and then has the coronary, I take no 
responsibility!) Before anyone asks: If I end up contributing to the 
songwriting, yes, I'll be certain to demand credit (i.e. royalties).

I'm very excited about the whole thing. I'll be sure and report back 
with my experiences, if not during, then definitely after it's all over.


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