21 Days Left to Sign up for The MTV Engine Engine Room Casting Call - Win Cool HP Gear!

Just got an email from an executive working for MTV in the UK, alerting me to their new "Engine Room" reality show competition.

From Steve in the UK:

Hi there,
I work for MTV in the UK. We're currently recruiting for a new show that will be filmed in New York this summer.
We want talented young sound designers to join us in the Engine Room, a creative space where four teams (Europe, the US, Asia and Latin America) compete for a chance to win a top prize of $400,000US Dollars in cash plus HP gear.
The show films in New York starting 17th of July, and lasts for four weeks. Although it's a reality show, it's also a great chance for new talent to stand out from the crowd - and $400,000 is a decent kick start to any career!
We thought this would be something your readers might be interested in and wanted to ask you to feature it on your blog.
Full details are available at the website - www.mtvengineroom.com - please let us know if you feature it and don't hesitate to get in touch if you want any more info.

Thanks loads,

Steve

You're welcome Steve. I just checked out the site, and it looks pretty intense. The prize list is awesome.

I wonder if there's room for a sound designer in the competition...

Anywho, for more info you can check out the sign up page, or SuChin Pak's Engine Room Blog.

Enjoy!

Vote for your favorite Microphone?

I don't know what oobject is?

I don't much care.

They're currently voting on the top 25 classic/vintage microphones of all time.

That's enough for me...

The Shure 55 is currently leading, but I just put in my vote for the U47! So, yeah, that'll show em! It is crazy to see all the funky futuristic metal shapes mics used to come in. Every now and then we get something fun like a Blue or a Solaris, but most of what I use day to day is just so bloody practical looking...

Check out the vote here at Oobject.

Microphones are a classic gadget because, even today, their design is often based upon Art Deco or Machine Age styling. Here is a chart of vintage and vintage style microphones designed to show how that style evolved and how it is still copied today. Vote for your faves.