Studio One Partners With New York's Gotham Comedy Club For Comedy Contest

Studio One Partners With New York's Gotham Comedy Club For Comedy Contest

Winner to perform at New York's Gotham Comedy Club and audition for Comedy Central's TV show 'Live At Gotham'

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Studio One Media Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: SOMD) announced today that it has partnered with New York's famed Gotham Comedy Club for MyStudio's first comedy contest, "The MyStudio Gotham Comedy Challenge." The contest gives MyStudio users the opportunity to participate in a nationwide comedy talent search that could launch a career in comedy. The winner will receive an all expenses paid trip to New York for a paid booking at the Gotham Comedy Club and an audition for the upcoming television program "Live At Gotham," on Comedy Central. The contest runs from January 1 through January 31, 2009. Contestants can enter any MyStudio video that highlights their comedic talents for free at http://www.mystudio.net/.

"Gotham Comedy Club is very pleased to partner with MyStudio in this exciting venture," said Chris Mazzilli, owner of Gotham Comedy Club. "Gotham is proud to be known as the club where talent executives from all the major television networks come to see talent, including our own hit comedy series, "Live At Gotham" on Comedy Central. We really believe that MyStudio is going to give real opportunities to up and coming and established acts. We know that there is great talent all over the country and now our New York club will have an easy way to check them out."

"This is a real opportunity for anyone who has ever dreamed of being a standup comedian. I love the fact that it is so simple, free, and easy to enter," says Tony Vicich, Director of Comedy for MyStudio. "The MyStudio Gotham Comedy Challenge will give the winner an opportunity to perform where some of the top entertainers in the country regularly perform, and where many heavy hitters in the industry go to discover emerging talent."

The Gotham Comedy contest is the latest in a series of contests and partnerships announced by Studio One Media, Inc. In June, MyStudio announced a multiyear agreement with EMI Music Publishing, the world's leading music publisher and most recently multi-year partnerships with The GRAMMY Foundation and reality TV giant, Mark Burnett Productions.

About MyStudioMyStudio is a self contained, state of the art, high definition (HD) interactive audio/video recording studio designed for installation in shopping malls and other high traffic areas. MyStudio offers groundbreaking quality from a proprietary (patents pending), stand alone recording studio. MyStudio and its accompanying website, http://www.mystudio.net/, uniquely incorporate the best elements of some the world's leading internet and entertainment properties, from video sharing, to social networking and talent based contests made popular by Reality TV, all in a single entertainment venue. MyStudio enables a user, for a $20 fee, to record an HD video with an unsurpassed quality, ease and convenience never before available to the general public. It can be used to create videos for music, modeling, comedy, dating, job resumes, auditions, personal messages and greetings. By using Hollywood-style green screen technology, MyStudio users can choose from over 1,000 HD virtual backgrounds in which to create their video. In addition, a vast catalogue of karaoke music is also available through a licensing agreement with EMI music publishing allowing users to legally create music videos for public viewing. Every user's video is available to be uploaded to the MyStudio.net website which offers video sharing and member profile pages in a social networking environment. From the website, each user may order a free DVD of their session and their videos can also be entered into free monthly industry sponsored music, modeling and comedy contests or sent to talent, dating or job search agencies. Studio One launched its first studio in Scottsdale, Arizona in September 2008 and is targeting additional high-profile cities during 2009.

About Gotham Comedy Club

Native New Yorkers Chris Mazzilli and Michael Reisman opened their 10,000 sq. ft. Gotham Comedy Club in May 1996. Over the past decade, Mazzilli has proven himself to be a leader in the industry, bringing comics such as Dave Chappelle, Lewis Black and Colin Quinn (to name a few) to his stage. Gotham Comedy Club has become the backdrop for many TV shows and films such as Jerry Seinfeld's 2002 Miramax film "Comedian" and Larry David's pilot of "Curb Your Enthusiasm".

Currently, Gotham Comedy Club hosts Comedy Central's "Live At Gotham" which features the country's hottest comedians doing fresh stand-up. Each week, a new host introduces up-and-coming comedians for an hour of original comedy. Last year, NBC's Emmy-nominated series "Last Comic Standing" brought their dueling comedians to duke it out on Gotham Comedy Club's stage.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks, assumptions and uncertainties include: the ability to complete systems within currently estimated time frames and budgets; the ability to compete effectively in a rapidly evolving and price-competitive marketplace; changes in the nature of telecommunications regulation in the United States and other countries; changes in business strategy; the successful integration of newly acquired businesses; the impact of technological change; and other risks referenced from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Source: Studio One Media, Inc.

CONTACT: Eric Green, +1-310-550-7776, egreen@bwr-la.com, or Mary Kaye
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Media Inc.

Web Site: http://www.mystudio.net/

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