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“REAL AMERICAN MUSIC is gritty , it’s blue collar, it’s a about a nation obsessed with music and the people who make it.” Roger Clinton

When Roger Clinton (Brother of #42) and Jared Gustadt, quirky front man for music company Jingle Punks hit the road each week on the Ole music bus, they are on a voyage of discovery.

In this genre-busting, self contained format, they walk a day in the shoes of unsung musicians and discover the real face of American music. They are joined each week by a larger than life celebrity guest as they cross the nation meeting blue collar heroes who make music in between their real life jobs. These undiscovered poets, play, write and sing because they can’t live any other way.

!!!!!REAL AMERICAN MUSIC showcases local musicians through the eyes and ears of our expert judges and proves, that for the lucky few, there are ways to turn their passions into a legitimate business without all the smoke and mirrors of a trip to ‘Hollywood Week.’

Every week a winner will record an original song and a cover of a public domain classic to drop on iTunes.

For most, a jar with $50 in tips is the most they can expect at the end of a weekend gig. They play the local joints in the undiscovered corners of America. These unique watering holes are the hidden treasures of the nation.

“We‘ve had an explosion of talent shows and thinly veiled popularity contests where most of the exposure has led to nothing. Here the audience gets a glimpse inside the actual mechanics of the music industry.” Jared Gustadt

REAL AMERICAN MUSIC is a musical voyage, that journeys to the people, for the people.

Yes, it’s a competition, but with an approach that strips away the glossy unreal aspects of the musical aspirations illustrated in most music shows. With the help of professional expertise and the infrastructure to support it, these unknown musicians are given a chance to prove that their music deserves a larger audience. They play for the joy and anything extra is a bonus.

In an antihero approach to music competition, we peel back the onion and expose the unearthed talent that is bubbling under the surface of this great musical nation.

“I get thrown curves every week. A new theme song, a commercial jingle. It’s just what happens. I’m looking forward to throwing some of this s*%& at these guys and seeing if they can make it work.” Jared Gustadt

Roger Clinton is a singer, actor, musician and colorful, Southern raconteur. Roger picked up the guitar at an early age and began regaling family and friends. With a larger than life mother and an overly protective big brother (#42) his life might have been idyllic, had it not been for the abuse he suffered at the hands of his alcoholic father.

Despite Bill Clinton’s unrelenting commitment to protect his little brother, Roger eventually succumbed to drugs and alcohol himself. He famously served a short stint in prison during his brother’s Arkansas governorship. However, imbued with the famous Clinton DNA, Roger came back full force with a renewed commitment to sobriety.

In 1992, armed with his his raspy voice and old guitar, Roger formed a rock band. After snagging a contract with Atlantic Records, he released his first album and began performing across the United States and overseas, including a memorable 1998 concert in Pyongyang, North Korea. Though music is his first love, Roger has also played a number of roles in feature films (Bio-Dome, Fred Claus) and various television series, including a recurring role as the neighbor on The Nanny. He also provided the voice of brother Bill for The Blues Brothers animated series.

Like his famous brother, Roger has inherited his mother’s social skills and charisma. He is an emotional man, and has lived a rich, sometimes challenging, but always adventurous life. He has dined with kings and heads of state, been a beloved friend to convicts and played some memorably bad honkytonks. He has also gone on record as saying he would not trade any second of it because it has made him the man he is today.

ROGER JARED‘Jingle’ Jared Gutstadt is the President, co-founder, and Chief Creative Officer of Jingle Punks.

Gutstadt has composed and produced themes and scores for television (The Voice, The Taste), film (Morgan Spurlock’s Comic-Con, ESPN 30 for 30: The Marinovich Project), and Top 10 pop singles (Chiddy Bang’s “Happening”). Gutstadt has also composed and collaborated with artists such as Nas, Dierks Bentley, Kris Kristofferson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Snow, and many others.

Gutstadt’s original compositions for television include the title music to Pawn Stars, the highest rated show on cable, and he has earned several ASCAP Awards.

Additionally, Gutstadt formed the Jingle Punks Hipster Orchestra, an in-house classical chamber group that covers contemporary pop and hip-hop hits, a meta-marketing conceit that has drawn accolades from The New York Times and the highly influential blog BrooklynVegan. In 2013, Gutstadt delivered an acclaimed talk at TEDx Hollywood in Los Angeles under the rubric ‘Standing Out In A Crowded Marketplace.’ From his own work, and as the figurehead behind Jingle Punks, he is one of the most recognized names in the television composer world.

Under the leadership of Jared as CEO, Jingle Punks has grown from a five-person operation in 2008, to one of the largest and most impactful full-service music solutions companies in its space.

“I’m here to listen. I’m here to play. I wanna know what makes them tick. Why they wake up in the middle of the night with melodies in their heads.” Roger Clinton

Each episode begins on the Ole’ tour bus, a traveling music studio, that is also home to our three judges. As the bus rolls towards their destination, Roger presents the 6 short listed artists they will meet that week to Jared and the guest celebrity. The judges have an immediate decision to make, because they must each pick 2 artists to spend the day with. Some good-natured bargaining ensues and they all make a decision that can change people’s lives.

In each episode our three judges walk a day in the shoes of their musical protégés. Homemakers, waiters, plumbers, construction gals and mechanics all receive real life coaching from our celebs on their music and what it takes to make it big! It’s the truth about the business and their talent.

!!!This is more than a bio package. We’ll hear about their earliest inspirations, their real life jobs, their relationships, struggles and why music is both passion and escape.

Back on the bus that night the judges share stories and enjoy the town but they all know they have lots of thinking to do because the morning will bring a tough decision.

We’ll listen to them, jam with them and visit their special places, whether a basement, the side of a river or a dusty mill.

“Music isn’t a safe place. It takes work. It takes thought. It takes entrepreneurial spirit. It will kick your ass every day. I can prove it!” Jared Gustadt

Over a breakfast at a local restaurant the judges must reveal which of their two musicians they think has the best chance to impress on both a business as well as artistic level. Each judge must decide who plays that night at the local honkytonk. Even though we’ve heard plenty of great music and fallen in love with everyone, just 3 artists will make it to the stage for a public performance.

Before they play that night, all 3 surviving musicians receive a real world music challenge or organic event they must solve in the ever changing world of Jingle Punks. Whether it be composing a custom jingle, a track for a TV show, or reworking a public domain folk song.

With some conclusions evident from the real world challenge and the town population assembled, the remaining 3 artists sound check and prep for their performances.

During the ensuing music event, the three celebrity judges each introduce their single picks. Each artist performs one original song and then they perform a group number together onstage.

!!!!The judges have huddled and now they announce a decision. The winner immediately boards the Ole’ bus and records an original single which we haven’t heard before, as well as a reinvented cover of a classic public domain song from the great library of Americana. It’s all systems go because Jared and the team will drop the song the following week on iTunes

The credits roll on the bus rolling out of town headed towards a new town a new episode and more REAL AMERICAN MUSIC.

The judges get together in the bus to listen to the results of the real world challenges, listen to any extraordinary moments from the evenings recordings and then they all decide who the winner should be.

CELEBRITY JUDGES: Stars often come from small towns as our judges can prove.REAL AMERICAN MUSIC will draw its celebrity judges from every state in the nation and from the circle of influence of the two judges Roger and Jared. Between the two of them they have played with and worked with both legends and up and coming music acts. From Willie Nelson, Lil’ Dicky and Miley Cyrus to Carrie Underwood, Randy Jackson, Brett Michaels, and Taylor Swift — and everyone in between.

Each state they visit will feature musical heroes who will unlock your hearts, as they share a piece of themselves and their music.

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