In what I’m not sure is an opportunity or a dare, Geffen
Records is calling on all musicians for the chance to have their music be placed in the upcoming live-action comedy adventure Bratz. MGA
Entertainment, Avi Arad Productions and Crystal Sky Pictures have teamed up on
the feature film, which Lionsgate will distribute nationwide on August 10. The
soundtrack will be available through Geffen Records on July 31.

I have a friend who’s labored on several Bratz videogame titles, and he’s generally
sounded like he’s wanted to pluck out his eyeballs, so inane is the work. But
the franchise, spun off from what began as a line of 10-inch dolls with
oversized heads and huge eyes — a sort of hipper, sluttier alternative to
Barbie — is highly lucrative. And since movies today are driven by and apparently
green-lit solely by name recognition, we’ll now get a live action flick to go
alongside all the animated product clogging the imaginative arteries of prepubescent
and tween-age girls. Given that it’s directed by 45-year-old white dude Sean
McNamara, the artisan behind 3 Ninjas:
High Noon at Mega Mountain and the Hilary Duff starrer Raise Your Voice, I’m sure it will be a
movie of nuanced social commentary.

At any rate… what were we talking about? Oh, right: your roommate’s
band. Musical submissions will be reviewed by top A&R executives at Geffen
Records up until the deadline of May 15. If you’ve always wanted to get
your music in front of a major record label, or you have a song about 10-inch dolls
and how totally awesome and outrageous they are, this is your chance to be
discovered. For rules, regulations and more information click here,
and enter all pertinent contact information.