YOBISing is an original music contest for aspiring singer-songwriters and hip-hop artists
YOBILaugh is an original comedy shorts contest for aspiring comedic actor-writers.
YOBIPics is an original photography contest for aspiring entertainment industry photographers.
YOBIFilm is an original short films contest for aspiring writer-directors.
YOBIAct is an acting audition contest for aspiring on-set actors.
Tracy James is a smart, gorgeous, funny, sexy, and hard-working talent manager from Los Angeles who moves to Detroit after learning about the growing entertainment business in Michigan.
She opens her Dream Maker Talent Management firm and, with her trusted assistant by her side, is determined to find success and to make dreams come true in the Motor City.
Jason Smith moved to the Motor City to help Tracy James start Dream Maker Management firm.
Jason is Tracy’s trusted assistant, but he is also a savvy businessman in his own right, with dreams of his own of becoming a talent manager.
Easily annoyed and often stretching the truth, Jason -- like his hair -- is very slick.
Jamie Johnson is a local from Detroit that some might call an opportunist and others might call a bad seed. Before she scored the receptionist job at Tracy’s Dream Maker Management firm, Jamie was hustling to make ends meet.
She likes to have her cake and eat it too, and maybe even throw some in your face if there’s any left.
Joshua David Evans may seem a little offbeat at times, but his playfully flirtatious and take-charge attitude seem to make up for it.
Joshua's charismatic ways help land him as a familiar face in the offices of the Dream Maker Management firm, and maybe also in the heart of its beautiful owner as well.
Kari Fleskes is a beautiful but struggling singer-songwriter who has always been too shy to perform anywhere but her basement.
Tracy knows during their first meeting that Kari is the next Taylor Swift, but Kari will first have to overcome her stage fright if the world is ever going to hear that she has a voice like an angel.
Gisele Noel is a brash, cynical, and neurotic stand-up comic who is discovered while waiting tables at her day job.
Gisele seems to fight against her own success at every turn, but Tracy helps her discover that Gisele's talent for hitting her head against the wall is actually her best chance of breaking through.
Janick Thibault is a one man band from Montreal, Canada. With over 6,000,000 views on YouTube and fan base that spans the globe, people call 16-year-old Janick the new ''French Bieber''.
Janick’s dream is to be famous, and Tracy is determined to make that dream come true.
Tal Haring was born in Israel, raised on a Humus farm, and moved America to become the greatest filmmaker the world has ever known. When she opens the Dream Maker Management firm, Tracy gives Tal the chance to fulfill this dream.
But Tal is first going to have to figure out what on earth everyone who is talking so fast at him in English are saying.
Tal Haring is 25 years old, a 2nd year film student from in Tel Aviv, Israel, and the Grand Prize Winner of the YOBIFilm Season 3 Contest. Focusing mainly on short films and music videos, Tal does most of the major roles in his productions (writing, directing, filming and editing) to learn as much as he possibly can.
He hopes to one day continue his filming experiences abroad and sees YOBI as his first and major step in that direction.
Chris Ebarb is a freelance photographer and the Second Prize Winner of the YOBIPics Season 3 Contest.
Off set he is quiet and reserved. On set he enjoys the hectic environment and does whatever it takes to not only get the job done, but to be proud of the end result.
Paul Kurti studied filmmaking in New York and now lives and works in Toronto, Canada. His short films have screened at various film festivals around the world.
Paul was the Grand Prize Winner of the YOBIFilm Season 1 Contest, and considers this win to be one of the most important experiences of his life.
