william Wood

San Diego, CA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal

Puttin' on the Hits Productions

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Location: San Diego
Industry: Entertainment
Year Founded: 2004
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Description: Creator of Hit TV series Puttin' on the Hits Lip Sync Talent Search in the 80's is bringing the series back to television. In 1981 Mr. Wood offered “Lip Sync” contests in which ordinary people would compete for prizes and cash awards in contests held in area nightclubs and other host establishments. These early contests, in which amateurs mimicked popular recording artists without actually singing the songs, were staged by Mr. Wood who promoted the productions and developed the contest format and rules. In late 1982 Mr. Wood decided that “Lip Sync” contests held more than local interest and began, promoting the concept on a nationwide scale with an ultimate goal of producing the concept for national television. In order to further these efforts, Lip Sinc International, Inc. was incorporated on May 28, 1983. Mr. Wood traveled extensively producing Lip Sync contests, promotional shows, concerts, and fundraisers throughout the United States and elsewhere. Mr. Wood refined the format and further developed the concept as an entertainment form of mass appeal with contestants, sponsors, and the media. “Lip-syncing” as it came to be popularly known, became a national sensation, appearing with considerable success throughout the country. From early 1981 and thereafter until Puttin’ on the Hits first appeared on television in September 1984, this national phenomena received considerable attention from dozens of local television stations around the country including Superstation WGN-TV in Chicago. Lip Sync International’s Lip Sync performers appeared nationally on numerous occasions on such shows as “PM Magazine”, “The Dance Show”, “Entertainment Tonight” and internationally on the television show “Entertainment USA” airing on the BBC in Europe and on CTV in Canada. Likewise, news accounts and feature articles about the contests appeared in numerous publications around the country during this early time period. In early 1984 Mr. Wood and his company joined forces with dick clark productions stepping into the position of consulting producer for the series. Mr. Wood immediately began converting his LSI contests in 17 cities to official auditions for Puttin on the Hits. As the series aired Mr. Wood continued licensing dozens more organizations to host official auditions for the series providing a continuous flow of eager contestants for the series. Grand Final winners from these auditions from over fifty cities across America were given a chance in Hollywood to compete for the $25,000 Puttin’ on the Hits Grand Prize. The series aired from September 1984 to 1988 in 26 countrys, and was nominated twice for the Daytime Emmy Awards. Now it's time to bring back the series.