Stevie Van Zandt Tunes Up Music Format ‘The Jam’ With Apploff Entertainment
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Stevie Van Zandt, a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, has had a long association with television, starring as Silvio Dante in The Sopranos and leading Netflix’s Lilyhammer.
The musician and actor is now looking to merge the two with a music television format, The Jam. Van Zandt has teamed up with Apploff Entertainment, the company behind Fox game shows Don’t Forget The Lyrics and We Are Family, to develop the project.
A weekly live-to-tape event, the series is inspired by classic series such as American Bandstand and Soul Train as well as MTV Unplugged.
It will bring together global pop stars and new artists with performances, story packages and interviews. It is the latest music format for Jeff Apploff’s company; in addition to Don’t Forget The Lyrics, the company is behind Fox’s Beat Shazam.
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