Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 123. Community support for Open Mic has been tremendous and is one of many projects bringing the music community together on Steemit.
Luzcypher's Announcement For Steem Witness
Creating A New Dapp For Steemit Open Mic - Talks With @prc The Creator Of DSound
If you would like to delegate to OpenMic you can do so by clicking on the following links:
50SP, 100SP, 250SP, 500SP, 1000SP, 5000SP
Be sure to leave at least 50SP undelegated on your account.
Support Musicians On Steemit
I LOVE OPEN MIC // Discover How It Works, Get Involved, Take ADVANTAGE! --- by @siomarasalmeron
How To Support Musicians On Steemit And Earn Curation Rewards By Following The Open Mic Trail --- by @luzcypher
Operation We Are The Open Mic --- by @meno
Let's Keep @pfunk In The Top 20 Witnesses By Voting For Him As A Steemit Witness
@pfunk has been sponsoring Steemit Open Mic since I first started it and I want to give a big thank you to him and all the people who support and take part in Steemit Open Mic.
@pfunk is a Steemit witness and helps keep the platform working and you can vote for him here Please go vote for him right now. This post will show you how.
Vote For Pfunk For Witness And Keep Steemit Open Mic Growing Strong We Need Your Help Now
More Open Mic Sponsors
@ausbitbank is a top 20 witness on Steemit involved in more supporting projects on the Steem blockchain than I can list. He is a big part of the minnowsupportproject.org, the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty network on Discord, and delegates to many good causes on Steemit. You can vote for him as a wtness here. He just reached out and donated 100 Steem per week to help Open Mic
@Curie helps curate new people who contribute good content and has been supporting Open Mic musicians behind the scenes since Open Mic started. They helped me and countless others get our posts seen when we first started on the platform. Many Open Mic musicians have been featured on their weekly Author's Showcase posts. They are a top 20 witness and have contributed 25 Steem per week for the next two months to help Open Mic. You can vote for them as witness here
MSP-Waves Radio in association with the Minnow Support Project and the Peace, Abundance, Liberty Network is a weekly radio program hosted by @Krystle, @swelker101, and @isaria that features the weekly Top 5 judges picks from Steemit Open Mic. Not only do they give weekly prizes to audience picked performers from the contest, but they have also started sponsoring Open Mic with a 25 Steem weekly donation! How cool is that? Thank you for helping support musicians on the Steemit platform.
Helpie is an invite only thriving community of Steemians supporting Steemians. They sponsor lots of different projects and initiatives. If you would like to be considered as a Helpie "minnow in training," please consider joining PALnet/MSP and participating in the community. We have scouts constantly looking for the right minnows to support, and they will reach out with a private invitation.
Big shout out to @lukestokes who delegated 5,000 SP to the @openmic account! Thanks for your support.
I just want to remind everyone that votes are only part of the selection process. Entertainment value and performance is factored in too.
To learn more about the rules to enter the contest please read What Are The Rules To Enter Steemit Open Mic And Why Do We Have Rules Anyways
Common Questions When Entering Steemit Open Mic --- by @luzcypher
The coolest thing about Open Mic is it brings the Steemit community together and that is the whole point of this project.
Meet up with the Open Mic community at Open Mic on Discord and chat with all of the people who enter Open Mic there. It's a great way to interact with the Open Mic community. Your links to your entry is automatically added to the Discord channel, so please don't add links, just come to chat with the community.
Join the Facebook page for Steemit Musicians you can read about here or go straight to the page here. A lot of players from Steemit Open Mic are there.
Steemit Open Mic Judges
@soundlegion, @krystle, @verbal-d, and @meno
Steemit S Official Open Mic Judge Verbal D S Top 5 Entries For Week 123 Original Blog --- by @verbal-d
Open Mic Week 123 Top 5 And Mentions --- by @meno
Open Mic Week 123 My Top 5 Judges Selection --- by @krystle
Music Creators Guide To Copyrights, Royalties, And Recording Contracts
Common Questions When Entering Steemit Open Mic --- by @luzcypher
How To Support Musicians On Steemit And Earn Curation Rewards By Following The Open Mic Trail --- by @luzcypher
Steemit Open Mic Is About Building A Community Of Musicians On Steemit Not About Winning --- by @luzcypher
Special thanks to @krystle for help judging the contest this week. Great job.
Steemit Open Mic is not about winning or losing, it's about building a connections on Steemit through music. Watching the collaborations happen online between musicians who played and met on Steemit Open Mic is very rewarding and many of the people who play and post earn some nice rewards for playing a song.
For many, it's easier to get some Steem in your tip jar by playing for Steemit Open Mic than it is to play music on the street.
Steemit Open Mic Trending Posts
Click here to see the current trending posts on Steemit Open Mic
Top 20 Trending Open Mic Posts
NOTE: Having a trending post is not how judges pick entries for their Top 5 weekly picks. Sometimes you will trend because of a variety of reasons. Congratulations! You don't need to win Open Mic to earn rewards and build your audience. As you can see, sometimes trending posts earn more than the contest rewards! You could trend by getting curated by other curation groups like @curie for example. The judges look for entertainment value which, of course, is very subjective and varies over time. Just keep playing and engaging with the community which is the whole point of Open Mic. If you love music, we love you.
The most recent top earning posts were:
This chart is provided by @curie.
Congratulations to all of you who trended this week on Open Mic!
Winners from Steemit Open Mic Week 123
It is not getting any easier to pick with all this talent and it is so hard picking winners every week even with 5 judges.
Honorable mentions this week in no particular order are: @drewley, @jeronimoverdun, @minuetoacademy, @donlucho, @danieldedosd2, @siomarasalmeron, @digitalopus, @thesimpson, @jubei333, @carlosgu, @camuel, @amberyooper, @tarotbyfergus, @jeronimoverdun, @salvadorhr18, @edwardstobia, @Mayneth, @lk666, @xxxplasticman, @kkarenmp, @carlosgu, @alfredmusic, @graceleon, @fiorabifers, @maximilianoflute, @zeitli, and many more. We love you. Thanks for playing Open Mic, sharing your music, being part of the community, and supporting Open Mic.
and the winners are...
1st Place
You won 80 Steem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzWh84LLzO0
Steemit Open Mic Week 123 Aleluya Leonard Cohen --- by @amundafrank
I must confess, I saw the title of the song and I clicked so fast I almost broke the mousepad on my laptop. This, to me, is one of the best compositions of all time and I wanted to hear this interpretation. Of course, I did not know what to expect, but a minute in I was sold and I knew this had to place first on my list. - @meno
<This was absolutely epic, just so brilliant I couldn't think of any reason not to place you in first this week - what an amazing entry guys, you absolutely smashed it. - @krystle
2nd Place
You won 40 Steem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jsYCfxzP4k
Steemit Openmic Week 123 Cover El Breve Espacio En Que No Estas De Pablo Milanes Interpretado Por Davidcentenor --- by @davidcentenor
It's just a brilliant performance on every level, completely faultless and what's more - it absolutely kept me hooked until the end. - @krystle
3rd Place
You won 26 Steem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNiw-AGjIEU
Steemit Openmic week 123 cover of "Te quiero a querer" performed by @mariajruizb --- by @mariajruizb
Oh god, what can I say about Maria and her interpretations? It's almost as if she was trained to mess with one's heart. I'm listening trying to hold my skin in it's place. As I kept on listening to the beautiful guitar accompaniment I'm thinking to myself, is there a way this can be any better? Well, the answer is no! - @meno
4th Place
You won 26 Steem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBFc3WrsrLE
Steemit Openmic Week 123 Si Me Ves Llorar Por Ti Cover By Dianakyv --- by @dianakyv
Seems like this week is all about romance, spanish romance, and I'm not complaining one bit. Diana is just another angelic voice that has been part of our community for a while now. Her vocal control is just as good as it gets, landing those high notes with control and tenderness. - @meno
You are both utterly brilliant, phenomenal musicians and we are so fortunate - to have you gift us with your performances, it's just epic in every conceivable way. - @krystle
5th Place
You won 26 Steem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV2tC64RM9A
Steemit Open Mic Week 123 - Memories of the Alhambra --- by @rodrigo98
This song and performance are just super intense, I had to include you in my top selection this week - I couldn't stop watching and absolutely loved the entry.
- have some serious skill there, the speed and intensity continue for the duration of the song - yet it has flow and emotion, really brilliant performance.* - @krystle
