Welcome to my blog and to my participation in the Vibes Web3 Music Competition in its 13th week.
This participation comes a bit later than we are accustomed to, due to having many doubts about continuing in the competition.
Doing this week by week, under the high level that we consider appropriate for all our activities, inside and outside of this platform, is quite demanding. Which we love.
Singing is something I have loved to do since I can remember, and @leonardo.audio is passionate about music and its production. We are both professionals in our areas and we combine both to give our best in any job.
Music is a sum of many elements and currently, to connect with people, it is necessary to go further. Music has always been an experience, and today that has evolved.
Singing involves more than just producing some notes following a harmonic progression. It is about connecting with oneself, getting involved, and ensuring that besides sounding beautiful, it carries all the intention of what is being said, without neglecting good technique to maintain vocal health. To this is added the staging and good accompaniment. All this must be as excellent as possible, because a good recording exposes every detail of the performance.
Recording is an art that goes from the choice of microphones, their position at the time of recording, and then the manipulation of the recordings through technical processes in mixing and mastering to create the right environments that help enhance the artist’s intention.
To this, we add the visual elements, the space or stage, the lighting, the camera setup, the video colorization, the wardrobe and makeup, etc., to also enhance the artist’s intention. Every week, we work on improving each of these aspects, as this is not a hobby for us, this is our profession, our work, and our daily sustenance.
Excellence is not achieved overnight, but is the work of many years.
We are proud that since the start of this competition, we have been able to put our knowledge into practice and continue improving. Each experience is very different from the last. And the result had been very satisfactory until now.
Last week was quite disappointing for us when we saw that all the effort we put into that participation, which as those who read the publication will know, was a job of several days until achieving the right take in terms of the level and intention of that song and our musical criteria, did not achieve any place in the awards. Until that moment, we had very good feelings about what was happening since the video had achieved many views, many comments, reblogs, and votes from the Hive community.
To our surprise, we saw how publications won awards for votes that did not correspond to the reactions and views of their videos, basically, they have votes from people who don’t even take the time to watch their videos.
Moreover, it was “our fault” for not achieving a place in the awards for not being a “pain in the ass” with our audience, since apparently the most important thing is to inflate the numbers in a poll and not generate real interaction or show “musical excellence” in the participations.
Our ethics and values do not allow us to harass our audience, because so far on this and other platforms we have not needed to do so. During the same time of the competition, we have been able to generate more than 50,000 views across all our networks and we have not had to harass anyone to comment or interact with us.
Our goal is to connect through music with people who identify with our values. Even if it is a slow process, what matters to us is that it is genuine.
On the other hand, I had created an initiative to continue connecting with other artists and raise the level of participation. Since there are people with the intention of improving. I had to put this on hold because I preferred to sit down and think about whether vibes was really a good place for me.
At first, I had read that this competition used blockchain technology to empower musicians, their audiences, and reward excellence, which in their quest to support and nurture talent announced weekly prizes for the most exceptional artists. And this is not what has been developing lately.
The idea of supporting artists is that they can continue to grow and improve in their area, because this career is costly in many ways, and it is no secret that it is a complicated career. Thanks to what my publications have generated, I was able to buy my first MIDI controller to be able to produce original music.
However, although several times on Twitter spaces I heard that my participations are “to win a first place,” it is disappointing to know that I will not be able to achieve it, nor be in any of the 6 awards, because neither my talent nor my effort, nor any of the elements I mentioned previously (performance, stage, vocal studio, audio and video recording, comments, reblogs, views, and interactions of the publications) are sufficient, because what really matters is being a “pain in the ass” with the public, friends or family to come and inflate numbers in a poll and thus simulate greater interactions compared to the Splinterlands project.
It is sad to see how the poll has a number of votes and the publications have a completely different number of views.
If the intention of bringing people to vote is for them to see all the qualified participants, and increase their exposure and reach to new audiences, because “music should be played for an audience and not for two judges,” this is not being achieved at all. You only have to enter the publications to realize this.
Without having to be a “pain in the ass,” we have been able to connect with people from very distant countries, who from day one, have left comments on each publication, without having to ask them.
Currently, I have 69 followers, my publications have reached more than 50 views, plus our work has generated a lot of interaction in comments, and everything has been completely organic and genuine, which fills us with pride.
That’s why we want to thank everyone who has been part of this process with their interactions and their votes in my participations.
My participation today is for those who always comment and are here from the heart, because we know that you have nothing to do with this whole situation, and we value all the relationships we have built so far.
We are still in an internal process of analyzing the situation, and this publication is part of it.
I hope you enjoy this acoustic version of POV by Ariana Grande, a very special song for me, in a new format in my little studio room, with my first baby, my piano.
Without further ado, I share with you this phrase that I find very valuable, nourishing, and motivating. ✨💕🎶
Spanish Version (click here)
Bienvenidos a mi blog y a mi participación en la Vibes Web3 Music Competition en su semana 13.
Esta participación llega un poco mas tarde de lo que acostumbramos, debido a que tuvimos muchas dudas sobre continuar en la competencia.
Hacer esto semana a semana, bajo el alto nivel que consideramos acorde para todas nuestras actividades, dentro y fuera de esta plataforma, es algo bastante exigente. Lo cual nos encanta. Cantar es algo que amo hacer desde que tengo uso de razón, y @leonardo.audio es un apasionado de la música y su realización. Ambos somos profesionales en nuestras áreas y unimos ambas para dar lo mejor en cualquier trabajo.
La música es una suma de muchos elementos y actualmente para lograr conectar con las personas, es necesario ir mas allá. Desde siempre la música ha sido una experiencia, hoy en día eso ha evolucionado.
Cantar conlleva mas cosas que solo producir algunas notas siguiendo una progresión armónica. Es conectar con uno mismo involucrarse, y que además de sonar bonito tenga toda la intención de lo que se esta diciendo, sin descuidar una buena técnica para mantener la salud vocal. A esto se le agrega la puesta en escena y un buen acompañamiento. Todo esto debe ser lo mas excelente posible, debido a que una buena grabación expone cada detalle de la interpretación.
Grabar es un arte que va desde la elección de los micrófonos, la posición de estos al momento de grabar y luego la manipulación de las grabaciones a través de procesos técnicos en la mezcla y el mastering para crear los ambientes adecuados que ayuden a potenciar la intención del artista.
A todo esto, se le suman los elementos visuales, el espacio o escenario, la iluminación, la configuración de la cámara, la colorizacion del video, el vestuario y maquillaje, etc., para también potenciar la intención del artista.
Cada semana, nosotros trabajamos en mejorar cada uno de estos aspectos, ya que esto no es un hobbie para nosotros, esto es nuestra profesión, nuestro trabajo y nuestro sustento día a día.
La excelencia no se logra de un día a otro, si no que es un trabajo de muchos años.
Nos sentimos orgullosos de que desde que empezó esta competencia hemos podido poner en practica nuestros conocimientos y seguir mejorando. Cada experiencia es muy distinta a otra. Y el resultado había sido muy satisfactorio hasta ahora.
La semana pasada fue bastante decepcionante para nosotros al ver que todo el esfuerzo que pusimos en esa participación, que como los que leyeron la publicación sabrán, fue un trabajo de varios días hasta lograr la toma adecuada en cuanto al nivel e intención de esa canción y de nuestro criterio musical, no haya logrado ningún lugar en los premios.
Hasta el momento teníamos muy buenos sentimientos respecto a lo que estaba sucediendo ya que el video había logrado muchas vistas, muchos comentarios, reblogs y votos de la comunidad de Hive.
Para nuestra sorpresa vimos como publicaciones lograron premios por unas votaciones que no iban acorde a las reacciones y vistas de sus videos, básicamente, tienen votos de gente que ni siquiera se toma el tiempo de ver sus videos.
Además, fue “nuestra culpa” no lograr un puesto en los premios por no ser un “pain in the ass” con nuestro publico, ya que por lo visto lo mas importante es inflar los números en un poll y no generar interacción real o mostrar “excelencia musical” en las participaciones.
Nuestra ética y nuestros valores no nos permiten acosar a nuestro publico, porque hasta ahora en esta y otras plataformas no hemos tenido necesidad de hacerlo. Durante el mismo tiempo de la competencia hemos podido generar mas de 50mil vistas en todas nuestras redes y no hemos tenido que acosar a ninguna persona para que comenten o interactúen con nosotros.
Nuestro objetivo es conectar a través de la música con las personas que se identifiquen con nuestros valores. Aunque sea un proceso lento, lo que nos importa es que sea genuino.
Por otro lado, había creado una iniciativa para seguir conectando con otros artistas y aumentar el nivel de las participaciones. Ya que hay personas con intención de mejorar.
Esto tuve que ponerlo en pausa debido a que preferí sentarme y pensar si vibes era realmente un buen lugar para mi.
En un principio había leído que esta competencia utilizaba la tecnología blockchain para empoderar músicos, a sus audiencias y recompensar la excelencia, que en su búsqueda de apoyar y nutrir el talento anunciaban premios semanales para los artistas mas excepcionales. Y esto no es lo que se esta desarrollando últimamente.
La idea de apoyar a artistas es que puedan seguir creciendo y mejorando en su área, debido a que esta carrera es costosa en muchos sentidos, y para nadie es un secreto que es una carrera complicada. Gracias a lo que mis publicaciones han generado, pude comprar mi primer controlador midi para poder producir música original.
Sin embargo, aunque varias veces en los espacios de twitter he escuchado que mis participaciones son “para ganar un primer lugar”, es decepcionante saber que no podré lograrlo, ni estar en ningún lugar de los 6 premios, porque no es suficiente ni mi talento, ni mi esfuerzo, ni ninguno de los elementos que mencione previamente ( performance, escenario, estudio vocal, grabación de audio y video, comentarios, reblogs, visualizaciones e interacciones de las publicaciones), debido a que lo que realmente importa es ser un “pain in the ass” con el publico, amigos o familia para que vengan a inflar números en un poll y así simular mayores interacciones en comparación con el proyecto splinterlands.
Es triste ver como el poll tiene una cantidad de votos y las publicaciones tienen una cantidad de vistas completamente distintas.
Si la intención de traer gente a votar es que vean a todos los participantes clasificados, y aumentar su exposición y alcance a nuevas audiencias, debido a que “la música debe ser tocada para una audiencia y no para dos jueces” esto no se esta logrando en absoluto. Solo hay que entrar en las publicaciones para darse cuenta de ello.
Sin tener que ser un “pain in the ass” hemos podido conectar con personas de países muy lejanos, que desde el día uno, han dejado comentarios en cada publicación, sin necesidad de pedírselos.
Actualmente tengo 69 seguidores, mis publicaciones han alcanzado mas de 50 visualizaciones, además nuestro trabajo a generado mucha interacción en comentarios, y todo a sido completamente orgánico y genuino, lo cual nos llena de orgullo.
Por eso queremos agradecer a todos los que han sido parte de este proceso con sus interacciones y sus votos en mis participaciones.
Mi participación de hoy es para los que siempre comentan y están aquí de corazón, porque sabemos que ustedes no tienen nada que ver con toda esta situación, y valoramos todas las relaciones que hemos construido hasta ahora.
Aun estamos en un proceso interno de análisis de la situación, y esta publicación es parte de ello.
Espero que disfruten de esta versión acústica de POV de Ariana Grande, una canción muy espacial para mi, en un formato nuevo en mi pequeño cuarto de estudio, con mi primer bebe, mi piano.
Sin mas que agregar, les comparto esta frase que me parece muy valiosa, nutritiva y motivadora. ✨💕🎶
▶️ 3Speak
It’s no news that you are a good singer and it’s sad that your expectations are not being met but don’t forget that this is still a work in progress and there are indeed so many loop holes that need to be mended but that will still take sometime.
And like you said, it is a hassle going to meet people to vote for you so it is not easy either ways. And I believe that’s one reason why you get good upvotes too on your article which is still a good one but you might not appreciate it that much because you have seen others appreciate your music better.
You are putting yourself out there and I believe that there are so many opportunities for you and with time they will manifest. Just keep doing your best and share your music with your friends and families that are not here and I’m sure they will support you even without forcing them to because your music has a soul!
You rock girl and I say a big well done for always giving your best every single time and I’m very positive that there is more to come for you here and everywhere your music is heard so don’t give up at all because that will be when you really fail.
Giving up is never the option to take, we learn from these experiences and continue inspiring others. This is first and foremost a community than a competition. You win some, you lose some, but let's keep love and thankfulness a constance in and through it all.
That’s right, at first glance I had a thousand words to say, lol but I tried to put myself in her shoes and it reduced dramatically 😅.
Indeed giving up is never and option. I’m still here looking forward to when my entry would be worth the top ten and I’m not going to give up even though I see great talents literally every single week which is just more challenging but I’m never saying never 😁.
Your journey in the Vibes Web3 Music Competition has been inspiring, and I love how you've stayed true to your values and ethics despite the disappointing results. Your music is a testament to your hard work and talent, and it's amazing how you've connected with people from all over the world organically. Keep shining and doing what you love - that's what truly matters!
Without a doubt, she is a great singer and musician, and can inspire. Music is a gift that keeps on giving, but only if we continue to give it and be able to nurture the community in the process of that giving
I couldn't agree more! Music has the power to bring us together and uplift us, and it's up to us to keep sharing and nurturing that gift within our communities.
Yes exactly. Music can be either a weapon of mass destruction or a healing instrument across generations. That's how strongly I feel about this musical language God has gifted us
Love your consistency you inspire me❤️
Mi cantante favorita 💖 Eres lo máximo, este cover te quedó increíble 👏👏👏. Tienes un talento increíble y siempre habrá quien lo aprecie, es genuino, es real y eso no se puede ocultar. Siempre te apoyare y estaré a tu lado, se que cada grabación ya es un logro personal increíble para nosotros ya que podemos aprender mucho en el proceso pero bueno, ya llegara nuestro momento sea donde sea, en algún momento todo el esfuerzo dará sus frutos en el lugar adecuado.
Es agradable confirmar que hay personas que si conectan y aprecian lo que se realiza cuando leo los comentarios. Mereces todo lo bueno. 💖👏🤗
Talking about how the community vote affects your chances of getting on the top 6 and seeing a whole different judging system demonstrated in the week 12 is stating Total different thing because from looking at poll votes
I was among the top 6 with a total of 14votes and I wasn’t listed among the top six winners mentioned below
And the “sunsethunter” who got just a vote from the poll results came out SECOND in the finals results
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we really want to understand how the rules operate in scenarios like this❓
Does this mean that y’all create rules and go against your own rules
Everything that @melizamusic had said is very valid and truly, she spoke the minds of many💯
AND A DISRESPECT TO ONE IS A DISRESPECT TO ALL
Im sure there’s a better way to go about this❤️
Keep streading love❤️
Hey @anesi,
No we do not go against our own rules.
Last week me and marica had @sunsethunter at 1st place on our lists
and even though you were top 6 in the community voting, you might have been place 8 or 9 on both of me and marica's list from the top ten list we both had which means that since your community poll voting was 5th best percent just above @valenzam who was 6th from the community poll, it still didn't push you high enough to reach the top 6th in our lists, not even @valenzam got a placement because she was lower on our list. The Judges still have the majority of the percentage (especially when me and marica's lists are similar on certain weeks, but rest assured we are doing it as fair as possible to the best of our ability) which is why I created that transparent Vibes All Time Winner's List
My Brother @sunsethunter He is an extraordinary guitarist! An incredible instrumentalist, out of this world.
I was very happy when it got 2nd place, even though it got few votes in the poll.
Yes agreed, I can't wait to collaborate with him too, whenever our schedules line up.
Thank you so much @verbal-d my man! Really appreciate your support my bro. I've been away for a few weeks and now will be back in full swing. I'm over the moon with 2nd place, boosted me right up! Can't wait for a collab man, I will have more time now :) peace bro :)
Hey @guitarmcy thank you so much for the kind words! This is awesome to hear man, and you are an absolutely amazing player yourself! I have been away for a few weeks so haven't been able to reply. But I am over the moon for 2nd place! So happy and grateful!:) Keep rocking!:)
You deserve second place and much more, you are a wizard on the electric guitar.
Thank you so much man :)
Well you kind of argued against her by sharing that. :)
Because she cant get votes on the poll she thinks that hurts her chances which is why shes against it and wants another system.
Sunsethunter is actually a great example. Since, whats made clear every week, 2/3 of the final vote is the judges votes and 1/3 is the community vote Sunsethunter here got max votes from judges and basically nothing from the community. If we didnt have polls, Sunsethunter would be first easily that week. Because the community didnt vote him, he wasnt able to be first even with getting max votes from the judges. Wouldnt you say thats fair?
So when you say:
Its clear shes basically completely wrong about everything. 😂
The community vote isnt affecting her chances of getting to top6, she just didnt get enough judges votes as well, even though she was second twice but shes not happy with that obviously.
And if there is anything blatantly disrespectful is claiming harassment from the side of Vibes. No other Web3 project rewards as many musicians consistently every week as Vibes does. She shared this exact criticism before and was answered very nicely but for this disrespect she will be responded to in kind.
Please let me know if you understand now what I explained to you. Hope it makes sense
Wow!! Like I always say, you're an amazing singer and I love listening to your presentation ❤️.
To me you're a star,it doesn't matter if you won or not. Just keep on participating and pushing, you're a star and a good singer.
And I totally understand how you must be feeling right now,pls don't let it get to you.
nobody can control the votes, I'm sure the judges did their best too.
I loved every bit of your presentation,your voice is just too beautiful 🥹❤️
Yes we did our best, thank you for mentioning us @meyateingi and community voting plays a part as well. We do it as fair as possible.
You're welcome sir🤗.
I totally agree with you
I absolutely disagree with everything you said Lord vibes and highly disappointed about your view of this as well, EVERYTHING Melitza stated is valid, I had to bottle in how I felt about last week and that is why I had no desire to participate this week, I know Personally my performances are not top notch because I see this platform as a place to grow and improve my singing skills I have seen several amazing musicians, beautiful singers and awesome performers get sidelined because of everything she just mentioned.
Calling criticism “Dumb shit” is not what I expected from the Vibes and seeing Verbal-D agree with this goes to prove you guys did not read to understand but only to reply. So many other artists here share the same thought as Melitza and God bless her for being the one to speak up. You stated yourself how she has been topping on vibes and Hive, well the Vibes community gave the platform but her effort, consistency and performance blessed her with the engagements and growth!
Calling her ungrateful! Like come one. Lol she literally mentioned what she has gained thanks to the Vibes community.
Giving bread does not shield one from criticism.
Bless!
There is criticism that was already answered, nicely like all criticism so far has been. I invite people to share their thoughts and any criticism they might have. That was completely fine and dealt with.
Claiming that Vibes is harassing people or forcing musicians to harass people is completely out of line and will be dealt with as I see fit, which is calling it what it is. Stupid shit.
Beyond that, her comment ofc is motivated by the fact that shes not happy with the rewards she is getting and is blaming the polls for it.
Firstly TOP10 are chosen by the judges and even after that 2/3 are judges votes.
This is as fair as it can be while taking community input as well.
Its as near to perfect as it can be.
So we both put value on quality and we took the step to value the community input.
She overplayed her hand severely, due to the support Vibes provided her as she assumed she could put pressure on me after I very nicely said no to her proposal already.
Thats a very bad play. Ill do everything and anything for the Hive community, im the nicest guy you will meet, but if you try stupid shit like this, claim wer harassing people because you want more money, arent happy with trending every week, arent happy with 2 second places with 400 people competing every week because you feel that your videos deserve more... then you will get my response and this is it.
We are all adults, I don't support using curse words, and it's his opinion on the matter of what to call the situation, he didn't name call anyone, and he is frustrated and I can understand it too.
I do agree with his overall stance, and for me gratitude and humility are my key focuses here, that's what it comes down to. I read her entire complaint from top to bottom and have respectfully and cordially replied in depth and detail on any of the topics brought up here to help everyone understand what the focus should be. We are doing this as fair as possible with the amount of entries we are receiving, of course there will always be people who are disappointed and unhappy about the results and express their dislike for certain aspects, that is a given in any competition, especially a rapidly growing one from people all around the world.
Don’t stop sharing your amazing voice with the community and thank you for speaking up, you spoke the heart of many❤️