I want to thank all the talented people that have made the Open Mic contest such a joy to host. It has been a pleasure listening to everyone's music over the past year and getting to know you guys. Steemit is SO cool like that.
Join Steemit Open Mic Night Week 53 and win Steem. Just Record, Post, Win! Come play or sing a song for Steemit.
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Translation courtesy of @lizanomadsoul
Steemit Open Mic Rules
- The cutoff date for entries is Friday the 6th of October
- Only 1 entry per person per week
- Steemit Open Mic Week 53 must the beginning of the post title.
- Steemit Open Mic Week 53 must be said at the beginning of your video
- Live performances only specifically made for this contest
- openmic must be the first tag
- Add a link to your post in the comments of this contest post.
- You must upvote this post.
Entries must follow these rules to earn prizes. For a more in-depth understanding of the rules read, What Are The Rules To Enter Steemit Open Mic And Why Do We Have Rules Anyways
Prizes
- 200 Steem from @pfunk
- 100 Steem from @luzcypher
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo
It is very important to say the words "Steemit Open Mic Week 53" at the beginning of your recorded video and as the first words of your post title. Posts without that at the beginning of the title are hard to find in the feed and we may miss your post. Posts without those words spoken in the beginning of your live, recorded video do not qualify for prizes.
If your song is an original song by you it is very important you put the word "original" in the title and "originalmusic" as the second tag of your post
Here is an example of a correctly titled post.
These requirements make it easier for judges and curators to find your posts and reward you for original songs. Ignoring these requirements only hurt your chances of earning rewards.
Steemit Open Mic News
Original Music Wanted Get Your Music Heard --- by @arbitrarykitten
Steemit Song Collaboration Project Contest Post Your Entries In Comments --- by @tim-rumford
The Official Steemit Song That Inspired Steemit Open Mic --- by @luzcypher
Steemit Open Mic Week 52 See Who Played Open Mic And Vote For Your Favorite Steemian Musicians --- by @luzcypher
Steemit Artists Music Compilation Volume 2 Support Over 20 Music Artists Here On Steemit Free Downloads --- by @soundlegion
You can also post your Steemit Open Mic link to Steemit Open Mic Post Promotion channel by join us at the Steemit Local Musicians Society on Discord and get more upvotes for your entry. Here is the invite code
Steemit Open Mic Week 53
Thanks for supporting, upvoting, Resteeming and entering Steemit Open Mic, a community of music lovers for music lovers and musicians.
2 Votes = Win Win
You can help support Steemit Open Mic by making sure to vote two times.
Once on this post so the payouts for the winners will make this contest self-supporting. We're very grateful @pfunk is helping out right now, but helping this post with upvotes gives more rewards to the winners and the contest will be self-supporting.
And vote a 2nd time on the link of your favorite entry's post found in the comments below. This will help support all the musicians that entered, even if they didn't win the contest.
In fact, some entries earned very well, even though they didn't win. And that's good because musicians need to eat.
**Winners from week 52 will be announced **, Monday, October 2nd, 2017 so be sure to follow @luzcypher for updates and thanks for everyone that entered, upvoted and resteemed Steemit Open Mic.
Steemit Open Mic Process
Keeping it short and sweet, here is the flow of considerations for the Steemit Open Mic contest:-
Need to promote community participation in the spirit of Steemit Open Mic night.
So.. Steemit Open Mic submissions in comments, community voting and reblogging are encouraged.
However, we need to avoid public vote abuse and keep a certain standard for Steemit Open Mic night.
- So.. community voting as the first filter, before internal voting.
- Another problem: late submissions are usually disadvantaged as they get less attention on the contest post.
- So.. we've tried to mitigate such a problem by including unique votes of Steemit Open Mic submissions in their own blog posts.
IT IS CRUCIAL WHEN YOU RECORD YOUR VIDEO THAT YOU SAY "STEEMIT OPEN MIC WEEK 53" AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR VIDEO We're looking for real live performances for this contest. Some people have posted old videos from YouTube and it's difficult to verify that it's really them performing. In the future they will be disqualified from the contest.
If you want a chance to earn the prize, make a new video and say STEEMIT OPEN MIC Week 53 at the start of it.
You can sing acapella if you don't play an instrument or sing to a recording if you want and still enter Open Mic.
How To Enter Steemit Open Mic Night
In a well lit quiet room, use your cell phone to record your performance. See recording tips here and here
SAY THE WORDS "STEEMIT OPEN MIC WEEK 53" AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR VIDEO
Upload your performance to YouTube or other video hosting site.
Create a post on your own Steemit account pasting the URL of your uploaded video.
IMPORTANT: THE FIRST WORDS IN YOUR POST MUST READ: STEEMIT OPEN MIC WEEK 53 before any other text in the title.
For example: STEEMIT Open Mic Week 53 - Hold That Tiger by @cheetabot
You can title your post anything you want just be sure the first words say STEEMIT OPEN MIC WEEK 53.
VERY IMPORTANT: THE FIRST TAG ON YOUR POST MUST BE openmic All one word. No spaces.
- POST THE LINK TO YOUR POST IN THE COMMENTS OF THIS POST. This will increase your exposure and votes while increasing the amount of prize money AND WILL LET US KNOW YOU HAVE ENTERED
Judging, and Contest Prize
- Submit your performance in the comment / reply section by 12.00 PM UTC Time (Friday 29th SEPTEMBER 2017). Find your UTC time here.
You may only submit 1 (one) entry per week.
Performances are not judged on production value, only on performance and entertainment value.
- Steemit Open Mic judges will deliberate 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place based on the selected performances.
- Each week the prizes will be paid as follows:
- 1st place: 50% of Steem Prize.
- 2nd place: 25% of Steem Prize.
- 3rd place: 25% of Steem Prize.
ANY ADDITION PRIZES DONATED TO STEEMIT OPEN MIC WILL BE SPLIT WITH THE SAME PERCENTAGES LISTED ABOVE
300 Steem Prize
- All SBD's generated on your own post are yours to keep of course.
- You may also post your entry and comments on https://steemit.chat/channel/openmic
- or post your entries here
Images
You can use any images you want on your blog when you enter Steemit Open Mic. If you would like to help promote a common theme for the Steemit Open Mic Contest you may also use this image below.
Just copy and paste this code as the first image on your blog post.
[](https://steemit.com/@luzcypher)
How To Get More Views To Your Entry
You can help get more views to your Steemit Open Mic entry and help grow the contest by Tweeting your blog post. You can also:
- Add it to Steemit Musicians on Facebook
- Add it to Steemit Open Mic on Steemit chat
- Add it to Post Promotion in Steemit chat
- Steemit Open Mic Post Promotion on Discord
- Join and add it to these Facebook groups:
Disclaimer
Make sure performances are your performance.
The song does not have to be original, only your performance of the song.
The Steemit Open Mic judges reserve the right to forfeit submissions that are misleading.
Remember to follow these rules so we can find and reward your post.
- The cutoff date for entries is Friday the 6th of October
- Only 1 entry per person per week
- Steemit Open Mic Week 53 must the beginning of the post title.
- Steemit Open Mic Week 53 must be said at the beginning of your video
- Live performances only specifically made for this contest
- openmic must be the first tag
- Add a link to your post in the comments of this contest post.
- You must upvote this post.
- If your song is an original song then add the word "Original" somewhere in your title
For a fuller understanding of the rules read, What Are The Rules To Enter Steemit Open Mic And Why Do We Have Rules Anyways
New Music Category Communities
Music Category communities are coming together on Steemit and if you're a music lover, please show support and join in the fun. Here are a few new places to find great music.
The Official Steemit Song That Inspired Steemit Open Mic --- by @luzcypher
Steemit Open Mic Week 52 See Who Played Open Mic And Vote For Your Favorite Steemian Musicians --- by @luzcypher
@music-trail team is part of the SteemTrail project, curating good music you can find here.
Steemit Artists Music Compilation Volume 2 Support Over 20 Music Artists Here On Steemit Free Downloads --- by @soundlegion
Original Music Wanted Get Your Music Heard --- by @arbitrarykitten
Steemit Song Collaboration Project Contest Post Your Entries In Comments --- by @tim-rumford
Adsactly Rap Challenge Winners Announced Week 14 Damn This Week Was Hella Good Check The Winners --- by @rondonson
Suggestion: openmic must be the first tag to enter open mic, but adding other music-related tags (such as music, music-trail) may help your post get more attention and perhaps even get curated by those music curators.
If your song is an original song, add orginalmusic as your 2nd tag. This will help curators know it is an original song which currently pays a Steem bonus to you.
Thank you all for the participation!
Thank you for the positive support from the Steemit community and special thanks to @kevinwong for his guidance, encouragement and support and @verbal-d for writing a song that inspired the idea and @pfunk for helping and supporting Open Mic.
Please contact @luzcypher in SteemitChat for any further questions you may have and you can post your entry there too. https://steemit.chat/channel/openmic
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Translation courtesy of @lizanomadsoul
We would like to thank you all for your spirited participation in making this a big part of the Steemit music community!
Here's our entry for this week 😎😎
https://steemit.com/openmic/@steembirds/steemit-open-mic-week-53-trending-original-steemit-song
Edit: Sorry we put the wrong youtube link in when we originally posted this comment lol. Now it's the right one!
Yea rock on @SteemBirds!
Thanks @quinneaker, maybe one day we'll bust out the didgeridoo on a track!
You guys play the didg? Or you mean me busting it out while you do you thing?
I can play it a little (I know big surprise right lol) although probably not as well a you can. Who knows what the future holds tho ;)
Anything is possible!
I believe it's possible that anything is possible ;)
Another great Steemit song, Trending by the @SteemBirds. You guys rock!
Thanks Luz! We're having fun!
👏👏👏 You're sure having a good time there guys! Definitely shades of Dr Hook... well, I remember them anyway. 👍😊
haha, thanks!
miles of smiles! haha🤡
Ladles and jellyspoons, lend me your ears. I will be kind to them I promise.
https://steemit.com/openmic/@carlgnash/open-mic-week-53-back-up-original-song
Digging your artistry, from the whistling to the imaginative songwriting. I feel like you're singing about a grasshopper, but maybe something super-human too. Listened twice, because I enjoy it so much–especially the upbeat part at the end. Keep thinking you're channeling Jerry Garcia.
Thanks man! I will take grasshopper... I think I was envisioning more of a damselfly larva scenario but as I said I wanted to leave this one open to interpretation as I think the lyrics have some broad applicability to us all.
You are either the second person recently to mention the Jerry Garcia comparison, or possibly you were the first person as well... did you comment similarly on one of my previous songs? I can dig it - it is pretty high praise!
I loved your entry this week as well. Cheers - Carl
Yep, I've had the same thought about you and Jerry Garcia twice!! Definitely intended as a high compliment. Yay, happy to hear you are indeed envisioning an insect here. I have a bee song, called "Be Well Bee." Thank you, dude.
lovely song dude! your whistling is far better than mine.... I do a tiny bit in my entry this week! Great change of pace at the end as well, its like 2 songs in one! :) x
Thanks man I will have to check yours out now - I am a big fan of whistling in general :) Also, you had me at " king of the hippopotamus tree" LOL
haha. thats literally the first thing I did on Steemit and I still havn't changed it!
Nice song. You got a lot of good songs.
Thanks Luz! I have a lot of songs, if Open Mic keeps on rolling for years to come (and I hope it does!) I won't run out of originals :)
That was some fluid playing. Thanks
Oh yeah, I know the Bryan Adams song you're talking about. This one, right? Thanks for the reminder–I hadn't listened to that one in a long while. Yeah "fluid" is a great description of your playing. Really soothing, like a river swim.
Hi sir...this week i try a new collaboration. I hope u like it.
Here's another original. I hope people enjoy it. Support the other folk in this contest.
enjoyed the tune .. great job!!
Very cool. Thanks.
please check out our latest original song!
https://steemit.com/openmic/@timothympratt/steemit-open-mic-53-chin-up-buttercup-origninal-song-by-meghan
She's got a good voice.
Ah, such a pleasant tune. Gladdens my heart to hear the two of you for bringing this beautiful song into the world today. Hoping you keep it up! I'm a dad too, and I crave the day when my daughter (she's 4) sings like yours. :)
https://steemit.com/openmic/@owner99/steemit-open-mic-week-53-cintakan-membawamu-indonesian-song-cover-by-owner99-2017104t133910742z
Hi guys , this is an original song called "Meaning me "
https://steemit.com/openmic/@davidfar/steemit-open-mic-week-53-original-song-meaning-me-piano-version
Dude, I love to hear you shred like that.
Thanks man!, dont worry!, more shred is about to come! xD
Nice one! I like the extreme close-up angle of your camera, so we can see all of your handiwork.
Thanks!, yes that was the idea! :D
A new original for you this week
https://steemit.com/openmic/@lk666/open-mic-week-53-improvised-original-cut-off-simple-things
ENJOY!
First entry ever !
https://steemit.com/openmic/@leotrap/open-mic-week-53-learn-to-fly-acoustic-version-foo-fighters-and-a-promise
Proud of you. I first picked up the guitar as a 20-year-old, and agree with you: Anytime is a good time to learn something new! Good work jumping into the #openmic. Welcome to your new home. :)
Thanks you so much man! And totally agree... always is a good time and never too late!
My entry for this week:
https://steemit.com/openmic/@vachemorte/steemit-open-mic-53-vieille-chanson-d-amour-triste-traditional-song-on-original-music
Thanks for your translation. I like your starkly black-and-white videography. Seems suitable for a song of this nature. Another solid song and vid.
Hi.
My submission for openmic week 53
https://steemit.com/openmic/@atulmittal/steemit-open-mic-week-53-safar-original-song
Cheers !!!
Digging this! Your animal trills, your flowy singing, your chill vibe, your smooth guitar playing, your quality audio recording... Lots of art in this song of yours. Good Work, as always.
Thank you @cabelindsay for the appreciation. I had fun singing this one.
Cheers !!!
Thanks
Hey Luzcypher, perhaps you want to check this one out (Steemfest):
https://steemit.com/steemfest/@quinneaker/this-is-your-chance-be-a-part-of-the-most-fantastic-fest-on-planet-earth-i-am-giving-away-a-ticket-to-steemfest2
Thanks for the link. I entered. Here is a link to my post.
"Why Will Steemfest Be Better Because You Are There?" - Quinneaker's Giving Away A Ticket To Steemfest2
Then I saw this post from a friend of mine titled, Why Should Luzcypher Win Quinneaker Ticket Giveaway To Steemfest2 Contest --- by @anomadsoul
Fingers crossed.
Here is my entry for this week ;)
First upload so far
Enjoy
https://steemit.com/openmic/@sublimenonsense/steemit-open-mic-week-53-read-me-original
https://steemit.com/openmic/@senzenfrenz/steemit-open-mic-week-53-bach-j-s-fugue-f-minor-wtc-1-no-xiv-bwv-859-played-by-senzenfrenz
One More Light - Linkin Park (Piano Cover).
A tribute from me this week.
https://steemit.com/openmic/@calum/steemit-open-mic-week-53-one-more-light-by-linkin-park-piano-cover
This is great! Outside of your conversation about the guidelines, please do show more of your hands on the keys. As a piano player, it is one the greatest parts of a performance to watch the play across the board. It adds to the experience and, only in my opinion, doubles the appreciation of the piece. Definitely heading to your page to resteem and upvote. I'll be looking for more of your entries in the future. Thanks for this.
Thank you very much. I do also have a U2 piano cover on my Steemit page and also a big 10-minute Guns N' Roses cover on my YouTube page. Currently working on Bon Jovi. Hope to see you around!
"November Rain," was always a great one to jam out on the keyboard. I will check them out. heading to your youtube page now. Thank you. I'll keep checking in to listen and to watch.
DJ
Sounds great. Can't see you playing though.
Is that a rule?
It is a rule to know it is you actually playing the song live. Your face does not have to be in it but we need to verify it is you playing live.
https://steemit.com/openmic/@luzcypher/what-are-the-rules-to-enter-steemit-open-mic-and-why-do-we-have-rules-anyways
The way this video looks it could just be a recording of a song over a video of a piano. No way to know for sure if you are playing the song.
It will still be upvoted and included in this week's contest but not be qualified for prizes.
If my face doesn't have to be in it then how can you confirm that it is me playing live? My right hand visibly hits the keys in the right time and place according to the audio. Anyway it doesn't matter, I wouldn't win a prize anyway so it won't make a difference. It just seems a shame, I put effort into that.
Don't sweat it. Just show more of your hands next time so there is no doubt.
I'm flattered anybody thinks it's good enough that I would have faked it. lol
Try at Rafi Coffe With My Friends
Don't Be Shy to try it
Thanks to @luzcypher @pfunk
Sisep link postingan lage orang²
Our steemit collaboration with @melavie ...it was a lot of fun and hard work not to laugh :) but we managed...
https://steemit.com/openmic/@melavie/steemit-open-mic-week-53-simply-falling-cover-chaifm-and-melavie
Great work, ladies. I like your percussive guitar playing and your pretty voices. Lots of talent here. Looking forward to more from you two. Oh, and I'm laughing now, thinking about how hard it is not to laugh during an ultra-serious moment such as this. Imagining you laughing and re-recording. :)
https://steemit.com/openmic/@addiesworld/steemit-open-mic-week-53-stay-with-me-sam-smith HERE is my ENTRY for the week.... A little late! Hope you enjoy my version of this song:)
☮️Here is my entry:☮️
https://steemit.com/openmic/@loic.ronsse/steemit-open-mic-week-53-or-despair-by-takanashi-yasuharu
Go go go! Loic <3
You have improoved your guitar playing! Congratulations!
This is our little brother!! <3
Hi! Feel free to check my entry here :) https://steemit.com/openmic/@ojamajo/steemit-open-mic-week-52-80-veces-cover-rozalen
Thank you.
Here's my entry
https://steemit.com/openmic/@oliverwaterman/steemit-open-mic-week-53-when-you-wish-upon-a-star-arr-by-bill-tyers
Well played.
Beautiful playing. Song is so nice. This is the quintessential Disney song, to me. My family and I enjoy listening to tunes like this one when we're on long road trips. Long live Jiminy Cricket! And I like the way you're improvising with this, and making it your own.
Here's one for the moon:
https://steemit.com/openmic/@cabelindsay/steemit-open-mic-week-53-the-message-of-the-moon-original
So beautiful. Touching, really. Brings me back to the song, "Sing To The Moon," by Laura Mvula.
I saw her in concert once. Took my breath away. Thinking my favorite goes "Father Father let me love you..." That's the one resonating in my mind right now.
Here's my open mic entry :)
https://dtube.video/#!/v/lucybanks/8ou7dnq8
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Do we have to sing in English or any other language [Hindi} will work? @luzcypher
Any language you want.
Week 53, here ya go! Another original to add..
https://steemit.com/openmic/@kjablonski/steemit-openmic-week-53-original-song-she-said
Good to hear hip-hop on here. Appreciate the variety you're bringing here to the #openmic.
thanks bro, someone had to do it!
Thanks
Lovely 😍 I'm in for this 👍 #Dope
Awesome! Another exciting week on Steem ahead! Full Steem Ahead!
great work i think im gonna do this :D
Do it! :-)
do it
DOOO IIIIIIT! :D
@lucypher and @pfunk, you both done a great job for the development of steemit. congratulations to you for arranging successful "open mic singing contest" much impressive work you have, i appreciated you and will try to participate in next contest.
UPVOTE.
do it
Hello! With regards for you and your team! https://steemit.com/openmic/@digitalopus/steemit-openmic-week-53-steemit-te-tiene-loco-steemit-have-you-too-crazy-original-song-2017101t15050461z
Very nice song. Thank you.
I decided to do something different this week.
At least for me.
I'm torn.
I think I sound better than I look singing this song.
On the other hand it may be more entertaining to watch me sing a three minute song without a chance to take a breath. 😃
So here is my entry for openmic 53, the song "You Can't Hurry Love.
Thanks for listening.
Tom
https://steemit.com/openmic/@tombalistreri/steemit-openmic-week-53-you-can-t-hurry-love-cover-performed-by-tombalistreri
Sounded good to me.
Thank you!
Brings a smile to my ears. Happy to hear this cover song here. :)
Thank you!
I appreciate your comment.
:)
)) nice songs
My Entry: Cheers!
https://steemit.com/openmic/@tfeldman/open-mic-week-53-to-be-without-you
Still trips me up when people mention "Ryan Adams," because my brain immediately goes to "Bryan Adams," unfortunately. Ryan deserves his own distinct name, I'd say. What a great songwriter he is, and I appreciate you for covering this nice new one of his–I hadn't heard it before. Found this vid that feels like a good fit for the #openmic here.
Very cool. Thanks
Your post was considered original and quality, this is good for Steemit! Steemit Community Quality Support is happy to upvote and support your work, keep it up!
Thank you so much. The music community on Steemit is growing and Steemit Open Mic is where a lot of us hang out.
Great contest sir. Always a joy to be here.
Good song, yeah, and you play it nicely. I always admired this song. And now my kids love it too, because it appears in the animated movie, Trolls. Have you seen that one? I think the new recording is voiced by Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick.
Hi sir...i cant remember when i watch the tv. All i do was work, guitar and mingle with my colleagues. Hardly had time for tv or movies. But thanks for dropping by.
Thank you for being part of Open Mic
Here is my entry for this week:
https://steemit.com/openmic/@drewley/steemit-open-mic-week-53-improvisation-in-c-original-piano-piece
Nice.
Here is my entry for this week! Thanks for watching. ❤️
https://steemit.com/openmic/@coruscate/steemit-open-mic-week-53-run-by-snow-patrol-cover
Beautiful voice.
Thank you. Please remember to Say the words "Steemit Open Mic Week 53" at the beginning of your video.
Here is my entry for Week 53:
https://steemit.com/openmic/@kenweiner/steemit-open-mic-week-53-there-will-never-be-another-you
That was fun Thanks
Its that time again!
Excited for another week of the best contest on Steemit!
Up voted and will get my entry in tomorrow!
SteemOn!
Cool. Look forward to hearing more from you.
Back to basics for week #53 - hope you like it...
https://steemit.com/original/@passion-ground/open-mic-3-full-circle-original
Soul, bro, soul. Thanks
That's what it's all about, man... The heart, the soul, and the truth... There ain't nothin' else that can beat the purity of our collective existence! Thank you ever so much @luzcypher for providing a means by which the many can connect with few to make this journey that much more enjoyable! Peace, Brotha!
Here's my entry: https://steemit.com/openmic/@paulhallman/steemit-open-mic-week-53-entry-paulhallman-just-like-a-woman
Really impressive to continue the legacy of a song like this one from Dylan, and sing it from memory. Nice one, dude.
No hurricanes this time. Whew,
I'm in Colorado now. Just in time for winter.
Here is my entry!!!
https://steemit.com/openmic/@iamhbros/steemit-open-mic-week-53-either-way-by-chris-stapleton-cover
Thanks
Whoa, you hit those high notes nicely. Good work. Yeah, your audio recording quality is superb. Solid performance throughout. I haven't heard this song before, and I think it's the first time I've seen Chris Stapleton's name. So all of this is new to me, and I'm really feeling the beauty in it.
Thank you, here's my submission
https://steemit.com/openmic/@vanessaondine/open-mic-week-53-the-phantom-of-the-opera-cover
Thank you for entering.
This is my first contribution . Hope you like it!
https://steemit.com/dtube/@joetravels/zhef3kyb
Welcome to Steemit Open Mic.
Such a good idea to put Rudyard Kipling poetry into a song. I have the poem, If, right here in front of me.
Glad you like it!