Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 83. Community support for Open Mic has been tremendous and is one of many projects bringing the music community together on Steemit.
We had 291 entries this week of which 270 are valid and included in these weekly posts! Awesome guys!
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How To Support Musicians On Steemit And Earn Curation Rewards By Following The Open Mic Trail --- by @luzcypher
Open Mic Winners From Week 83
Steemit Open Mic Rules
- The cutoff date for entries is Friday 12 UTC TIME
- Only 1 entry per person per week
- "Steemit Open Mic Week 83" must the beginning of the post title.
- "Steemit Open Mic Week 83" must be said at the beginning of your video and your username.
- Live performances only specifically made for this contest
- openmic must be the first tag
- Add a link to your post in the comments of the contest post.
- You must upvote this post.
- If your song is an original song then add the word "Original" somewhere in your title
- You can use DTube but include an embedded YouTube or Vimeo video too.
Entries must follow these rules to earn prizes.
Thank you SO much @ausbitbank for creating the @openmic account and helping to get it funded with 20,000 Steem Power in under 24-hours! Awesome accomplishment that really helps us reward people who enter Open Mic.
A big shout out to @pfunk for sponsoring Steemit Open Mic.
Vote For Pfunk For Witness And Keep Steemit Open Mic Growing Strong We Need Your Help Now --- by @luzcypher
Big shout out to @luckstokes who delegated 5,000 SP to the @openmic account! Thanks for your support.
Calling All Open Mic People Check This Out --- by @passion-ground
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 entering the contest please read What Are The Rules To Enter Steemit Open Mic And Why Do We Have Rules Anyways
The coolest thing about Open Mic is it brings the Steemit community together and that is the whole point of this project.
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. Thanks @jessamynorchard!
You can also meet up with us 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.
Steemit Open Mic Judges
@soundlegion, @krystle, @verbal-d, @passion-ground, and @meno
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
Looking For Developers To Help Build A Dedicated Open Mic Website Built On The Steem Blockchain --- by @luzcypher
Official Open Mic Or Passion Ground S Top 5 Entries For Week 83 --- by @passion-ground
Open Mic Week 83 Meno Top 5 Picks And Honorable Mentions --- by @meno
Openmic Week 83 Soundlegion Official Judges Picks --- by @soundlegion
Steemit S Official Open Mic Judge Verbal D S Top 5 Entries For Week 83 Original Blog --- by @verbal-d
Open Mic Week 83 My Top 5 Judges Selection --- by @krystle
Isaria's Weekly Music Curation Minnow Support Project Community Curation Check Out These 5 Amazing Musicians From Steemit Open Mic --- by @isaria
Special thanks to @soundlegion, @krystle, @verbal-d, @passion-ground, and @meno for help judging the contest this week. Great job guys.
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.
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Winners from Steemit Open Mic Week 83
It is so hard picking winners every week even with 5 judges.
Honorable mentions this week in no particular order are: @yulita, @chrisgoans, @drewsmusic, @darrenclaxton, @abelfernandez, @klynic, @adreini, @moccamonica, @steembirds, @gentle.ben, @paintingangels, @operahoser, @lillywilton, @lucybanks, @kayclarity, @orrslaw, @alcoholisedbsoul, @vladoramirez, @funkmedia, @dominiqueguitars, @samidbarid, @joseacabrerav, @danielsandoval, @itslobianco, and many more. We Love You All!
and the winners are...
1st Place
Steemit Open Mic Week 83 Flame An Original Song About The Contradictions Of Love Photo Shoot --- by @yidneth
Would love to hear your music in some cinematic scores. Your angelic and ethereal voice is matched by few, and you truly have the gift to story tell and create poetic pockets of melodic mystery and awe. The entire song has a wondrous feel and ambience to it, majestically tuned for another realm. The verses are well woven together as spider gossamer and the catchy, flowing chorus sticks to the brain just as web efficiently does. Your ebb and flow style between reality and dream state is encompassing an entire musical experience that envelops us listeners in a lingering reflection. Everything about this entry is elegant as it is subtlety refined to deliver the message of the complexities and intricacies of love. Thank you for sharing your original other-worldly gem, this entire creation is definitely euphonic. Looking forward to what you perform next. - @verbal-d
Mesmerizing performance! Melted my heart and and gave me chill bumps listening to your voice. - @luzcypher
It is truly amazing what Priscilla is able to produce here in one take, with just her piano! “Flame” is a magically enchantingly poetic song about the many contradictions of love, which has been lovingly resurrected from a time long ago when she first penned it. Well, thank goodness Priscilla decided to dust this one off. She revisits this composition with such a haunting heartfelt tenderness; it quickly becomes apparent that its rebirth is a beautiful gift to us all. Thank you, Priscilla! - @passion-ground
I don't remember exactly when I stopped believing in magic. I suspect I must have been a teenager, somehow someway I would always figure out all the tricks and thus the illusion was broken for ever. That is until a fairy found this platform, started not only to share her beautiful soul with us, but her amazing magical voice.* - @meno
Every time I hear your music it just takes me on magical journeys I never want to end, you have impeccable talents lovely - your playing is divine and your vocals are perfection, so what more can I ask for? - @krystle
2nd Place
Steemit OpenMic Week 83 - Break Out The Crazy - Pause Rewind (Original Song) --- by @breakoutthecrazy
The quality of all your entries is just amazing. Point blank period, I feel like I am at a highly professional live performance concert and you two deserve all the praise and acknowledgements for your hard work, perseverance and display of utterly passionate craft. Your song is a serious testament to love and romance and your melodies and harmonies are impeccably smooth and riveting with soul. I really enjoyed the structuring of you both singing the verses and choruses individually like a dialogue that takes place between two concerned and caring lovers and then you intertwine towards the latter half of the song in sync chemistry. You are consistently impressive each week you join and inspire many of us with your gifts of music. Thank you for another original gem, I, for one, am awaiting your EP and wish you nothing but more success and the best. Looking forward to your next entry. - @verbal-d
What I'm about to say is going to make absolutely no sense to anyone else but me. This song makes me so angry, so angry I want to throw my computer out the window. Its so beautiful, its so catchy, the lyrics are so brilliant I can't believe I'm lucky enough to be listening to this for the tenth time (as I'm writing this). This song ladies and gents, this is up there with the tunes that transcend generations. OMG... I'm so angry.... I'm so inspired.
If you have not heard it, you are robbing yourself from the opportunity to surrender to emotions... click it, click it now... don't wait, put the phone on silence.... - @meno
This song lives up to its name because I kept hitting the rewind on this track over and over again. You really know how to craft a song and deliver it. Awesome guys! - @luzcypher
3rd Place
Steemit Open Mic Week 83 - Jaume Pradas - Durmiéndome --- by @paulobassman
As out-of-this-world talented as @pedromrmourato and @paulobassman are along with their never-ending cohort of phenomenal artists, one of the most beautiful things about all of them is that each of them seems truly down-to-earth and authentically grounded! This week, they called upon a friend of theirs, Juame Pradas, to join them in yet another impassioned display of musical brilliance and artistry. This trio’s performance of “Durmiendome” is infectious, full, tight, moving, and simply amazing for a three-piece acoustic act! - @passion-ground
*The creative powerhouse from the land of the Lusitans is not ready to slow down, not in the slightest and for this week's entry they have recruited an exquisitely talented singer/percussionist from the land to the west. I absolutely loved the performance guys, the groove was right in the pocket where it belongs and the vocals shined with ease. - @meno
Fantastic performance guys! Keep bringing your friends here. Every one of them have been so talented. Love it! - @luzcypher
Without fail, you extremely talented guys, @paulbassman, @pedromrmourato and Jaume Pradas present another snappy and appealing tune that picks up the pace from the very first resounding beat and guitar strum. Jaume Pradas' skilled melodies, percussionist-styled vocals and memorable chorus sections was just the right amount of style, even with those jazz/soul run insertions, it all came together so smoothly. The transitions were exquisitely executed, especially that minor breakdown in tempo from 3:03 to 3:37. You had a lot of energy to give and this new approach was unexpected and refreshing. You show us how to captivate a crowd and keep the engagement at a high level as professional artists, and every entry you give us is such a musical treat and raises the bar each time. Thanks again for all that you do to bring these gems to our ears, looking forward to the next one. - @verbal-d
4th Place
Steemit OpenMic Week 83 🎼//Enya - May it be//🔥 LOTR soundtrack cover --- by @silentscreamer
I may be a tiny biased with this choice since I love this song already quite enough. To my defense I will say that @silentscreamer not only performed it to a degree that can warm even a vampire's heart, but the violin playing had so much emotion that It spoke just as loud as her gorgeous vocals. - @meno
Wow! Great performance! You really made me feel this one and looked good doing it! Love everything you have brought to the community so far and look forward to hearing what you do next. - @luzcypher
You chose one hell of a song this week and you totally did it justice lovely, what an amazing rendition of this complex and textured song - your vocals were just spot on and captured the intensity desired perfectly.
When you bring in the violin I just fell for this performance, the combination of singing stunningly and playing a violin beautifully just blew me away. - @krystle
5th Place
Steemit Open Mic Week 83 Staying Alive Bee Gees Version Openmic By Luzcypher And Pfunk --- by @andreabortone
*What an absolutely brilliant performance from all of you, seriously I just couldn't stop my head bopping along as you guys smashed it out!
You all did such a sublime job it was thoroughly enjoyable to watch and hear, you made the music fill the sound so completely there was never a dull moment - the combination of instruments was utter perfection and bought everything together with sublime precision.* - @krystle
You guys were completely entertaining on this performance. Great song and not easy to pull off but you did it! So much fun you did this as a family too. Love it! - @luzcyher
Here's a screenshot of the prizes transferred to the winners this week.
Congratulation Everyone And Thanks For Playing Steemit Open Mic
Official Open Mic Or Passion Ground S Top 5 Entries For Week 83 --- by @passion-ground
Open Mic Week 83 Meno Top 5 Picks And Honorable Mentions --- by @meno
Openmic Week 83 Soundlegion Official Judges Picks --- by @soundlegion
Steemit's Official Open Mic Judge Verbal D S Top 5 Entries For Week 83 Original Blog --- by @verbal-d
Open Mic Week 83 My Top 5 Judges Selection --- by @krystle
Steemit Open Mic Is About Building A Community Of Musicians On Steemit, Not About Winning --- by @luzcypher
Congratulations guys! Thanks again to everyone that entered. Thank you @pfunk for sponsoring Open Mic with 200 Steem donation for each week! Very generous of you.
Vote And Enter Open Mic Week 84 by Following This Link
Steemit Open Mic Week 84 Record Your Performance And Win Steem Sponsored By Pfunk And Luzcypher --- by @luzcypher
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Really impressive performance from winners... It amaze me how high the quality standards have been raising every week... Exciting!
It keeps getting better, right? I'm glad you're still rocking it.
I think this marks my first honorable mention - I shall celebrate with scotch and soda! I was going to drink anyway, but now I'm calling it an occasion ;)
Cheers mate!
you made my top 5 picks list! loved your piece my friend great fun of a song
A toast to @soundlegion!
Thank you so much for the honour once more... Also for all the wonderful reviews and feedback. And to every listener who stopped by to do it. There is lots of talent in the contest, so it's so encouraging. Also to all the judges and for the wonderful reviews and comments. Feedback is a gift itself to us performers... when we reach, every word, thanks.
Congratulations to all the winners, to all the honourable mentions, and too all the contestants for the courage to share your dream with this community of musicians. Follow your dreams, always! Have fun!
Congratulations @yidneth!
Well i made it. :D
It took a lot of weeks but im back. Cant thank everyone that voted for me enough.
But its not just the votes. The feedback you guys give just gives you chills. Im really not used to it yet, usually theyll say, "the orchestra was good, it was bad, it was mediocre" but reading what you guys write about the artist individually is a whole other thing.
So thank you again and see you next week... Or this one... How do we count this again? haha.. :D
Congratulations!! you sang beautifully and I am still getting over the emotions with the violin.
Thank you Yid. Well a congratz to you is in order as well. :D
Congratulations @silentscreamer! I love all of your performances each time you play. Open Mic is more about building a community of musicians than it is about winning, but congrats anyway. Look forward to hearing more.
Fully understand that ;). No worries.
Maybe i have a bit more accented competitive side then some to my detriment :D, but thats just one of the things that propels me forward every week, making me want to do more, sing better, play better, put more work into my videos. Really anything i do.
Im fully on-board with the initiative and support it completely. Its just who i am.
Hope that wont be seen as selfishness or in a negative light since i really do want the best for everyone and the platform as a whole, towards which i try and put in as much as i can.
Anyways, thx for the congratz.
When I joined open mic, I wanted to win every single time lol and I entered a ridiculous 42 weeks consecutively or something like that from the beginning. The competitiveness is a healthy aspect of our music community. But our previous selves are our competitors and not truly anyone else. I can't wait to outdo my newest performance with a new one. Keep up the great music @silentscreamer
Well, to each his own. 😀
And yes, we do compete with our old selves, but openmic is a competition and we do compete with each other. I know thats maybe controversial but its really the truth.
When i made my last cover i competed with Elton John of all people... Competition isnt bad as long as you respect your opposition.
When ever i make anything i want to win. I want to hit trending, i want to win first prize and i want that for everyone else when i think they made something great. I mean i gave out at least 30 curies in my time as curator and i was as proud with them getting it as i am when i get rewarded.
I just cant, its really not in my blood to say i dont want to win, that im just in it for the good time.
Congrats @silentscreamer. You completely deserve it. Your violin sound is stunning, as I told you before. I come from Esatern Europe and I can tell it's "our" sound, no violin or other string instrument can sound like this in another part of the world. It's like the "flamenco sound" of guitare, only in Spain you can hear that.
As for the competition thing I understand you, I come from the same educational system in Eastern Europe as you and I am professional musician, I now what "fight" is. This is very different when you pay the bills and you put food on the table working as a musician. But here it's about human connection and sharing and I am glad I found you. Congrats and all the best !
Honored! Thrilled! Ecstatic! Thank you all for taking notice of our work and appreciating it. We cannot stop singing the praises of not only the steemit network but also the great people on here @luzcypher @pfunk @krystle @verbal-d @meno @soundlegion @passion-ground @ausbitbank @curie @luckstokes @Isaria for making us feel at home here and for supporting @openmic! Thank you!
You guys really have some well-crafted songs. Congratulations @breakoutthecrazy!
It is great to feel that people understand you, and it is good to know that we can inspire other with what we do and it is better when you receive the same good vibes back, as a gift. I feel so honored for being here. i'm just speechless!! Thanks!!!
I really enjoyed your performance this week @andreabortone. Congratulation!
So proud of my girl @yidneth for killing it this week, yet again. I love every single entry mentioned. Thank you @luzcypher for the honorable mention, that was so very kind of you. :) Much love ❤️
Serena, I loved your entry too, but allow me to say this to you again. you're the sweetest.
@luzcypher this is an amazing feeling, it's a great honour to be a part of the judges' selection and having people listening to our music worldwide.
It makes everything
The contest is getting better every week and the winners are fair winners. Congratulations to all the contestants and to the amazing work being done by @luzcypher, @pfunk, @krystle, @verbal-d, @meno @soundlegion, @passion-ground, you guys and gals Rock ;)
One love and all the best for the Open Mic family!!!!
this is the second time i missed in my judging a performance from your lot! for that I apologize and would like to say again if I had caught this in my rounds would have had you in my tops picks as well.. very great piece and deserved placing... much love I will be on extra look out, since universe seems to not like me seeing your performances lol ;) with love and respects
@soundlegion dont worry about that 😁 I am just glad you liked the song and that is what really maters!!!
With more then 200 entries i cant imagine how dificult it can be to do that job. All the best for you and one love.
Next week i will have another song for the @openmic family 😉
Congratulations to all the winners.
¡Que clase de nivel podemos encontrar por acá y definitivamente sabia que @andreabortone estaria en este top!
Gracias por hacer un trabajo excelente muchachos, son los mejores.
Me encantó tu entrada y en familia fue aún más dulce. Enhorabuena
I so agree with your first place. She has a sort of power to bring one to another world with her music. It was really nice listening to her entry.
Thank you so much for the kind words. Brightest blessings!
<3
Upvote my post https://steemit.com/openmic/@steemword/contest-steemit-open-mic-week-84-original-song-steemword-47e53f5b3b26a
This is not the post to add your entry to. This is
I'm happy to tell you that I've chosen you for automatic upvotes as part of my new initiative "Jon Magnusson's favourite Steemians support".
This because I personally has reviewed your content and found it to be something I want to support and encourage and/or the work you do for the Steemit community.
If you believe that someone deserves my attention, please leave a comment with a link to some of their work.
Thanks for the kind words and the upvote. Much appreciated.
Nice production and good rythm section. 3rd place.
Muy bien merecido lo tienen los ganadores de éste gran concurso. Felicidades a todos 👏👏👏. Gracias por el apoyo @luzcypher y por la mención que nos diste. Saludos.
Felicidades a los ganadores, excelentes participaciones.
Congrats to the winner @yidneth and second place @breakoutthecrazy, I had a complete crash on those artists. I really loved the other selected performances too.
As for me (me, me , me :-))) it was my first time I participated. I must say I was a bit sad to not be even mentioned by anyone of the judges. It feels strange to be in the tranding page with many upvotes, and be ignored at the same time. But... I won a very positive experience also !
I had the support of @curie (so, I suppose I offered some good quality), I connected with really nice people and I thank @openmic to offer this platform for all musicians here. Bravo to the winners and congrats to all musicians who stay in front of the camera and simply play and sing ! It's not always easy :-)
Wowsers! What an incredible top 5!! 3 Helpienauts in the top 5!
COngrats to all that entered!
Brilliance shining through yet again!And everyone here that shares their hearts through music here is a winner in my books!
Blessings to all the entrants.