Steemit Open Mic is an online, live music venue to give musicians a chance to share their music with the Steemit community and get their music heard. It is growing larger every week thanks to all of you.
I want to thank all the talented people that have made the Open Mic contest such a joy to host. It is a pleasure listening to everyone's music and getting to know you guys. Steemit is SO cool like that.
@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
Let's Keep @pfunk In The Top 20 Witnesses By Voting For Him As A Steemit Witness
@pfunk has slipped to the #21 position and needs your support to keep funding Open Mic. 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
NOTE TO SCAMMERS: I have closed most of the holes scammers have found to cheat the contest except for one. Now people are stealing valid entries from the current week and entering it as their own thinking that because the person in the video says the words Steemit Open Mic Week (current week number) that I will not notice it was already entered. This is the worst form of cheating possible and I have started flagging those caught doing this.
From now on, anyone entering Open Mic must say Steemit Open Mic Week Number (current week number) and their username to have a valid entry. This is to stop scammers from stealing your video and entering it as their own.
How To Support Musicians On Steemit And Earn Curation Rewards By Following The Open Mic Trail --- by @luzcypher
Songwriter Shop Talk With Our Very Special Guest Luzcypher --- by @meno
Steemit Open Mic Is About Building A Community Of Musicians On Steemit Not About Winning --- by @luzcypher
What Are The Rules To Enter Steemit Open Mic And Why Do We Have Rules Anyways
Join Steemit Open Mic Night Week 85 and win Steem. Just Record, Post, Win! Come play or sing a song for Steemit.
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Steemit Open Mic Rules
From now on, anyone entering Open Mic must say Steemit Open Mic Week Number (current week number) and their username to have a valid entry. This is to stop scammers from stealing your video and entering it as their own.
- The cutoff date for entries is Friday the 18th
of May 2018 - Each week the contest starts on Sunday and ends on Friday. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER BEFORE SUNDAY the 13th
- Only 1 entry per person per week
- Steemit Open Mic Week 85 must the beginning of the post title.
- Steemit Open Mic Week 85 and your username must be said at the beginning of your video
- Live musical performances only specifically made for this contest. A musical instrument must be played in your performance.
- openmic must be the first tag
- Add a link to your post in the comments of this contest post.
- You must upvote this post
- Even if you use DTube a YouTube or Video embedded link must be added to your post too
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 85" AND YOUR USERNAME at the beginning of your recorded video. Posts without those words spoken in the beginning of your live, recorded video do not qualify for prizes.
From now on, anyone entering Open Mic must say Steemit Open Mic Week Number (current week number) and their username to have a valid entry. This is to stop scammers from stealing your video and entering it as their own.
Here is an example of a correctly titled post.
These requirements make it easier for judges and curators to find your posts and upvote it. Ignoring these requirements only hurt your chances of earning rewards.
Steemit Open Mic News
Songwriter Shop Talk With Our Very Special Guest Luzcypher --- by @meno
Steemit Open Mic Is Growing And Expanding And A Call For A Dedicated Open Mic Website --- by @luzcypher
Behind The Scenes Look At The Steemit Open Mic Selection Process How We Pick The Top 5 Entries
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 85
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 84 will be announced **, Monday, May 14th, 2018 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 85" AND YOUR USERNAME AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR VIDEO
We're looking for real live musical performances for this contest. Some people have posted old videos from YouTube and it's difficult to verify that it's really them performing. 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 85 at the start of it.
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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 85" AND YOUR USERNAME 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 85 before any other text in the title.
For example: STEEMIT Open Mic Week 85- Hold That Tiger by @cheetabot*
You can title your post anything you want just be sure the first words say STEEMIT OPEN MIC WEEK 85.
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 18th MAY 2018). Find your UTC time here.
DO NOT ENTER AFTER 12.00 PM UTC Time (Friday 18th MAY 2018) YOUR VIDEO WILL NOT BE UPVOTED AFTER THAT TIME
You may only submit 1 (one) entry per week.
From now on, anyone entering Open Mic must say Steemit Open Mic Week Number (current week number) and their username to have a valid entry. This is to stop scammers from stealing your video and entering it as their own.
Performances are not judged on production value, only on performance and entertainment value.
- Steemit Open Mic judges will deliberate 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place based on the selected performances.
- Each week the prizes will be paid as follows:
- 1st place: 120 Steem
- 2nd place: 60 Steem
- 3rd place: 40 Steem
- 4th place: 40 Steem
- 5th place: 40 Steem
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.
<center>https://i.imgsafe.org/87/873142be38.png</center>
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.
From now on, anyone entering Open Mic must say Steemit Open Mic Week Number (current week number) and their username to have a valid entry. This is to stop scammers from stealing your video and entering it as their own.
The cutoff date for entries is Friday the 18TH of May
Each week the contest starts on Sunday and ends on Friday. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER BEFORE SUNDAY OR AFTER FRIDAY 12 UTC TIME
Only 1 entry per person per week
Steemit Open Mic Week 85 must the beginning of the post title.
Steemit Open Mic Week 85 and your username 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.
- Even if you use DTube a YouTube or Video embedded link must be added to your post too.
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.
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
- Steemit Open Mic Is Growing And Expanding And A Call For A Dedicated Open Mic Website --- by @luzcypher
- Behind The Scenes Look At The Steemit Open Mic Selection Process How We Pick The Top 3 Entries --- by @luzcypher
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!
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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Traduction gracieuseté de @roxane
We would like to thank you all for your spirited participation in making this a big part of the Steemit music community!
Here is my entry for the week friends
https://steemit.com/openmic/@mcmusic/steemit-openmic-contest-week-85-you-are-the-reason-original
Hey @luzcypher and all the openmicsters!
I have another entry for you all!
https://steemit.com/openmic/@lucybanks/steemit-open-mic-week-85-crystallised-cover
Nice vocals by the way, loving the harmonies doubled up as well, maybe a little Collab perhaps ??
Hi everyone! This is my open mic entry! I hope you like it and sorry for the delay https://steemit.com/openmic/@rafapercussion/steemit-open-mic-week-85-de-repente-aguacero-original-cover-rafapercussion-ft-luis-emilio-martinez
You've put that on my post...
You might want to send it as your own entry
Here is my entry for this week, thanks again:
https://steemit.com/openmic/@drewley/steemit-open-mic-week-85-castle-by-the-sea-original-piano-piece
Makes me think I'm on that highway in lovely American deserted roads with a bud in me hand and not a care in the world : ) nice entry
Here's mine 4 the week
https://steemit.com/openmic/@lk666/steemit-open-mic-week-85-original-song-his-funeral
Enjoy \m/
Here is my entry for this week!! SO PUMPED about this one!!❤️ https://steemit.com/openmic/@addiesworld/steemit-openmic-week-85-journey-don-t-stop-believing-cover
Too many Cools.....
https://steemit.com/openmic/@gibber/steemit-open-mic-wk85-wonderwall-oasis-cover-by-gibber
Nice Oasis Gibber WTG!
Hi @luzcypher here is our entry for Steemit #openmic week 85. Thanks for this opportunity to share music. This week I was joined by a friend, @griptight who's only recently signed up to Steemit.
https://steemit.com/openmic/@builtinfire/steemit-openmic-week-85-original-song-tell-me-i-m-wrong-featuring-griptight
Hi everyone!!
Here is my entry for week 85. I’m going a little country and covered Boondocks by Big Little Town. I hope you enjoy it!!
Hello. Here my entry.
https://busy.org/@lynnm/steemit-open-mic-semana-85-pulgarcito-cover-joropo
Gran trabajo amigos... muy bueno de verdad, saludos desde Villa de Cura.
Gracias amigo saludos
Maravillosos los dos...Bravo por interpretar nuestra música de forma magistral, gracias reciban un saludo cariñoso y continúen con su labor. Excelente.
Gracias profe
Thanks @luzcypher and @pfunk for another opportunity. Here is my entry:
https://steemit.com/openmic/@phait/steemit-openmic-week-85-original-song-my-satisfaction
Thank you @luzcypher and @pfunk for doing this every week. This week I am entering a new original song called 'The Lemon Tree'. I hope you like it. 😎
https://steemit.com/openmic/@acousticsteveo/x8i5cejk
This is my entry, I hope you like it.
https://steemit.com/openmic/@adreini/steemit-open-mic-week-85-felicity
I Like !Good Luck¡ I voted you
Thanks c:
You're so good in playing fingerstyle.May i know what's the title of the song @adreini?
This is my entry for Openmic week 85. Have a great week everybody.
https://steemit.com/openmic/@samidbarid/steemit-openmic-week-85-sami-d-barid-i-want-to-return-home-original-piano-song
Week 85 - The Future Proves the Past
https://steemit.com/openmic/@wethepatsies/steemit-openmic-week-85-original-song-scene-of-the-crime-by-we-the-patsies
Third time lucky!!
https://steemit.com/openmic/@normamanly/steemit-open-mic-week-85-dusty-springfield-cover-spooky
Good afternoon dear community of musicians of the great family @openmic, we are in the week 85 and this time I introduce myself with a theme of the Venezuelan singer Reynaldo Armas. Accompaniment of the instrument (four) of the theme "The petals" a beautiful passage of our folcklórica music.
https://steemit.com/openmic/@gaborockstar/steemit-open-mic-semana-85-los-petalos-cover-musica-de-venezuela-por-gaborockstar
https://steemit.com/openmic/@fael/steemit-openmic-week-85-mambembe-chico-buarque-by-fael
hello everyone, this is my entry this week, is an original song about people letting an awful government happens
https://steemit.com/openmic/@luismarcanoxd/open-mic-week-85-pena-al-manso-pueblo-original
Hola @Luzcipher y @Pfunk nuevamente agradecido por participar en este concurso, les dejo esta bella canción napolitana "O Sole mio" de Eduardo di Capua en su versión de Violoncello y Piano.
The music is so wonderful!:)I love it so much.
Hi, here is my entry for the steemit openmic week 85. Please upvote and follow.
https://steemit.com/openmic/@joshuacraft/steemit-openmic-week-85-maiden-voyage-by-herbie-hancock
Groovy jam guys! Slightly acid jazz kind of thing : )
Good afternoon, Here I leave my entry for the contest. Success for all
https://steemit.com/openmic/@kkarenmp/4ijzy36a
Can't go wrong with a good bit of havanah ey! Wish you lived closer would love to collaborate sometime. Good luck
Hello fellas!! here's Ilazra with a new entry for this week on the Steemit Open Mic, i hope that you enjoy it!
https://steemit.com/openmic/@ilazramusic/steemit-open-mic-week-85-mi-juego-original-song
I want to thank one more time to the team that bring us this contest to show our talent all over the world: @pfunk, @luzcypher, @passion-ground, @soundlegion, @verbal-d, @meno and @krystle, YOU'RE THE BEST GUYS!!!
https://steemit.com/openmic/@ferchemusico/steemit-openmic-week-85-cancion-sin-nombre-fernando-mosquera-original
Hola amigos de steemit, ésta es mi entrada para ésta semana, espero que la disfruten. Exito para todos.
https://steemit.com/openmic/@luzcypher/steemit-open-mic-semaine-85-enregistrez-votre-performance-et-gagnez-des-steem-sponsorise-par-pfunk-and-luzcypher
Hola, muy bonita tu interpretación, mucha suerte y cuenta conmigo.
Hey all openmicers, here is my entry for the week.
https://steemit.com/openmic/@ingridkornelia/steemit-openmic-week-85-cover-blessed-we-are-by-peia
Here's my entry!
https://steemit.com/openmic/@jumpmaster/steemit-open-mic-week-85-why-georgia-feat-sam-olivia-and-forrest-john-mayer-cover
Here's my entry for this week :
https://steemit.com/openmic/@jembee/r8wwi9if
@luzcypher here is my entry hihi
https://steemit.com/openmic/@gabrielkrupaz/steemit-open-mic-week-85-all-the-things-you-are-chet-baker-by-gabrielkrupaz
I hope you enjoy my entry!
Hello! here is my entry for this week. Enjoy!
https://steemit.com/openmic/@felixjfarfan/steemit-open-mic-week-85-black-or-white-michael-jackson-felix-farfan-venezuelan-cuatro-cover
Here is my entry for this week. Enjoy it.
https://steemit.com/openmic/@juanchez/steemit-open-mic-week-85-cover-fast-car-tracy-chapman
Hello! My entry for this week, @luzcypher, once again.
https://steemit.com/openmic/@siomarasalmeron/steemit-open-mic-semana-85-without-you-covered-by-siomara-salmeron-mariah-carey
Hello everyone here is my entry for this week open mike, I hope you like it!
https://steemit.com/openmic/@justgeorgie/steemit-open-mic-week-85-or-reggaeton-lento-cnco-or-cover-by-justgeorgie
Lo estaba esperando!! será mi primera oportunidad para participar!
Hii everyone!! this is my entry for this week... hope you like it! \m/
https://steemit.com/openmic/@victorg-1994/steemit-open-mic-week-85-good-riddance-time-of-your-life-green-day-cover
hi guys this is my entry for open mic week 85, a cover of a shakira song. I hope you enjoy!
@luzcypher
https://steemit.com/openmic/@lostgalaxy/steemit-open-mic-week-85-shakira-me-enamore-cover-by-diana-marval-lostgalaxy
Hello how are you ? Here I bring you an original theme with a lot of love
I hope you enjoy them and that you like them :D
thank you really good vibes and blessings :D
https://steemit.com/openmic/@yisusgtr/steemit-open-mic-week-85-original-song-the-trap-is-shit
Here's our entry!
https://steemit.com/openmic/@olvidesantelmo/steemit-open-mic-week-85-the-lady-is-a-tramp
Hi, this is my entry for this week ♥
https://steemit.com/openmic/@vera.carla/steemit-open-mic-cheek-to-cheek-a-capella-cover
Greetings, good people. I am very excited to share this week an
Armoniritmia session with the TriTambor project.
Primitive Tech House Music
https://steemit.com/openmic/@armoniritmia/steemit-open-mic-week-85-experiencia-primitive-house-original-song-tri-or-tambor-project-by-armoniritmia
https://steemit.com/openmic/@robertonavs/steemit-open-mic-week-85-in-my-life-by-the-beatles-robertonavs-cover this is my entry for this week
Heyho, here is my submission:
https://busy.org/@michaeldietrich/steemit-open-mic-week-85-mother-danzig-cover-happy-mother-s-day
Happy mother's day! :)
Hello,
https://steemit.com/openmic/@musiccircle/steemit-open-mic-week-85-tere-liye-harmonica-cover-bollywood
My entry for this week: En Los Trigales by Joaquin Rodrigo
https://steemit.com/openmic/@laviq/steemit-open-mic-week-85-en-los-trigales-by-joaquin-rodrigo
Enjoy!
I can sing but can't play or have access to any instrument 😭😭
Hey open mic community!
This is my entry for the week :)
https://steemit.com/openmic/@juanhobos/steemit-open-mic-week-85-el-becerrito-la-vaca-mariposa-cover