Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 111. Community support for Open Mic has been tremendous and is one of many projects bringing the music community together on Steemit.

Luzcypher's Announcement For Steem Witness

Creating A New Dapp For Steemit Open Mic - Talks With @prc The Creator Of DSound

In Loving Memory Of Open Mic Musician @miguelblanco - A Good Steemian Who Will Be Missed

If you would like to delegate to OpenMic you can do so by clicking on the following links:

50SP, 100SP, 250SP, 500SP, 1000SP, 5000SP

Be sure to leave at least 50SP undelegated on your account.

Support Musicians On Steemit

I LOVE OPEN MIC // Discover How It Works, Get Involved, Take ADVANTAGE! --- by @siomarasalmeron

How To Support Musicians On Steemit And Earn Curation Rewards By Following The Open Mic Trail --- by @luzcypher

Operation We Are The Open Mic --- by @meno

Let's Keep @pfunk In The Top 20 Witnesses By Voting For Him As A Steemit Witness

@pfunk has been sponsoring Steemit Open Mic since I first started it and I want to give a big thank you to him and all the people who support and take part in Steemit Open Mic.

@pfunk is a Steemit witness and helps keep the platform working and you can vote for him here Please go vote for him right now. This post will show you how.

Vote For Pfunk For Witness And Keep Steemit Open Mic Growing Strong We Need Your Help Now

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More Open Mic Sponsors

Over the last week Open Mic was contacted and offered some more sponsorship from:

@ausbitbank is a top 20 witness on Steemit involved in more supporting projects on the Steem blockchain than I can list. He is a big part of the minnowsupportproject.org, the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty network on Discord, and delegates to many good causes on Steemit. You can vote for him as a wtness here. He just reached out and donated 100 Steem per week to help Open Mic

@Curie helps curate new people who contribute good content and has been supporting Open Mic musicians behind the scenes since Open Mic started. They helped me and countless others get our posts seen when we first started on the platform. Many Open Mic musicians have been featured on their weekly Author's Showcase posts. They are a top 20 witness and have contributed 25 Steem per week for the next two months to help Open Mic. You can vote for them as witness here

MSP-Waves Radio in association with the Minnow Support Project and the Peace, Abundance, Liberty Network is a weekly radio program hosted by @Krystle, @swelker101, and @isaria that features the weekly Top 5 judges picks from Steemit Open Mic. Not only do they give weekly prizes to audience picked performers from the contest, but they have also started sponsoring Open Mic with a 25 Steem weekly donation! How cool is that? Thank you for helping support musicians on the Steemit platform.

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Steemit Open Mic Rules

• The cutoff date for entries was Friday the 16th of November, 2018 at 12 UTC TIME Find your UTC time here.
• Only 1 entry per person per week
• "Steemit Open Mic Week 111" must the beginning of the post title.
• "Steemit Open Mic Week 111" 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.

Steemit Open Mic Loves Dtube So Why Do I Have To Add A Youtube Video To My Open Mic Entry --- by @luzcypher

Entries must follow these rules to earn prizes.

Big shout out to @lukestokes who delegated 5,000 SP to the @openmic account! Thanks for your support.

I just want to remind everyone that votes are only part of the selection process. Entertainment value and performance is factored in too.

To learn more about the rules to entering the contest please read What Are The Rules To Enter Steemit Open Mic And Why Do We Have Rules Anyways

Common Questions When Entering Steemit Open Mic --- by @luzcypher

The coolest thing about Open Mic is it brings the Steemit community together and that is the whole point of this project.

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Meet up with the Open Mic community at Open Mic on Discord and chat with all of the people who enter Open Mic there. It's a great way to interact with the Open Mic community. Your links to your entry is automatically added to the Discord channel, so please don't add links, just come to chat with the community.

Join the Facebook page for Steemit Musicians you can read about here or go straight to the page here. A lot of players from Steemit Open Mic are there.

Steemit Open Mic Judges

@passion=ground, @soundlegion, @krystle, @verbal-d, @passion-ground, and @meno

Music Creators Guide To Copyrights, Royalties, And Recording Contracts

Common Questions When Entering Steemit Open Mic --- by @luzcypher

How To Support Musicians On Steemit And Earn Curation Rewards By Following The Open Mic Trail --- by @luzcypher

Steemit Open Mic Is About Building A Community Of Musicians On Steemit Not About Winning --- by @luzcypher

Official Open Mic Or Passion Ground S Top 5 Entries For Week 111 --- by @passion-ground

Openmic Week 111 Top 5 And Honorable Mentions --- by @meno

Openmic Week 111 Soundlegion Top 5 Judges Picks Honorable Mentions Top Picks List --- by @soundlegion

Steemit S Official Open Mic Judge Verbal D S Top 5 Entries For Week 111 Original Blog --- by @verbal-d

Open Mic Week 111 My Top 5 Judges Selection --- by @krystle

Steemit Musicians With Krystle Shane And Isaria One Year Anniversary 30 Steem Prize 25 Steem Weekly Donation To Open Mic --- by @isaria

Steemit Open Mic Loves Dtube So Why Do I Have To Add A Youtube Video To My Open Mic Entry --- by @luzcypher

Special thanks to @verbal-d, @passion-ground, @meno, @soundlegion, @verbal-d, and @krystle for help judging the contest this week. Great job.

Steemit Open Mic is not about winning or losing, it's about building a connections on Steemit through music. Watching the collaborations happen online between musicians who played and met on Steemit Open Mic is very rewarding and many of the people who play and post earn some nice rewards for playing a song.

For many, it's easier to get some Steem in your tip jar by playing for Steemit Open Mic than it is to play music on the street.

Steemit Open Mic Trending Posts

Click here to see the current trending posts on Steemit Open Mic

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Top 20 Trending Open Mic Posts

The openmic tag has earned a total of: 247,012.856 SBD worth $182,789.51 USD At Today's Prices of $0.74 USD (Average of $1,661.72 per week in 110 weeks +plus has paid out over 30,900 Steem in prizes!

NOTE: Having a trending post is not how judges pick entries for their Top 5 weekly picks. Sometimes you will trend because of a variety of reasons. Congratulations! You don't need to win Open Mic to earn rewards and build your audience. As you can see, sometimes trending posts earn more than the contest rewards! You could trend by getting curated by other curation groups like @curie for example. The judges look for entertainment value which, of course, is very subjective and varies over time. Just keep playing and engaging with the community which is the whole point of Open Mic. If you love music, we love you.

The most recent top earning posts were:

This chart is provided by @carlgnash.

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@lk666	Steemit Open Mic Week 111 - Original Improvisational Guitar $ 21.0730
@markaustin	Steemit OpenMic Week #111 - original "Now is the Time" $ 18.7460
@edwardstobia	🎧 Steemit Openmic - Week #111🎧 - Original Song ¨Ojos Amarillos // Yellow eyes¨ #openmic Patrocinado por @Luzcypher & @Pfunk $ 18.7210
@gibber	Steemit Openmic Week 111 "Hey Hey" Led Zeppelin cover by @gibber $ 17.4500
@esthersanchez	Steemit openmic week 111. "Here with me " Dido. (Aquí conmigo)/ versión by @esthersanchez. $ 17.2520
@addiesworld	Steemit Open mic week 111 - Cover of “Shallow” by Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. $ 17.2090
@leomolina	Steemit Openmic Week 111 · Algo Suicida (Original Song) $ 16.9950
@steevc	Steemit Open Mic Week 111: Steemfest Flu $ 14.8430
@shookriya	Steemit Openmic Week 111: “There Must Be A Way” $ 14.4330
@xxxplasticman	Steemit openmic week 111{cover}die die my darling by the misfits $ 7.2300
@wilins	Steemit openmic semana - 111- Wilins - Mala Compañía // Bad Company (Originalsong) by @wilins Méndez $ 6.7910
@amberyooper	Open mic week 111, a parody song $ 5.6950
@jesuslnrs	Steemit Open Mic Semana 111 | Magia [Cóver de Shakira] $ 5.4030
@kkarenmp	Steemit Open Mic Week #111 - The Nights (Cover Violin) por @kkarenmp $ 4.5950
@melor9	Steemit Open Mic semana 111 (cover) - Quién como yo-by Carmelo Gómez @ melor9.Hosted by @pfunk y @luzcypher $ 4.1700
@sanami	Steemit OpenMic semana 111 | Sanami - Como una ola (canción original) $ 4.0680
@rodrigo98	Steemit Open Mic Week 111 - Curious $ 3.4450
@gabana64	Steemit Open Mic Semana #111 "Son Merengue" $ 3.2580
@ingridkorneelia	Steemit open mic week 111 - Cover of Nessi Gomes "Diamonds & Demons" $ 3.1850
@manuelmusic	Steemit Open Mic Week 111 - No me importa nada - Akapellah FT Micro TDH (Cover) by @manuelmusic $ 3.0760 Congratulations to all of you who trended this week on Open Mic! Winners from Steemit Open Mic Week 111 It is not getting any easier to pick with all this talent and it is so hard picking winners every week even with 5 judges. Honorable mentions this week in no particular order are: @mayneth, @addiesworld, @k0wsk1, @drewley, @mfarinato, @samjgonz, @juliolunar, @orlandogonzalez, @lk666, @manuelmusic, @thealarmed, @rodrigo98, @montanacellist, @kkarenmp, @samjgonz, @carolinafer, @esthersanchez, @maximilianoflute, @josevallera, @siomarasalmeron, @jetperalta, @eugelys, @lk666, @amberyooper, @juliolunar, @josesanteliz, @guifaquetti, @carlosrada, and many more on our radar. We Love You All! and the winners are... 1st Place You won 80 Steem Steemit Openmic Week 111 Quiet Glory Original --- by @chaifm What a pleasant surprise! We haven’t heard from @chaifm for a very long time – then out of nowhere, like magic, she suddenly appears and graces us with her splendid musical work in progress, “Quiet Glory.” Check the post for details on her upcoming (Open-Mic inspired) EP, “Elderflower Sea!” - @passion-ground What a beautiful little song. I'm so happy to see @chaifm back, it's been a while since I've heard her sweet voice. I'm super happy to know she has not stopped working on her music and is currently working on releasing an EP, if this song is on there, I'm sure it will be fantastic. - @meno "I had chills through and through with this performance. I am so glad to see @chaifm this week and she is true to form, reaching down deep in your and pulling things out. ooohhh my just beautiful. I am beyond a fan, I was meditated by this incredible sound" - @soundlegion So glad your glorious music isn't quiet at all. Couldn't fathom an Open Mic community without all of the great originals you blessed us with, and this one is poetically deep and profoundly performed with a reflective and sombre cry. Both you and @Melavie have that talent to produce such melancholic and heartfelt music. Great guitar work to build up the momentum and suspense as well. Thank you for sharing this gem, looking forward to more in the future. - @verbal-d You really have a captivating voice and feel when you perform, you feel the music and words and present them to a listener in a brilliant way - I loved this song and this entry, I hope to see more from you soon. - @krystle 2nd Place You won 40 Steem Steemit Open Mic Week 111 Cover Of Nessi Gomes Diamonds And Demons --- by @ingridkorneelia It only took five seconds for me to feel the goosebumps all over my neck. The vocals as always are superb, and the somber tones just get right under your skin. Absolutely stunning.... I just don't know what else to say. - @meno " @ingridkorneelia has such a great voice, she pulls in my soul when she lets out, absolutely brilliant emotion" - @soundlegion Quite the soothingly chilling song, with pensive poetic lyrics and your beautiful haunting performance, singing and guitar wise. This was a wonderful cover song to introduce to us this week and you brought this to life in all its shadowed vitality. Thanks for sharing this gem, looking forward to more of your artistic interpretations. - @verbal-d I really hope to keep seeing and hearing that incredible voice, what an absolutely brilliant performance! - @krystle 3rd Place You won 26 Steem Steemit Openmic Week 111: “There Must Be A Way” --- by @shookriya Sometimes the best company we find in times of loneliness and lost direction are the worst influences, but for the time being, those moments of companionship are still cherished because they provided something that helped the ever impending void of nothingness that vacuums away the meaning of life and purpose from many souls trying to find their way in this cold world. I really enjoyed your lamenting melodies, deep lyrics and raw emotions in this original, great guitar chord transitions as well. Thank you for sharing this farewell gem with us, I am sure it was quite the great experience in Venezuela with @joseacabrerav and @Smollrecord. Have a safe journey home. Looking forward to more entries from you brother. - @verbal-d I’m certain the jazz and funk-filled spirit of @miguelblanco is very much with me in placing this classic @shookriya rendition at the top of this week’s list._ - passion-ground " I cant ever get tired of hearing @shookriya ohhh baby!! he has such a great voice soooo smooth and sexy, and i love the emotive jazzy flair, delicate and timely perfect..mmmmm" - @soundlegion 4th Place You won 26 Steem Steemit Openmic Week 111 Nowhere Man The Beatles Cover By Themusiclover --- by @themusiclover The multi-instrument performances and harmonies here are spectacular! I love the way @themusiclover captured much of the detailed nuance of this incredible Beatles classic! - @passion-ground Oh man, I'm a super beatles fan so of course I clicked this with high hopes and I was not disappointed. Brilliantly done, the vocals, the harmonies, the shaker the claps... I really enjoyed the simple yet warm approach to this Beatles classic. - @meno "beautiful work, @themusiclover is a treat really unique quality and charm to his voice. Soothing or comforting style vocals that put you in a good mood, i love hearing him sing, the energy put out is positive and glowing. Great cover song, worked gloriously" - @verbal-d 5th Place You won 26 Steem Steemit openmic week - 111- Wilins - Bad Company // Bad Company (Originalsong) by @wilins Méndez --- by @wilins *Our brother Wilins has embarked upon a new chapter in life. With it, I hope the company he encounters along the way is as rich, pleasurable, intense, and gratifying as the song he shares with us here, his original composition, “Bad Company!” * - @passion-ground " It must be stated I am becoming bias to this @wilins he warms me right up with his original songs and voice. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the spirit you bring to this openmic. Big love for your work" - @soundlegion Here's a screenshot of the prizes transferred to the winners this week. Luzcypher's Announcement For Steem Witness Creating A New Dapp For Steemit Open Mic - Talks With @prc The Creator Of DSound In Loving Memory Of Open Mic Musician @miguelblanco - A Good Steemian Who Will Be Missed If you would like to delegate to OpenMic you can do so by clicking on the following links: 50SP, 100SP, 250SP, 500SP, 1000SP, 5000SP Be sure to leave at least 50SP undelegated on your account. Congratulation Everyone And Thanks For Playing Steemit Open Mic. 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. Thanks to our sponsors @pfunk, @ausbitbank, @curie, @isaria, and for sponsoring Open Mic! Vote And Enter Open Mic Week 112 by Following This Link Steemit Open Mic Week 112 Record Your Performance And Win Steem Sponsored By Pfunk And Luzcypher --- by @luzcypher Connect With The Music Community On Steemit Steemit Musicians with Krystle, Shane, and Isaria @steemcreative is a witness run by @swelker101 and @isaria and they host a weekly program with @krystle at MSP-Waves radio that features the weekly Top 5 judges picks from Steemit Open Mic. Not only do they give weekly prizes to audience picked performers from the contest, but they have also started sponsoring Open Mic with a 25 Steem weekly donation! How cool is that? Thank you for helping support musicians on the Steemit platform. Songwriters Shoptalk with @meno Each Wednesday night 10-pm Eastern Time you can tune into mspwaves.com and hear interviews, recordings, and live performances from Steemian songwriters Drill down into the craft of songwriting and connect with the artists behind the music Get into MSP/PALNET and become part of our amazing powerful community. Spotlight On The Artist with @d-vine Every Friday connect with musical artists on the Steem blockchain with super host @d-vine, Get into MSP/PALNET and become part of our amazing powerful community. CEST 08:00 pm - 10:00 pm UTC 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm EDT 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm PDT 11:00 am - 01:00 pm Pitch Perfect with @alejandra23 A weekly musical contest. Are you a singer? This is the perfect place. Do you make rap? Come and participate. Are you an instrument performer? Hosted by @d-vine, Go see the latest Pitch Perfect post to get involved. This is open to any kind of music performer in any genre. You can be original if you wish, or you can interpret a song already created, what is sought in this contest is the passion with which you make your presentation, captivate with your interpretation and of course have fun. Cover A Steemian with @pechichemena Cover another song by fellow musicians on Steemit. and use the tag coverasteemian and they just may cover you back. Great way to share music and build connections on the platform. DSound, Decentralized Sound Platform DSound is like SoundCloud only decentralized on the Steem blockchain. Artists can upload their works and hear others music, connect with other artists and earn rewards from community votes. DSound is created by @prc To get involved click on DSound and start making music. Steemit Open Mic trading Cards For those who do not know, Cards & Tokens is organizing a Steemit Openmic card contest. The winners will be chosen based exclusively on the number of votes each card received. The competitors must first claim the authorship of their card, which will generate a new POST that will leave reflected on the steem blockchain the data of the card and thus it will be enabled to receive votes. Related Posts Music Creators Guide To Copyrights, Royalties, And Recording Contracts --- by @luzcypher How To Support Musicians On Steemit And Earn Curation Rewards By Following The Open Mic Trail --- by @luzcypher What Are The Rules To Enter Steemit Open Mic And Why Do We Have Rules Anyways --- by @luzcypher Behind The Scenes Look At The Steemit Open Mic Selection Process How We Pick The Top 3 Entries --- by @luzcypher