Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 117. Community support for Open Mic has been tremendous and is one of many projects bringing the music community together on Steemit.

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Luzcypher's Announcement For Steem Witness

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

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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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 enter 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

Open Mic Week 117 Top 5 and Mentions --- by @meno

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Open Mic Week 117 - My Top 5 Judges Selection --- by @krystle

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 @meno, 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

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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Congratulations to all of you who trended this week on Open Mic!

Winners from Steemit Open Mic Week 117

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: @justinzidi, @betamusic, @chaifm, @artenomade, @montycashmusic, @montycashmusic, @skiwzz, @aidarojaswriter, @artenomade, @davidcentenor, @donatello, @lk666, @isabelmetlige, @edmundocentenor, @exzorltg, @montanacellist, @carlosrada, @sanami, @eugelys, @bettyamv, @yrmaleza, @juanmolina, @raymondelaparra, @adolforivas42, @edwardstobia, @graceleon,

@siomarasalmeron and many more. I also want to thank all those who voted for me for Steem witness.

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and the winners are...

1st Place

You won 80 Steem

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Steemit Open Mic Week 117 Original Music I Am Alive --- by @katrina-ariel

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The mountain momma strikes again with a beautiful soulful tune that tugs at the heart, as all the good songs do of course. I know everyone goes through life in their own way, with the ups and the downs, but for some reason it's the songs that talk about fighting through the rough times the ones that sound the sweetest to me. - @meno

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Oh lovely you create such amazing music, I am quickly becoming a massive fan of not only your music but your voice as well - you have such a clear and sweet vocal it really is stunning.

Your song's are awesome on so many levels, one major point is that it doesn't sound like everything else out there - you have such a unique and brilliant sound I just can't get enough of, I love music that tells a story and most of yours do. - @krystle

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2nd Place

You won 40 Steem

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Open Mic Week 117 River By Joni Mitchell Cover --- by @kayclarity

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Well what can I say... I'm a Joni Mitchell fan and when I saw this on my feed I kind of knew I was going to like it. Kay's vocal control and power is one to be reckoned with, and this performance is special in more ways than one. It just had to be on my list, it had to. - @meno

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It's so great to have you back with us again, you never let us down - I don't think I've ever heard you miss a note, your a truly brilliant musician.

I love you playing, it's always perfection - just the perfect volume and accompaniment, to your absolutely stunning vocals.

I always have to mention those vocals in some way, your range, control and power are just brilliant - I just love hearing the controlled breaks to flip up into those stunning highs, I just can't get enough. - @krystle

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3rd Place

You won 26 Steem

Steemit Open Mic Week 117 Noche De Paz Silent Night --- by @dianakyv

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Not only is this a stunning performance once again, but I was a little amazed at the song - I knew the melody and music immediately but when I read the lyrics, even translated it was completely different words.

I had no idea this song had alternate lyrics out there, that just amazed me - in English we have Silent Night and it was trippy to hear this alternate version, of course it helped it was utter perfection. - @krystle

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Listening to this brought back some memories from my childhood. I'm not going to lie, mom used to sing this song to us and of course, that means the song has a shortcut to the heart. Mom still sings btw, maybe not in a choir anymore, just only when she's in a good mood. - @meno

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4th Place

You won 26 Steem

Darren Claxton Steemit Open Mic Week 117 --- by @darrenclaxton

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So good to see Darren submitting his originals again, and this little song roughly recorded with a cellphone is one of those special little tunes. It's almost as if he's letting us know, he's still around, just sending a signal to us to let us know. - @meno

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5th Place

You won 26 Steem

Steemit Open Mic 117 Mele Kalikimaka Christmas Traditional --- by @rhyt

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I just really enjoyed this performance so much, you had so much enjoyment in the performance of this song - it really came through to the audience and it was just nice to see someone having fun with their music and entry.

I have never heard this song but your performance was not only energetic, but really well performed to boot - your playing was spot on, you kept the upbeat tempo throughout and it was really fun to watch.

It was just so vibrant and full of life and happiness, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your children - and hope to see more in the new year too. - @kryslte

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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

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

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Congratulations guys! Thanks again to everyone that entered. Thanks to our sponsors @pfunk, @ausbitbank, @curie, @isaria, and @steemcreative for sponsoring Open Mic!

Vote And Enter Open Mic Week 118 by Following This Link

Steemit Open Mic Week 118 Record Your Performance And Win Steem Sponsored By Pfunk And Luzcypher --- by @luzcypher

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Connect With The Music Community On Steemit

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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