Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 123. 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

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

@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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Helpie is an invite only thriving community of Steemians supporting Steemians. They sponsor lots of different projects and initiatives. If you would like to be considered as a Helpie "minnow in training," please consider joining PALnet/MSP and participating in the community. We have scouts constantly looking for the right minnows to support, and they will reach out with a private invitation.

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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

@soundlegion, @krystle, @verbal-d, and @meno

Steemit S Official Open Mic Judge Verbal D S Top 5 Entries For Week 123 Original Blog --- by @verbal-d

Open Mic Week 123 Top 5 And Mentions --- by @meno

Open Mic Week 123 My Top 5 Judges Selection --- by @krystle

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

Special thanks to @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 @curie.

@thesimpson	Steemit Open mic week 123 - Lovers deserve rock and roll $ 10.42
@tarotbyfergus	Steemit Open Mic Week 123 : Ode to the Vidiians of Star Trek:Voyager(original) $ 9.36
@drewley	Steemit Open Mic Week 123 - “Searching” (Original Piano Piece) 🎹 $ 8.72
@amundafrank	Steemit Open Mic Week 123 / Aleluya - Leonard Cohen $ 8.53
@danieldedosd2	Steemit Openmic week 123 "Vereda Tropical" original de Gonzalo Curiel Barba Cover interpretado por @danieldedosd2 $ 7.91
@siomarasalmeron	Steemit OPEN MIC, semana 123: NADA FALTARA (Original) // En colaboración con @Mayneth $ 7.32
@jeronimoverdun	Steemit Open Mic 123 | Y piensa que el sol es gris (original) by jeronimoverdun $ 6.92
@chaifm	**ELDERFLOWER SEA** My new EP album $ 3.48
@amberyooper	Steemit Open Mic Week 123, a cover song $ 3.27
@steevc	Steemit Open Mic Week 123: Ziggy! $ 2.54
@digitalopus	Steemit Open Mic Semana #123 - True colors (Cover mandolin) $ 2.52
@davidcentenor	Steemit Openmic week 123 cover "El Breve espacio en que no estás" de Pablo Milanés interpretado por @davidcentenor $ 0.97
@dougalporteous	STEEMIT OPEN MIC WEEK 123 ORIGINAL SONG "DREAM OF" $ 0.67
@alfredmusic	Steemit Open Mic (Micrófono abierto) Semana 123 – Mi interpretación de : Los DOS / Los Panchos $ 0.63
@lk666	Steemit Open Mic Week 123 - Cover Of Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" $ 0.6
@jubei333	Steemit Open Mic Week 123 - @jubei333 - Glory (Cover) $ 0.43
@camuel	Steemit Open Mic Week 123 - A Farmer's Son, written by Steve Spurgin $ 0.4
@graceleon	Steemit openmic semana 123 | SUBLIME GRACIA (cover) by @graceleon $ 0.39
@xxxplasticman	Steemit openmic week 123 {cover}The Northern $ 0.37
@minuetoacademy	Steemit OpenMic Week 123 | @minuetoacademy | "Porque elijo confiar" (Original-Song) $ 0.25 Congratulations to all of you who trended this week on Open Mic! Winners from Steemit Open Mic Week 123 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: @drewley, @jeronimoverdun, @minuetoacademy, @donlucho, @danieldedosd2, @siomarasalmeron, @digitalopus, @thesimpson, @jubei333, @carlosgu, @camuel, @amberyooper, @tarotbyfergus, @jeronimoverdun, @salvadorhr18, @edwardstobia, @Mayneth, @lk666, @xxxplasticman, @kkarenmp, @carlosgu, @alfredmusic, @graceleon, @fiorabifers, @maximilianoflute, @zeitli, and many more. We love you. Thanks for playing Open Mic, sharing your music, being part of the community, and supporting Open Mic. and the winners are... 1st Place You won 80 Steem Steemit Open Mic Week 123 Aleluya Leonard Cohen --- by @amundafrank I must confess, I saw the title of the song and I clicked so fast I almost broke the mousepad on my laptop. This, to me, is one of the best compositions of all time and I wanted to hear this interpretation. Of course, I did not know what to expect, but a minute in I was sold and I knew this had to place first on my list. - @meno <This was absolutely epic, just so brilliant I couldn't think of any reason not to place you in first this week - what an amazing entry guys, you absolutely smashed it. - @krystle 2nd Place You won 40 Steem Steemit Openmic Week 123 Cover El Breve Espacio En Que No Estas De Pablo Milanes Interpretado Por Davidcentenor --- by @davidcentenor It's just a brilliant performance on every level, completely faultless and what's more - it absolutely kept me hooked until the end. - @krystle 3rd Place You won 26 Steem Steemit Openmic week 123 cover of "Te quiero a querer" performed by @mariajruizb --- by @mariajruizb Oh god, what can I say about Maria and her interpretations? It's almost as if she was trained to mess with one's heart. I'm listening trying to hold my skin in it's place. As I kept on listening to the beautiful guitar accompaniment I'm thinking to myself, is there a way this can be any better? Well, the answer is no! - @meno 4th Place You won 26 Steem Steemit Openmic Week 123 Si Me Ves Llorar Por Ti Cover By Dianakyv --- by @dianakyv Seems like this week is all about romance, spanish romance, and I'm not complaining one bit. Diana is just another angelic voice that has been part of our community for a while now. Her vocal control is just as good as it gets, landing those high notes with control and tenderness. - @meno You are both utterly brilliant, phenomenal musicians and we are so fortunate - to have you gift us with your performances, it's just epic in every conceivable way. - @krystle 5th Place You won 26 Steem Steemit Open Mic Week 123 - Memories of the Alhambra --- by @rodrigo98 This song and performance are just super intense, I had to include you in my top selection this week - I couldn't stop watching and absolutely loved the entry. have some serious skill there, the speed and intensity continue for the duration of the song - yet it has flow and emotion, really brilliant performance.* - @krystle Here's a screenshot of the rewards 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 Congratulations guys! Thanks again to everyone that entered. Thanks to our sponsors @pfunk, @ausbitbank, @curie, @isaria, @helpie, and @steemcreative for sponsoring Open Mic! Vote And Enter Open Mic Week 124 by Following This Link Steemit Open Mic Week 124 Record Your Performance And Win Steem Sponsored By Pfunk And Luzcypher --- by @luzcypher Connect With The Music Community On Steemit Helpie Minnow Support Helpie is an invite only thriving community of Steemians supporting Steemians. They sponsor lots of different projects and initiatives. If you would like to be considered as a Helpie "minnow in training," please consider joining PALnet/MSP and participating in the community. We have scouts constantly looking for the right minnows to support, and they will reach out with a private invitation. 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