Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 144. Community support for Open Mic has been tremendous and is one of many projects bringing the music community together on Steemit.

NOTICE TO THE OPENMIC COMMUNITY : The Minnow Support Project is launching a token called PALcoin. When you add the tag palnet to your openmic entry you will receive PalCoin for your entry as well as Steem. Please continue to use the openmic tag as the first tag, just add palnet too and get free coins that are redeemable for upvotes.

You can read more about PalCoin at PALcoin whitepaper by the Minnow Support Project

A very big special thank you to @ausbitbank, @pfunk, and @isaria for their continued support and donations to Open Mic and to everyone delegating, supporting, and playing Open Mic.

Luzcypher's Announcement For Steem Witness

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

50SP, 100SP, 250SP, 500SP, 1000SP, 5000SP,
10000SP

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 144

Open Mic Week 143 - My Top 5 Judges Selection

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 @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

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 @geekgirl. NOTE: openmic must be the first tag to show up on this chart

@eugelys	STEEMIT OPEN MIC 144 | Killing me softly (Cover) $ 34.91
@dustinseth	Steemit Open Mic Week 144 - The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi (Owen cover) $ 13.35
@ricardomello	Steemit Open Mic Semana 144 - Basket Case (Cover) $ 5.34
@steevc	Steemit Open Mic week 144: My 100th entry! (Original song) $ 3.99
@raj808	Steemit Open Mic Week 144 - Irish Folk Ballad - Shanagolden $ 3.61
@ylich	Steemit Open Mic Week 144 - Delirio (Cover) $ 2.89
@contrabourdon	Steemit Open Mic Week 144 | Beach Spring - Phil Lehenbauer $ 2.81
@jhon.slowman	Steemit Openmic Week 144 - CERIA (J-ROCK) GUITAR COVER By Jhon.slowman $ 2.12
@davidcentenor	Steemit Openmic - week 144 - Cover Era Mi Aire "Buena fe" - @davidcentenor $ 2.05
@origen1618	Steemit Open Mic Semana #144 "El Patio" -Cover- $ 1.96
@esthersanchez	Steemit openmic week#144. "WORDS" F.R David /verision by @esthersanchez $ 1.88
@ilazramusic	Steemit Open Mic Week 144 | Todo Cambió - Camila | Cover by Ilazra | $ 1.39
@filosbonus	Steemit Open Mic Week #144 LLuvia de Luis Sánchez (cover de @filosbonus) $ 1.24
@mandysp	STEEMIT OPENMIC SEMANA 144 | FIDELITY - REGINA SPEKTOR (COVER) $ 0.85
@mocin1993	Steemit Open mic week 144 - Gelas-Gelas Kaca cover by mocin1993 feat scoutting $ 0.75
@nancymoral	Steemit Open Mic 144 - "Everyday is So Wonderful" Cover Sung by Nancy $ 0.41
@scoutting	Steemit open mic week 144 - Sebelum Cahaya - original song cover by scoutting feat mocin1993 $ 0.33 Congratulations to all of you who trended this week on Open Mic! Winners from Steemit Open Mic Week 144 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: @jhon.slowman, @davidcentenor', @ylich, @esthersanchez, @eugelys, @joseacabrerav, @ricardomello, @origen1618, @ricardomello, @mandysp, @contrabourdon, @filosbonus, @gaborockstar, @nancymoral, @raymondelaparra, @raj808 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 40 Steem Steemit Open Mic Week 144 Or Todo Cambio Camila Or Cover By Ilazra Or --- by @ilazramusic You make such wonderful music with your playing and vocalizing. When you are in tune with your heart, mind and soul, the music can be immobilizing. Because although we want to move with it, it can also keep you in place. Reminiscing or daydreaming inside the interims of time and space. This cover of romance and love shares feelings that are authentic, giving us mixed emotions similar to crossed ethnics. You stay true to your artistry, and never have lost ethics, pressure doesn't distract you, you do not at all sweat it. You can still make a difference like arrival of the last medic, keeping the beauty of music alive with acoustic aesthetics. - @verbal-d Well this is just bloody incredible, holy hell I was just blown away by this performance - like almost at a loss for words, as I'm listening I can't believe my ears. <This is what I would like to call a perfect performance, you just made it all look so bloody easy as well - there is nothing better in my mind then a singer and their instrument, just absolutely slaying it like it's all just second nature. - @krystle 2nd Place You won 20 Steem Steemit Openmic Week 144 Cover The 4 And 10 By Danieldedosd2 --- by @danieldedosd2 The harmonies were pure bliss, an entry I am glad to not miss. I read the lyrics, but the music spoke more. The composition was beautiful and your performance, a high score. Chemistry between artists can be rare and hard to force, but you both were truly in sync, and embedded at the source. Your voices hit lows and highs, I envisioned and closed my eyes, and the gift that you both gave represented your talents, and that is of no surprise. - @verbal-d Wow guys you just blew me away, this was so beautiful and intricate - just stunningly phenomenal, you absolutely smashed it :D The playing immediately drew me in and then your brilliant vocals kicked in, I just couldn't believe it the sound was incredible - but then you just hit it out of the park with those phenomenal harmonies, just took the whole thing to a complete other level.... So perfectly brilliant! - @krystle 3rd Place You won 13 Steem Steemit Open Mic 144 Or Quien Soy Yo Who I Am Cover Or Sub English --- by @vanne The voice is indeed an instrument, many have it but a voice's potential, only a few select can implement. You wear your passion on your face and display it in your performance elements. Your joy and happiness with which you share your music is inspiring as it is innocent. Pure love for the sake of music is something we can all relate to, but to embody it in the art itself as a gift is what shapes you...Fantastic singing, conviction, range and control, all blooming with a melodic power from one soul. Your talents and skills are a tapestry and this cover you've deftly unrolled. - @verbal-d This was such a brilliant performance I just adored every moment of it, you have such a clear and pristine voice - it is just stunning. In this performance you display fantastic vocal control and range, using it to great effect throughout the performance - just lovely. - @krystle 4th Place You won 13 Steem Steemit Open Mic Week 144 The Sad Waltzes Of Pietro Crespi Owen Cover --- by @dustinseth Wow man just wow, this just had me from the instant you started - I just love that percussive addition to the intrinsic playing, just breathtaking man. Then boom you start singing and I am just in awe, the deeper tones in your voice coupled with the almost harmonic tone of the guitar - created this almost hauntingly beautiful quality to the overall sound, I just love songs where the vocals complete the overall tune like this. - @krystle 5th Place You won 13 Steem Steemit Open Mic Week 144 My 100Th Entry --- by @steevc Your persistency is more than consistency. Some of your covers and originals have been literally interesting. But this original rendition is near brilliancy, for the blatant fact that it shows your love and dedication for the Open Mic and even your growth in musical ability, skillfully, and that you have submitted 100 entries thus far with passion and support wilfully. You've been with us since Open Mic's near infancy, when I was just a foot soldier in this musical infantry. Now some of us have led roles into more influence, inspiration or infamy, and when it is all said and done, we will be one in symmetry. Let us just hope we can all celebrate your 300th entry in the far far future, as the trilogy...The Open Mic family is no family without @steevc, officially. - @verbal-d Here's a screenshot of the rewards transferred to the winners this week. Luzcypher's Announcement For Steem Witness If you would like to delegate to OpenMic you can do so by clicking on the following links: 50SP, 100SP, 250SP, 500SP, 1000SP, 5000SP, 10000SP 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 145 by Following This Link Steemit Open Mic Week 145 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. 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