Hey Guys!

In the meantime, there is some new contest featuring some of the old guys from openmic. However @luzcypher is not on board there and it is done on those token based new platform sonicgroove or somehow, I don't understand anything about this new tokens that are flooding all around steem/ steemit. But you can check this contest out if you like.

I will at least do my 3rd row of my very own contest and if you like, you can join right now. Just carefully read the rules below, almost half of the entries entering missed something and did not qualify in the first two rows of the contest.

Especially be aware of the time window, because this time I will leave you some more time to enter. The discontinuity was caused due to steemit having trouble and I was not able to post new contest post on sunday.

However the contest runs from today till September, Friday, 13th. Please enter the contest within this time window.

Before you continue, please be also aware of some specifications in the rules down below: Your Entry must be made exclusively for this contest, you also are not allowed to be featured in more than one entry, even if you accompany someone, you are not allowed to be part of another entry, even if it is not posted under your username.

Also, everyone that is playing or singing or doing anything relevant in the performance, must be onscreen, seen in the video to avoid any doubts that it is done live. Of course you can postprocess your video or audio in terms of quality. But it must leave no doubt that it is absolutely done live.

Here is some expample I did myself, unofficial:

https://steemit.com/openmusic/@senzenfrenz/2nd-exclusive-steemit-open-music-contest-unofficial-red-hot-chili-peppers-road-trippin

I am providing at least a 45 Steem Prizepool, 30 Steem for the winner and 15 Steem for the second winner. But if I like an entry somehow, or it is exeptionell in some way, there might be the chance that I will pay out even more places or steem.

Also, if there's anyone who is interested in temporarily sponsoring this contest, I will directly enlarge the prizepool at that amount and pay out more steem and more placings.

I am going to set up some rules of course that you will have to follow in order to take part, most of them are very similar to the openmic rules, so it won't be hard for you to participate:

EXCLUSIVE STEEMIT OPEN MUSIC CONTEST - RULES [V3]

1. Make a post of you or your band performing a song, a classical music composition, a hiphop track or whatever genre you like. You won't have to sing, but there must be no doubt that what you do is done live. Everyone that is playing or singing or doing anything relevant in the performance, must be onscreen. Your Performance, even your introduction must be a one take shot. Of course you can postprocess your video or audio in terms of quality. But it must leave no doubt that it is absolutely done live. Also, you can use a sampler live or do multitrack/multiscreen things as long as they are each recorded live in one take, each.

2. You must say the words "THIRD EXCLUSIVE STEEMIT OPEN MUSIC CONTEST" and your "USERNAME" in the beginning of your video.

3. Your Entry must be made exclusively for this contest.

4. At my contest, only one entry per person or band per week is allowed, you also are not allowed to be featured in more than one entry, even if you accompany someone, you are not allowed to be part of another entry, even if it is not posted under your username. Everyone that is playing or singing or doing anything relevant in the performance, must be onscreen, seen in the video to avoid any doubts that it is so the case. Of course you can take part in other contests, with other performances of yours.

5. Your Post's title should start with the words: "3rd EXCLUSIVE OPEN MUSIC CONTEST"

6. You must upvote this post with your highest possible voting power at the time and reply in the comment section with a link to your entry.

7. Use "openmusic" as your first tag

8. Only embedded videos in your post are allowed as I won't klick on any third party link. Consider that platforms like dtube are not always working properly and my attempt to review your awesome performance won't fail due to a bad content hoster.

9. Valid Posts for the 3rdd EXCLUSIVE STEEMIT OPEN MUSIC CONTEST must be submitted from today until Friday, September 13th, 2019.

Reviewing and Judging

You most likely know the process of judging an openmic entry if you were participating in the past. My way is no different. However there are some things that I will consider when judging like:

Degree of Entertainment, Skills both technical and musical, theEffort you put in your performance (here also the effort to write a song on your own f.ex), authenticity, charme, etc.

As for my references, I am a studied musician (piano, cello, composition, music science) and music teacher, I also took part in openmic several times.
There are no other judges involved and I am going to review all valid posts manually so far.
I don't want to take away anything of @luzcypher 's contest, so my exclusive Music Contest lasts only as long as openmic is not present. However I'd love to see you all join and of course it would be very nice to see @curie, @helpie, the other judges like @verbal-d, @soundlegion, @krystle and @passion-ground climbing in!

Good Luck to everyone of you and thanks for participating!

Yours, @senzenfrenz