Do you play an instrument or sing? Join Open Mic Night Week 2 and win 100 + Steem Dollars. Just Record, Post, Win!

Even if you don't play an instrument you can still show support. Upvote your favorite performer and Reblog this post. If you have a friend that plays or sings, this could be a good way to introduce them to Steemit.

When voting be sure to vote twice for your favorite entry.

• once on the comments of this page where they posted their entry link. This will build up the rewards to give as prize money for the winners.
• and once on their post by clicking their link in the comments below. This will help them earn SBD even if they don't win.

Dear Steemit Community,

Thanks for the unanimous, positive response to the launch of Open Mic Night Week 1, the contest will continue with week 2.

See the Winners from Open Mic Week 1

Follow @luzcypher for updates and thanks for everyone that entered, upvoted and resteemed the first contest. Join us on Open Mic Night Chat here: https://steemit.chat/channel/openmic

Open Mic Week 2 Enter Here

If you would like to enter Open Mic follow the instructions below. Then add the link to your performance on the comments of this page. Thanks for joining us and have fun.

Open Mike Night Contest Process

Keeping it short and sweet, here is the flow of considerations for the openmic contest:-

• Need to promote community participation in spirit of openmic night.

• So.. openmic submissions in comments, community voting and reblogging is encouraged.

• However, we need to avoid public vote abuse and keep a certain standard for openmic night.

• So.. community voting as first filter, before internal voting.

• Another problem: late submissions are usually disadvantaged as they get less attention on the contest post.

• So.. we've tried to mitigate such a problem by including unique votes of openmic submissions in their own blogposts.

• Right at time of contest closing, the votes from all performances submissions will be counted and winners posted the following day.

How To Enter Open Mic Night

• In a well lit quiet room, use your cell phone to record your performance. See recording tips here and here

• Upload your performance to YouTube or other video hosting site.

• Create a post on your own Steemit account pasting the URL of your uploaded video.

• IMPORTANT: The first words in the title of your post must include the words: Open Mic Night Week 2 before any other text in the title.

For example: OpenMic Night Week 2 - Don't Stop Believing by @username

• You can title your post anything you want just be sure the first words say OpenMic Night Week 2.

• Very Important: The first tag on your post must be: openmic All one word. No spaces.

• Post a link to your post in the comments section of this post. This will increase your exposure and votes while increasing the amount of prize money.

• On your blog post, add a link to this post to promote Open Mic Night and increase the prize money. Ask people visiting your postto vote for your post and for the link to this post so there will be more prize money for the winners.

Judging, and Contest Prize

• Submit your performance in the comment / reply section by 12.00 PM UTC Time (Sunday the 16th October 2016). Find your UTC time here.

• You may submit as many performances as you like.

• Performances are not judged on production value, only on performance and entertainment value.

• Top 10 performances by amount of votes (not comment payout value) will be selected.

• OpenMic judges will deliberate 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place based on the selected performances.

• Each week the prizes will be paid as follows:1st place: 50% of SBDs generated by this post.
  2nd and 3rd place: 25% of SBDs each generated by this post.

• This week we have an extra prize donated by @pfunk. In addition to the SBD generated by this post, and extra 100 STEEM will got to the winners. 50% for 1st, 25% for 2nd and 25% for 3rd place. Thanks for the donation @pfunk. Please be sure to upvote this page to increase the prizes for every one.

• All SBD's generated on your own post are your to keep of course.

• You may also join us and post your entry and comments on https://steemit.chat/channel/openmic

Images

You can use any images you want on your blog when you enter OpenMic. If you would like to help promote a common theme for the OpenMic Contest you may also use this image below.

Just copy and paste this code as the first image on your blog post.

[![openmicweek2.png](https://s11.postimg.org/ie4tvroxf/openmicweek2.png)](https://postimg.org/image/ehrhzs3xr/)

Disclaimer

• Make sure performances are your performance.

• The song does not have to be original, only your performance of the song.

• The OpenMic judges reserve the right to forfeit submissions that are misleading.

Thank you all for the participation!

Thank you for the positive support from the Steemit community and a special thanks to @kevinwong for his guidance, encouragement and support and @verbal-d for writing a song that inspired the idea.

Please contact us in SteemitChat for any further questions or great ideas you may have to make Open Mic Night better.https://steemit.chat/channel/openmic

We would like to thank you all for your spirited participation in making this a big part of blockchain history!

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