Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 133. Community support for Open Mic has been tremendous and is one of many projects bringing the music community together on Steemit.

A very big special thank you to @ausbitbank 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 133 Original Blog --- by @verbal-d

Open Mic Week 133 Top 5 And Mentions --- by @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

Special thanks to @verbal-d, and @meno 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. NOTE: openmic must be the first tag to show up on this chart

@silentscreamer	Shallow - Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper cover // Steemit openmic week 133 $ 228.18
@darrenclaxton	Steemit Open Mic week 133 - NOTHING'S IN MY WAY - Original Song by Darren Claxton - $ 11.58
@ylich	Steemit Open Mic Week 133 - Un poco tarde (cover) by @ylich $ 6.85
@organduo	Summer (Organ Improvisation) - My Entry For Whaleshares Open Mic Contest Week 26 $ 5.97
@organduo	My Entry For Steemit Open Mic Contest Week 133 Crucifixion (Organ Improvisation) $ 4.2
@lk666	Steemit Open Mic - Cover Of Woods Of Ypres "Ghost Of Summers Past" $ 3.47
@shephard	Steemit Open Mic week #133 "A Te Rehradice" (cover) $ 3.1
@steevc	Steemit Open Mic Week 133: Ain't Misbehavin' $ 2.75
@barski	Steemit Open Mic Week 133 : - Dream a Little Dream of Me - guitar cover - Rebekka Barski $ 2.69
@nahupuku	Openmic 133 - Las Guacamayas (original song) $ 2.62
@salvadorhr18	Steemit Open Mic Semana 133 - De Conde Principal - Aldemaro Romero - Vals Venezolano - Cover Violin $ 2.27
@trevorpetrie	Steemit Open Mic Week 133 - Omen - Original Song $ 2.24
@alfredmusic	Steemit Openmic Week 133! My Entry Instrumental ORIGINAL:Un flamenco bajo la Luna $ 2.11
@amundafrank	Steemit Open Mic Week 133 | idontwannabeyouanymore - Billie Eilish (Cover Oriana, Victoria & Frank) $ 1.94
@jaredkhamanah	Steemit open mic week 133 | Jared Khm - Mundo de cabeza [Original Song] $ 1.84
@dougalporteous	STEEMIT OPEN MIC WEEK 133 $ 1.6
@luisalbertoulloa	Steemit Open Mic Week 133 - Morir es nacer $ 1.4
@orlandogonzalez	Steemit openmic week 133 "Presagio de Amor". Canción original/ @orlandogonzález. $ 1.26
@xxxplasticman	Steemit openmic week 133{cover}Black Honey by Thrice $ 1.26
@mayneth	Steemit openmic week 133 - Como dos extraños (Tango Cover) by @Mayneth $ 0.63 Congratulations to all of you who trended this week on Open Mic! Winners from Steemit Open Mic Week 133 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: @joseacabrerav, @barski, @maximilianoflute, @rbatan, @digitalopus, @organduo, @orlandogonzalez, @gaborockstar, @dougalporteous, @jubei333, @xxxplasticman, @luisalbertoulloa, @mayneth, @salvadorhr18, @amundafrank, @ylich, @shephard, @raymondelaparra, @jhoxiris, @alfredmusic, @juliolunar, 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 Shallow Lady Gaga Bradley Cooper Cover Steemit Openmic Week 133 --- by @silentscreamer Your showcasing of your vocal skills is a pleasure to hear, knowing how talented and noticeably proficient you are with your trusted violin playing. This was a great cover choice to display your range and the momentum shifts that this big song has. Thank you for sharing this gem performance with us all, looking forward to your next gift. - @verbal-d I'm so happy to see Silentscreamer back on the saddle, I sure have missed her talents. As expected this performance is just top notch and there is little that I or anyone could do to outdo this performance. I'm so happy, I think I'm going to order pizza to celebrate. - @meno 2nd Place You won 20 Steem Steemit Openmic Week 133 Cover Granada Agustin Lara Interpretado Por Danieldedosd2 --- by @danieldedosd2 The lyrics in this great cover song are rich in love and romanticism, delivered in fantastic fashion by your highly capable and serenading vocals and apt guitar playing. I am sure the translation and true meanings depicted in the original language are even more enjoyable. I thoroughly enjoyed this grand performance from you this week. Thank you for sharing such good frequencies. Looking forward to more. - @verbal-d I've been listening to Daniel week after week on our openmic contest and wondering what was the style that he would sure shine the most in. Well, I think I found it. The vocal technique, the control and the subtle accompaniment was just perfect. Gosh, I wish I could perform Granada at that level. - @meno 3rd Place You won 13 Steem Steemit Open Mic Week 133 Or Jared Khm Mundo De Cabeza Original Song --- by @jaredkhamanah You have sung a beautiful piece of music that is as poetic as it is melodically moving. The lyrics are a twisting journey of inner reflections and outward perspectives that create the surreal dream-state imagery you convey with your singing and guitar playing. Your passion and love for this song translates well in this performance. Thank you for sharing this gift of music with us. Looking forward to more of your originals. - @verbal-d 4th Place You won 13 Steem Steemit Open Mic Week 133 Nothing S In My Way Original Song By Darren Claxton --- by @darrenclaxton You have done it again my brother. Bringing real life perspective and truthful approaches to relatable topics that we can vibe and be in tune with. There is some nice wisdom in these woven lyrics and you deliver them with such a high energy of hope, love and positivity. A winning song entry without a doubt. Thanks for the elevations and revelations, looking forward to more of your hits. - @verbal-d It's never surprising for me to enjoy Darren's writing. He's pretty much one of my favorite songwriters and I mean that not only within the context of our community. If you've never enjoyed his tunes, you are missing out big time. - @meno 5th Place You won 13 Steem Steemit Open Mic Week 133 Omen Original Song --- by @trevorpetrie Trevor my man! I truly loved this track and inside my mind I could just picture the whole production. That 90's style Adams rock and roll with soaring vocals making you unconsciously drive just a little faster. A superb lesson in songwriting from the man from down under. - @meno 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 134 by Following This Link Steemit Open Mic Week 134 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