Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 147. 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

Open Mic Week 147 - 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 @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

@davidsuarezms	Steemit Open Mic Week 147 | Viaje a la Paz - David suarez (Original composition on guitar) by @davidsuarezms $ 10.27
@steevc	Steemit Open Mic Week 147: Blond ambition (Original) $ 2.46
@tarotbyfergus	Steemit Open mic Week 147 : Lost and Found(original)w/ The Pastry Case $ 1.84
@ricardomello	Steemit Open Mic Semana 147 - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) [Cover] $ 1.33
@josematos	STEEMIT OPEN MIC WEEK 147/ Jose Matos- Noche (CANCION INEDITA) $ 1.19
@mariajruizb	STEEMIT OPEN MIC WEEK 147 ORIGINAL SONG "UN BESO" by @mariajruizb $ 0.57
@danieldedosd2	Steemit Openmic Week 147 (Original Song) "Déjenlos en Paz" by @danieldedosd2 $ 0.21
@origen1618	Steemit Open Mic Semana #147 "Desencuentro" -Cover- $ 0.19
@kevinmolina	mundo $ 0.0 Congratulations to all of you who trended this week on Open Mic! Winners from Steemit Open Mic Week 147 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: @josematos, @tarotbyfergus, @ricardomello, @shelbi, @drewley, 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 147 Original Song Un Beso By Mariajruizb --- by @mariajruizb This song feels so full of hope and happiness, I just couldn't help but bop along when you get to that chorus - you have yourself an addictive tune there my friends, that is a hook and a half (even without knowing the words lol). That melody is just spectacular in every sense, you really just smashed it out of the park with this performance - displaying truly amazingly fantastic vocal range and control, brilliant vocal gymnastics with precision execution. - @krystle 2nd Place You won 20 Steem Steemit Open Mic Week 147 Or Viaje A La Paz David Suarez Original Composition On Guitar By Davidsuarezms --- by @davidsuarezms *You created and set a mood, that changed and evolved as the song progressed - you displayed control and skill when adding small inflections and embellishments at key moments of the performance, creating a multi-textured feel that was all interwoven and belonging.( What is even more perfect is how the birds and general sounds of nature and life filter through the sound, but cannot distract or take away from the intrinsic beauty of the music - you created such a peaceful and almost transcendent piece of music, that builds and ebbs creating a movement within the sound itself and therefore the listener. This is a truly beautiful composition, with expert precision and execution of delivery - with a stunning background setting and seeing you in and your instrument in it's entirety, this is special on so many levels and I just loved every second of it. I really hope to see and hear more in the future. - @krystle 3rd Place You won 13 Steem Steemit Openmic Semana 147 Ya No Me Acuerdo Jose Cabrera Estopa Cover Esp Eng --- by @joseacabrerav Man your voice is like liquid gold, just utter perfection on every level - you expertly display an amazing vocal range, but better than that you also show different textures and effects throughout the song to embellish different moments and emotions. You never just sing a song, it is always a complete embodiment of the meaning of the song - you transport the viewer immediately into your moment in time, taking them on a journey that completely envelops them. I just can never get over how brilliant your playing is, you never miss a note, never overpower the vocals, never seen to really need to acknowledge the thing is even there! - You need no other instruments, you create the complete experience all on your own. - @krystle 4th Place You won 13 Steem Steemit Open Mic Semana 147 Desencuentro Cover --- by @origen1618 Wow you really captured my attention from the instant you started, it was such an emotive entry to the performance and it just drew me in - I absolutely love seeing a performance not just an entry or song, the difference is all in the delivery. You convey so much emotion not only through your faultless playing, or your the depth and tone through your voice - it's also the facial expressions and showing the emotion behind the lyrics, your telling the story with all the tools at your disposal and that makes a true performance in my opinion. Your vocals really do stand out to me, it's the emotion and delivery style you choose at different moments - you have amazing control performing demanding vocal gymnastics throughout, showing skill that seems to come as a second nature and requires little thought to execute just a raw natural talent. - @krystle 5th Place You won 13 Steem Steemit Openmic Week 147 Original Song Dejenlos En Paz By Danieldedosd2 --- by @danieldedosd2 I love hearing the two of you together again :D you both just compliment each others performance so well, also have to mention that outstanding outro - the overlapping vocals and melody lines were just divine and expertly delivered, not to mention one of the hardest things to pull off live let alone right next to each other. You guys just kicked ass with this song, though at times the tempo seems exhausting (as a singer I felt short of breath just watching lol, so well done on pulling that off so well) - the focus and control used to execute the breathing required for this song was beyond impressive, you both smashed it. Then to find out it was an original I had no choice but to include you again this week, this song features a brilliant composition - and the stunning vocals with amazing melodies and harmonies, just perfect! - @krystle 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 148 by Following This Link Steemit Open Mic Week 148 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