Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 85. Community support for Open Mic has been tremendous and is one of many projects bringing the music community together on Steemit.

We had 293 entries this week of which 277 are valid and included in these weekly posts! Awesome guys!

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How To Support Musicians On Steemit And Earn Curation Rewards By Following The Open Mic Trail --- by @luzcypher

Open Mic Winners From Week 85

Steemit Open Mic Rules

• The cutoff date for entries is Friday the 18th of May, 2018 at 12 UTC TIME
• Only 1 entry per person per week
• "Steemit Open Mic Week 85" must the beginning of the post title.
• "Steemit Open Mic Week 85" must be said at the beginning of your video and your username.
• Live performances only specifically made for this contest
• openmic must be the first tag
• Add a link to your post in the comments of the contest post.
• You must upvote this post.
• If your song is an original song then add the word "Original" somewhere in your title
• You can use DTube but include an embedded YouTube or Vimeo video too.

Entries must follow these rules to earn prizes.

Thank you SO much @ausbitbank for creating the @openmic account and helping to get it funded with 20,000 Steem Power in under 24-hours! Awesome accomplishment that really helps us reward people who enter Open Mic.

A big shout out to @pfunk for sponsoring Steemit Open Mic.

Vote For Pfunk For Witness And Keep Steemit Open Mic Growing Strong We Need Your Help Now --- by @luzcypher

Big shout out to @lukestokes who recently delegated 5,000 SP to the @openmic account! Thanks for your support.

Calling All Open Mic People Check This Out --- by @passion-ground

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 entering the contest please read What Are The Rules To Enter Steemit Open Mic And Why Do We Have Rules Anyways

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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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. Thanks @jessamynorchard!

You can also meet up with us 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.

Steemit Open Mic Judges

@soundlegion, @krystle, @verbal-d, @passion-ground, and @meno

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

Looking For Developers To Help Build A Dedicated Open Mic Website Built On The Steem Blockchain --- by @luzcypher

Official Open Mic Or Passion Ground S Top 5 Entries For Week 85 --- by @passion-ground

Openmic Week 85 Soundlegion Top 5 Judges Picks Honorable Mentions Top Picks List --- by @soundlegion

Steemit's Official Open Mic Judge Verbal D S Top 5 Entries For Week 85 Original Blog --- by @verbal-d

Open Mic Week 85 Meno Top 5 Picks And Honorable Mentions --- by @meno

Open Mic Week 85 My Top 5 Judges Selection --- by @krystle

Steemit Musicians With Krystle Shane And Isaria Msp Waves Radio 30 Sbd Prize --- by @isaria

Steemit Open Mic Prizes Are Temporarily Reduced Until Further Notice --- by @luzcypher

Operation We Are The Open Mic --- by @meno

Special thanks to @soundlegion, @krystle, @verbal-d, @passion-ground, and @meno for help judging the contest this week. Great job guys.

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.

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Winners from Steemit Open Mic Week 85

It is so hard picking winners every week even with 5 judges.

Honorable mentions this week in no particular order are: @samidbarid, @jumpmaster, @ingridkornelia, @andreabortone, @paintingangels, @funkmedia, @ilazramusic, @elliotjgardner, @lucybanks, @addiesworld, @dinoromanelli, @moccamonica, @samidbarid, @moderndayjester, @drewley, @steembirds, @yenibe, @melbookermusic, @tcpolymath, @gabrielamenesesg, @dianakyv, @felixjfarfan, @jons0318, @olvidesantelmo, @josemarimbista, @guerreroots, @camuel, and many more. We Love You All!

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and the winners are...

1st Place

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Steemit OpenMic Week 85 /Moving On/ Original song .... featuring @Pechichemena --- by @silentscreamer

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Love that you guys collaborated on this song together. That's what Open Mic is all about. Fantastic performance! Gave be shivers listening to you sing. - @luzcypher

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What an incredible collaboration this is! @pechichemena produced, wrote lyrics, and played multiple guitar, bass, and drum tracks for this song whilst @silentscreamer wrote the instrumental melodies and laid down a rather brilliant vocal performance with, of course, her outstanding signature strings! I also really enjoyed the way her body moved in concert with each section of this most awesome song. - @passion-ground

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This is slowly but surely becoming my favorite musician team on our beloved platform. I would like to thank @silentscreamer for two main reasons: One for being so relentless and consistent, your spirit and drive is inspiring and two, because you entered a beautiful original piece that truly speaks to the heart.

I knew there was an original song inside of you waiting to be shared with us, I just knew it. Thank you guys for this little gem you've delivered. - @meno

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2nd Place

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Steemit Openmic Week 85 Goodnight My Love Goodnight Original --- by @lillywilton

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"I am very much enjoying the sound of this great singer/songwriter @lillywilton. She joins us for another week of openmic with an original piece that is absolutely stunning. I love the lyrics here, "Poison seems to sooth" with a pure and pristine vocal. I cant see anyone not thoroughly blissing out to " - @soundlegion

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Lilly, Lilly.... Lilly, you magical creature designed to torture those of us with weak hearts. I have to say, I'm not one to bounce in one leg when a ukulele is displayed across my screen but.... This song is perfect with a Uke, and performing it with another instrument would be like making tacos with soybean flour or something at that level of "wrong".

Absolutely stunning song, the high notes gave me goosebumps every single time.... @meno starts the slow clap - @meno (thanks @meno for giving us the clap! LOL)

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I have just been swept away by your sheer talent, it is honestly breathtaking and I have no idea where you will take us next - your a musical journey maker and I am an avid tourist hitchhiking along for the ride, I cannot express how awesome it is to have access to music like this.

It's not just the stunning vocal performances that captivate my attention, it's the intrinsic nature you weave within your music - the juxtaposition between the music and the lyric, with the melody bringing it all together with such epic beauty. - @krystle

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Heartfelt performance and love the song. - @luzcypher

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3rd Place

Steemit Open Mic Week 85 Dusty Springfield Cover Spooky --- by @normamanly

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"I could listen to this kind of music without stop. Love the band here, really great trip groove, and the vocalist is spot on fantastic, great cover guys absolutely nailed it in an awesome way for me, this was felt across the skin and in the uhhh feeling vibe!! rarrr" - @soundlegion

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This is an incredible all-around performance of a 1970’s cover classic! Norma and the band totally nailed the vibe here. She, of course, splashed an intoxicating dose of her signature brand of sultry velvet vocals atop this tune, and I just loved it, and I’m sure you will too! - @passion-ground

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This here my friends are three minutes of a groovy, groovy jam adorned with a voice of the silkiest of nature. I loved this little jam, I had to move sideways as I was typing this review and listening for the third time. It's that infectious and if you can listen without moving, get checked, there is a problem with you for sure.

I'm so happy to see @normamanly entering the #openmic competition again. - @meno

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Great cover and well played! - @luzcypher

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4th Place

Steemit Openmic Week 85 Original Song Tell Me I M Wrong Featuring Griptight --- by @builtinfire

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*Our much-loved passionate rocker, @builtinfire, on-boards a friend, @griptight to the platform with this original song and performance. His signature, larger than life, emotional builds never disappoint along with the inherent dynamism he consistently delivers. Although his entries hold up superbly well on their own, having a solid bass line to hold down the bottom end was a sheer joy to experience. * - @passion-ground

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Man.... What Happened? I got lost listening to this, the pain was so palpable I had to sit down (I have a standing desk). It's not the first time I've listened to a tune by @builtinfire that has showcased his unique vocals, but this is the first time get hacked my emotional composure.

This is how its done people.... leave nothing for later. - @meno

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"Time looses all, panel me inside your broken glass..." Super deep lyrics and moving performance with your bassist friend @griptight. You both brought to life a beautifully reminiscent and reflective song You never fail to uncover your deepest emotions putting your undeniable passion for music on bold display. This song has so many channels of feeling, as well as, an internal struggle from an external clash of a breaking and crumbling connection. Keep fighting strong for what you love for and who you love man. This was a really inspiring performance and your warm, grungy, power vocals always lead our souls back home. You two have given us a gem built on momentum and profound intentions, thanks for sharing and looking forward to your next entry. - @verbal-d

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Love the way you guys built the song up as one long creciendo. Super cool! - @luzcypher

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5th Place

Steemit Openmic Week 85 Original Vocalise On Blue Daniel --- by @shookriya

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I have to say, this is pretty freaking awesome! To take an existing instrumental Jazz classic and then have the audacity to write lyrics for it, and perform it with such natural grace and skill is totally worth several hat-tips and numerous accolades! I loved @shookriya’s secondary tandem performance on the upright bass, which just brought the whole thing together in a most impressive way. Lovely guitar passages accompany his most awesome lyrics and signature vocals. This one’s a keeper! - @passion-ground

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I think you did a fantastic job here leaping out into your creative prowess and producing some real smooth vocal sounds over this tune as well as your experienced and effortless playing of both the upright bass and guitar. You layered this with just the right amount of instrumentation and all the wondrous sounds complimented one another to create that real authentic and genuine jazz sound we all highly regard and recognise with respect and admiration. The melodies of your tranquil and fluid vocals along with the subtle harmonies of the instruments were all executed tightly and yet laid back with just the right amount of slack at the same time and really brought out the ebb and flow of this catchy groove. Thanks for this jam and gem, looking forward to what you bring out next. - @verbal-d

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Welcome to Open Mic. Loved your performance and hope to hear more. - @luzcyher

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Here's a screenshot of the prizes transferred to the winners this week.

Congratulation Everyone And Thanks For Playing Steemit Open Mic

Official Open Mic Or Passion Ground S Top 5 Entries For Week 85 --- by @passion-ground

Openmic Week 85 Soundlegion Top 5 Judges Picks Honorable Mentions Top Picks List --- by @soundlegion

Steemit's Official Open Mic Judge Verbal D S Top 5 Entries For Week 85 Original Blog --- by @verbal-d

Open Mic Week 85 Meno Top 5 Picks And Honorable Mentions --- by @meno

Open Mic Week 85 My Top 5 Judges Selection --- by @krystle

Steemit Open Mic Is About Building A Community Of Musicians On Steemit, Not About Winning --- by @luzcypher

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Congratulations guys! Thanks again to everyone that entered. Thank you @pfunk for sponsoring Open Mic with 200 Steem donation for each week! Very generous of you.

Vote And Enter Open Mic Week 86 by Following This Link

Steemit Open Mic Week 86 Record Your Performance And Win Steem Sponsored By Pfunk And Luzcypher --- by @luzcypher

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