What?!? Steemit Open Mic Has 153 Entries This Week???? My Jaw Just Dropped As A Judge (Original Blog)
I thought my judging was tough already, and last week we had a ridiculous 114 entries, which was an All Time High (ATH) but I was hoping for a gradual climb up with an increase of entries week by week, but Nope lol
We are breaking records like Cryptocurrency Prices as the market explodes upward
We are already breaching closer to 200 entries soon it seems.
These extra 39 entries piled on top just brought my judging scrutiny to an all time high
I may word my reviews nicely but my expectations are like Simon Cowell high lol
Could you imagine being indecisive at this point of the Open Mic Judging process? I will not falter to this stage of ridiculousness and waste time. This is not a game and I take this position with a high level of seriousness and respect
Winners need to be decided, picked and rewarded/appraised/acknowledged and respected for the hard work and beautiful music they share with us, especially after a million redos and retakes (Something I definitely know about as a "Keep trying til I get it right, I don't care if I'm tired or frustrated, the end result is worth it") kind of performer and musician.
So please trust the process. If you want to know how long it truly takes to judge this contest and it is more than a few hours, please join me and click on these two links at the bottom of this post from my friend @luzcypher and listen to every entry and prepare your own top 5 list with top 5 honourable mentions.
I'm going to have fun with this week, plus all of the inspiration and hidden gems that lay waiting to be heard and discovered. That is what makes the tediousness of the judging worth it at the end. I will listen to tons of entries that don't move me, but then a performer will grip my attention and hold it without strain on the ears.
Well, I will have to start judging earlier than usual. Off I go. Oh and please watch this 1st place winning song "If I Was A Judge" by @steembirds from Week 62 if you haven't heard it already
When I had pitched the idea for the song to them a month and a half or so prior, I knew already they would come up with something amazing, and they crafted the lyrics beautiful and earned 1st place effortlessly with their energy, performance, harmonies and charisma. Hands down they are some great songwriters and very entertaining to say the least
They are quite hilarious and have some funny lyrics to sum this post up, enjoy the humorous and relatable sentiments
Open Mic Week 64 All Entries Part 1
Open Mic Week 64 All Entries Part 2
Thank you for reading & viewing this post in its entirety, I hope you enjoyed it for what it's worth.
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Next Post coming tomorrow
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My very own wonderful gif logo provided to me by the generous and kindhearted @papa-pepper Thanks again very much!
It is amazing how fast the contest is growing thanks to all the wonderful musicians participating, the support of @pfunk, @verbal-d, @soundlegion, @jessamynorchard, @krystle, @passion-ground, @meno, @xeldal, @ausbitbank, @msp-waves, @rondonson, and a host of others.
Merry Christmas to you and your friends and family and to everyone who is part of the Open Mic community!
Anyone who actually wants to take @verbal-d up on that feel free to make your own top 5 picks post for Steemit Open Mic.
Happy holidays to you too bro!
I’m nonstop hustling today until i get my picks laid out for you asap! :) enjoy your weekend and all next week until my birthday (New Years Day)
Hahaha... this is a tough week for all jurors judging a ridiculous post. Hahaha ... forget for a moment and enjoy your christ ... god bles you.
Thank you very much bro. It is ridiculous but the good kind lol God bless you and Steem on with love
God bless you too bro. happy holiday for you and your family. Give my regards to them and special for your children say from uncle owner99 in indonesia :)
Thank you bro. Indeed I shall.
My sentiments exactly, @verbal-d! Didn't know you pitched that song to the "Steembirds..." Cool... Much love, bro & Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I didn't know he pitched the idea to them until just now too. Cool!
Gotta love the real-time organic nature of it all... Right, man!
It's the best part of this whole thing. About as real as you can get. The"unplugged" Unplugged show. Or as we called it backstage, UnDrugged.
Ha! Can't get any further unplugged than that! ...
Yeah bro, they brought it to life, and did a great job, I had no credit in writing or song structure or melodies, simply just the idea and a few thoughts, you can read my comment below what I wrote to @passion-ground. But so glad I told them.
Yeah I didn’t want to write the song for myself, and I knew they would come up with something great if I presented it to them. Just didnt have a time frame when they would write and share it so we kept it under wraps, and when they performed it I knew nothing of the process and I was surprised because I basically planted the seed and walked away lol came back and saw a forest kind of thing metaphorically you know? Lol
Happy holidays to you and your loved ones bro. Appreciate you to the fullest!
Cool story D... :-) Appreciate you in kind, my friend!
You as well bro, happy holidays
Your the best man
You are too kind, Happy holidays man
I am a Muslim and do not celebrate Christmas. But it's okay my friend. Have a nice day :)
Neither do I. I don’t celebrate Christmas either. And I am a Christian. That is why i say Happy holidays and not Merry Christmas :) Enjoy your week and God bless
Yeay.... We are all brothers. In one open family ties, and luzcypher is the father of all of us. ha ha ha. lol
Yeah we are all brothers, including luzcypher. He is no father to me lol
Hahahaa.....
My ears ring like church bells now from a nerve injury a year ago so I've only got this to say at this point: better you than me!!! Haha...wait til it hits 2000:D
Happy hoho:)
Thank you very much for the thoughts lol Sorry you damaged your ear nerve, that's not good at all. You made me turn down my headphones to the smallest decimal lol
If the amount of entrants goes to 2000, I think us judges would either increase in number, or work to somehow turn this into a full paid position with the amount of time that would require from us. It's like a proper job lol fun nonetheless though
What were you doing in a church? LOL
this is my church...
That's a huge work brother, thanks for all the great and wise works you and other judges doing here, I hope things going well for all of you!
peace!!
Thank you for reading commenting bro. Things are definitely going well, appreciate the thoughtfulness. Keep creating and sharing good music.
Peace and patience indeed! lol
I'm not sure if I could judge 153 entries, that's pretty crazy, and it shows the popularity of the contest. I wonder how many there will be next week...
Thanks for stopping by. The contest is getting quite popular and successful, it is a beautiful thing to witness and be a part of. Next week will be interesting :)
Crazy! All my friends think that I'm crazy.
I'm crazy for crying and crazy for trying
I'm crazy for judging you.
Funny song reference bro
That's commitment right there! Thanks for doing all of that for the community :)
Have a great Christmas!
Thank you for the kind words of appreciation. You're welcome. Happy holidays
please tell me how to participate ? I love to sing
Go to @luzcypher’s page for the open mic contest entry post, join in on the fun
Woah! That's A LOT! Have you guys ever thought of separating those those who writes their own songs and those who do covers? :)
Merry Christmas, @verbal-d!
Yes I know it is quite baffling and I am still trying to finish my post for the top picks lol
We will probably keep it together, unless it gets to a ridiculous number, I would love to be an originals only judge when that happens
Happy holidays!
hahaha, I was going to post that video in the comments to you!
You beat me to it. Insane amount of entries tho! I'm just floored how the music community & in particular openmic community has just exploded these past 2 months.
Yeah it was a great song bro. Sorry for late reply. Happy New Year. I fell behind in comments over 2 weeks and finally caught up! yippee
lol jeez.... No worries Bro. Don't ever feel obligated to respond to everything I ramble about to you ;)
I am just like @jedau, I don't like to leave opem
comments just like how I commented back one year ago to a comment I saw of yours on one of my songs that i missed. It is common courtesy and showing appreciation. :) Thanks for the assurance though bro