Steemit Music League Round #5 Review | A DSound Community Initiative

With seventy-nine (79) incredible entries it was an incredible round in the seven contests and challenges of the Steemit Music League.

The Steemit Music League is a community built with the goal of providing the most feedback, recognition, and rewards all while bringing Steemians together and encouraging collaboration.

Courtesy of Light & Love OG Tech Shaman @danyelk

As a result the Steemit Music League and the decentralized audio portal @dsound have joined forces to help bring maximum recognition, feedback , and rewards for the Steemians with musical dreams, passions, and talents.

Thanks again to @prc for his support of community initiatives and helping the Steemit Music League reach its potential. If you trust and support @prc like I do make sure to vote for him as a witness here: https://steemit.com/~witnesses

Currently the following are the seven contests in the Steemit Music League which is part of the Steemit Music Alliance (SMA) [click on contest/challenge name to go to most recent related information]:

SMA	Contest Initiatives
	Steemit Music League Challenge (#smlchallenge) (Hosted by @chiefmappster): An open music contest for rappers, MCs, singers, vocalists, musicians, and producers.
	Beat Battle League (#beatbattle) (Hosted by @chiefmappster): A challenge for music producers to produce an entry based off a theme or sampled material for that round.
	SMA Feedback Contest (#smafeedback) (Hosted by @inthenow): A feedback-based contest for music. Provide music for feedback and/or provide feedback and get rewarded for doing so.
	Chord Challenge (#chordchallenge) (Hosted by @antminer): A weekly challenge for music producers to create music by using the provided chord progression.
	Kill The Pad Challenge (#killthepad) (Hosted by @jamesgetsit): A weekly topical text-based rap competition for creative writers to show their prowess as a lyricist.
	Educator Showdown (#educatorshowdown) (Hosted by @novili): A bi-weekly competition for people who make educational content revolving around music.
	Poetry Slam (#poetryslam) (Hosted by @jamesgetsit & @scuzzy): A weekly spoken word contest in the traditional poetry slam competition format.

The winner of the Steemit Music League is determined by the amount of points earned through League contests and challenges.

The points earned in Round Five are added up for this fifth release of the Steemit Music League leaderboard for Season Two.

We have had ninety-nine (99) different Steemians apart of the Steemit Music League in the five rounds so far. We thank you all for making such an amazing impact on the community. This is a grassroots community with little support from the Steemit community besides @DSound .

Below are the updated standings of the Steemit Music League Season #2 as of today

With his victory in the SML Challenge, @paradigmprospect extends his lead over the battling @mindseye-music and @d-vine.

@grizzle is moving closer to 2nd and 3rd place with his finsihes in the MSL Chalenge and Beat Battle only 37 points behind a Top Three placement.

@onemedia, @hilladigahackles, and @spawnband made jumps this round sitting 5th, 6th, and 7th place respectively with only 14 points separating them.

Then we have a group Steemians behind them like @funkmedia, @lefthouse, and @simgirl moving up the ranks with their performances this last round.

As you can see we have a lot of Steemians participating in more than one contest increasing their League point total.

With 99+ Steemians already taking part in the Steemit Music League, this is shaping up to be one heck of a Season Two of the Steemit Music League o weeeee.

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The Steemit Music League Challenge is an open music contest for rappers, MCs, singers, vocalists, and producers. Basically if you have a passion for music you can submit an entry every week.

Courtesy of Light & Love OG @danyelk

Each week's theme changes with some awesome rounds coming up. The prize pool is 15 STEEM and other cryptocurrencies such as SMOKE, Whaleshares, and Voiceshares.

The #smlchallenge is in Round Six of Season Two currently with the theme being Celtic Crossroads.

Round Five of Season Two of the Steemit Music League Challenge is accepting submissions until Monday night, March 26th with the results being announced on March 27th.

For more information on this current round of the #smlchallenge go here: https://steemit.com/smldsound/@chiefmappster/steemit-music-league-challenge-s2-r6-or-a-dsound-community-initiative

We had an incredible Round #5 of the Feel Good Music theme of the Steemit Music League Challenge with twenty-two (22) high-quality entries from Steemians all over the globe.

Here are the top three of S2:R5 of the #smlchallenge:

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WINNER ONE: @spawnband with an average of 4.80 from the judging panel with "Condemn the Pessimists" winning 10 STEEM, 42 Voiceshares, & 25 Whaleshares for 77 points.

https://dsound.audio/#!/@spawnband/20180307t184032606z-steemit-music-league-challenge-s2r4--spawn-condemn-the-pessimists

Post here: https://steemit.com/dsound/@spawnband/20180307t184032606z-steemit-music-league-challenge-s2r4--spawn-condemn-the-pessimists

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WINNER TWO: @lefthouse with an average of 4.65 from the judging panel with "Goodt Day" winning 6 STEEM, 36 Voiceshares, & 20 Whaleshares for 62 points.

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https://dsound.audio/#!/@lefthouse/20180311t234330831z-goodt-day

Post here: https://steemit.com/smlc/@lefthouse/smlc-s2-r

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WINNER THREE: @funkmedia with an average of 4.53 from the judging panel with "Melodia" winning 4 STEEM, 31 Voiceshares, & 15 Whaleshares for 50 points.

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Post here: https://steemit.com/dsound/@funkmedia/20180306t152911055z-melodia-reprise-funk-media-original-song--steemit-music-league-challenge-s2r5

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For incredible music from Round Five of Season Two go here: https://steemit.com/smlchallenge/@chiefmappster/steemit-music-league-challenge-s2-r5-results

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The Beat Battle League is in Round #6 of Season Two and is a Beat Battle challenge that the music producers of Steemit can produce an entry based off a theme or sampled material for that round.

Courtesy of @nicnas

This week's theme is Tropical Paradise. Prize pool is 15 STEEM and other cryptocurrencies such as Voiceshares, Whaleshares, and SMOKE.

Round Six of the Beat Battle League is accepting submissions until Sunday night, April 1st with the results being announced Monday evening (April 2nd).

For more information about the live Round #6 of the #beatbattle go here: https://steemit.com/beatbattle/@chiefmappster/beat-battle-league-s2-r6-announcement-or-a-dsound-community-initiative

In last round, we had sixteen (16) awesome entries for the Movie Soundtracks inspired theme.

Here are the top three entries from S2: R5:

FIRST WINNER: @paradigmprospect with an average of 4.79 from the judging panel winning 8 STEEM, 42 SMOKE, and 25 Whaleshares for 75 points.

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https://dsound.audio/#!/@paradigmprospect/20180321t045432397z-paradigm-prospector-fairy-slave-mines

Post here: https://steemit.com/dsound/@paradigmprospect/20180321t045432397z-paradigm-prospector-fairy-slave-mines

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SECOND WINNER: @nathankaye with an average of 4.72 from the judging panel winning 4 STEEM, 36 SMOKE, and 20 Whaleshares for 60 points.

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https://dsound.audio/#!/@nathankaye/20180321t040248051z-beat-battle-league-s2r5-one-less-god-teaser-part-1-nathan-kaye

Post here: https://steemit.com/dsound/@nathankaye/20180321t040248051z-beat-battle-league-s2r5-one-less-god-teaser-part-1-nathan-kaye

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THIRD WINNER: @fairy-kingdoms with an average of 4.68 from the judging panel winning 2 STEEM, 31 SMOKE, and 15 Whaleshares for 48 points.

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https://dsound.audio/#!/@fairy-kingdoms/20180320t205042475z-credits-4-lt3

Post here: https://steemit.com/dsound/@fairy-kingdoms/20180320t205042475z-credits-4-lt3

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For more of the music created in Round Five of the Beat Battle League go here: https://steemit.com/beatbattle/@chiefmappster/beat-battle-league-s2-r5-results

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The third contest is the Steemit Music Alliance Feedback contest hosted by @inthenow .

The SMA Feedback Contest hosted by @inthenow is about submitting music and providing feedback and getting rewarded to do so.

The prize pool is 30 SBD and other cryptocurrencies like Whaleshares and Voiceshares.

Round Five is live now and lasts until March 31st with the winners being announced on April 1st.

To participate in the live Round Five of the contest go here: https://steemit.com/smafeedback/@inthenow/sma-feedback-contest-round-5-is-live

Here are the results for Round Four of the SMA Feedback Contest:

FIRST WINNERS: @joymatters beat with @hilladigahackles feedback

BEAT here

FEEDBACK:

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SECOND WINNERS: @hilladigahackles beat with @fireawaymarmot 's feedback

BEAT: here

FEEDBACK:

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THIRD WINNERS: @novili's beat with @wolfworbeikood 's feedback

BEAT: here

FEEDBACK:

For more information about the results for Round Four of the SML Feedback Contest go here: https://steemit.com/smafeedback/@inthenow/sml-feedback-contest-round-4-winners-announcement

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The fourth challenge in the Steemit Music League is the Kill the Pad Challenge hosted by @jamesgetsit

The Kill the Pad Challenge hosted by @jamesgetsit is a weekly text based rap & poetry challenge.

The prize pool is 10 SBD and you can earn points towards the Steemit Music League.

Week #6 is live now and will accept submissions until Saturday night (March 24th).

For more information about the live Kill the Pad Challenge go here: https://steemit.com/killthepad/@jamesgetsit/kill-the-pad-challenge-week-6-sponsored-by-sma-this-is-a-dsound-community-initiative

Here are the results for Week #5 of the Kill the Pad Challenge:

FIRST WINNER: @verbal-d

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SECOND WINNER: @ulqu3

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THIRD WINNER: @oshiokhenhoya

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For more information on Week #5 go here: https://steemit.com/killthepad/@jamesgetsit/kill-the-pad-winners-week-5-sponsored-by-steem-music-alliance

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The fifth challenge in the Steemit Music League is the Chord Challenge hosted by @antminer

The Chord Challenge hosted by @antminer is a weekly music challenge for producers to make a new beat from a provided chord progression.

The prize pool is 15+ SBD and you can earn points towards the Steemit Music League.

Week #4 will be announced shortly.

For more information about the Chord Challenge go here: https://steemit.com/smldsound/@antminer/chordchallenge-3-winners-announcement

Here are the results for Week #3 of the Chord Challenge:

@antminer had problems judging so he decided to split the prize pool evenly amongst the 13 participants.

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For more information about Week #3 of the Chord Challenge go here: https://steemit.com/smldsound/@antminer/chordchallenge-3-winners-announcement

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The sixth challenge in the Steemit Music League is the Educator Challenge hosted by @novili

The Educator Showdown hosted by @novili is a bi-weekly competition for people who make educational content revolving around music.

The prize pool is 10 STEEM and you can earn points towards the Steemit Music League.

Round #3 is live now will accept submissions until next Saturday night (March 31th).

For more information about the live Educator Showdown go here: https://steemit.com/educatorshowdown/@novili/educator-showdown-round-3-or-a-music-tutorial-contest-from-the-steemit-music-alliance-a-dsound-community-initiative

Here are the results for Week #2 of the Educator Showdown:

FIRST WINNER: @plugdeux with the post here

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SECOND WINNER: @talmid with the post here

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THIRD WINNER: @musicapoetica with the post here

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For more information about Week #2 of the Educator Showdown go here: https://steemit.com/educatorshowdown/@novili/educator-showdown-round-2-winner-announcement

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And the seventh challenge in the Steemit Music League is the Poetry Slam.

The Poetry Slam hosted by @scuzzy and @jamesgetsit is a weekly competition with the mission of providing a platform for Steemians to vocally express themselves.

The prize pool is 10 SBD and you can earn points towards the Steemit Music League.

Round #3 is live now will accept submissions until Sunday (March 25th).

For more information about the live Poetry Slam go here: https://steemit.com/smldsound/@scuzzy/poetry-slam-contest-week-3-or-spoken-word-challenge-a-dsound-community-initiative

Here are the results for Week #2 of the Poetry Slam:

FIRST WINNER: @breezin winning 5 SBD and 10 Whaleshares. Listen here

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SECOND WINNER: @kryptoe winning 4 SBD and 10 Whaleshares. Listen here

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THIRD WINNER: @amariespeaks winning 3 SBD and 10 Whaleshares. Listen here

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For more information about Week #2 of the Poetry Slam go here: https://steemit.com/smldsound/@jamesgetsit/poetry-slam-contest-week-2-or-spoken-word-challenge-a-dsound-community-initiative

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The Steemit Music League is a community built with the goal of providing the most feedback, recognition, and rewards and possible all while bringing Steemians together.

As a result the Steemit Music Alliance Discord channel was born.

You can connect and collaborate with other community members, play music live, get beats and tracks demoed, and listen to entries with others live via the SMA bot. Live DJing and music production courtesy of @scuzzy and @seveaux going now.

To join the Discord Channel go here: https://discord.gg/na8W5Wr

The team of @chiefmappster, @beatseb, @seveaux, and @derekmiller thank you for all the awesome music you have created so far and for all the real, positive change that is going on in this community.

For the review of Round #4 of Season Two click here

For the review of Round #3 of Season Two click here

For the review of Round #2 of Season Two click here

For the review of Round #1 of Season Two click here

Thank you as always for your time, attention, and support. I really appreciate it :)

Image Sources:

• OG @danyelk
• OG @prc
• *OG @inthenow
• @jamesgetsit , @antminer , & @novili

Namaste

@chiefmappster