Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 140. 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

Steemit's Official Open Mic Judge @Verbal-D's Top 5 Entries For Week 140

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 @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 @geekgirl. NOTE: openmic must be the first tag to show up on this chart

@jubei333	Steemit open mic 140 - Blue Eye's Dancing ( Matt Heckler and Benjamin Tod Cover ) $ 14.54
@xxxplasticman	Steemit openmic week 140 {cover}copperhead road $ 14.26
@ricardomello	Steemit Open Mic Semana 140 - Bandola Venezolana + Silbidos [Canción Original] $ 4.81
@orrslaw	Steemit Open Mic Week 140: "A Favor House Atlantic" by Coheed and Cambria [ Cover ] $ 4.75
@nahupuku	Nahu Padilla - Openmic 140 - Aserejé (Cover Experimental - Las Ketchup) $ 4.67
@lk666	Steemit Open Mic Week 140 - Cover Of Amorphis' - "Shaman" $ 4.03
@partitura	Steemit Open Mic Week 140 Siciliano from Flute Sonata BWV 1031, Johann Sebastian Bach $ 2.68
@drewley	Steemit Open Mic Week 140 - “Faithfully” - by Journey $ 2.35
@joseacabrerav	Steemit Openmic Semana 140 - Melendi - Con solo una Sonrisa [COVER] $ 2.29
@elisonr13	Steemit Open Mic Semana 140 Fue Una Farsa y Delirio (Original Song) [Eng Sub] $ 1.62
@maximilianoflute	Steemit OpenMic semana 140 - Girls like you $ 1.21
@josematos	STEEMIT OPEN MIC WEEK 140/ Jose Matos- Tu (CANCIÓN INEDITA) $ 0.99
@nancymoral	Original Song: Staying for the Closing Time - Picture Story $ 0.36
@nancymoral	Steemit Open Mic Week 140 - Original Song, "Staying for the Closing Time" $ 0.35
@charlotteneko	STEEMIT OPEN MIC SEMANA 140- EL CONSTRUCTOR COVER DE LAURA GUEVARA POR @charlotteneko $ 0.24
@alfredmusic	🎵🎵Steemit Open Mic (Micrófono abierto) Semana 140 – ''El Padrino''🎵🎵 $ 0.14 Congratulations to all of you who trended this week on Open Mic! Winners from Steemit Open Mic Week 140 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: @lk666, @montycashmusic, @danieldedosd2, @elisonr13', @partitura, @charlotteneko, @joseacabrerav, @gaborockstar @xxxplasticman @josematos @ricardomello @ylich @jubei333 @alfredmusic @carlos1612 @maximilianoflute, 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 140 A Favor House Atlantic By Coheed And Cambria Cover --- by @orrslaw Some songs are somewhat encrypted, and I can't say that I truly get this, but it does not dispute the fact that you are truly gifted, each time I discover a gem through you from these entries I've sifted, and the way you transition beautifully is as a pro racer has shifted, I can't help but sway with head lifted, and you've made your marks clearly as you've musically drifted, taking us on another journey twisted, you are a class act and unscripted, that's why you're here as the number one listed, your vocals paint the lyrics as vivid, and your tone revives what has been wilted, and your delivery hands us heavy emotions and heartfelt stories of what you've depicted, and every time I check out the original from a cover you've done I feel conflicted, because you clearly do it better than the artist who has brought the song into existence. - @verbal-d 2nd Place You won 20 Steem View On DTube Steemit Openmic#140 - Bendera (Coklat) Guitar Cover by Jhon Slowman --- by @jhon.slowman From the way you play the guitar you're the opposite of a slow man, you hit notes quickly and moved along the guitar more than a nomad, your sounds cut sharper than the edges of an old can, and rock is not for everyone, some might prefer Chopin, but denying your skill and attributes on the guitar is no man, you gave a fantastic performance and show and, our eyes and ears were focused on all areas you covered as a patrolman, you're musically gifted and I don't expect from you any slow jams, keep rocking on and welcome to our Open Mic Family, you will definitely grow fans. - @verbal-d 3rd Place You won 13 Steem Steemit Open Mic Week 140 Faithfully By Journey --- by @drewley As expected from the veteran, who we know is quite able, your performance with your friend Sara was more than graceful, for the love and passion of music, we can truly see you're faithful, the balance of the wonderful piano playing and her soothing singing was tasteful, this entry overall makes us praiseful, and the way you both held your intertwining harmonic notes was as a babe in cradle, this was quite a treat, made us want to set the table, and you delivered more than enough to fill our souls with your rich and musical ladles, the depth of the notes and chemistry were sweeter than honey, maple, what would the Open Mic Contest be without a @drewley entry? It's a staple. - @verbal-d 4th Place You won 13 Steem Steemit Open Mic Week 140 Or Or Entrega Espacial Or Or Edwardstobia Patrocinado Por Luzcypher And Pfunk --- by @edwardstobia You, my musical brother, have grown so much with your originals, and you have come a long way from the bare and minimal, you have yet to reach your pinnacle, but even now, your songs and performances are gripping, enchanting and mystical, you have found the formula and experimented, knowing that it's interchangeable and mixable, your meanings and messages have profound depth and are lyrical, you connect with us relatable experiences that are bridgeable, and many of your songs are sombre, melancholic, and beautifully miserable, but each one is special, unique, and impacting, unpredictable. To love someone who doesn't love you back, it feels like being ridiculed. Because you give them all of you, and they just want to get rid of you. Making you feel like an imbecile, and pitiful, sometimes the pain feels like it is not livable, we must overcome such feelings that are critical, because this world can be bitter, cold, and our hearts, minds and bodies are brittle-boned. - @verbal-d 5th Place You won 13 Steem Khwkju7Q --- by @eugelys After this performance we have a taste of your talent, your visible efforts were more than valid and valiant, you shared with us a gem, jewel, medallion, and raced strong to the finish line as a pure-bred stallion. Your performance was as clean as a new brush, or a pair of shoes without scuffs, I was locked into your pretty voice like hands trapped in cuffs. When we love someone beyond lust, we long for them to remember us, the memories made are what build belief and trust, and with time, like all things temporary, these too, can also fade and rust. We just hope that our impact on someone can linger, like the impression left by a mesmerising singer, the heart beats louder than shots shot from gunslingers, as we feel connected to the one we love like seeing a dead ringer, some never know love but they know the pain and the stinger, but we must go with the flow, life's spontaneous, and we are wingers. - @verbal-d 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 141 by Following This Link Steemit Open Mic Week 141 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