## <center>Open Mic Winners From Week 18</center>  ##

**Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 18**. Community support for Open Mic has been tremendous and is one of many projects bringing the music community together on Steemit. 

I just want to remind everyone that votes are only part of the selection process. Entertainment value and performance is factored in too.

The coolest thing about Open Mic is it brings the Steemit community together and that is the whole point of this project. 

Thanks to @pfunk for helping to sponsor Open Mic and he's even generously been giving Steem bonuses to participants posting original music.

<center>[![open mic 18 winners.png](https://s28.postimg.org/etjfrh5n1/open_mic_18_winners.png)](https://postimg.org/image/szz6mpgi1/)</center>

Open Mic is not about winning or losing, it's about building a connection on Steemit through music. Watching the collaboration happen online between musicians who played and met on Steemian 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 Open Mic than it is to play music on the street.**

This week I made a chart of the top ten Open Mic posts based on rewards they earned this week. 

## <center>Top 5 Rewarded Open Mic 18 Posts</center> ##

| Author  | Post  | Payout  |
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|  @ken-and-jane | [Open Mic Week 18 My First Rap Ha Ha](https://steemit.com/openmic/@ken-and-jane/open-mic-week-18-my-first-rap-ha-ha)  | $32.21  |
|  @lloyddavis | [Open Mic Week 18 It All Belongs To Me Berlin 1927 ](https://steemit.com/openmic/@lloyddavis/open-mic-week-18-it-all-belongs-to-me-berlin-1927 )  | $22.44  |
| @soushi888  | [My Funny Valentine Entry For Openmic Contest Week 18 ](https://steemit.com/openmic/@soushi888/my-funny-valentine-entry-for-openmic-contest-week-18 )  | $21.76  |
| @jaybird  | [Openmic Week 18 Jaybird Original Piano Song Where We Re Going ](https://steemit.com/openmic/@jaybird/openmic-week-18-jaybird-original-piano-song-where-we-re-going )  | $20.59  |
| @kobold-djawa  | [Openmic Mein Duett Aufnahme Video Of My Duets ](https://steemit.com/openmic/@kobold-djawa/openmic-mein-duett-aufnahme-video-of-my-duets )  | $11.39  |




## <center>300 in Steem Prizes</center> ##





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Thanks also to @curie for selecting some of this week's entries for Project Curie. Open Mic appreciates your support for our contestants and congratulations to the contestants that were selected by Curie. 

<center>[![open mic 18 curie.png](https://s27.postimg.org/j38qkjtj7/open_mic_18_curie.png)](https://postimg.org/image/f6veok8jj/)</center>

<center>[![open mic 18 curie 3.png](https://s30.postimg.org/r3y8lrzo1/open_mic_18_curie_3.png)](https://postimg.org/image/vd2yny2x9/)</center>

<center>[![open mic 18 curie 2.png](https://s24.postimg.org/4rsmmwiit/open_mic_18_curie_2.png)](https://postimg.org/image/qqz1a3zcx/)</center>



## <center>Steemit Open Mic Promo Trailer</center> ##

Here's a little promo video for Steemit Open Mic that you're welcome to share with friends to introduce them to Steemit and Open Mic.

**You can copy the link here:**

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG5ywrqIAvE

**WATCH THE PROMO TRAILER** 

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<center>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG5ywrqIAvE</center>

<center><sub>**Steemit Open Mic Contest**</sub></center>

 

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## <center>Open Mic 18 Votes And Comments</center> ##


### **Here's the openmic thread showing all the entries and votes on the authors individual posts.** ###

<center>[![open mic 18 tag.png](https://s24.postimg.org/sy6y8u8yd/open_mic_18_tag.png)](https://postimg.org/image/avdvhmd3l/)</center>


### **Here's the screen shot of the comments of the Open Mic 17 post at closing time showing all the upvotes.** ###

<center>[![open mic 18 comments.png](https://s27.postimg.org/yvp90k9sj/open_mic_18_comments.png)](https://postimg.org/image/6vl5ga6bz/)</center>




## <center>Winners from Open Mic Week 18</center> ##



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## 1st Place  ##

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1naxlpMlQQ

[Open Mic Week 18 It All Belongs To Me Berlin 1927 ](https://steemit.com/openmic/@lloyddavis/open-mic-week-18-it-all-belongs-to-me-berlin-1927 ) --- by @lloyddavis<br/>

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## 2nd Place ##

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44CWjP2BPFA


[My Funny Valentine Entry For Openmic Contest Week 18 ](https://steemit.com/openmic/@soushi888/my-funny-valentine-entry-for-openmic-contest-week-18 ) --- by @soushi888<br/>



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## 3rd Place ##



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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8YsOB57qKE

[Openmic Week 18 Jaybird Original Piano Song Where We Re Going ](https://steemit.com/openmic/@jaybird/openmic-week-18-jaybird-original-piano-song-where-we-re-going ) --- by @jaybird<br/>

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

<center>[![open mic 18 transfers.png](https://s27.postimg.org/jq5mbj1sj/open_mic_18_transfers.png)](https://postimg.org/image/k2x0hpk27/)</center>

### **Here are the performers this week** ###


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVLqQpjqfjg

[Open Mic Week 18 Cool Cats On Steemit ](https://steemit.com/openmic/@papa-pepper/open-mic-week-18-cool-cats-on-steemit ) --- by @papa-pepper<br/>




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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgLlVQ2m_YY

[Open Mic Week 18 My First Trial Denpasar Moon By Kobold Djawa ](https://steemit.com/openmic/@kobold-djawa/open-mic-week-18-my-first-trial-denpasar-moon-by-kobold-djawa ) --- by @kobold-djawa<br/>


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfMoixLDSDg

[Open Mic Week 18 In The Real World ](https://steemit.com/openmic/@tfeldman/open-mic-week-18-in-the-real-world ) --- by @tfeldman<br/>

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B53WaYfah08

[Open Mic Week 18 My First Rap Ha Ha ](https://steemit.com/openmic/@ken-and-jane/open-mic-week-18-my-first-rap-ha-ha ) --- by @ken-and-jane<br/>


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Q__JtZ8d8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax_VVd-pjao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXTzx8BnxWQ

[Openmic Mein Duett Aufnahme Video Of My Duets ](https://steemit.com/openmic/@kobold-djawa/openmic-mein-duett-aufnahme-video-of-my-duets ) --- by @kobold-djawa<br/>

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsDhNeSHvDk

[Open Mic Week 18 Three Little Birds Cover By Bob Marley](https://steemit.com/openmic/@ballinconscious/open-mic-week-18-three-little-birds-cover-by-bob-marley) --- by @ballinconscious<br/>

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsC1uh5Crms

[Open Mic Night Wk 18 Entry Your Dreams Original Song](https://steemit.com/openmic/@verbal-d/open-mic-night-wk-18-entry-your-dreams-original-song) --- by @verbal-d<br/>

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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.**





## <center>Vote And Enter Open Mic Week 19 by Following This Link</center> ##

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## [Open Mic Week 19 - Record Your Performance On Your Phone, Enter And Win Steem - Sponsored by @pfunk @luzcypher](https://steemit.com/openmic/@luzcypher/open-mic-week-19-record-your-performance-on-your-phone-enter-and-win-steem-sponsored-by-pfunk-and-luzcypher) ##

*Special thanks to @kevinwong for guidance and sponsoring, @verbal-d for inspiration and @pfunk for sponsoring Open Mic and all the Steemians who voted for the musicians.*

<center>[![steemians-support-open-mic.png](https://s11.postimg.org/u83zdzhdv/steemians_support_open_mic.png)](https://steemit.com/@luzcypher)</center>

<center>[![luzcypher-emoji-verified-2.png](https://s16.postimg.org/fg72y0snp/luzcypher_emoji_verified_2.png)](https://steemit.com/@luzcypher)</center>