Consider this as a sort of Overall Vibes Winners' Newsletter, which helps to keep the judging process transparent and fair. Everyone can use and access this compiled information, which also helps everyone to vote more intelligently and responsibly.
I will post it always before the Top 10 List is shared to the Community for the Community Voting process, and this is all before each Week's Winners Announcements is shared on the weekly Spaces on X.com once the Community Voting has ended and the votes are calculated and applied to the Final Top 6 Winner's List for each completed Week. Click here and follow Vibes' Official X (Twitter) Account where Spaces are held for Winners' Announcements. Our goal is to grow, expand and inspire more of both listeners and musicians/performers alike.
Just want to give a shout out recognition of praise, respect and acknowledgement to my Vibes Team Members @lordbutterfly who is the Founder of the Vibes Web3 Music Competition. He organizes and does a lot of the ground work, behind the scenes developments, marketing campaigns, and an overall overview and expansion of the Vibes Web3 Music Competition and @silentscreamer, aka Marica, who is also Co-Founder and an Official Vibes Judge, an extremely gifted singer and master violinist, previous 1st place winner of the Steemit Open Mic Contest and now, current Host of the X Spaces for the Vibes Weekly Winner's Announcement with me. You both are awesome and amazing!
So to continue...Not only will this list Highlight the Best of the Best from our Music Community within the Hive, but it will also grant full transparency in one place for us Judges and the Community alike to be able to quicken and enhance the efficiency and fairness of the voting and judging process when deciding the winners together for the future weeks. Now anything can happen :)
The List, in non-alphabetical order, provides to the community WHO has won the Vibes Web3 Music Competition so far, WHICH places they have won, and HOW MANY times they have won each placement for their performances.
In the VIBES Competition, everyone is indeed a Winner, but there is a special acknowledgement to our All Time 1st Place Winners. Scroll down to see the Top 1st Place Winner's List in Pure Gold.
FUN FACTS & DETAILS TO PONDER OVER:
General Wins Statistics. Cover Songs or Original Music?
How Many 1st Place Wins Have Won So Far For Original Music Compositions & Or Original Songs?
Out of 11 Total Weeks So Far: 7 Winning Entries were Original Songs
with 1 of the Original Songs being an Original Cover Remix/Rendition by @fondew of Eminem's famous hit "Real Slim Shady"
It is still considered an original because of how drastically he changed it into an acoustic singing live performance.
How Many 1st Place Wins Have Won So Far Using Cover Songs?
Out of 11 Total Weeks So Far: 4 Winning Entries were Cover Songs
& 1 of the 4 was a Duo Performance
How Many 1st Place Wins Won With a Live Performance - With Either Live Singing, Live Rapping or A Live Instrument Being Played?
Out of 11 Total Weeks So Far: 10 Winning Entries had some element of Live Performance in them, which is a main key to winning!
How Many 1st Place Wins Have Been Won By A Musician/Performer Playing A Live Instrument?
Out of 11 Total Weeks So Far: 7 Winning Entries have involved the playing of a Live Instrument, which is an extremely important factor to consider for judging skillsets and difficulty levels of the performances submitted. It is a talent not to be undervalued or overlooked!
Our 1st Place Winners who played live instruments in their winning entries are @attaboy, @edenmichelle, @vessymink, @fondew, @obaro, @isbelhiv02 & @joseacabrerav
How Many 1st Place Wins Won With a Produced Singing Performance?
Out of 11 Total Weeks So Far: 2 Winning Entries, both @edenmichelle and @moses08 have produced vocal performances in their entries, which weren't sung live. However, when listening to the production of their entries, clearly both of them have amazing, highly capable singing voices and possess the skillset and ability to perform live singing if they wished. @edenmichelle did perform live for one of her entries in Week 8 and it was both beautiful and sentimental. Although produced singing isn't technically against the rules, Live performance singing will always be preferred over produced singing entries, which also helps to making judging easier and keep the overall authenticity intact of the music of the entries being accepted into the competition.
Most Winning Places Won goes to @fondew who has been with us since the very beginning, competing at an extremely high level since Week 1, and has won in Weeks 1, 2, 5, 9 & 11!
That's 5 Weeks so far in total out of 11 Weeks! Shout out to him and his amazing artistry.
@thetroublenotes Both extremely talented musicians & @edenmichelle, the producer, dj, songstress are following close behind @fondew with 3 Wins each!
Duo 1st Place Wins go to @bobbydones in Week 10 for a duo performance with the very beautifully talented @sekani. Some of the best silk-sound-serenading and wide-ranged vocalists we have come across so far.
Most Solo Same Place Wins goes to @melitzamusic a fantastic singer who is the only person to win the same place multiple times with two 2nd place wins without collaborating with others, and those entries were no joke, they could have easily won first place. She deserves also recognition for her high quality consistency so shout out to her and her amazing performances.
Plus, @fondew now has two 3rd place wins, since Week 11's Winner's Announcement and is missing only 4th and 6th place wins to have grabbed all places, creating a new achievement.
LINKS TO ALL WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE VIBES WEB3 MUSIC COMPETITION:
Go Check Them Out Yourself, Play, Watch and Listen to the Best of the Best of the VIBES Experience!
& Don't forget to drop them a comment and share the love through feedback, (artists love feedback, especially for an original song that they worked so hard on!)
Week 1 Winners
Week 2 Winners
Week 3 Winners
Week 4 Winners
Week 5 Winners
Week 6 Winners
Week 7 Winners
Week 8 Winners
Week 9 Winners
Week 10 Winners
Week 11 Winners
ONLY 1st Place Videos From ALL Weeks
@attabotty - Week 1 First Place Entry - "Played Instrument Live + Produced Performance" Original Song
@Verbal-D - Week 2 First Place Entry - "Rapping Live Performance" Original Hip Hop Song
@vessymink - Week 4 First Place Entry - "Singing + Played Instrument Live Performance" Original Song
@mariag.lucena - Week 6 First Place Entry - "Singing Live Performance" Cover Song
@obaro - Week 7 First Place Entry - "Singing + Played Instrument Live Performance" Original Song
@isbelhiv02 - Week 8 First Place Entry - "Singing + Played Instrument Live Performance" Cover Song
@sekani & @bobbydones - Week 10 First Place Entry - "Singing Live Performance" Cover Song
@moses08 - Week 11 First Place Entry - "Produced Singing Performance" Cover Song
Thank You All For Your Continued Time & Support
I hope you enjoyed my Lists and the updates about the Competition
It definitely makes things more interesting now!
...Until Next Week's Winner Announcement...
Best of Skills to All of You Musicians, Singers & Performers!
See You Soon...
-@Verbal-D: Gospel Musician/Rapper/Singer/Songwriter & Official Vibes Judge
Fun Fact: This post took over 3 hours to update and perfect for your reading enjoyment, even with the skeleton post of the previous original one from two weeks ago. Lol, hopefully the next one will be faster to make. Let me know your thoughts and feedback, and if you wish for me to speak on anything in the next one. I will consider any good suggestions that provides the best insight and value to our Vibes Music Community. God bless you all.
I enjoyed reading through and watching their videos again..
Thanks for updating us @verbal-d
Oh you're very welcome, my pleasure, glad you enjoyed this as much as I did creating it
@verbal-d yes I did!!!
Wow!... Thanks for the effort you put into this community man, you're the best
You're very welcome,I appreciate you, I'm grateful for the opportunity and to be a part of it all
I see some of my friends here
And that already is a motivation for me
I hope my name enters this list too someday.
Congrats 👏 to them once more!!
That's great that you see some of your friends already in the winner's list section.
Stay motivated and passionate when you perform, give it your best effort and be creative and skillful.
Talk to your friends about what made their entries stand out from the rest and what they did differently.
And remember to have fun
Yeaa I'm going to put that into practice!!
Thank you sire @verbal-d
Great job on putting this together! Verbal-D.
It's amazing to see the talent and dedication of the Vibes community. Your efforts to keep everything transparent and organized are truly appreciated.
Reading the newsletter was satisfying hehe.
Thank you very much @jessicaossom, I believe the transparency makes the competition that much better and more fair and keeps things interesting. It also sheds light on what is important and which factors (not all) are considered for the judging process.
Organization is definitely key to keeping this list accurate and up to date. If you have any requests or ideas, feel free to drop them here anytime.
It was satisfying to write and prepare this for you all.
I will definitely drop a suggestion as soon as one comes to my mind.
I also hope I make it to the list soon.
Thank you I look forward to it, and only time will tell, you are definitely capable of making it. People are asking for tips and advice, I might make a post about it very soon.
I would like to know those tips and advice too.
Thank you.
Love your enthusiasm for this and the time and energy you put into giving us all the stats. It’s so interesting to read and helps us all get a better understanding. Once again thank you for always going above and beyond 🙏🏻
Thank you very much, I feel the stats definitely help to elevate the seriousness in which the competition is judged at, but all the while, Vibes is a safe space and place to share music and communicate ideas and collaborate with others, but it is still a competition and from the increase of entries we are receiving, this will hopefully steer things in the right direction in terms of even more amazing performances, to which we can all be inspired by and enjoy.
Appreciate you always @edenmichelle.
This is absolutely cool! It's a nice way to do some highlights that can motivate others to look of for inspiration and also look for elements to reach the top of the weeks!
I truly love all those stats! I really love VIBES, it's like a Steemit Open Mic but with steroids lol.
Thank you so much for all the effort that you, @lordbutterfly and @silentscreamer put every week to hear all those talented people and then do that hard effort to just choose 10 entries by far from more than 200.
You're absolutely amazing and this is the greatest contribution to the music community on Hive, I hope that VIBES keeps evolving and becoming more and more amazing to support a lot of people that loves to create music!
So glad you find it to be cool bro, the highlights definitely can motivate and encourage others with inspiration, and pick up on those niche skillsets that set people apart from the crowd of musicians and singers participating.
Haha that made me laugh big time, VIBES is definitely like the precursor but on steroids.
It has much bigger things on the horizon, which @lordbutterfly will speak about in the future.
And as of this week, we hit easily over 400 entries, which is double that since the previous weeks!
I appreciate your kind words and support always, and I look forward to more of your epic entries and it all growing and expanding in general for the sake of Vibes, and us as well, to grow into better musicians performers and creators!
Oh you can count on it, brother! Let's keep vibing haha
Big hug from Caracas, Venezuela to you!
Thank you for putting this all together for everyone, we appreciate all your efforts. You're doing amazing🤗.
It feels so good to see my name up there ☺️
You are so welcome meyateini, you have a special God gifted voice and it is a blessing to listen to, you definitely deserved your flowers and recognition, always looking forward to more of your performances.
Aww, Thank you very much, sir, I'm truly glad to be able to perform for Vibes ☺️.
Yes, that's for sure 🤗.
Looking forward to more weeks, and growth on Vibes ☺️
You're very welcome, me too. It's a blessing
Wow! So many great achievements and records in just 11 weeks... I celebrate every single one of these talented musicians 👏🏽
The fact I haven't even made it to the top 10 being considered in any week often lands a blow to my confidence level sometimes, has me wondering for the first time if I'm actually any good as a musician 🤷🏾♂️.... I don't let it keep me from turning up each week and trying again tho 💪🏽. Working on getting better each time, really wish there was pointers or tips on what to do differently
Yes! We have accomplished a lot in 3 months of the Vibes Music Competition's initial week start and there are indeed so many amazing and talented musicians.
Anything is possible as long as you don't give up. I always tell people who give me good feedback on my music, that I wasn't always good or skilled. When I was younger my older sister used to tell me to stop doing music and stop playing piano, or others would say stop singing, or stop rapping, but I didn't listen to them, I focused on my craft, I got serious about it, stayed passionate and experimented with the sound and my style until I found myself and what I wanted to do with music, and identifying my purpose in it.
Don't give up, and keep testing yourself and elevating your limits. I believe I will make some posts on Pointers and Tips on what to do differently, I have been pondering and contemplating on this kind of post for over a month now.
Leave the doubts behind and focus on enjoying the music, and singing and playing it skillfully.
Like in Psalms 33:3, one of my favorite verses from the King James Version Bible.
"Sing unto him a new song, play skillfully with a loud noise"
Key words from this small but powerful bible verse are, - "new song"- which means to me to always challenge yourself and praise God Jesus Christ with new creations and not the same ol same ol hymns and worship songs
"play skillfully" - God doesn't want to hear just mediocre or subpar music, or a mess of notes and music that is not pleasing to the ear or rhythmically responsible
and
finally
"with a loud noise" - which means to be bold in your worship and praise, be confident and strong in your performance
be sure and show your skillfulness and control of the music you are sharing and displaying to others
I hope this gives you some insight of what it means to make a great entry...
God bless