Hive Open Mic ( #openmic ) is a global community of music lovers, for music fans and musicians. Each week is a new invitation for expression and connection.
Hive Open Mic
Week 7: May 24-30, 2020
Hive Open Mic is raw and wild, with a unique blend of original songs and fresh remakes. Hive thrives on the collective energy we bring, and I am delighted to witness the buzz. Such a joy to share this musical vibration with all of you. Ow-ow-oWoo!
In my view, this community is a haven for creative expression and genuine connection. Every contributor can be proud of the fact we are building a live music movement, celebrating songs with an international audience.
Invitation
"Ultimate Freedom"
The theme for Hive Open Mic Week 7 is: "Ultimate Freedom." To enter this event, you'll express yourself creatively with a song that helps us to explore the current theme. Our weekly theme encourages experimentation, providing a springboard for creativity. Original songs and cover songs are welcomed. All musical forms and genres are OK.
There are ample rewards for participating in the Hive Open Mic. Beyond the sheer enjoyment, musicians earn $ directly and they also earn a fair share of the tip jar. Meanwhile, audience members are the first to hear new music performed by true artists.
Guidelines
- Produce - Begin your video with the words: “This is Hive Open Mic Week [1] and I am [@username],” substituting the current week and your own username, and then you'll sing your song.
- Present - Post your video on Hive, writing the story of your creative journey with the song, and tagging #openmic as your first tag.
- Promote - Share your link in the comments section of Sunday's open mic invitation.
- Prosper - Enjoy harmony with the Hive community by engaging with musicians and music fans.
Good Examples
This Pretty Planet (Cover) by @wildfamily
Be United As One (Original) by @rezasofyan
The Grand Attention (Original) by @montycashmusic
Moliendo Cafe (Cover) by @ylich
In Dulci Jubilo (Cover) by @partitura
Semilla en la Tierra (Cover) by @joseacabrerav
Heavily (Original) by @cabelindsay
Requests
You can help support Hive Open Mic by voting two times. First, help this post with an upvote, which will generate our tip jar. Second, upvote the link of your favorite entry found in the comments below, in order to compliment exceptional musicians. Two votes is a win-win for the musicians.
Additionally, let's acknowledge the creative spirit that is given so abundantly. Let's reward musicians by voting and commenting directly on music posts, showing our applause as if we're listening in a pub, a coffee shop, or concert hall. These artists amplify Hive by humming and buzzing!
Acknowledgments
I am grateful to the hundreds of people helping to make this adventure a Hive success story. It is an honor to host this event, where every week is a wild musical journey.
Thanks to the talented musicians and the generous listeners, bringing their gifts to the virtual stage. For those who missed recent events, songs will be amplified in a "Highlights" showcase, to be posted this Tuesday. Looking back, we can still listen to the music from previous weeks: Rainbow Warrior, Hum, Song of the Sea, Open Path, Golden Sun, and Sweeter Than Honey.
This is my entry for this week
https://hive.blog/hive-148441/@jubei333/hive-open-mic-week-7-the-raggle-taggle-gypsy
Ow-ow-oWoo! That's the wild coyote spirit howling for you. I'm grateful for your consideration of this week's theme—thank you for sharing your stream-of-consciousness thinking about that. Raggle Taggle Gypsy, how fun! Yeah, totally, that's a good way to run with the idea. What a lively song you're sharing—reminds me of a book: Jitterbug Perfume, by Tom Robbins.
Many thanks for the kind words man!
Im looking forward to your song and I can't wait to see what next weeks theme is.
https://peakd.com/hive-114105/@joseacabrerav/esp-eng-sin-arrepentimientos-jose-cabrera-original
sending love to all my friends, were vibrating on a great frecuency for this lockdown times
English: These lyrics are totally fun, and free, yes. Dragons, orangutans... your understanding of "total freedom" seems like a playful flight. Perfect. Majorly impressive.
Español: Estas letras son totalmente divertidas y liberadas, sí. Dragones, orangutanes ... su comprensión de la "libertad total" parece un vuelo juguetón. Perfecto. Mayoritariamente impresionante.
Hi, here my entry this week!
https://hive.blog/hive-125125/@jossavendano/hive-open-mic-week-7-ya-es-muy-tarde-yuridia
English: I feel grateful to hear your pretty voice with a pleasant piano accompaniment. Thank you.
Español: Me siento agradecido de escuchar tu bonita voz con un agradable acompañamiento de piano. Gracias.
I will always be the grateful one! Thanks to you!
my first entry, late but here am i
https://hive.blog/hive-148441/@lstriker/hive-open-mic-week-7-clandestino-manuchao-mix-cover
English: Regardless of the sound, I can still appreciate this as a quality contribution to the #openmic. I like the way you've visually stylized your video here. And your illustration at the top is really cool. I'm familiar with Manu Chao - he played a concert here in Austin, Texas, a few years ago. I respect his work.
Español: Independientemente del sonido, todavía puedo apreciar esto como una contribución de calidad al #openmic. Me gusta la forma en que ha estilizado visualmente su video aquí. Y tu ilustración en la parte superior es realmente genial. Estoy familiarizado con Manu Chao: tocó en un concierto aquí en Austin, Texas, hace unos años. Respeto su trabajo.
i apreciate your coment. my internet conecttion is not the best. took me 2 days to upload, thanks for the coment. sorry my english not native
Your guitar playing and singing us stellar here, wow.
My Entry to HIVE OPEN MIC WEEK 7
FLOR DE LOTO
https://hive.blog/hive-174578/@kantos/hive-openmic-week-7-or-flor-de-loto-cover
My entry is a song called "Flourish," finding the ultimate freedom in the wildflowers, wild animals, and wildfires. https://hive.blog/openmic/@cabelindsay/hive-open-mic-week-7-flourish-original-song
I loved your presentation this week, I would love to know if what you use to record those two bars as a continuous loop is hardware or software?
It sounds fantastic, many musicians playing and it's just you recording almost simultaneously. No video editing, oh it's great.
Very nice voice and nice song I congratulate you my friend.
Thank for your compliment here, and for your question. Yes, I'm using a hardware. It's a product called "Boss RC-30" - a guitar looping station. I highly recommend it to you, as I know you're a great guitarist. This equipment will give you some exciting new ways to soar sonically.
hey cabe, i will love to dm you at discord soon!