Week #5 of the CV Open Mic Competition Fall edition brought on more new talent to grace the stage! DJ Alex Updike kept us all grooving to the music in between performances. Exciting audience giveaways, such as t-shirts and hats from the Mary Pickford Theatre, were awarded to the loudest and rowdiest of the crowd. Once all of the musicians performed and the judge vote (50%) was tallied and added to the audience applause score (50%), it was songbird Courtney Chambers who was awarded 1st place. Courtney chose to take home a 1 hour vocal lesson from KAM Studio and will now move on to the Semi Finals in November. If she wins there, she’ll compete in the Grand Finals for an MTV Quality Music Video Production from Desert C.A.M. Studios/Winmill Films and award winning Director Chip Miller, plus a $500 trip to Las Vegas from Crater Lake Spirits, as well as an Artist Development Session from Grammy nominated Producer Ronnie King, and a Promotional Photo Shoot from Visions Photography. 2nd place was awarded to Lance Riebsomer who chose to take home a Record Alley Gift Certificate. 3rd place went to newcomer, Will aka Brightener, who decided on 2 tickets to the Mary Pickford Theatre.
THANK YOU to ALL our performers at the CV Open Mic Competition for putting on a great show AND making the environment so supportive for all of the artists involved: VersaStyle, Peter Campbell, Jim Holiday, Mike Belli, Allen Earhart, Jude Baker, Amy Hindman, Derek Jordan Gregg, Sean Poe, Matt Styler, Lance Riebsomer, John Michael Montez, Juan Espino, Razor J, Rick Dame, Nuclear Cowboys- Mike Sick-boy, Marco Thoma, Will Sturgeon, Brightener, Jordan Jones, Smooth Alligator, Gustavo Gonzalez, Solus Lupus, and Courtney Chambers. Also a big thanks to Johnny Carmona, our amazing sound technician. I hope to see you all next TUESDAY at SCHMIDY’S TAVERN in Palm Desert! Look for coverage of this week’s event and the announcement of winners in the next issue of Coachella Valley Weekly! SPECIAL THANKS to all of our sponsors: Desert C.A.M. Studios/Winmill Films & Chip Miller, Ronnie King Music, JEM Productions, Crater Lake Spirits, Visions Photography, KAM Studios, CV Weekly, Canyon Copy & Print, the Mary Pickford Theatre, and DJ Alex Updike.
Be sure to “LIKE” Facebook.com/CVOpenMicCompetition for updates! ALL AGES ALLOWED and YOU may compete EVERY week! PLUS Schmidy’s has a HOUSE DRUM SET you can use! PLEASE NOTE: Due to our overwhelming number of interested performers, sign in starts at 7pm and will be closed at 7:45pm. BRING YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY and FANS and note that the competition usually ends by 10:30pm so be sure your friends and family know to stay until the end to voice their vote!!! For questions or information about sign-up, please see Facebook.com/CVOpenMicCompetition or contact creator and host, Morgan James at MorganAliseJames@gmail.com or (714) 651-1911
