Week #11 of the CV Open Mic Competition Fall edition keeps rolling with only a few spots remaining in the semi-finals! Several musicians put on a great show for an enthusiastic audience. DJ Alex Updike, plus 3 comedic performances kept the crowd dancing and laughing in between performances. Audience giveaways such as hats and t-shirts kept the crowd cheering for more. After the performers were through, the judge vote (50%) was tallied and added to the audience applause score (50%), it was Million who was awarded 1st place. Million decided to take home 2 tickets1 hour of studio time at JEM Productions. He will now move on to the Semi Finals in November. If Million wins there, he will 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 Nicolas Albertini who chose to take home 2 tickets to Knott’s Berry Farm. 3rd place was awarded to VersaSytle who decided on a Record Alley Gift Certificate.
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: Gustavo Gonzalez, Jacob Cantu, R.J., Marco Thoma, Dave Strauss, Mike Sick-boy, Caroline Stafford, Noel Oliva, Pete Campbell, Max Mitchell, Nicolas Albertini, Jim Holiday, Juan Espino, Million Essex, Marc Saxe, and Matthew Maloney. 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.
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 updates, questions or information about sign-up, please visit & “LIKE” Facebook.com/CVOpenMicCompetition or contact creator and host, Morgan James at MorganAliseJames@gmail.com or (714) 651-1911
