Semi Finals #1 of the CV Open Mic Competition Fall edition went off with a bang! Great performances and a captivated audience had the judges on the edge of their seats. One by one each musician gave it their all performing 2 songs each. Our local celebrity guest judges had a tough call this week. In the end they advanced the top 3 of 6 into our upcoming Grand Finals which will be held Tuesday December 1st. Groovy songstress Courtney Chambers, energetic band The Hive Minds, and sultry songbird Jude Baker won that honor and will now 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.
Huge THANK YOU to ALL our talented Semi Finalists including Million, Solus Lupus, and Razor J and the Blades. Another huge THANK YOU to all of our judges this week: Brett McLaughlin and Christina Reyes of Caxton, Josh Ballard of Hollace, Rudy Mendez of Remnants of Man, and Allen Ash of Old Skool. THANKS SO MUCH to our fantastic DJ Alex Updike for keeping everyone grooving in between performances. To Schmidy’s Tavern who keeps local music alive week after week- YOU ARE WONDERFUL! And I can’t give enough THANKS to Johnny Carmona, our amazing sound technician, who takes the time to make every one of our performers sounding their best! I hope to see you all next TUESDAY at SCHMIDY’S TAVERN in Palm Desert for Semi Finals #2 where 6 more musical acts will compete to advance to the Grand Finals. 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, and the Mary Pickford Theatre.
NEXT WEEK 11/17 will continue our Semi Finals Competition so please note that this will not be open to anyone not already entered into the semifinals. PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT ALL OF OUR SEMI FINALISTS. Then we will break for Thanksgiving and be back for our Grand Finals Tuesday December 1st. The show will run 8pm – 10pm. For updates, questions or information about sign-up, please visit and “LIKE” Facebook.com/CVOpenMicCompetition or contact creator and host, Morgan James at MorganAliseJames@gmail.com or (714) 651-1911.
