Tuesday kicked off week #1 of the CV Open Mic Competition Fall edition which included lots of fantastic new prizes! Musicians lined up early to sign in for the event. Great music and fun audience giveaways, including T-shirts and Subway gift cards, kept everyone smiling. Plus, DJ Alex Updike kept our crowd entertained between performances! Our celebrity guest judge this week- Mike Belli with Remo Drums had the tough job scoring the talent. After the judge vote (50%) was tallied and added to the audience applause score (50%), it was Solus Lupus who took home 1st place and 2 tickets to Knott’s Berry Farm from KDES 98.5 and MIX 100.5. The jazzy freestyle rapper will now be moving on to the Semi Finals in November. If he wins there, he’ll compete in the Grand Finals for a shot at a 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 and 3rd places were a tie and went to Mike Sick-boy who took home a $20 Gift Card to Burgers and Beer, and Blue Ribbon Rooster who took home 4 tickets to the Mary Pickford Theater.
THANK YOU to 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, Solus Lupus, Daniel Scopelitis, The Puppet, Dave Strauss, Marco Thoma, Mike Sick-boy, Nuclear Cowboys, Layton Matthews, Dynamite, Jerry Martin, Andrew Salas, Blue Ribbon Rooster, Jim Holiday, Aiko Sanchez, and Brandon Revis. 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, DJ Alex Updike, and the Mary Pickford Theatre.
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 seeFacebook.com/CVOpenMicCompetition or contact creator and host, Morgan James at MorganAliseJames@gmail.com or (714) 651-1911
