Semi Finals night #2 at the CV Open Mic Competition Summer edition 2015 brought on excitement! The talent was fierce! Fans cheered on their favorite finalists as they competed for their spot in the Grand Finals 8/11/2015. DJ Alex Updike kept everyone bobbing their heads and grooving along in between performances. Our semi finalists performed 2 songs each for our celebrity judges- Miri Hunter of Hunter & The Wicked, Brett McLaughlin & Christina Reyes of Caxton, Jesse Tostado from P.Lab Productions, plus vocalist and musician Giorg Tierez. As the votes were tallied and almost too close to call, anticipation grew as the judges debated on the tough decision during deliberation. Huge nod to ALL of our Semi Finalists who gave fantastic performances: Ariss Durazo, The Classy Mother Fu?ckers, Lance Riebsomer, Bear Fight, and Claire Davidson.
The top 3 turned into a top 4 in a surprise result! Those moving on to the Grand Finals are: Claire Davidson, Lance Riebsomer, The Classy Mother Fu?kers, an Bear Fight. Congratulations to you all! Come out and see these talented performers at the Grand Finals Tuesday 8/11/2015 at Schmidy’s Tavern in Palm Desert. The show begins at 8pm and our Grand Finalists will be competing for a $500 trip to Las Vegas from Crater Lake Spirits, an Artist Development Workshop from Producer Ronnie King, and 8 hours of studio time plus a mix and master from JEM Productions. I hope to see you all next Tuesday for this special event. Don’t miss the excitement! 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 amazing sponsors: JEM Productions, Ronnie King Music, Crater Lake Spirits, KAM Studios, CV Weekly, Canyon Copy & Print, DJ Alex Updike, and the Mary Pickford Theatre.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Our next session will begin Tuesday 8/18/2015 and will be open to ALL AGES 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 “LIKE” and see Facebook.com/CVOpenMicCompetition or contact creator and host, Morgan James at MorganAliseJames@Gmail.com or text/call (714) 651-1911
