The kick off for the Summer Edition 2015 of The Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition brought a great show! The $100 weekly cash prize for 1st place, fantastic prizes for 2nd and 3rd places, plus a local celebrity to judge each week kept the performers on their toes to give it their best! DJ Alex Updike kept the crowd grooving in between performances. Once everyone performed and the judge vote (50%) was tallied and added to the audience applause score (50%), it was newcomer band, Avenida, who won 1st place and the $100 cash. Avenida will now be moving on to one Semi Finals on 7/29 & 8/5. If they win there, they’ll compete in the finals 8/12 for a shot at a $500 trip to 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 Pro Studio. 2nd & 3rd places were a tie and awarded to Marco Thoma and Porsia Smith who each decided to take home Desert Dining Club cards.
THANK YOU to ALL of our performers at the Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition for putting on a great show AND for being so supportive of the other artists: Mike Sick-boy, Daniel Scopelitis, Rick Dame, Will Kelly, Jim Holiday, Bino Sotelo, Marco Thoma, Porsia Camille, Tyler LaSalle, Ryan Alexander Diaz, Paul Vasquez, Josiah Gonzalez, Alberto Moreno, Jose Juarez, Juan Espino, Zach Woods, Jasyn Smith, Alex Oates, and Joseph Vaughn. I hope to see you all next week! 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: JEM Pro Studios, Ronnie King Music, Crater Lake Spirits, KAM Studios, CV Weekly, Canyon Copy & Print, DJ Alex Updike, and the Mary Pickford Theater.
Be sure to “LIKE” Facebook.com/TiltedKiltOpenMicCompetition for updates! ALL AGES ALLOWED and YOU may compete EVERY week! 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/TiltedKiltOpenMicCompetition or contact creator and host, Morgan James at MorganAliseJames@gmail.com or (714) 651-1911
