Week #2 of The Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition Summer edition 2015 brought a musicians and supportive fans alike! The $100 weekly cash prize for 1st place, fantastic prizes for 2nd and 3rd places, plus a local celebrity to judge each week continue to keep the performers bringing 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 Marco Thoma, rocking a harmonica and a bucket, who won 1st place and the $100 cash. Marco 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 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. 2nd place went to newcomer Alyssa Beth who took home a 1 hour professional vocal lesson from KAM Studio. 3rd place was awarded to another newcomer, Lance Riebsomer who decided to take home a $20 Stuft Pizza Gift Card.
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, Gustavo Gonzalez, Jim Holiday, Bino Sotelo, J. Singleterry, Marco Thoma, Porsia Camille, Jeremy Goodlander, Alyssab Beth Benedetto, James Velasquez, Jacob, and Lance Riebsomer. 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 Productions, 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
