Week #7 of The Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition New Year’s edition was a great night for newcomers! Between the new $100 weekly cash prize for 1st place, fantastic prizes for 2nd and 3rd places, and the new 50% judge vote and 50% audience applause vote, the crowd was rowdy and new musicians joined competition veterans in an energetic show. Plus, giveaways from the Mary Pickford Theater such as hats, t-shirts, and movie tickets got the audience on their feet. After the tallying of the anonymous judge vote and the audience applause score, it was newcomers Danny Christina who won 1st place and $100 cash. The duo will now move on to the Grand Finals April 8th for a shot at a 3 day, 2 night trip to Las Vegas from Crater Lake Vodka, a $500 shopping spree at Guitar Center an Artist Development Session with Producer, Ronnie King, an artist spotlight article in Coachella Valley Weekly and a band/artist showcase concert from Morgan James Entertainment. 2nd place was awarded to Late for Dinner, another newcomer this week. The band took home Record Alley Gift Certificates from MIX 100.5. 3rd place was vocalist, Porsia Camille who was also awarded Record Alley Gift Certificates from MIX 100.5.
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: Daniel aka The Puppet, Will Kelly, Jim Holiday, Kameron & Mike Sick-boy, Tyler Emerson, Dillan Baillard, Juan Espino, Seth & Matt, B-Blunt, Justin Kunz, Christina Tucker, Danny, Porsia Camille, Maddy Ebersole, Kyle Paras, Kirk Kelly, and Jason Romero. 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: Ronnie King Music, Guitar Center, Crater Lake Vodka, CV Weekly, Morgan James Entertainment, Stuft Pizza, Mary Pickford Theater, Skitzo Kitty and KAM Music Studio.
Remember, the Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition is ALL AGES and runs EVERY WEDNESDAY. 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 may run to 11pm 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
