Consider this as a sort of Overall Vibes Winners' Newsletter, which helps to keep the judging process transparent and fair. Everyone can use and access this compiled information, which also helps everyone to vote more intelligently and responsibly.
I will post it always before the Top 10 List is shared to the Community for the Community Voting process for the following week and CAN NOW be compared with and studied alongside with the WHO WILL WIN VIBES WEEK 19 NEXT? Honourable Mentions List From Week 18 Post , that I put together for everyone's enjoyment. Our goal is to grow, expand and inspire more of both listeners and musicians/performers alike.
Just want to give a shout out recognition of praise, respect and acknowledgement to my Vibes Team Members @lordbutterfly who is the Founder of the Vibes Web3 Music Competition. He organizes and does a lot of the ground work, behind the scenes developments, marketing campaigns, and an overall overview and expansion of the Vibes Web3 Music Competition and @silentscreamer, aka Marica, who is also Co-Founder and an Official Vibes Judge, an extremely gifted singer and master violinist, previous 1st place winner of the Steemit Open Mic Contest and now, current Host of the X Spaces for the Vibes Weekly Winner's Announcement with me. You both are awesome and amazing!
So to continue...Not only will this list Highlight the Best of the Best from our Music Community within the Hive, but it will also grant full transparency in one place for us Judges and the Community alike to be able to quicken and enhance the efficiency and fairness of the voting and judging process when deciding the winners together for the future weeks. Now anything can happen :)
The List, WHICH IS NOW IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, provides to the community WHO has won the Vibes Web3 Music Competition so far, WHICH PLACES they have won, and HOW MANY times they have won each placement for their performances.
In the VIBES Competition, everyone is indeed a Winner, but there is a special acknowledgement to our All Time 1st Place Winners. Scroll down to see the Top 1st Place Winners' List in Pure Gold.
FUN FACTS & DETAILS TO PONDER OVER:
How long (Time Duration) should a Winning Entry actually be?
The first ever Vibes 1st Place winning entry by @attabotty with his Native American Flute Playing over a backing track that he produced was a nearly 3 Minute long entry, with 2 Minutes and 34 Seconds of actual Music Play Time.
So the recommended Time Length of your Video Entry, IF we, Judges, were to consider your Entry to be a winner of one of the Top 6 Prizes, would have to be a Minimum of 2 Minutes of play time, EXCLUDING Introduction.
@attabotty's introduction was a brief and effective 15 seconds long, Please try and keep your intros short and to the point please, some 1st place winners even gave a very short 3-5 second intro and went straight into the music, which is also SUPER effective.
@isbelhiv02 Has the shortest 1st place winning entry at a bare minimum of 1:49, just under 2 minutes, excluding his 9 second intro, and a 2 second outro, but this entry is STILL one of my all time favorite performances- It is just a top quality, epic and amazing Live Singing Performance with Live Guitar playing, and it is a Cover Song done Extremely Well with lots of dynamic vocal range shown and overall skill displayed.
@sekani & @bobbydones were clever and during their longer 22 second Intro for their 1st place Winning Entry in Week 10, they played the instrumental from the very beginning of their video to help pass the time. Some intros can be drawn out, too long and dry, but adding some music to the background is a great idea, as long as we can Hear and understand you!
@fondew has the longest 1st place winning entry with over 4:45 Minutes of pure skill, creative entertainment and technical musicianship. Please remember, if you plan to do a longer song, keep the quality and control of the music at a high consistency throughout with little to no weak spots where you lose focus, emotion, tonality and rhythm like he clearly shows full control and ability in his performance.
There have been many amazing entries that Could Have Won, but they were simply too short! The shortest entry we have received that was fantastic, but couldn't be nominated to win was around 25-30 seconds! Don't tease our Vibes listeners! Give them want they want to hear, a true listening experience!
General Wins Statistics: Cover Songs or Original Music?
How Many 1st Place Wins Have Won So Far With Original Music Compositions & Or Original Songs?
Out of 18 Total Weeks So Far: 9 Winning Entries were Original Songs
with 1 of the Original Songs being an Original Cover Remix/Rendition by @fondew of Eminem's famous hit "Real Slim Shady"
It is still considered an original because of how drastically he changed it into an acoustic singing live performance.
How Many 1st Place Wins Have Won So Far Using Cover Songs?
Out of 18 Total Weeks So Far: 9 Winning Entries were Cover Songs
& 1 of the 7 was a Duo Performance
ORIGINALS versus COVERS: IT IS CURRENTLY A TIE!
How Many 1st Place Wins Won With an Element of Live Performance - With Either Live Singing, Live Rapping, Live Beatboxing or A Live Instrument Being Played?
Out of 18 Total Weeks So Far: 17 Winning Entries had some element of Live Performance in them, which is a main key to winning!
How Many 1st Place Wins Have Been Won By A Musician/Performer Playing A Live Instrument?
Out of 18 Total Weeks So Far: 8 Winning Entries have involved the playing of a Live Instrument, which is an extremely important factor to consider for judging skillsets and difficulty levels of the performances submitted. It is a talent not to be undervalued or overlooked!
Our 1st Place Winners who played live instruments in their winning entries are @attaboy, @edenmichelle, @ezemann, @vessymink, @fondew, @obaro, @isbelhiv02 & @joseacabrerav
How Many 1st Place Wins Won With a Produced Singing Performance?
Out of 18 Total Weeks So Far: 2 Winning Entries, both @edenmichelle and @moses08 have produced vocal performances in their entries, which weren't sung live. However, when listening to the production of their entries, clearly both of them have amazing, highly capable singing voices and possess the skillset and ability to perform live singing if they wished. @edenmichelle did perform live for two of her entries in Week 8 and, in Week 13, both, which are beautiful and sentimental. @moses08 has since then, been entering consistently with back to back amazing live performances, recently winning 6th place in Week 16, and proving any nay sayers and doubters about his skill level in this competition. Although produced singing isn't technically against the rules, Live performance singing will always be preferred over produced singing entries, which also helps to making judging easier and keep the overall authenticity intact of the music of the entries being accepted into the competition.
Most Winning Places Won goes to @fondew who has been with us since the very beginning, competing at an extremely high level since Week 1, and has won in Weeks 1, 2, 5, 9 & 11!
That's 5 Weeks so far in total out of 18 Completed Weeks! Shout out to him and his amazing artistry.
@obaro now has his own section as the second most celebrated songwriter, vocal coach and guitarist with 4 wins to inspire with!
@thetroublenotes Both extremely talented musicians & @edenmichelle, the producer, DJ, songstress, this list also includes @ddsb, an amazing guitarist and original songwriter/singer, all following close behind @fondew with 3 Wins each! Congrats to them, be sure to go check out their music and follow them and their journey on Vibes.
Duo 1st Place Wins go to @bobbydones in Week 10 for a duo performance with the very beautifully talented @sekani. Some of the best silk-sound-serenading and wide-ranged vocalists we have come across so far.
Most Solo Same Place Wins goes to @melitzamusic a fantastic singer who has won the same place multiple times with two 2nd place wins without collaborating with others, and those entries were no joke, they could have easily won first place. She deserves also recognition for her high quality consistency so shout out to her and her amazing performances.
@obaro also falls under this category who now has two 2nd place wins, as well as, a first place win!
Plus, @fondew now has two 3rd place wins, since Week 11's Winner's Announcement and is missing only 4th and 6th place wins to have grabbed all places, creating a new achievement. And @babymoyin has landed 4th place two times as well, with her soulful singing and creative prowess.
LINKS TO ALL WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE VIBES WEB3 MUSIC COMPETITION:
Go Check Them Out Yourself, Play, Watch and Listen to the Best of the Best of the VIBES Experience!
& Don't forget to drop them a comment and share the love through feedback, (artists love feedback, especially for an original song that they worked so hard on!)
Week 1 Winners
Week 2 Winners
Week 3 Winners
Week 4 Winners
Week 5 Winners
Week 6 Winners
Week 7 Winners
Week 8 Winners
Week 9 Winners
Week 10 Winners
Week 11 Winners
Week 12 Winners
Week 13 Winners
Week 14 Winners
Week 15 Winners
Week 16 Winners
Week 17 Winners
Week 18 Winners
ONLY 1st Place Videos From ALL Weeks
@attabotty - Week 1 First Place Entry - "Played Instrument Live + Produced Performance" Original Song (NO WEEKLY THEME)
@mariag.lucena - Week 6 First Place Entry - "Singing Live Performance" Cover Song (NO WEEKLY THEME)
@moses08 - Week 11 First Place Entry - "Produced Singing Performance" Cover Song (NO WEEKLY THEME)
@ibukundeborah - Week 12 First Place Entry - "Singing Live Performance" Cover Song (NO WEEKLY THEME)
@benriffs - Week 17 First Place Entry - "Singing Live Performance" Cover Song (NO WEEKLY THEME)
Thank You All For Your Continued Time & Support
I hope you enjoyed my Lists and the updates about the Competition
It definitely makes things more interesting now!
...Until Next Week's Winner Announcement...
Best of Skills to All of You Musicians, Singers & Performers!
See You Soon...
-@Verbal-D: Gospel Musician/Rapper/Singer/Songwriter & Official Vibes Judge