OpenMic Judges are not the Final! All in All say to your talent.

OpenMic Judges @soundlegion @krystle @meno @passion-ground @verbal-d and head openmic man in charge @luzcypher are not the final calls on your talent, and we do not think we are either.   Our critiques of your performances start and end with Steemit OpenMic only.   

I get a lot of comments and messages from people wondering why they are not in my top picks for the week on openmic.   Some people have expressed they keep trying each week harder and harder and its not reflecting in the judges outcomes or final outcome.  I have also noticed some misunderstandings and a little bit of hate towards myself and some of the other judges and @luzcypher.  

Everyone is doing the best they can each week to make sure everything with openmic runs as smoothly as it can.  @luzcypher takes on a huge amount of work to create the entry posts and contest posts each week.   His by far is the most tasking job here on steemit I am sure.   Things will not always be perfect, but everyone here aims high.  For @luzcypher this is a full time job.    Some people have expressed a feeling that they are not good enough and also questioning judges intentions and that is where I would really like to come in.  

In my opinion what needs to be understood most here is that you need to let nobody tell you that you are not good enough, there is no judge or critique on this planet who has an all and all say to your talent.    Your drive and belief in yourself is what will carry you the farthest in your musical career or journey.   If you feel the music others around you will feel the music as well and there will always be those who do not.       

In terms of if we are feeling your music or not,  I can only speak for myself here and we get hundreds and hundreds of entries each and every week.    The truth is I enjoy almost all of them, I appreciate people putting themselves out there in sound and music as its something I do myself every single day.    Those who follow my personal music know I explore all types of genres and sound ideas.   I appreciate the passion the most.   I really love seeing people with heart for a song jump in and give us there take on it, or create an original sound piece that carries us to a spot in there life and there journey.     I have favorites when it comes to steemit openmic and I try very hard to not be bias to those grown attachments and be fair to all the sounds being offered up.   Having worked with so many different people myself in the music industry across so many different styles I think I have a good ear for what people will like and enjoy the most and I try to keep the range broad.   With steemit openmic there are lots of options to choose from lots of sounds to sort through and I feel honored to get to put together my own personal palette each week of what I think were highlight entries that everyone will enjoy.    I also enjoy looking over the other judges picks for the week and seeing where we lined up and even where we didn't.    Every single time I pull up @krystle or @verbal-d or @passion-grounds or @meno's posts I am always nodding my head  in appreciation for there picks and think they are completely justified,  I may even second guess my own picks in those moments,  that's human nature.    I can imagine its the same for each of the other judges,  we get to speak as a group sometimes in Discord so we can touch base, but we are all still free roaming entities out here doing the best we can to make sure the best songs get heard each week.    We are not always right for what someone else might think, but in the end its what was right for steemit openmic.     You could write a song for steemit openmic and it get no attention at all and then use that song somewhere else and it get loads of attention and praise.   

Your passion is your airplane that will carry you as far as you want to go, your fire is the fuel and Steemit OpenMic is only a stop along the way.   I believe in each and ever single one of you putting out your real entries to us each week.    As for my top 5's and honorable mentions each week.   Lets be real here, it depends on my mood.   Whats gonna hit me today may hit me differently tomorrow and so many of you guys are so damn awesome.  I want to start dropping names but that will just take me ages and there would be hundreds and I would leave someone out and there would be hurt feelings.   lol Common guys your feelin me here right?

Nothing but love from myself to all of you artists, all your awesome entries, all your fantastic songs and mind blowing performances.   I'm a person who likes to make music, collaborate music, share music, listen to music, promote music.    Its what I do, its sometimes all I do.    I am not just an steemit openmic judge, I am also a full time music creator and promoter.    I also created the Steemit Artists Music Compilation featuring multi genre artists original tracks from musical members of this great community.   I make these volume compilations wide in range for sound, trying to give everybody a taste of something new and fresh, or maybe familiar and comforting.    Each volume is a fun ride or original sound.     These sounds inspire me, add more fuel for my airplane and its what i'm trying to do for all of you.     That's why i'm here.   My passion mixing with your passion! passions flooding!  creative energies soaring!   Passion Babies all around!    

Soooo!!! only you are the final all in all say to your talent.    I love ya all no matter what!  Even if I didn't like your sound! I got no hate.   We are all on this ball together - sorry flat earth folks you haven't got me yet ;) 

Shavon Bonnie Legion 

@soundlegion