Official Cut Off Time Post For VIBES Week 31 Entries CEST 4PM March 22nd 2025 (Includes My Judge’s Thoughts & The Entry Guidelines For New Participants)

Official Cut Off Time Post For VIBES Week 31 Entries CEST 4PM March 22nd 2025 (Includes My Judge’s Thoughts & The Entry Guidelines For New Participants)

Any further entries posted Beyond This Post will not be considered for the Top 6 Winning Prize Rewards.

Please remember to get your entries on time within the allotted time slots for each VIBES Week and Remember to...

Make sure your 5% beneficiary is set properly, which can easily be done by just posting through Peakd.com within the Vibes Community click this link here to learn how.

https://peakd.com/hive-140169/@jessicaossom/submit-vibes-entries-easily-using-peakdcom-only-5percent-beneficiary-is-done-automatically

If you still find it confusing I have also made a very thorough post about it here on how to set the 5% beneficiary as a lot of people need reminding to follow this very important rule.

https://hive.blog/hive-140169/@verbal-d/5percent-beneficiary-rule-for-vibes-how-to-know-if-your-post-entry-is-correct

And add a promo video to earn more than 10$ on your Vibes entry. A promo video is an extra video inside your post of you promoting vibes to attract new musicians to our contest. Here is why they are important and how to make one.

https://hive.blog/hive-140169/@jessicaossom/the-extreme-importance-of-vibes-promo-video

Also Remember

1) Double check the quality of your video entry, and PLEASE REMEMBER, ONLY ONE ENTRY Per Participant/Contestant/Person Per Each Vibes Week, unless it is a legitimate Collaboration, for example @username1A enters once by themselves Solo and then, @username1A enters again with a friend or family member on that other person’s account in Collaboration for a different song performance, which counts towards @username2B’s account. (Although abuse of this gray area rule, Or multiple entries posted within a single Vibes Week, Will result in either very reduced Post Reward Upvotes, no support at all, or at the very extreme, disqualification from all future Vibes Competition Weeks)

2) That you didn't forget the very important Intro Stating/Saying the actual Current Vibes Week Number LOUDLY and clearly enough, and your Intro is the same recording as your actual entry with preferably no cuts (keep your intros effectively short) and you didn’t just edit in a new intro into an old video (which is against the rules). Unless otherwise cleared and clarified with an Official Judge.

3) That your video actually plays, is not set to Private, but actually viewable with Unlisted Link or Public, and the video actually plays with Sound with at least 2 minutes of play/performance time with music (or acapella), and that the Sound matches the Visuals in real time perfectly...( avoid latency, lagging sounds or bad editing when matching up vocals to visuals, which is why live performance is the best and preferred to avoid these issues)
Some entries have singing before their mouths are actually open and moving, or instruments played without any hand movements, etc...

4) That the sound quality is good, no distortions or high frequency feedback noise (listen to your own entry with headphones before you post it, get a second or third opinion from someone non biased who will tell you the truth if it's good enough to post or not)
Also, make sure that if you are using a wired or wireless microphone that's attached to your t-shirt or other clothing item, that the microphone is not picking up all the sounds of ruffled movements from your body language and you moving around the mic as you perform.

5) That you performed live and we can visually see your face with decent lighting (if you're playing an instrument, please show your face, hands and instrument) Unfortunately some people pretend and fake their playing...
Also Please Keep in Mind of the Camera Angle that it is Not directed too closely to your face and or angled Up to your nostrils/nose. PRESENTATION IS KEY!

6) That you recorded in a relatively quiet place without wind or distracting loud noises

7) That your backing track instrumental is loud enough for us to hear it, but low enough that it doesn't overpower or block out your singing/rapping voice and or the instrument you are playing

8) Provide lyrics for your listeners whether it is a Cover or an Original and especially if it is in another language, also, translations are a nice consideration too for the community to enjoy

9) Remember that this is a competition with opportunities and prizes and hundreds of participants involved and that you should always give it your very best effort, continue to improve, experiment, grow and not give up

10) That you performed with Passion and No Fear, and didn't hold back anything

11) That this is a welcoming, caring music community to connect with others, collaborate, and to have fun! And while you're having fun, don't forget to tell other talented musician family members and friends to join.

REMEMBER, IT IS BEST OF SKILL, LUCK IS NEVER NEEDED!

Community Voting Poll will begin soon, us Judges are preparing the Top 10 list now. Thank you for your support, participation, respect for the guidelines and understanding.

Judge‘s Thoughts for Week 31:

I just want to say to everyone that Vibes is a success when we all continue to do and give our very best. I appreciate all of you who participate and show not only consistency but improvements and challenging yourselves week in and week out. I recognize risk taking and the level of effort, and creativity it takes to perform at these higher levels.

What is growth without risk taking? And keep in mind that with the growing entry numbers, everything counts, whether your video is edited or done all in once, whether it is live or you resorted to some form of precording/playback, whether you did a collaboration or an original song, whether you have good breath control and can still delivery emotionally and not just technically, with voice or with instrument.

Everything counts, I am no longer reminding people of the 5% rule or promo video. It is no longer my job to continue to remind you all if your promo video is up to date or not. It is your entry submission and those who use short cuts that is on you. I and the team behind the scenes will gladly teach and remind newcomers who are relatively new to the contest but the community should all work together, I won’t chase any one down to help them receive higher curation for small simple mistakes like these. I just want to enjoy your great performances and what you are rewarded is a gift, so always keep that in mind.

This week was another fantastic round of blazing voices and shredding guitars and many singers, rappers and musicians came game in top form. It was wonderful to see all these forgotten songs from the early 2000s be brought back to life and thrown into rotation. I look forward to delegating with Marica on the top 15 for this week and rest assured you all too will have a hard job. But for us, narrowing down to 15 from a few hundred is always a fun and tedious task. That is why every little detail counts in the end. It is not luck, never, but simply skill passion and creativity.

I am glad and thankful to be apart of the best online music competition on Web3. I wish this were a full time position. I could truly do this job as a passion. My favorite part is performing alongside with you all and rewarding the winners in multiple ways possible. With Vibes, everyone is a winner 😎

@Verbal-D Gospel Musician/Rapper/Singer/Songwriter & Official Vibes Judge

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