Hey Steemians, it's time to cast your vote! Only if you vote before 23:59 CEST (that's UTC+2) your vote will count. Also, episode 2 will be announced tomorrow so if you missed this episode, make sure to check back tomorrow and write about, support and promote a Steemian band/artist.
What an awesome episode this has been! With 6 reviews written, Bands About Bands is gaining more exposure and so do the artists written about :-) That's amazing and what we try to achieve: bands and artists supporting each other with a proper shoutout!
How to cast your vote?
Simply cast your vote by mentioning the writer in your comments. You can either vote for one, or your top 3. You can't obviously vote for yourself, but as a writer you have to vote for one other review. Bands/artists are allowed to vote for their own article.
How winners are selected
50% peer votes (participants voting for each other)
50% community votes
Which reviews were written?
Simply click the links to check the reviews. See below how you can vote.
1. SPAWN – The professionals
One of my first memories regarding to music, come from my brother's bedroom closed door, from here sometimes I could hear the first music that had any meaning or at least began to have meaning at that young age, I remember clearly a band and a song that I use to listen to from my room while he had is door close with music pumping up at a high volume. This song started slow like a soft tropical music never heard before (...reggae and I didnt know at the time)...and a bass....oh man what a bass (from this bassline started the love to this instrument and I love to base most of my tracks nowdays in the basslines)... then like a thunderstorm some superfast rhythm began to develop with rapid vocals an it also had a fun fast rhythm (this was Ska and it was the first time I learned of the name and from a kind of music I will come to love).
2. Bands About Bands - The Turtle Project
I like The Turtle Project. The Turtle has a gentle maturity to his songwriting. Blending mellow production with a light almost spoken touch to his vocals The Turtle conjures up a sound that is reminiscent of mellow Nick Cave...
See The Beauty for example, mellow piano, melodic guitar mirroring the vocal combined with minimal drums, overlaid with a Mellotron style strings creates a warming atmosphere...
3. D-VINE About Ed Privat
I met Ed awhile ago, when we both admitted to stalking each other on #Steemit.
I was flabbergasted & very honored by his admittance.
Since then I got to know Ed closer & only grew to admire him more, as a musician / artist & as a human.
Ed is a very active musician & advocate for music here on Steemit!
I truly thank him for his loving care, support & dedication in this community, he is so very inspiring <3
Ed Privat is a singer & songwriter, originally from France, he went to school for audio engineering & produces his own songs.
4. "Ko-May The Jazz Pianist"
Shibata Ko-May
is a positive man and a very talented piano player. He started to play piano when he was at the 3rd grade. He listened music almost everytime at home because he states that his mother was a hairdresser and doing her job at home that's why there was music all the time for him. For three years he studied piano and his special skill was playing a flute while playing the piano. When he started to high school he had big crush for Rock Music but those times rock music was considered as bad music. He was dying to have a drums but he couldn't convince his family to get one and worse; got prohibited from rock "bad" music by his parents. While in college he wanted to be a part of the music section cause he thought he could play drums and guitar as much as he wants but the orchestra chief wanted him to play piano aaaaaaaand he became a jazz pianist there. He didn't know anything about jazz back then so he started from scratch.
5. Dial Tone Takes You on a Tour of Tulsa With His New Single “Everyday in Tulsa”
To an outsider Tulsa is just another city in another small market. But what they don’t know is that they have experienced Tulsa more than they think. They’ve experienced the sound of Tulsa. Locked within the bounce and feel of the West Coast sound from funk to rap is the true essence and sound of Tulsa. From the Gap Band who brought to life the bombing of Black Wallstreet on their popular song “You Dropped A Bomb On Me.” To the Daz Dillinger production that has been linked to the many hits of the Death Row Era. Tulsa has created a classic sound that resonates with the music credited as West Coast. Dial Tone is looking to bring this same sound and feel back while showing listeners around with his single "Everyday in Tulsa”.
6. Scale The Summit - Atlas Novus
This song „Atlas Novus“ is the second song from the „The Migration“ album, and it's so well thought through, these guys really know how to set the outworldly atmosphere.
The guitar works that were done by Chris Letchford (lead guitar, 7 string) and Travis Levrier (rhythm guitar, 7 string) are just awesome. Chris Letchford uses such graceful and light technique but so professional and Travis has just awesome tapping parts. He's one of the most creative rhythm guitarists I've heard s far.
Drums were done by Pat Skeffington and he really knows how to support the melody of the song with his percussion. He plays so chill and so powerful at the same time. Just awesome.
Prize pool / rewards
10 SBD will be devided between all writers and bands/artists (75% writers / 25% bands/artists).
E.g. 5 contestants = 1,5 SBD per writer + 0,5 SBD per band/artist
First prize 5 SBD shared equally between author and band/artist
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Currently the following are the nine (9) contests in the Steemit Music League which is part of the Steemit Music Alliance (SMA) [click on contest/challenge name to go to most recent related information]:
| SMA | Contest Initiatives |
|---|---|
 | Steemit Music League Challenge (#smlchallenge) (Hosted by  ): An open music contest for rappers, MCs, singers, vocalists, musicians, and producers. |
 | Beat Battle League (#beatbattle) (Hosted by ): A challenge for music producers to produce an entry based off a theme or sampled material for that round. |
 | SMA Feedback Contest (#smafeedback) (Hosted by  ): A feedback-based contest for music. Provide music for feedback and/or provide feedback and get rewarded for doing so. |
 | Chord Challenge (#chordchallenge) (Hosted by  ): A weekly challenge for music producers to create music by using the provided chord progression. |
 | Kill The Pad Challenge (#killthepad) (Hosted by  ): A weekly topic text-based rap competition for creative writers to show their prowess as a lyricist. |
 | Educator Showdown (#educatorshowdown) (Hosted by  ): A bi-weekly competition for people who make educational content revolving around music. |
 | Poetry Slam (#poetryslam) (Hosted by &  ): A weekly spoken word contest in the traditional poetry slam competition format. |
 | Pitch Perfect (#pitchperfect) (Hosted by  ): A weekly challenge for original music creators. |
 | Bands About Bands (#BandsAboutBands) (Hosted by  ): A weekly music review contest covering bands and musicians on Steemit. |