Hive Open Mic ( #openmic ) is a global community working for world peace through a love of live music. Each week is a new invitation to express and connect.
🎵 Hive Open Mic 174
August 6-12, 2023
Global harmony is our mission. World peace is our vision. Our community's weekly live music celebration reaches musicians and listeners globally on a virtual stage, upholding the classic pattern of an open mic event. At the end of each week, we enjoy a community concert, highlighting a Spotlight Artist.
Our song circle is a place of belonging for anyone who appreciates live music. Our creative space offers a chance to build real relationships worldwide between music fans and musicians of every style and any skill level. Every contributor can be proud of the fact we are co-creating a more harmonious world by sharing the joys of music.
For Hive Open Mic 174, we will explore the following theme: "Beacon of Light." This theme is chosen by our community's recent Spotlight Artist: 
“Beacon of Light”
This week's Hive Open Mic theme is: “Beacon of Light.” This is a pressure-free invitation, encouraging us to explore new territory together as artists, sharing common ground as a community. Musicians always have full freedom to bring whatever music feels inspired in the moment. Here's a timeline, for anyone wishing to look back, be present, or prepare future entries.
How To Play
1. Produce - Introduce your video by saying the words, “Hive Open Mic Week 174,” including your name. Perform a song.
2. Present - Post your video in the Hive Open Mic community. Include the tag #openmic.
3. Promote - Share your link in the comments section of Sunday's open mic invitation in order to ensure your entry is heard.
4. Prosper - Build relationships by engaging with fellow music lovers through uplifting comments.
Examples
Bringer of Dawn (Original) by
Sura (Original) by
feat. 
Esta Bella Noche / This Beautiful Night (Cover) by
Donde Estará Mi Primavera / Where is My Spring (Cover) by
Son Mis Deseos / It's My Wishes (Cóver) by
and 
Llegó el Momento / Time Has Come (Original) by
Los Tres Vagones (Original) by
Anhelo / I Long (Original) by
Surprise Yourself (Cover) by
Hello (Cover) by
Requests
The greatest gift we can give to an artist is our attention. For this reason, we humbly ask that everyone offer some friendly words. Reward musicians by offering applause as if we're in a pub, a coffee shop, or concert hall. Our comments might be the vital voice that gives a musician the wings to fly, or the gills to dive deep!
Acknowledgments
In the Hive Open Mic community, every week is an inspiring musical journey. Here, talented musicians bring their gifts to the virtual stage, reaching around the world. Listeners gain human connection on levels of heart and mind, including people of various cultures and languages. This is the harmonizing power of music.
Thank you to all the curation projects that reward our musicians with generous upvotes. Gratitude goes to every musician who expressed, plus every listener who connected through comments, upvotes, claps, and finger snaps. Thanks to all music lovers. May the harmonizing power of music generate peace around the world. So be it