We send a special greeting to all the musicians and friends of Hive Open Mic! We're approaching 300 weeks since this Global Harmony music space began, and we've seen so many artists grow alongside our community. We're so happy to see language barriers broken down, and today our weekly event is a global experience that has even united us in the same feeling and the same song more than once.

Many things have changed during this time; people who set a precedent here have left, and new people have arrived, but the main idea of ​​our community remains the same. So it's time to remember the Rules and Suggested Guidelines of Hive Open Mic; those important details to take into account when participating to qualify for the benefits and rewards sponsored by our collaborators.

🌟 Produce your song: The Hive Open Mic format involves sharing music based on a weekly theme. Each session begins on Mondays and ends on Sundays at midnight. All musical expressions are welcome: instrumental, vocals and accompaniment, a cappella, and backing tracks, but artistic expression must always prevail. Knowing the song is important; reading the lyrics throughout the video is not acceptable. Singing over the original audio is also not acceptable; if you're performing a cover, you must provide the instrumental track. Do not repeat songs you've performed before if you're not offering anything new artistically; this could be considered abuse.

Produce tu canción: La dinámica del Hive Open Mic consiste en compartir música basada en un tema semanal. Cada edición comienza los Lunes y culmina los Domingos a la media noche. Se permiten todas las expresiones musicales, instrumental, canto y acompañamiento, canto a capela, canto con pista, pero siempre debe prevalecer la expresión artística. Saberse la canción es importante, no es bien visto leer la letra durante todo el video. Tampoco es bien visto cantar sobre el audio original; si va a realizar un cover debe presentar la pista instrumental para acompañarse. No repitas canciones que ya hayas interpretado en el pasado si artísticamente no ofreces nada nuevo, puede ser considerado abuso.

🔥 Present your video: At the beginning of your performance, you must appear in the video stating that it is an exclusive entry for the Hive Open Mic, the week number, and your username. The musical portion of the recording must be from the same moment; you cannot upload a different video where you are dressed differently or appear in a different location, as this will invalidate the entry. The platform generally values ​​music videos recorded horizontally. Make sure your video doesn't cut off mid-performance. Recordings made with the camera on a stable surface are preferred, as they lend a professional touch. Videos with clean sound are also given more support. Each video you submit to the platform represents your image as an artist, so always strive for professionalism, no matter how simple your entry is. Record your video in a well-lit location and minimize background noise as much as possible.

Presenta tu video: Al inicio de tu presentación debes aparecer en el video indicando que es una entrada exclusiva para el Hive Open Mic, el número de la semana y adicionalmente tu nombre de usuario y la parte musical de la grabación debe ser del mismo momento, no puedes pegar un video distinto donde vistas diferente y aparezcas en otro lugar, ya que la entrada será considerada inválida. En general la plataforma valora los videos musicales grabados en horizontal. Debe revisar que su video no se corte a la mitad de la interpretación. Hay preferencia por las grabaciones que se realizan con la cámara en una superficie estable ya que brinda profesionalismo al trabajo. Reciben mayor apoyo los trabajos limpios de fallas de sonido. Cada video que presente en la plataforma representa su imagen como artista, siempre busque ser profesional por más sencilla que sea tu entrada. Graba tu video en un sitio iluminado y evita el ruido exterior lo más que puedas.

💎 Promote your link: Your video must be posted in the Hive Open Mic Community and only one entry per week is allowed. English is the main language of the community, but you can also add text in your original language. It is suggested to use "openmic" as the first tag. It is not necessary to share the lyrics of the song, what we value in the community is to know through your blog why you have chosen this song, how you relate it to the weekly theme and give credits to the original artists of the composition, especially if it's a cover. If you share the lyrics of the song, it is mandatory to share the link to the website where it is hosted so as not to be considered plagiarism; this also applies to images. If you are not the owner of the images you have shared, you must place the link to the website to which they belong. The Google search engine is not considered as a reference for song lyrics and images, it must be strictly the website from which it is taken. In the same way, the suggestion is to present original works. It is vital that the post is well-designed and attractive to the viewer's eye.

Promueve tu link: Tu video debe ser posteado en la Comunidad Hive Open Mic y solo se permite una entrada por semana. El inglés es el idioma principal de la comunidad, pero puedes añadir también el texto en tu idioma original. Se sugiere usar "openmic" como primera etiqueta. No es necesario compartir la letra de la canción, lo que valoramos en la comunidad es conocer a través de tu blog por qué has elegido esta canción, cómo la relacionas con la temática semanal y dar créditos a los artistas originales de la composición, sobre todo si es un cover. Si compartes la letra de la canción es obligatorio compartir el link de algún sitio web donde se aloje la misma para no ser considerado como plagio; esto también aplica para las imágenes. Si no eres propietario de las imágenes que has compartido debes colocar el enlace al sitio web al cual pertenecen. El buscador Google no se considera como referencia de letras de canciones e imágenes, debe ser estrictamente el sitio web del cual es tomado. De igual modo la sugerencia es presentar trabajos originales. Es vital que el post esté bien diseñado y sea atractivo al ojo del espectador.

⭐ Practice Deep Listening: The Hive Open Mic seeks to unite us in an atmosphere of Global Harmony, which is why it is very important to know how to transmit your message and listen to the message of your fellow colleague. Interaction between users is valued throughout the Hive platform. We all have something to say and we must give to receive. Take the time to visit other colleagues and if you feel, leave a comment of support. Respect is vital in our space, it is very delicate to comment on someone's voice or talent, suggestions can be made but the evaluations are made by the moderators. Through the screens, the comments are the way how we can applaud the artist. If you have the possibility to participate, then you also have the possibility to support the work of others. It is a completely voluntary action, but being such a lively community we take into account the activity of the members.

Practica La Escucha Profunda: El Hive Open Mic busca unirnos en una atmósfera de Armonía Global por eso es muy importante saber transmitir tu mensaje y escuchar el mensaje de nuestro prójimo. En toda la plataforma de Hive se valora la interacción entre usuarios. Todos tenemos algo que decir y debemos dar para recibir. Tómate el tiempo de visitar a otros colegas y si lo merece déjale un comentario de apoyo. El respeto es vital en nuestro espacio, es muy delicado opinar sobre la voz o el talento de alguien, se pueden hacer sugerencias pero las evaluaciones las hacen los moderadores. A través de las pantallas los comentarios son lo único que tenemos para aplaudir al artista. Si tienes la posibilidad de participar, entonces también tienes la posibilidad para compartir el trabajo de otros. Es una acción totalmente voluntaria, pero siendo una comunidad tan viva tomamos mucho en cuenta a los miembros más activos.

The Hive Open Mic is not a contest, it is a weekly community concert of live performances promoting peace through music. The user Hive account@cabelindsay is the one who built this idea and it is carried out by a team of moderators who are in charge of maintaining order, remembering the rules and promoting healthy interaction between the participants. Those people are Hive account@mipiano, Hive account@fernanblog, and Hive account@jesuslnrs.

We are grateful to all the projects that have always rewarded musicians in our community who meet all established guidelines with generous upvotes, which basically focuses on talent and artistic expression, good quality videos that enrich the platform, the writing and design of the post and the interaction through votes and comments.