Official Cut Off Time Post For VIBES Week 24 Entries CEST 10 AM NOVEMBER 21st 2024 (Includes 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...

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 24:

I was pretty impressed with the level of quality and improvement for week 24. The singing and instrument playing has grown exponentially. Even our rock and hip hop section of our music community is slowly growing steadily. I think I counted at least 4-5 rappers, maybe even 6 this week, which is an amazing thing to see because I truly love Hip Hop. A few weeks back, we even had a couple of female emcees and that was awesome to witness.
And again, I must say, we have still yet to crown another Hip Hop artist the 1st place prize besides me when I won it in the second week of Vibes. So I believe the pressure is real and the expectations are high, but it is definitely an achievable win for someone who knows how to create that balanced and impactful/memorable sound that no one can deny, the power and influence the Hip Hop Style has. 😎

Also, as I am writing this Cut Off Post for November 21st to end the 24th week of Vibes. It is wonderful that we have to remind people less about their promo videos and the 5% beneficiary settings. Remember, if you post through Peakd.com, you don’t even have to set the beneficiary manually. It is automatically done for you when you post your Vibes Entry into the correct Vibes Community. Plus we are growing in numbers in subscribers and that is a beautiful thing as well to witness. Please continue to promote and spread the word so we can keep Vibes alive and growing into the new year of 2025 and beyond.

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