OpenMic.community — Top 5 Recap

Joe Martin
2 min readJul 23, 2020

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Last night saw five musicians compete in the Open Mic Challenge — Chicago. The next live show will be this upcoming Wednesday, July 29th at 8pm.

This 6 week online, music competition is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Created by local entrepreneur Joe Martin, the event aims to raise money for breast cancer research and awareness. A cause very close to him after his mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in May 2020.

To learn more about the American Cancer Society and their initiatives visit www.cancer.org.

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Watch the Performances

You can watch the full episode on YouTube, or jump to individual performances below.

Nicholas Runkle

Similar to Jewel, Bright Eyes, Tracy Chapman
Instagram | Spotify | YouTube

D’mitri

Similar to Kina Grannis, Keaton Henson, Tatiana Manaois
Instagram | Spotify | YouTube | Soundcloud

Quinton Cajigas

Similar to Ed Sheeran, Chevelle, and Metallica
Instagram | Spotify | YouTube | Soundcloud

Katalina

Similar to Maggie Rogers, Joseph, Overcoats
Instagram | YouTube

J~Lynn

Similar to Fall Out Boy, The All-American Rejects
Instagram | Spotify | YouTube | Soundcloud

Watch a Live Episode

Sign up on the site at http://openmic.community and we’ll send you a reminder about upcoming shows.

Open Mic Challenge is a 6-week elimination style competition for Chicago musicians. Money raised through voting is donated to the American Cancer Society. Get reminders or sign up as a musician at http://openmic.community.

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Joe Martin
Joe Martin

Written by Joe Martin

Entrepreneur, author, and TEDx Speaker who believes real world interactions are more valuable than digital ones.

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