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South Yorkshire music competition, Open Mic UK, has provided industry feedback for the best unsigned singers in the region.

Successful auditionees in South Yorkshire performed at Sheffield City Hall in front of a large crowd and the Open Mic UK industry experts. Judges included vocal coaches, music journalists and A&R managers. The singing competition feedback on selected acts can be seen below.

The judges for the Sheffield singing contests regional final were Ben Price from Future Music, singers Nicola Farnon and Bob Young, Luke Cottingham from Basement Recording, James Lock from Opus Independents, Ellen Beardmore from the Derbyshire Times and Aubrey Robinson, the founder of Harmony Music School.

Find industry feedback below. Please be aware views expressed by judges are opinions and subjective to that particular judging panel. These views in no way reflect the views of Open Mic UK, and are published with a view to being beneficial to the performing acts. Please take the feedback on board with a view to helping in the future.

South Yorkshire Music Competition Feedback – 23 and over category

K.O.G – Love the image great flash of colour in the scarf. Great idea to have accompanying guitarist allowed him to be more expansive with vocals. Very soulful Bob Marley cover. Just try to connect with the audience more with some eye contact.

Andrew Cox – A bit flat through the cover. Needs more vocal control to be successful.  Nice but not different I’m afraid.

Dan Aspinall–Nice performance with plenty of passion. Perfect cover choice for transition from original.Strong playing.

Mark Anthony – A bit cheesy. Felt the song though and enjoyed the performance. Vocals felt a little restrained would have liked to have seen more of them.

Chris Moon – Nice guitar playing think the voice could be more subtle to compliment the guitar.Evocative and assured performance and a good original song.

Faye – Not the best song choice it’s hard to add anything to Make You Feel My Love that hasn’t already been done.Strong stage presence with a great tone to her voice.

South Yorkshire Music Competition – Further Feedback

Dwight Pereira – Guitar playing very repetitive and voice not quite soft enough for the song. Loved the individuality in the 2^nd song very brave.Rough around the edges but a very likable chap.

Mark Ellis – Cultivate an image but make sure it’s snappy and edgy. Good energy in the performance.Great vocal range.

Mode–A bit of a mish-mash of images. Nice chemistry.  Nice original beats but no chorus! Good flow to the rap.

Matt Henshaw – Very haunting voice loved it. Great image too. Performance wavered a little in the middle but overall excellent.

Becky Fowler – Could have felt the song more. Hit the big notes but not the most inspirational song choice to engage the audience.Strong vocals with a good range.

Andy LED – Backing track totally cheesed it up beyond repair. Took away from guitar playing.Great voice but lacking in conviction.

Benjamin Loy – Stick to the singing, rapping felt gimmicky.Great stage presence and a very engaging performance.

The guest act for the day was Lucy Spraggan, who treated the crowds to brilliant performances of her upbeat and original music.

South Yorkshire Music Competition, Enter Now!

All successful acts at the Sheffield Regional Finals will now be performing in the live Area Final Showcase on 11^th December in Dewsbury Come along to see the best unsigned talent!

All acts are competing to make it to the Grand Final on January 21^st at Live Fest, London’s biggest indoor festival!

Don’t miss your chance to perform in front on industry professionals! You can enter Open Mic UK now!