August 2004 Results

August's winners and finalists include songwriters from Saudi Arabia, Finland, Germany, South Korea, The United States, Australia, Great Britain, Canada, Spain, and Russia.

 

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Instrumental / Jazz / World

Winner

Bob Ballard - Wondering (Quincy, Massachusetts)

Finalists

Tony Martino - Beginning Of The End (Buffalo Grove, Illinois)  Phil Townley - Rocky Mountain Railroad (Ponce Inlet, Florida) Richard Charboneau - Cosmos (Lake Isabella, California) Stan Toval - Peace Of Mind (Houston, Texas)

Country

Winner

Hillary Bernstein & Richard Turner - The Spirit Of Another (San Diego, California)

Finalists

Amy Fortner  - Breaking In Two (West Hollywood, California) Steven Rosen - After You (West Hollywood, California) Stive Lenik - One Red Bandana (South Hadley, Massachusetts) Harry Jackson - Carolina Blues (Lake Worth, Florida)

Lyrics Only

Winner

Steve Sloan - Evolea (Burlington, North Carolina)

Finalists

Robert Wakefield - My Angel (Rockhill, Pennsylvania) Luanne Heller - You Can't Hide (Kitty Hawk, North Carolina) Veli-Matti Murtovaara - Rainy Day (Helsinki, Finland) Tim Morgen - Exit '95 (Henderson, Colorado) Sally Romeo - Adam's Song (Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania)

Hip-Hop / R&B

Winner

Tyrone Houston - Stay With Me Tonight (Norcross, Georgia)

Finalists

Being Me - Get Out (Brandon, Florida) Santo Bruno - Do Yea Have A Boyfriend (Teaneck, New Jersey) Kyva Holman - Troubled Little Planet (Oakland, California) Paul Legister  - I Can Tell (Beacon, New York)

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Joan Bachelder - My Angel Without Wings (Norton, Massachusetts)

Finalists

Eoin Byrne - Life Without Rewind (Berlin, Germany) Peter Stein - Tenderness (Sydney, Australia) Dave Pasquarello - Toll Girl (Kennebunk, Maine) Kathy Maunder - I Feel I Breathe (Victoria, Australia)

Pop

Winner

Matthew Aaron - Part Time (Indianapolis, Indiana)

Finalists

J. Mark Inman - Ghost Towns (Bloomington, Indiana) Michael Landolfi - You Don't Love Me (Cedar Knolls, New Jersey) Cheryl Strong - Love Me Right (Inglewood, California) Todd Bogin - Relax (Naperville, Illinois)

Folk

Winner

Skyler Stonestreet - Standing Strong (Santa Barbara, California)

Finalists

Kent Times - September Eleventh (Woonsocket, Rhode Island) Evan Garcen - Juliette (New Orleans, Louisiana) Jeffrey Schwartz - Sunday Tears (Bedminster, New Jersey) Harry Fisher - I Heard The Eagle Cry (Engadine, Michigan) Steve Dafoe - Desert Sun (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada)

Rock

Winner

Laura Yarwood - Scream & Shout (Hereford, Great Britain)

Finalists

James Linton - We Are One (Scottsdale, Arizona) Janelle Roberts - Awake Or Asleep (Miami, Florida) Nathan Ellis - Forever (Arvada, Colorado) Doug Byrkit - Wish (Overland, Missouri)

Christian / Gospel

Winner

Ryker Wilson - The Cross And The Crown (Murray, Kentucky)

Finalists

Stephen Dove - Fool (Bladenboro, North Carolina) Derrick Gilbert - Just A Nobody (South Korea) Lance Hagler - My Way Back (Auburn, Alabama) Al Francis, G-Man, & Vonzy - Get Your Deliverance (Champaign, Illinois)

Electronic / Dance

Winner

Liquid Blue - Rhythm Of Love (Encinitas, California)

Finalists

Jordan Calvin - Frequency (Euless, Texas) Amy L. Jones - Last Hour (Abha, Saudi Arabia) Beatmaker Boys - Spectrum (Segovia, Spain) DJ Van - Sometimes (Novgorod, Russia)