October 2004 Results

October's winners and finalists include songwriters from France, Israel,  England,  USA, Canada, Cypress, Wales, Dominica, Pakistan,  Scotland, and Iceland.

 

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Electronic/Dance

Winner

Sajid Ghafoor & Zeeshan Parwez - King Of Self (Peshawar, Pakistan)

Finalists

Eyal Egosi - Baghdad 2003  (Haifa, Israel) Ian Wharton - Psycho Park (London, England) Kim Craft - Let Me Out (Orlando, Florida) Jamie Rudolph - Uh-Huh All Right (New York City, New York)

Country

Winner

David James - Hank On The Radio (Chesapeake, Virginia)

Finalists

Carolyn McCormack  - Is Love The Answer (Ontario, Canada) Peggy Smyly - Can I Go Back (Jupiter, Florida) Debbie Pascarella - He Could've Been My Son (Middletown, New Jersey) Adrienne Leopold - I Was Me (Ontario, Canada)

Rock

Winner

Peter Hanna - Consider This (Chesapeake, Virginia)

Finalists

Thomas Damron - Say You'll Stay (Fullerton, California) Martinos Perdikis - How To love (Limassol, Cypress) Thomas Court - Embrace The Night (Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan) Matt Wakeham - Alana (South Glamorgan, Wales)

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Nancy Zigelbaum - Love Is Here (New York City, New York)

Finalists

Morris Avrashi - Why Can't I Feel It Now  (Quebec, Canada) Brian Hemphill - More Than Lovers (Newark, New Jersey) Bobby Kochis - Never Forever Again (Skillman, New Jersey) William Brooks - Seven Promises (New York City, New York)

Folk

Winner

Melody Zimmer - Love Song (New York City, New York)

Finalists

John MacDonald - Freedom's Call (Australia) Sara O'Reilly - We've Been Here (Newark, Delaware) Mary Beth Abella - Leave You Behind  (Venice, California) Joshua Doran - Se La Vi (Medford, Massachusetts)

Christian/Gospel

Winner

David Johnson - More Than Words (Pensacola, Florida)

Finalists

Suzanne Carlson - You Give Light To Me (Ontario, Canada) Rogers Morrison - From Joshua 6 (Brentwood, Tennessee)  Malachi - Heaven If You Hear Me (Riverside, California) John Pryor - Just Like You Love Me (Harriman, Tennessee)

Hip-Hop/R&B

Winner

Berkley Wiggins - Put Ya Hands Up (Vitry, France)

Finalists

Patrick Malanga - White Boy (Bronx, New York) Alexis Hightower - So Crazy (New York City, New York) Karen Murray & Anthony Spruill - Loving You Too Much (New York City, New York) Gregory Chang - Bush Soldiers (Great Neck, New York)

Instrumental/Jazz/World

Winner

Sahra Indio - Good's Gonna Happen (Honolulu, Hawaii) World

Finalists

Norma D Rodriguez & Stanette M. Rose - Union #6 (San Francisco, California) Jazz Mario Molino - Thank You (Wappingers Falls, New York) Instrumental Bryan Matthews - The Good Side Of Me (Roseau, Dominica) Jazz Chip Clark - Don't You Know (Midlothian, Scotland) Jazz

Lyric Only

Winner

Tanja Groesbeck - On The Horizon (Monterey, California)

Finalists

Steve Kaye - Suzanne (Ladera Ranch, California) Rhonda Faith - Spirit Dance (New Albany, Indiana) George Torosian - A Woman Left Unloved (Cape Coral, Florida) Tabby - My Reason For Being Here Is You (Columbus, Georgia)

POP

Winner

Joselyn Martinez - Di Todo Lo Que Quieras (Bronx, New York)

Finalists

V Arnadottir - Honestly (Reykjanes, Iceland) Kayleigh Jack - When You First Told Me (Eagle, Idaho) Robert Stanley - Staring (Tenino, Washington) Karen Seligman - Arson With My Love (Oceanside, New York)