July Songwriting Contest Results

July's songwriting contest winners and finalists include songwriters from Iceland, Canada, The United Kingdom, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, The United States, and The Netherlands. Vocal ability was not taken into consideration. Production/mixing quality was also not taken into consideration. For example, Patrick LePoidevin's winning song was a simple acoustic recording. Rod Holmes won the instrumental category with a simple piano recording. The winning songs are selected only by the songwriting aspects of the material.  Song of the Year maintains a different set of judges each month to ensure that different opinions are determining the winners throughout the year. 

 

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Patrick LePoidevin - A short story (British Columbia, Canada)

Finalists Sandra Palmer - Work in progress (Washington DC) Bob Prost - The eagle flies again (Chesterfield, Missouri) Johann G Johannsson - Your Love (Reykjavik, Iceland) Randal Scales - One last-last chance again (Bossvale, New York)

Instrumental/Jazz/World

Winner

Rod Holmes - Midnight in Paris (Topeka, Indiana)

Finalists James Vittek - Close my eyes (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) Noreen Inglesi - Dance of the Firefly III (Cranston, Rhode Island) Robert Hughes - I'm Gonna Funk You (Centurion, South Africa) Johan Lotand - Take all chances (Bastad, Sweden)

Lyric Only

Winner

Pierrette Gagnon - I Lived A Miracle Of Love (Ontario, Canada)

Finalists Darren  A Warters - By your own (Las Vegas, Nevada) Steve Morgenthaler - Memories (Cerritos, California) Durinda Carraway - Feel the Heat (Somerset, California) Roni Doyon - The Magic of Possibilities (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Pop

Winner

Louis Yoelin - All you are (Los Angeles, California)

Finalists Clayton L Stephens - Missing You (Capitola, California) Brian Emmel - Wendy's New House (Hermitage, Tennessee) Noshayah Morgan - Next 2 U (New York, New York) Marie "Mia" Bivefors - Everytime (Degerfors, Sweden)

Country

Winner

Len Scott - Does anybody know I'm alive? (Smyma, Tennessee)

Finalists Dick Gaskin - The same door you came thru (Nashville, Tennessee) Mike Hyden - Where are my car keys? (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Stephen Desjardins - When he comes home to her (Orlando, Florida) David James - Yellow Brick Road (Chesapeake, Virginia)

Folk

Winner

Shelley Wyatt - Sky Band (Alberta, Canada)

Finalists John Everson - When I grow old (Westlake, Ohio) Willie Allen - Like the daisies love the sun (West Palm Beach, Florida) Roger Nelson - Rivertown (Rochester, Minnesota) John Dowman - Ghost of Love (Essex, United Kingdom)

Rock

Winner

Daryl Youngblood - I need you (Spring, Texas)

Finalists Eduard de Ru - My love for you will never change (Amstelveen, Netherlands) Frank Harford - The Butcher's Bill (Canoga Park, California) Matt Langstaff - What I need (Owatonna, Minnesota) Aytekin  Özer - Suppose (Istanbul, Turkey)

Christian/Gospel

Winner

Patty Felker - Can you (Durham, North Carolina)

Finalists Sean Croley - Lay me down (Ontario, Canada) Kelly Lynn - Hear my prayer (Audubon, New Jersey) Rosie Jackson - No greater love (Ferguson, Missouri) Darlene S. Jackson - God is standing by (Portsmouth, Virginia)

Hip-Hop

Winner

Hayward Myers - TempaMental (Boston, Massachusetts)

Finalists Joyce A. Hilts - Upside Down (Beaumont, Texas) Mark Blum - What you want me to be (England, United Kingdom)  Clinton Tention - Slip & Sliding (Lakeland, Florida) Rex Parappilly - Deepest Fear (British Columbia, Canada)

Electronic/Dance

Winner

Ken Wank - I never knew a love like this (Floral Park, New York)

Finalists Luke Jimmink - I used to know you (Palmdale, California) Christian Alexander - Fire for your love (Deerfield Beach, Florida) Kyndle Graye - Heart of the Matter (Chicago, Illinois) Shireen Krelle & Michael Ruris - Set you free (San Francisco, California)