August Songwriting Contest Results

August's songwriting contest winners and finalists include songwriters from New Zealand, Italy, Canada, The United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, The United States, Sweden and Germany. A special congratulations goes out to Kenny Buchanan who was a finalists in both the "Instrumental/Jazz/World" category as well as the "Adult Contemporary" category. Vocal ability was not taken into consideration. Production/mixing quality was also not taken into consideration. The winning songs were 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. 

 

Instrumental/Jazz/World

Winner

Nathanie Brunson - Talk Brother (Decatur, Georgia)

Finalists Jeff Oster - At Last (Alameda, California) Ken Battista - Forget to Remember (Norristown, Pennsylvania) Bruce Mills - Avenue (Nova Scotia, Canada) Kenny Buchanan - Beautiful (Moreno Valley, California)

Pop

Winner

Alison Wood - Goodnight, L.A. (Somerville, Massachusetts)

Finalists Aleksandr Chazov - Just Forget (Staten Island, New York) Jamie Lynn Noon - Fallen Between (Danville, California) Hilary McRae - Better Off Alone (Boca Raton, Florida) Sam Kang - Sereal (Orange, California)

Lyric Only

Winner

Mark Wilson - Cold Flame (Notting Hill, United Kingdom)

Finalists Darryl Carman - If you hear me (South Orange, New Jersey) Sarah Haas - Heart of Steel (Central Islip, New York) William Stacey - Change in the Air (Napier, New Zealand) Larry Black - All Ye Gods (Asheville, North Carolina)

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Lucid Dreams - Can't Stop (Ontario, Canada)

Finalists Sarah Cheek - Stormy Night (Richmond, Virginia) Kenny Buchanan - Remember (Moreno Valley, California) Aurelio Colosi - Life has just begun (South Australia, Australia) Peter Kozlowski - Burn for you (New Haven, Connecticut)

Country

Winner

Bradley Bell - Until (Hendersonville, Tennessee)

Finalists Dennis O'Donnell - The Cake (Taylor, Texas) Jason Rogers - Breathe into me (Lyles, Tennessee) Charlie Ray Fetty III - Ballad for the Steelworkers (Pueblo, Colorado) Richard Charboneau - Down in New Orleans (Lake Isabella, California)

Folk

Winner

Michael Tierney - Here one day, Gone the next (Berwick, Australia)

Finalists Peopod - Summer of Life (Singapore, Singapore) Black Eye Affair - How to Fail (Lancaster, California) Dave Downs - Somewhere (Middletown, Connecticut) Joe Blackburn - Mountain Lullaby (Lexington, Kentucky)

Hip-Hop/R&B

Winner

T-Bro - Get Down (Fayetteville, North Carolina)

Finalists Blak. Ops. Connections - Lyfe (Detroit, Michigan) Frederick Brooks - If you want it (Princeton Junction, New Jersey) Tamara Harris - Come Over (Chicago, Illinois) Cassandra Browne - A Hustler is a Heartbreaker (Detroit, Michigan)

Christian/Gospel

Winner

Rick Hoverter - Lord Take the Reins (Reading, Pennsylvania)

Finalists Ishita Rungta - We need you God (Plantation, Florida) Lisa Valley - You whispered (Akron, Ohio) Patricia Wood Anderson - Lord help me make it (Lindstrom, Minnesota)  Craig Patterson - One Another (Yarmouth, Maine)

Rock

Winner

John Bower - I Will Be Me (Bethpage, New York)

Finalists Magnus Sörensen - Easier to Dream (Trollhättan, Sweden) Capitol Gain - A Swirling Red to Black (Tivoli, New York) Mike Hendrickson - Songs from the Living to the Dead (Shelburne, Vermont) Blake Ray - Meltdown (Germany)

Electronic/Dance

Winner

Kelly So - Now is the Time (Los Angeles, California)

Finalists Gene Moir III - I'm thru with you (Beachwood, New Jersey) Sniperaver - Electronic Love (Victoria, Australia) Kelli Brogan - You can do it (Melton, Australia) Swap - In Motion (Rome, Italy)