December Songwriting Contest Results

The winners and finalists include songwriters from Romania, Switzerland, France, Poland, The United States, Sweden, The United Kingdom, Moldova Republic, and Australia.  Vocal ability was not taken into consideration. Production/mixing quality was also not taken into consideration. The "Adult Contemporary" and "Country" winners placed with a simple piano and vocal recording. The "Folk" winner placed with a simple acoustic guitar and vocal recording.  A full musical production is not required. 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. 

 

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Angela Ramsey - Broken Glass  (Henderson, Nevada)

Finalists Thomas Yarbrough - Is this love (Jupiter, Florida) Brett Day - Forever Goodbye (Fairfield, Ohio) Andrea Florian - Quite the night (Ontario, Canada) Michael McDonald - No place like home (New York, New York)

Pop

Winner

Jeff Coffey - Long way home (Longwood, Florida)

Finalists EXNN - Inside (Chisinau, Moldova Republic) Buzila Dur Flavius - O ZI (Bistrita, Romania)  Deanna Devore - Finally Found (Ontario, Canada) Lorna Flowers - Don't let go (Nashville, Tennessee)

Lyric Only

Winner

Andrew Khleif - Misery Her (Livonia, Michigan)

Finalists Barry Hedgecock - Pictures for their lives (Manitoba, Canada) Carmen Logan - The moon keeps shinin on (Lancaster, Kentucky) Uncle Sam - Howl at the Moon (Springfield, Illinois)  Jon Steinberg - Walkin on air (Huntington Beach, California)

Country

Winner

Art Dickerson & Robert George - Love wants to believe (Haltom City, Texas)

Finalists Gene Reynolds - If you were here (Madison, Wisconsin)  Jim Counter - Finish Forever (Nashville, Tennessee) Adrienne Leopold - Don't Mind Me (Toronto, Ontario) Debbie Pascarella - I can't see in the dark (Middletown, New Jersey)

Folk

Winner

Omar Takieddine - A Little Longer (London, United Kingdom)

Finalists Robert Walsh - Dear Mother of America (Chicago, Illinois) Thaddeu Bouchelle - It's so good to hear from you (Rancho Cucamonga, California) Michael David - The Now (Monrovia, California)  Donna Galbraith - Nothing at all (Longmont, Colorado)

Instrumental/Jazz/World

Winner

William Roberts -  Conquest 'Soundtrack Mix' (Sydney, Australia)

Finalists Christopher Parsons - No other way (Alberta, Canada)  Dan Regan - It takes me back (Kaysville, Utah)  Christian Seevers - No way out (Thalwil,  Switzerland)  Susi Gott - Ripshin (Auxy, France)

Hip-Hop/R&B

Winner

Adia Haynie - Hey Love  (Greenbelt, Maryland)

Finalists Edward Bressler - Drippin' Sweat (Bellbrook, Ohio)  Gregory Jackson - Future (Roseboro, North Carolina) Proph - Back of the Bus (Sacramento, California) David Alvarado - My Side (East Wenatchee, Washington)

Gospel/Christian

Winner

Bobby Daltry & Joey Boerner - Help us be more like you (Beaverton, Oregon)

Finalists Joy Lippard - I'm Waiting (Great Falls, Virginia) Martin Contra - Open up the Heavens (Stockholm, Sweden) Armintha Williams - I'm in love with Jesus (Kankakee, Illinois) Darlene S. Jackson - Wait upon the Lord (Portsmouth, Virginia)

Rock

Winner

Derek Summer - Let Go (Madison, Alabama)

Finalists "T" Thierry Bruyere - Gabrielle (Quebec, Canada)  Roy Lee Bilberry II - Tell me why (Mabank, Texas)  Claire Prestney - Yesterday never comes (Padstow,  Australia) Milqud - Cry myself to sleep (Sudbury, United Kingdom)

Electronic/Dance

Winner

Marcin Urban & Bozena Intrator - It feels so right (Warsaw, Poland)

Finalists Shireen Krelle & Michael Ruris - Less story more groove (San Francisco, California)   Luke Jimmink - Endless Dawn (Palmdale, California)  Clint Hackleman - Temporal Parasite (Bainbridge, Indiana) William J. Brennan - New York City born and bred (Waterbury, Connecticut)