September's Songwriting Contest Results

The September 2007 songwriting winners have been announced. The winners and finalists include songwriters from Australia, France, New Zealand, Malta, Canada, Germany, Nigeria, The United States, Austria, Trinidad, and Brazil. The songs were judged on songwriting alone. Vocal ability was not taken into consideration. A full instrumental production was also not required. For example Jamie McNeill, David Zuder, and Karen Salstrom all received a finalist placement with a simple vocal/acoustic guitar recording. Song of the Year maintains a different set of judges each month to ensure that different opinions are determining the winners throughout the year. 

 

* Songs in MP3 Format

Pop

Winner

Simon Shapiro - Anything to Anyone (Sydney, Australia)

Finalists Mark Winholtz - Two Thousand  Years Ago (Andover, Minnesota) Jamie McNeill - Stormy on Sunday (Havelock North, New Zealand) Thomas Hedley - Is It Too Late (Mscala, Malta) John Wentworth - Zing, Zang, Zong (Richmond, New Zealand)

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Jenna Battipaglia - Butterflies (Dix Hills, New York)

Finalists Bobby Daye - I Just Assumed (Clifton, New Jersey) Curvie McMurray - On Christmas Day (Tarrytown, New York) Don Bell - Waiting for the Rain (Mississauga, Canada) Amanda Bland - The Answser (Pocatello, Idaho)

Rock

Winner

Emo Alaeddin & Jesse De Santo - Told You So (North Hollywood, California)

Finalists John Miller - Break Me Down (Raymond, Maine) Carl Evenson - Storm Front on the Horizon (Gainesville, Georgia) John Fitzgerald - This Ain't Luv (Redcliffe, Australia) Richard Ippoliti - Looking for Me (New York, New York)

Lyric Only

Winner

Jack Hudson - If Your In Love (Menifee, California)

Finalists Birgit Kluger - Only Ever You (Burgau, Germany)  Mandy Gale - One More Day (Simi Valley, California) Heather Gauthier - Somewhere in Time (Brossard, Canada) Kolade Olamide - Trapped in the Dark (Akure, Nigeria)

Instrumental/Jazz/World

Winner

TheWaterSparrow - Be With You (Kinston, North Carolina)

Finalists Rod Halmshaw - Kaijas Love (Rapid City, South Dakota) Polina Dzhuriy - Love me just the way I am (Los Angeles, California) Angela Gidron - An Angel Groove (Columbia, South Carolina) Dave Downs - Nitetime Descending (Middletown, Connecticut)

Country

Winner

James Yessian & Kent Gray - If it were me (North Hollywood, California)

Finalists Mike Hyden - Teardrops (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Alan Tomazin - Drinking Man (Mount Juliet, Tennessee) Ray William Roldan - Pullin' the Road (Sunland, California) Paul Beatty - Barefoot Dancin' (Boynton Beach, Florida)

Gospel/Christian

Winner

Evie Haskell - Until Then (Beaverton, Oregon)

Finalists David Zuder - With Your Heart (Akron, Ohio) Norman Mitchell - I fix my eyes (Halifax, Canada) Joseph Blackburn - They need love (Lexington, Kentucky) Karen Salstrom - Shattered Pieces (Lincoln, California)

Hip-Hop/R&B

Winner

Chris Stiles - Get Ya Movin (Boise, Idaho)

Finalists Baron Brooks - I35W Bridge Collapse (Rockville, Minnesota) Kanera McEady - My Life (Camden, New Jersey) Robert Johnson - Long Night Ahead Remix (Norfolk, Virginia) Andrew Baines - Deception (Miramar, Florida)

Electronic/Dance

Winner

Abiel Brathwaite - Bounce to the Beat (Williamsville, Trinidad West Indies)

Finalists Jessica Ann & Ann Marie Cornwall - The Chi (Ogden, Utah) Artie DeMonte - Casualties of Love (Pleasantville, New York) DJ Stevie Love - Never Lose It (Fairfax Station, Virginia) Wash - Out of Mind (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)

Folk

Winner

Sabrina Orwin - Mirror Mirror (The Narrows, Australia)

Finalists Alice Zech - In Loving Memory (Nueziders, Austria) John Henry Olthoff - Broken Toy (Jackson Heights, New York) Alain MBIMI - My Love is True (Paris, France) Doren Damico - I'm Just A Girl Who Wishes (North Hills, California)