June 2004 Results

June's winners and finalists include songwriters from England, Australia, Germany, The United States, The Virgin Islands, Canada, Singapore, Hungary, Holland, Ecuador, Norway, and Sweden.

 

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Folk

Winner

Valencia  Bey - This Dusty Road (Chicago, Illinois)

Finalists

Laura Meyer - Love Isn't Enough (West Port, Connecticut) Stevie Dunham - Lucky Ones (San Diego, California) Robert Welch - Snowflakes In June (Dubuque, Iowa) Kenny Clark - Thinking Back (Swartz Creek, Michigan)

Hip-Hop / R&B

Winner

Joe LaFonte (Bonafied) - Take You Higher (Yakima, Washington)

Finalists

Zion Cartel - Our Struggle (Wellington, Florida) Tammy Logan - Nothing Like Home (Sacramento, California) Steven Smith - Not A Mistake Of The Heart (Chicago, Illinois) Marina Lenore - Fool's Love (Rego Park, New York)

Instrumental / Jazz / World

Winner

Don Sheldon - Another Story (Huntington, Vermont) - Instrumental

Finalists

Helen Slater - Any Day Now (Los Angeles, California) - Jazz Eddie Rodgers - Ultra Violet (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) - World Rich Haase - Sitting in The Dark (Mount Pleasant, Michigan) - Instrumental Mark Hoevet - Pack It (Doniphan, Nebraska) - Instrumental

Lyrics Only

Winner

Natasha Miller  - Everything's Gone (Quito, Ecuador)

Finalists

Howard Nicodemus - Knocked Around (Corona, California) Mike Hyden - Teardrops (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Irving Josephson - I'll Never Sing Again (Saskatchewan, Canada) Robert Bowman - Defenders Of Freedom (Chehalis, Washington)

Rock

Winner

Brian Barnhart (SoleCraft) - Another Day (Wilmington, Delaware)

Finalists

Chris Yurchuck - Nonchalant Lisa (Brooklyn, New York) Richie Lam - Dangerous (Los Angeles, California) Nkeng Alemanji - Simple As I Am (Alexandria, Virginia) Andy Vee - Monica (Amsterdam, Holland) CLICK HERE to see June's list of Suggested Artists, Runner-Ups, and Honorable Mentions!

Pop

Winner

Christin Cook - Bimbo - Live Version (Houston, Texas)

Finalists

Michelle Citrin - If I Fall (Fairlawn, New Jersey) Matthew Kidd - Siamese (West Midlands, England) Zoltan Banyai - Breakdown (Kalocsa, Hungary) Davyd WenQuan - You're My Everything (Singapore) CLICK HERE to see June's list of Suggested Artists, Runner-Ups, and Honorable Mentions!

Electronic / Dance

Winner

Sumitra Sarma - Original Love (Dusseldorf, Germany)

Finalists

Cash - Fetish (Los Angeles, California) Myndflame - Illusion Of Purity  (Bainbridge, Indiana)  Stoneman & Peter Seifert - I Remember Love (Clayton, California) Kathy Cisneros - No Matter Where You Are (Orlando, Florida)

Country

Winner

Jeremy Marsh - Throwin' Her Ole Memories Away (Queen Creek, Arizona)

Finalists

Jerry Hollis - Walker's Window (Horseshoe Bay, Texas) Laurie Delk - Teflon Mister (Annandale, Virginia) Cory Thomas - Holdin' On (Colorado Springs, Colorado) Pat Portfolio - Out Of The Blue (Huntington Beach, California)

Christian / Gospel

Winner

Shane Scott - Deep Inside Of Me (Birmingham, Alabama)

Finalists

Carl & Felicia Rives - We Adore You (Fayetteville, Georgia) Michael J. Andrews & Charles L. Askew - I Can See (Fairfield, Connecticut) Carol Kimzey - A Time For Building Dreams (San Diego, California) Espen Raekstad -  Its Christmas Time (Oslo, Norway)

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Joe Williams - Extremes Of The Heart (Los Angeles, California)

Finalists

Sonya Turner - Gift Of Love (Queensland, Australia) Johan Lotand - Can't Get Enough (Bastad, Sweden) Kathleen O'Sullivan - The Plea (E. Islip, New York) Juniper- For Being (Orlando, Florida)