Songwriting Contest Results
 

The following ten songwriters have won their respective category in the songwriting contest. The top songs were determined by "songwriting" alone. Vocal ability was not taken into consideration. A full instrumental production was also not considered. A special congratulations to Pat Herrera who received both a "Category Winner" and "Category Finalist" placement with two different songs. Francis Lefebvre came in 1st Place, Pat Herrera 2nd Place and Sean & Carrie Lee 3rd Place.
 

Category Winners
 


Adult Contemporary
 

Folk
 
Elizabeth Harding - I Believe
Natalie Reynolds - Boy

Instrumental
 

Hip-Hop
 
Takeshi Kitano - Welcome Home
Terrance Hall - Pay Attention

Rock
 

Dance
 
Michael Weber - If You Leave
Fernando Bueso - All I Really Need

Pop
 

Christian
 
Francis Lefebvre - Lookin' 4 A New Day
Sean & Carrie Lee - Where Are You

Country
 

Lyric Only
 
Pat Herrera - Love
Rick Hanson - Deep Whiskey Sleep


Category Finalists
 


Adult Contemporary
 

Folk
 
Makoto Hasebe - Let's Try Again
Troy Alverez - Hold Me Like Before
Ron Wilson - I Tell Myself
Kelly Arceneaux - Countless Hours
William Robbins - Family & Friends
Don & Patti Foster - Politics As Usual
Susanna Kelley - The Mission
Albert Hall Jr. - We Stand Together

Instrumental
 

Hip-Hop
 
Irina Henry - Blue Skies
Sonny Copeland - Blood Moon
Hope Daigle - Autumn Ambience
Laura Blanchard - Wonder Waltz
Terrell Simmons - Love Like This
Cedric Johnston - On The Surface
Grant Gonzalez - Battlefields
Miguel Cortez - You Plus Me

Rock
 

Dance
 
Pat Herrera- Cutting Too Deep
Calvin Townsend - Binary
Nina Beltrones - On The Other Side
Dan Reece & Reagan Dene
- Mama
Nina Tolins & Elisa Hale - Wrap Me With Your Love
Melanie Anderson -The Jungle
Ruth Diaz - Alive Is The Night
Tom Carlson - Droppin' That Bass

Pop
 

Christian
 
John Holomisa - You Will Never Break Me
Taiyo Matsumoto - Danger Zone
Sonny Cohen - In It For Life
Ismail Boran - Release The Past
Tripp Seay - We Must Try
Rene Boudreau - Manna Of Heaven
Jean Francis - The Time Is Near
Ashley Gilbert - Guide Me

Country
 

Lyric Only
 
Dianne O'Neill - Once Again
Mikhail Kabaeva - No Looking Back
Shelton Smith - I Wont Forget Tulsa
Pierre Leclercq - Girl I Knew
Jack Pierce - Red
Cecilla Ramos - Seattle Sundays
Damon Nguyen - Before Our Song Ends
Donna Carr - First On My List