[Ottawamusicians] Important Music Press Release For Ottawa Blues, Jazz and Swing Guide

Passing this on for any musicians interested. Jim Roy Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ottawabluesjazz.ca Hi , I'm emailing to let you and Ottawa Blues, Jazz and Swing Guide know that the prestigious US-based International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced its 2011 winners. We are very excited to announce that the coveted ISC Grand Prize has been awarded to Auckland, New Zealand songwriter Kimbra for her infectious pop song "Cameo Lover." The Grand Prize is ISC's highest honor, and prizes include $25,000 US cash and over $25,000 US in merchandise and services. The competition received over 16,000 entries from 112 countries, making 2011 the most competitive year ever. The winners were chosen by a prestigious panel of celebrity and industry judges including Tom Waits; Jeff Beck; Ozzy Osbourne; Robert Smith (The Cure); Tori Amos; McCoy Tyner; Kelly Clarkson; John Mayall; Monte Lipman (President, Universal Republic Records); and many others. More than $150,000 US in cash and prizes will be shared by the winners. It is extremely important to ISC that the accomplishments of these outstanding songwriters be recognized, and we sincerely hope that you and Ottawa Blues, Jazz and Swing Guide will help us to accomplish this goal by promoting this press release and helping to spread the word about their international achievements. I have included a press release below about all the winners. You may also go to the website to see the complete list: http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners If you need additional information about the ISC winners and the competition, please contact me. You can download a low-res photo of many ISC winners at http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners If you need a high-res photo, please me at cavery(a)songwritingcompetition.com and I will email you one. Thank you very much for your support of original music! All the best, Candace Avery Founder/Director International Songwriting Competition 1307 Eastland Avenue Nashville, TN 37206 ph: 615.251.4441 fx: 615.251.4442 www.songwritingcompetition.com "the songwriting competition to take note of..." - New York Times FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Candace Avery International Songwriting Competition 615.251.4441 cavery(a)songwritingcompetition.com www.songwritingcompetition.com Kelly Clarkson, Tom Waits, Jeff Beck, Ozzy Osbourne, Janelle Monae, And Many More Select The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) 2011 Winners ISC Grand Prize Is Awarded To New Zealander Kimbra For The Song "Cameo Lover" May 1, 2012 - - The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), the world's foremost global songwriting event, is pleased to announce its 2011 winners. ISC's Grand Prize is awarded to New Zealand native Kimbra for her song "Cameo Lover," entered in the Pop/Top 40 category. Kimbra also holds the distinction of having won First Place in the Pop/Top 40 category in 2010 for her song "Settle Down." The Grand Prize winner takes home $25,000 in cash (US) and an additional $25,000 in merchandise and services. Called "the songwriting competition to take note of" by the New York Times, ISC was established in 2002 and awards more than $150,000 in cash and prizes to amateur and professional songwriters around the globe. This year was the most competitive of any year in terms of quantity and quality of entries, and winners were selected from over 16,000 songs submitted from 112 countries worldwide. Judges included iconic artists Tom Waits, Jeff Beck, McCoy Tyner, Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monae, Ozzy Osbourne, Lucinda Williams, Tori Amos, Wynonna, Keane, and many more. In addition to the high-profile artists, the roster of judges also included five record label presidents as well as other industry leaders, offering songwriters the unprecedented opportunity to have their music heard by influential decision-makers. See below for the complete list of judges. For a complete list of 2011 ISC winners and to hear the winning songs, go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners Winning ISC's highest honor is New Zealand's latest export, the quirky and wonderfully eclectic artist Kimbra. Kimbra has recently exploded onto the international music charts as the featured singer on Australian artist Gotye's current #1 hit song, "Somebody That I Used To Know." Her recent TV performances with Gotye on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Saturday Night Live were electrifying and introduced her to the US public, fortifying her meteoric rise to fame. Only 22 years old, Kimbra began writing songs and performing at the age of 10. Spending her early years gigging around her native New Zealand, it was only once Kimbra borrowed a small eight-track recorder from her school's music department that her songwriting blossomed in earnest. Since then, she has made enormous strides in her career. Her debut album, Vows, was released in 2011 in New Zealand and Australia, and in its first week of release the album charted at #3 in New Zealand and #5 in Australia (peaking at #4 on the ARIA Charts). The album will be released in the US and Canada on May 22. Accolades include winning the 2011 NZ Critics' Choice awards and also the Best Female Artist for "Cameo Lover" at the 2011 ARIA awards. Even at such a young age, Kimbra already possesses great maturity and musical sophistication. Candace Avery, the Founder and Director of ISC, says this of Kimbra: "We first became aware of Kimbra in 2010 when she entered ISC and won First Place in the Pop/Top 40 category with her song 'Settle Down.' At that time we knew she was one of those artists who had it. As a songwriter, her eclectic and somewhat quirky songwriting made her stand out. As an artist, she brings her songs to life with her unique vocal styling and compelling stage presence. Kimbra is rapidly establishing herself as a significant talent and a fresh and exciting new voice on the international music scene. We are proud to have her as our 2011 Grand Prize winner." To download low-res photos of all winners, go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners For high-res photos, please contact Candace Avery at cavery(a)songwritingcompetition.com In addition to the Grand Prize winner, many other deserving songwriters also share the spotlight for winning their respective categories in ISC 2011. These winners represent diverse cultures and range from talented amateurs to seasoned songwriting veterans. See below for a complete list of ISC 2011 winners. Applauded for its high caliber of judges, ISC compiled a stellar panel of judges for the 2011 competition, including: Recording Artists: Tom Waits; Tori Amos; Jeff Beck; Lucinda Williams; My Morning Jacket; Kelly Clarkson; Ozzy Osbourne; Keane; McCoy Tyner; Wynonna; Francesca Battistelli; Janelle Monae; Billy Currington; Tegan and Sara; Massive Attack; Simon Le Bon and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran); Michael W. Smith; Alejandro Sanz; Johnny Clegg; Jeremy Camp; Ray Wylie Hubbard; John Mayall; Craig Morgan; Basement Jaxx; James Cotton; Sandra Bernhard; Trombone Shorty; Robert Earl Keen; Black Francis (The Pixies); Mose Allison; Robert Smith (The Cure); Amadou & Mariam; Darryl McDaniels (Run D.M.C.); Toots Hibbert (Toots & The Maytals); and Matt Thiessen (Relient K) Industry Executives: Monte Lipman (President, Universal Republic Records); David Massey (President, Mercury Records); Brian Malouf (VP A&R, Walt Disney Records); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Angel Carrasco (Sr. VP A&R, Latin America, Sony/BMG); Ric Arboit (President, Nettwerk Music Group); Anastasia Brown (Music Supervisor, FORMAT); Dr. Demento (Radio Host, The Dr. Demento Show); Allison Jones (VP of A&R, Big Machine Label Group); Steve Lillywhite (Producer); Dan Storper (President, Putamayo World Music Records and Putumayo Kids); Kim Buie (A&R and Artist Manager, Thirty Tigers); Douglas C. Cohn (Sr. VP, Music Marketing & Talent, Nickelodeon); Trevor Jerideau (VP of A&R, RCA Records); Antony Bland (Co-Owner, CandyShop Management); Steve Smith (VP of A&R, Aware Records); Leib Ostrow (Founder/CEO, Music For Little People); and Cory Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment) Sponsors included: Presonus, Lowden Guitars, Sennheiser, Posse, Mrs. Fields Cookies, ASCAP, Berklee College Of Music, D'Addario, Thayers, Onlinegigs, SongU.com, The Music Business Registry, SongTrust, Independent Mastering, Indie Venue Bible, George Stein, Esq., Sonicbids, Taxi, and music Submit. ISC is now accepting entries for 2012. Go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com for more information and an entry form. ### The complete list of ISC 2011 winners is as follows: Grand Prize Cameo Lover - Kimbra (Auckland, New Zealand) AAA (Adult Album Alternative) First Place Celia - Anna Heiberg Macdonald (Annah Mac) - Auckland, New Zealand Second Place For What It's Worth - Maggie Eckford, Nathan Finochio - Nashville, TN, USA Third Place All My Love Is Gone - Dallas Frasca, Jeff Curran, Pete McDonald (Dallas Frasca) - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Honorable Mention Everybody's Lost Someone - Matt Joe Gow (The Dead Leaves) - Melbourne, VIC, Australia L.A. Can Wait - Michael Tiernan - San Diego, CA, USA Les Filles Francaises - Gavin Duffy, Lewis Parker (The Jude) - London, England Moonshine - Todd Michaelsen (My Pet Dragon) - New York, NY, USA One More Last Chance - Tim Chapman - London, England RGB - Nuno Goncalves, Sonia Tavares (The Gift) - Alcobaça, Portugal Start All Over Again - Brendan Cooney, Ryan Cooney, Dave Mozdzanowski, Shea Brennan (The Gallery) - Wilbraham, MA, USA Steer - Missy Higgins - Melbourne, VIC, Australia The Taste - Randy Bergida - Brooklyn, NY, USA Walkaway - Andy Morse (Radiogramme) - Swansea, Wales Wheels of Thunder - Gustavo Galindo - Mexico City, Mexico You Can - Mark Lang, Chris Helm (Skipping Girl Vinegar) - Melbourne, VIC, USA Adult Contemporary (AC) First Place Arrow - Adrianne Gonzalez, Gabriel Mann (The Rescues) - Los Angeles, CA, USA Second Place Until I Found You - Kurtis John - Los Angeles, CA, USA Third Place Stay, Please Stay - Alexander Gow, Thomas Savage (Oh Mercy) - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Honorable Mention A Small Boat - Michael Maher (Worldfly) - Darwin, NT, Australia Alive - Nate Fowler - Boise, ID, USA All Turn To Love - Nicholas Deegan (Galleon) - Adelaide, SA, Australia Been A Long Time - Wes Carr, David Walsh - Sydney, NSW, Australia I Forgot How To Love - Michael Paynter - Langwarrin, VIC, Australia Old Piano - Jon Matte (The Franklin Electric) - Montreal, QC, Canada One Day We'll Make It Home - Ellen Xylander - Oslo, Norway Only The World - Peter McVeigh - Belfast, Ireland Warning Signs - Jessica Beach, Jeff Dawson - Vancouver, BC, Canada We Are Young - Kurtis John - Los Angeles, CA, USA Americana First Place The Broken Things - Shane Nicholson - Copacabana, NSW, Australia Second Place Sweet Emmylou - Catherine Britt, Rory Feek - Newcastle, NSW, Australia Third Place You Rock, We Roll - Scott Nolan - Winnipeg, MB, Canada Honorable Mention Cold Road - Casey Frazier - Nashville, TN, USA Easy - Darren Gallagher (Gallie) - Dublin, Ireland Fast Forward - Markus Rill - Munich, Germany Fire Alarm - Ben Kyle, Carrie Rodriguez - Minneapolis, MN, USA Flowers & Candy - Tony Garcia - Nashville, TN, USA Gavel - Arthur Alligood - White House, TN, USA Jimmie Rodgers Was A Vampire - Shane Nicholson - Copacabana, NSW, Australia Let The Blue Skies Go To Your Head - Jesse Terry - Mamaroneck, NY, USA Nothin' Takes You Off My Mind - Neville Anderson - Newcastle, NSW, Australia Raise Your Head - Robbie K. Jones, Garrett Wall (Track Dogs) - Madrid, Spain Roll Baby Roll - Mark Bragg - St. John's, NL, Canada Where The Water Goes - Shane Nicholson - Copacabana, NSW, Australia Blues First Place Hard Believer - Tommy Castro, Bonnie Hayes - Belvedere Tiburon, CA, USA Second Place Blinded By The Darkness - Matthew Curry - Normal, IL, USA Third Place Change Of Heart - Leeann Atherton - Austin, TX, USA Honorable Mention Addicted - Gina Sicilia - Philadelphia, PA, USA Elvis Jesus And The Devil - Tom McEwan (Louis King) - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Get Inside This House - Joe McMurrian - Portland, OR, USA Hard Times - Jay Pinkus (Blue Jay Slim) - Richboro, PA, USA Heaven Send Me An Angel - Kenneth Spruell (Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne) - Burnaby, BC, Canada On My Way - Thorbjorn Risager - Copenhagen, Denmark Preachin' The Blues - Keith Thompson - Gloucester, Scotland Save Me For Later - Suzie Vinnick, Kristi Magraw - Toronto, ON, Canada These Four Walls - Rita Chiarelli - Toronto, ON, Canada Woman in Blue - Rita Chiarelli - Toronto, ON, Canada You Ain't Gonne Make A Woman Out Of Me - Geir Arne Westby (Westby Band) - Halden, Norway Children's Music First Place Right Now - Jon Samson - Brooklyn, NY, USA Second Place Poopie Diaper - Shoshana Sperling, Maury LaFoy (The Monkey Bunch) - Toronto, ON, Canada Third Place Roller Coaster - Kira Willey - Bethlehem, PA, USA Honorable Mention All The Letters - Helen Austin - Comox, BC, Canada Bath Time - Paul Runalls, Chris Atkinson - Regina, SK, Canada Don't Fill Up On Chips - Randy Kaplan - Los Angeles, CA, USA Everybody Has A Butt! - Essence Goldman Williams, Jeffrey Pease, Lara-Miya Milrod (Essence) - San Francisco, CA, USA Happy As A Clam - Joanie Leeds (Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights) - New York, NY, USA Imaginary Friend - Jamie Saxe (The Mighty Buzzniks) - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Mac And Cheese - David Rees - Vista, CA, USA Morton The Caterpillar - David Schweizer - Maitland, FL, USA Shake It Down - Nadia Sunde - Gold Coast, QLD, Australia Stinky Feet - Lanny Sherwin - Santa Barbara, CA, USA Us And Animals - Jon Samson - Brooklyn, NY, USA Wide Horse - Marissa Kochanski, Mike Siek (The Skips) - Brooklyn, NY, USA Workin' On The Worm Farm - Gerry Paul - Salthill, Ireland Comedy/Novelty First Place Smells Like Karen Carpenter - M. Spaff Sumsion (Moneyshot Cosmonauts) - Bountiful, UT, USA Second Place C'est La Vie - Pat Godwin - Fishers, IN, USA Third Place That's What You Do (When You're Gay) - Mark Silverman - Sherman Oaks, CA, USA Honorable Mention Crafty - Joe Kowan - Melrose, MA, USA Earthquake Nudity - Andy Allen - Pittsburgh, PA, USA How Can I Love You? - Jonathan Lee Jones, Mick Meradith (Ride the Wombat) - Sydney, NSW, Australia I Need You Tiny - Jascha Hoffman (Jascha) - San Francisco, CA, USA Road Rage - John Brennan - Floral Park, NY, USA Sort Of Dunno Nothin' - Peter Denahy - Yackandandah, VIC, Australia The Holiday Song - Ben Sures - Edmonton, AB, Canada The Night N'Sync and Backstreet Got In A Fight - Douglas Powell - Rock Island, IL, USA The Pimple Song - Chris D. Miller (Willie B Poppin) - Indianapolis, IN, USA Worm - Justin Wiebe (Bicycle-Town) - Chilliwack, BC, Canada You Don't Have A Clue - Pat Godwin - Fishers, IN, USA Country First Place Where The Heart Is Found - Blake Bollinger, Neal Carpenter - Nashville, TN, USA Second Place Somebody Somewhere - Rodney Clawson, Lynn Hutton, Dustin Lynch (Dallas Smith) - Vancouver, BC, Canada Third Place Down Goes The Cowboy - Josh Dorr, Bruce Wallace, Kaci Bolls (Joshua Dorr) - Nashville, TN, USA Honorable Mention Do What You Gotta Do - Dave Bastien - Londonderry, NH, USA Lie - Ruben Estevez, Jason Massey, Brad Ramsey - Nashville, TN, USA Nothing Sweet About Alabama - Bill DiLuigi, Jesse Stern, Dave Tough - Cane Ridge, TN, USA Quicksand - Lou Penta (The California Cowboy) - Ventura, CA, USA Stone Cold Crazy - Michael McGee, Scott Miller (McGee) - Locarno, Switzerland This Feels Good - Lee Johnson, Scott Miller - Washington, DC, USA When It All Goes South - Jaylene Johnson, Sharlene Loveless, Jolene Keats - Winnipeg, MB, Canada When It Hurts Like That - Matthew Ullman, Kyle Marion - Mt. Juliet, TN, USA With Love - Josh Finlayson, Willie Mack - Nashville, TN, USA Dance/Electronica First Place We Rise Like Smoke - Kyler England - North Hollywood, CA, USA Second Place Real Love (Jazzy Rmx) - Alexandra Tutu, Daniel Macovei (Elpis) - Campodoro, Italy Third Place Coco - Helga Potapova (Hellya) - Moscow, Russia Honorable Mention Amazing - Maor Shefer (MAOR) - New York, NY, USA Borrowed Time - Carolyn Tariq, Shehab Tariq (Audego) - Fitzroy North, VIC, Australia Can't Stop - Jes Brieden, Richard Robson (JES) - New York, NY, USA Come Back Baby - Unbelievable Jones, Michael Kaiser - New York, NY, USA Don't Clone Me - Tommaso Parisi (Tom Ugly) - Sydney, NSW, Australia Electrolove - Kuba Oms, Jason Cook - Victoria, BC, Canada Free - Amy McFarlane, Brent McFarlane (Reckless Mack) - Wellington, New Zealand High - Tiffany Desrosiers, Anthony Anderson, Steve Smith - Langley, BC, Canada I Wanna B Like Moby - CC Wong (CC Sound Factory) - Singapore Party On The Moon - Donny B. Lord - St. Lucia, West Indies Up - Ivo Krievs (EL'X) - Riga, Latvia You Turn Me On - Inessa Lee, Mike Burns, Johnny Reyes (Princess X) - Los Angeles, CA, USA Folk/Singer-Songwriter First Place Where I Stood - Missy Higgins - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Second Place Golden Thread - Mike Rosenberg (Passenger) - London, England Third Place 1000 Sundowns - Emma Louise - Brisbane, QLD, Australia Honorable Mention Ashes - Andy Brown - Fredericton, NB, Canada Bleeders - Thomas Calder (The Trouble With Templeton) - Brisbane, QLD, Australia Come Rain Or Come Shine - David Francey - Toronto, ON, Canada Despite All That's Happened - Brentley Gore - Nashville, TN, USA Dreamin - Ed Romanoff, Josh Ritter - Brooklyn, NY, USA Half The Boat - Matthew Clarke (Honey And The Money) - Port Moody, BC, Canada My Love To Be - Daniel Lee Kendall - Wamberal, NSW, Australia Never [Lay] A Woman That You Don't Love - Mieka Pauley - Brooklyn, NY, USA Oh Alaska - Robbie Boyd (The Robbie Boyd Band) - London, England Rivers - Mike Rosenberg (Passenger) - London, England The Last Waltz - Tony Villiers - Armagh, Northern Ireland The Morning Sun - Nolan Angell (The Genes) - Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia The Soldier And The Oak - Elliott Park - Clyde, TX, USA Gospel/Christian First Place Storm Comin' - Ruth Moody (The Wailin' Jennys) - Winnipeg, MB, Canada Second Place Carved In Stone - Elliott Park - Clyde, TX, USA Third Place You Are My Friend - Hans Christian Jochimsen - Brønshøj, Denmark Honorable Mention Don't Dream Your Life Away - Zach Svoboda - Des Moines, IA, USA God On High - Thomas Paul Reeves - Athens, GA, USA Inspiration - Stanley Gwanzura, Andrew Baird (Pastor G) - Harare, Zimbabwe Living Room Praise - Jason Sweet - Orlando, FL, USA Love At First Sight - Jason Sweet - Orlando, FL, USA Love Immeasurable - Ryan Long - Knoxville, TN, USA Man Of Sorrows - Thena Beam - Los Angeles, CA, USA Nothing Without Me - Stephanie Small, Ben Gebert (Sandel) - Sydney, NSW, Australia Redemption's Anthem - Lenny Juliano - Enid, OK, USA Release the Sound - Roma Waterman - Ringwood North, VIC, Australia Thank You - Bobby van Jaarsveld - Pretoria, South Africa Worship Now - John K. Brown - Clermont, FL, USA Instrumental First Place 6/8 - Artyom Yakushenko, Yuriy Matveyev (White Fort) - Irkutsk, Russia Second Place Heddon Tadpolly Spook - Carlos del Junco, Al Duffy - Port Hope, ON, Canada Third Place Muzyka Do Filmu - Igor Herzyk, Scotia Gilroy (Vladimirska) - Krakow, Poland Honorable Mention After Dawn - Xi Bo, Wen-Kai Ying (Viva Girls) - Beiging, China Darkness Gives Way - Lucas Shogren, Stephanie Shogren, Derek Powers (Clocks & Clouds) - Minneapolis, MN, USA Digital Apples - Chris West - Nashville, TN, USA Furious Antennae - Tom Grose - Decatur, GA, USA Kicking Up Dust - Brad Keller (The Creaking Tree String Quartet) - Toronto, ON, Canada Left Field - Allen Hinds - Los Angeles, CA, USA Lough Auna Horse Eels - Dave Mooney (Track Dogs) - Madrid, Spain Mocha Maya - Tony Lechner - South Hadley, MA, USA Overture - Ed Dampier - London, England Palmas - Eddie Paton, Bret Menezes - Toronto, ON, Canada Sumari's Waltz - Eden MacAdam-Somer - Boston, MA, USA Temple Sunrise - Hassan El-Tayyab (American Nomad) - San Francisco, CA, USA TheSingingBush - Eddie Rayner (RBR) - Auckland, New Zealand Jazz First Place 1960 What? - Gregory Porter - Bakersfield, CA, USA Second Place Lover - Martina Flaherty - Loughrea, Co Galway, Ireland Third Place Deadman's Hill - Steve Talaga - Grand Rapids, MI, USA Honorable Mention A Picture Of Dorian Mode - Michael Longo - New York, NY, USA Above Ground - Greg Ward (Greg Ward's Phonic Juggernaut) - New York, NY, USA Conversation With Nellie - Zoe Rahman - London, England Grizzly's - Regina Litvinova - Ludwigshafen, Germany Hadairo (Beige) - Andy Akiho - Columbia, SC, USA Memphis Mix-Up - Elizabeth Dotson-Westphalen (elizabeth!) - Los Angeles, CA, USA Pukl-N-Pappo - Michael Janisch - London, England Save Me - Stephen Coates, Joe Coles (The Real Tuesday Weld) - London, England Shumshi - Michael Janisch - London, England The King Is Dead (Long Live The King) - Marzio Scholten - Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands To Work Marvels - Vincenzo Amazio (Enzo Amazio) - Pozzuoli, Italy You Are Here - Matt Savage - Francestown, NH, USA Latin First Name La Ciudad - Gustabo Galindo - Mexico City, Mexico Second Place Cuentame - Rebeca Perfecto, Josue Parrilla, Ricardo Alvarez (Beca Perfecto) - San Juan, Puerto Rico Third Place Marina - Omar Torrez, Paul Duncan, Carlos Del Puerto Jr. (Omar Torrez) - Venice, CA, USA Honorable Mention Amanacer - Santiago Mena , Erik Martinez, Luis Lauro Moreno (Luis Lauro) - Mexico City, Mexico Deja Lo Malo Afuera - Javier Coy, Carolina Cardenas, Angie Martinez (Sauti) - Bogota, Colombia Heroes - Jhovan Tomasevich (Jhovan) - Lima, Peru Histeria - Pablo Donelli, Santiago Inglese, Maria Belen Galiotti Banchero (Lady Bonsai) - Buenos Aires, Argentina How Much I Love You Mi Cielo - Eduard Osorio (Edu Osorio) - Miami, FL, USA Otra Vez - Jose Hernandez, Steve Baltazar, Delwin G. Neva (Sonsoles) - Los Angeles, CA, USA Perdido - Jose Ignacio Gras Lopez, Jimmy Pinaitis (Radioz) - Alicante, Spain Prende El Radio - Rei Ortiz - San Juan, Puerto Rico Un Poco De Ti - Maddy Rodriguez, Ryan Stewart - Toronto, ON, Canada Vacio - Rafael Rioz - Santiago, Chile Lyrics Only First Place St Vincents - Ed Romanoff, Josh Ritter, Crit Harmon - Brooklyn, NY, USA Second Place Gavel - Arthur Alligood - White House, TN, USA Third Place I Don't Know What I'll Do - Bryan Tess - Tralee, Ireland Honorable Mention 6 Feet Under - Rosie Grayson - Sydney, NSW, Australia Because She Looked Like You - Ivan Rubenstein-Gillis - New York, NY, USA Conspiracy Of Love - Jenrose Fitzgerald (Jenrose) - Stamping Ground, KY, USA Gastown Serenade - Steve Seaton (Seaton) - Brendale, QLD, Australia Gospel Of A Fool - Glenn Hammerstad - Oslo, Norway I Must Have Done Something Right - Ed Romanoff, Crit Harmon - Brooklyn, NY, USA Let It Spin - Sherri Gough - Nashville, TN, USA Tell Tale - Jordan Fricker - Waterloo, ON, Canada Two Yellow Roses - Ed Romanoff, Crit Harmon - Brooklyn, NY, USA Music Video First Place Life Is Good - Jatin Puri - Gurgaon, India Second Place Loveless - Johnny Mackay, Heath Crawley (Children Collide) - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Third Place Opera 2 - Sergey Pudovken (Vitas) - Moscow, Russia Honorable Mention Bricks - Jon Markson, Will Brown, Will Kowall, Danny Joseph (Time Crisis) - Boston, MA, USA I Talked To Italiano - Tamara Rodriguez - Boston, MA, USA Like No Other - Anna Neradilkova (Anikiko) - Sydney, NSW, Australia Lovesick - John Mark Seltzer, Jon Maddux (Jackson Wells) - Franklin, TN, USA Man Walks Into A Bar - Brett Every - Sydney, NSW, Australia Mind Games - Alex Post, Katie O'Doherty (Pony Cop) - Boise, ID, USA Off The Beaten Path - Aram Rian - Yerevan, Armenia River Too Wide - Matt Ellis - Sydney, NSW, Australia Robot Girl Robot Boy - Helen Greenham (Helen & The Sirens) - London, England Performance First Place Making Love Easy - Craig Schoenbaum (OTiS) - Brooklyn, NY, USA Second Place Lost - Wes Carr, Don Walker - Sydney, NSW, Australia Third Place Stumble - Suzanna Choffel - Austin, TX, USA Honorable Mention Beneath The Fire - Richard Perry, Steve Pedersen, Dominic DiCiano, Christian Lewis, Greg Petersen, Daniel Petersen (Evaline) - Turlock, CA, USA Calling All Angels - Jane Siberry - Toronto, ON, Canada Control - Aimee Francis - Sydney, NSW, Australia Dream Street - Ariana Gillis, David Gillis - Toronto, ON, Canada Heatwave - Chris Cheney (The Living End) - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Lady Flower - Jenie Thai - Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Canada Reload - Sara Smith - London, ON, Canada The Dream - Martina Flaherty - Loughrea, Co Galway, Ireland These Four Walls - Rita Chiarelli - Toronto, ON, Canada Pop/Top 40 First Place Flaws - Dan Smith (Bastille) - London, England Second Place Jungle - Emma Louise - Brisbane, QLD, Australia Third Place Hazy - Ruby Frost - Auckland, New Zealand Honorable Mention Can't Afford This Way Of Life - Nicholas Owen, Alex Vaughan (The Brow Horn Orchestra) - Perth, WA, Australia Everything's Gonna Be Alright - Timothy Skedden, Jason Kerrison, Jamie Greenslade, Selwyn Leaf (The Babysitters Circus) It's Too Late - Jes Brieden, Richard Robson (JES) - New York, NY, USA Kitchen On Fire - Caterina Torres, Jarrod Rogers, Si Connelly - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Love Is All - Jacob Washington (Je'kob) - San Diego, CA, USA Save Me No More - Anna Krantz, Michael Kintish (IAmAnnA) - London, England Summer Days - Meredith Coloma - Vancouver, BC, Canada Thousand Suns - MoRo - London, England Top Down - Shane Gelinas (Shane Divine) - Los Angeles, CA, USA R&B/Hip-Hop First Place Up In Flames - Aaron Harris, Matt Smokovich, Travis Taylor (Eastern Sunz) - Portland, OR, USA Second Place Lighter Up - Kyle Jordan, Dustin Wolf - Regina, SK, Canada Third Place Off The Hook - Rachel White - Lichfield, England Honorable Mention A Thousand Lives - Kenny Sabir, Tim Levinson, Shannon Kennedy, Dale Harrison (The Herd) - Sydney, NSW, Australia Ain't Easy - Ayat Maqwam (Billy BanGer) - Accra, Ghana Black Girl, White Boy - Stefan Ludik (Ludik) - Johannesburg, South Africa Eleven - Fantine Pritoula, Marcello Maio (Fantine) - Sydney, VIC, Australia Fly Away (feat. Honey Larochelle & Blitz the Ambassador) - Queen Rose, Blitz the Ambassador - Brooklyn, NY, USA Girl If You Were Mine - Jonathan Gutierrez, Rolando Cuellar, Hector Chavera III, David Enriquez (Baby Jay) - Houston, TX, USA Gone - Kamali Kaumu - College Park, GA, USA Goodbye Yesterday - Christopher Gonzales (Kepstar) - Maspeth, NY, USA Harder - Matt Dubois, John Michael - Ottawa, ON, Canada I Was Somebody Else (Feat. Pez) - Tommaso Parisi (Tom Ugly) - Sydney, NSW, Australia Shoot'em Bang Bang - TK Wonder, Ben Perowsky, Danny Blume, Glenn Patscha (TK Wonder) - Brooklyn, NY, USA The Storm - Michelle Chadsey, Mike Asselin, Will Harris, Jesse Mackle, Kelly Schmale (The Proper Villains) - Surrey, BC, Canada Thinking About U - Patrick Mwamba Mwilambwe, Nkulu Eric Mwilambwe (K9SLANG) - Brisbane, QLD, Australia Wake Up - Tyrone Paul, Lloyd Perrin, Jordan Crisp (Chrome) - London, England Rock First Place She's Like A Comet - Kevin Mitchell, Vanessa Thornton, Brett Mitchell, Chris Daymond (Jebediah) - Perth, WA, Australia Second Place Love Is A Drug - Kav Temperley, Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain (Eskimo Joe) - Perth, WA, Australia Third Place Song For The Lonely - Chris Cheney (The Living End) - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Honorable Mention A Thousand Blind Windows - Gary McFarlane (Autumn Owls) - Dublin, Ireland Batteries - Paul Stephen Donnelly (Strawhouses) - Liverpool, England City Lights - Bekki Friesen (Domenica) - Los Angeles, CA, USA Hope & Ruin - John-Angus MacDonald, Colin MacDonald, Jack Syperek, Sean Dalton, Gord Sinclair (The Trews) - Antigonish, NS, Canada Little Suzie - Benoit Portolano, Mark Rutledge (Blackfeet Revolution) - Paris, France Loveless - Johnny Mackay, Heath Crawley (Children Collide) - Melbourne, VIC, Australia One Step - Kimberley Benzie, Rob Maric, Stewart Hill, Luke Williams, Forrester Savell (Dead Letter Circus) - Brisbane, QLD, Australia Sergeant Dylan Sand - Elias Bertini (Zero In On) - Locarno, Switzerland Someday You Will Know - Christopher Farfán, Dennis Garcia, Nicolas Espinosa (StereonoiZ) - Lima, Peru Stay Up (All Night) - Tatiana DeMaria (TAT) - London, England Taken For Granted - The Mercy Now - Toronto, ON, Canada Turn Off The Light - Evgeni Gor (UNITE IT) - Moscow, Russia Universe - Chris Cheney (The Living End) - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Teen First Place The Worst Part (Leave You Again) - Natasha Duarte - Glenmore Park, NSW, Australia Second Place In The World - Victoria Celestine - San Antonio, TX, USA Third Place I Bought A Tie - Sam Griffin-Ortiz (Population 5) - Salinas, CA, USA Honorable Mention All For The Best - Michelle Zarate (Nova Delai) - Malmo, Sweden All This Time - Landon Wilkinson (The Village Musicians, AKA: Village) - Yakima, WA, USA Believing - Rhianna Flaherty - Loughrea, Co Galway, Ireland By My Side - Matt Dubois - Ottawa, ON, Canada Forget About Me - Massad Barakat-Devine (Massad) - Epsom, New Zealand Heart On Fire - D'Arcy Spiller - Smeaton, VIC, Australia If I Don't Got You - Matthew Curry - Normal, IL, USA Ready, Set, Stun - Jared Goldstein (Jared Dylan) - Montville, NJ, USA The Best Part (Of Falling In Love) - Abram Dean - Addison, TX, USA Tuesday's Just As Bad - Charlie Dane - Oyster Bay, NY, USA Whole Lot Better - Kathryn Hallberg - Spring, TX, USA Unsigned Only First Place Are You Alive - Michael Paynter, Gary Clark, David Mead - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Second Place All This Time - Landon Wilkinson (The Village Musicians, AKA: Village) - Yakima, WA, USA Third Place Alive - Nate Fowler - Boise, ID, USA Honorable Mention Blew It All Away - Flávio Cristóvam (Jamandizen) - Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal Grace - Jack Stone - Cape Town, South Africa In Colour - Michael Belsar (Hunting Grounds) - Ballarat, VIC, Australia In The World - Victoria Celestine - San Antonio, TX, USA Kitchen On Fire - Caterina Torres, Jarrod Rogers, Si Connelly - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Lovelorn - Alison MacLea, Chris Ioannou, Chris Sytnyk (Little Creatures) - Toronto, ON, Canada Never Walked On The Moon - Dylan Edward Roberts (King Dylan) - Calgary, AB, Canada Real Love (Jazzy Rmx) - Alexandra Tutu, Daniel Macovei (Elpis) - Campodoro, Italy Someday You Will Know - Christopher Farfán, Dennis Garcia, Nicolas Espinosa (StereonoiZ) - Lima, Peru The Duet - Andrew Redford - Maroochydore, QLD, Australia Wanna Run - Kate Vigo - Melbourne, VIC, Australia World First Place Tere Bin Dil - Dilpreet Bhatia - Mumbai, India Second Place Lovely World - Opetaia Foai (Te Vaka) - Auckland, New Zealand Third Place AKEIO - Sharzy (Mako Mai) - Sharzy (Supa Trio of De Isles) - Honiara, Solomon Islands Honorable Mention Aibbas Jaska (All Still) - Elin Kåven, Ole Jørn Myklebust - Karasjok, Norway Deja Lo Malo Afuera - Javier Coy, Carolina Cardenas, Angie Martinez (Sauti) - Bogota, Colombia Ena Na Lena - Richard Gannaway, Miriam Stockley, Jay Oliver (AOMUSIC) - Asheville, NC, USA Fire - Bulat Gafarov (Toke-Cha) - Moscow, Russia I Believe - Marlon Edwards - Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago Mambo Bado - Alex Kajumulo the Bushman - Muleba, Tanzania Ombomo - Sally Nyolo - Paris, France Rabba Ru - Kiran Ahluwalia - Toronto, ON, Canada Spirit Dancer - Titus Fotso - Eugene, OR, USA The Journey - Tim Foley (Skelpin) - San Diego, CA, USA People's Voice Award Someday You Will Know - Christopher Farfán, Dennis Garcia, Nicolas Espinosa (StereonoiZ) - Lima, Peru ### Information on ISC and Winners: http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners For more information and photos of winners, please contact Candace Avery at cavery(a)songwritingcompetition.com. 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