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MASC 27 Winners!

Grand Prize - Katherine Thorsey and Todd Wright for "16 Years Down", Gold Winner in the Rock / Alternative category.

2nd Place Overall - Lisa Horan, Stephen Joseph Antonelli, and Kevin Hill for "Better for the Worst", Gold Winner in Adult Contempory.

3rd Place Overall - Angelo M. for "Every Kind of Blues", Gold Winner in the Vocal Jazz / Blues category.

Young Artist Award - James Britton for "200 Pounds".

Director's Choice Award - Jen Dearwood for "Oh, Winged Anchor in the Perilous Sea!".

Adult Contemporary

Gold:
"Better for the Worst" by Lisa Horan, Stephen Joseph Antonelli and Kevin Hill

Silver:
"Candy Dish" by Karyn Oliver

Finalists:
"100 Shades of Gray" by Erin James
"If He Tells You That He Loves You" by Austin Ellis
"Into Air" by Dana Wells (Wilentz),

Honorable Mention:
"Forgive Me" by Nita Chawla,
"Mona Lisa on the Wall" by John Langan, Chuck Smith
"Never Felt Better" by Eric Weinberg, Alex Blizniak

Children's

Gold:
"Smile and Say Hello" by Meg Russell

Silver:
"Who Do I Love?" by Carey Creed

Finalists:
"Abigail" by David Weaver
"Dad Said a Bad Word" by Lanny Sherwin
"Me and My Tail" by Norm Hogeland

Honorable Mention:
"Gravity" by Frank Cassel
"I Can't Rhyme" by Lanny Sherwin
"If God Were a Flavor" by Andrea Chang
"Tadpole" by Harold M. Staley

Country / Bluegrass

Gold:
"If This Field Were the Ocean" by Abraham Loomis

Silver:
"Bama Hayride" by T. Edwin Doss

Finalists:
"Greatest Love that Never Was" by Erin James
"My Devil Does" by Wil Hopkins
"Ride It Like It's Stolen " by Marc Kuchner

Honorable Mention:
"Ease My Mind" by Matthew Monk
"Freightliner Blues" by Kevin Dudley
"I Met Her on the Internet" by Joseph Conley
"Never Felt Better" by Eric Weinberg, Alex Blizniak
"Unidentified" by Britt Mistele, Greg Trafidlo

Folk / Acoustic

Gold:
"Under a Sky" by Jason Lane Byrd

Silver:
"I Will Not Be Free Again" by Garrison Doles

Finalists:
"Daydream" by Anna Dagmar
"I'm Sorry" by Demetrius Becrelis
"Letters from a Ghost" by Lara Herscovitch

Honorable Mention:
"Amazed" by Anna Dagmar
"Boats Gone By" by Lynn HollyfieldCarol Burbank
"Can We Be Old Friends?" by Anna Dagmar
"Layers" by Lynn Hollyfield
"Let the Waves Come in Three's" by Anna Dagmar
"More Holy Ground" by Rupert Wates

Gospel / Inspirational

Gold:
"All I Wanna Do" by Charles McPhatter

Silver:
"Trouble Don't Last Always" by Charles McPhatter

Finalists:
"God Has Come to Us" by Doris Au MacDonald, Sharon Dennis
"How Could I Ask for More?" by Charles McPhatter
"Never Gave Up on Me" by Charles McPhatter

Honorable Mention:
"Be an Example" by Larry Charleston IV
"Just Pray" by Justin Honaman
"Let Go, Let God" by Linda Howard Hiserman,
"Praise the Lord" by Edmundo G. Cavazos
"You'll Get Through It" by Tina Lundelius

Instrumental

Gold:
"The Blue Dress" by Shannon Heaton

Silver:
"Michele" by Kevin Pace

Finalists:
"7524" by Kevin Pace
"Adieu Mon Amour" by Andrea Chang
"Pulse (in 7)" by Mark Sylvester

Honorable Mention:
"Against the Grain" by Shannon Heaton
"Dawn" by Douglas Rainoff
"Careless Treasures" by Louis Cate
"Falling in Love" by Douglas Rainoff
"Shades of Mist" by Jocelyn Pettit
"Yet Once More" by Margaret Baker
"Zebra Club" by Chris Schreiner

Open

Gold:
"Etranger" by Erina Nakajima

Silver:
"Power Lines" by Carol Van Alstine

Finalists:
"Easy" by Gordon Daniels
"Five Days of Rain" by Kate Maguire
"Two Left Feet Waltz" by Steve Warner

Honorable Mention:
"Back in the Day" by Louis Cate
"Give a Little Love" by Gordon Daniels
"Homeland Insecurity" by T. Edwin Doss
"Love That Natty Boh" by Chris Huntington, Kraig Greff
"No Money, No Worries" by Gordon Daniels
"Siddhartha on His Raft" by Peter Maybarduk
"Sixth Sun" by Jim Cash
"Your Eyes" by Joe Peck

Pop

Gold:
"Run" by John Langan, Chuck Smith, Michelle Dupwe

Silver:
"Pretty Wasted" by Edward O'Connell

Finalists:
"Evergreen" by Dana Wells (Wilentz)
"Let It Go" by Katherine Thorsey, Todd Wright
"Rumors" by Devon Marie

Honorable Mention:
"Anyone But You" by Dana Wells (Wilentz)
"Come Away" by Stephanie Modder
"I See Tomorrow" by Edmundo G. Cavazos, Laura Cavazos, Jacob Cavazos
"O, Winged Anchor in the Perilous Sea!" by Jen Dearwood,
"Perfect" by Stephanie Modder
"Shy Guy" by Devon Marie, Devon Franklin

Rap / Urban / R&B

Gold:
"Are We a Nation" by Ysaye M. Barnwell, Nitanju Bolade Casel, Aisha Kahlil, Carol Maillard, Louise Robinson, Barry Eastmond

Silver:
"Grown Sexy Cool" by Larry Charleston IV

Finalists:
"I Want You Back" by Larry Charleston IV
"Miss You 2" by Malik Sahad
"Still Here" by Malik Sahad

Honorable Mention:
"Better Than I Deserve" by Larry Charleston IV
"Get Back" by Malik Sahad
"Little Riddle" by Devon Marie, Devon Franklin

Rock / Alternative

Gold:
"16 Years Down" by Katherine Thorsey, Todd Wright

Silver:
"Doubt to Destiny" by Karen Karma

Finalists:
"Cold Flame" by Hisashi Shirahama
"Fool Her" by Brad Pugh
"Have a Great Day (Goodbye)" by Logan Kraft

Honorable Mention:
"A Soldier's Return (Come Back)" by David Goldman
"Crazy for You" by Jason Kalman
"Darker Days" by Peter Maybarduk
"Devil's Poison" by Ranjita Cornette, P. Cornette, M. McGettrick, G. Burkhammer, L.C. Sibal
"Filled With Dread" by Mark Davison
"Firecracker" by Don Drehoff, Michael Sauri
"Love Bombing" by Don Drehoff

Vocal Jazz / Blues

Gold:
"Every Kind of Blues" by Angelo M.

Silver:
"Julian" by Natalie York

Finalists:
"January " by Jamie Anderson
"Shadow of a Doubt" by Anna Dagmar
"Too Late to Die Young" by Barbara Martin

Honorable Mention:
"Raindrops Falling Down" by Darryl Ellyson
"Smarten Up" by Melanie Mitrano
"Squeeze" by Karen Karma
"Thirty Years" by Angelo M.

 

 

 
 

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