Local Actor-Director-Lyricist Wins International Songwriting Competition!

Philadelphia-area Actor and Director Michael Steven Schultz (on the right, above) has hit it big time! And this time as a Lyricist!

When out in the songwriting world, Michael Steven Schultz uses "Z. Mulls" professionally, but doesn't hide that it's a pseudonym. Like "Elvis Costello" is really "Declan McManus" and everyone knows it, but nobody but his family is calling him "Declan"

But here at home, "local boy makes good" as Michael Steven wins the International Songwriting GRAND PRIZE with his composing partner, Eduard Glumov from Aktobe, Kazakhstan.

As you can read in the full press release below, Eduard Glumov and "Z. Mulls" collaborate from one side of the globe to the other - perfectly reflecting ISC's mission of creating a competition that is inclusive of songwriters worldwide. Glumov, a singer/songwriter, and Z. Mulls, a lyricist, met each other on MusesMuse.com, a songwriting resource website, and their musical collaboration produced the winning song.

Residing in Swarthmore, PA, Michael Steven Schultz (Z. Mulls) is best known locally for his acting and directing at The Players Club of Swarthmore where he and his wife, Ruth Fischer, are well-known. Winning this competition is a really big deal - there were over 15,000 entries this year, and the competition is judged by industry professionals and "names" such as Macy Gray, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Tom Waits.

This is SO cool!

Congratulation to Michael Steven and his composing parter. Let's tell the world.

You can hear their song by clicking this link and waiting for the player to appear!

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Announces 2007 Winners -
Grand Prize Awarded to Kazakhstan and USA Songwriters
for Their Song "I'm Not Your Friend"

April 10, 2008 — The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2007 winners. Renowned for its prestigious celebrity judges, ISC received over 15,000 songs from amateur and professional songwriters from 100 countries worldwide, confirming ISC's status as the leading global songwriting event. More than $150,000 in cash and prizes is shared among the 59 winners, including an overall Grand Prize of $25,000 (US) cash, the largest cash Grand Prize of any songwriting competition in the world, and $30,000 in merchandise and services.

For a complete list of 2007 ISC winners and to hear the winning songs, go to www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners.htm

It is with great pleasure that ISC bestows its highest honor, this year's Grand Prize, to Eduard Glumov (Aktobe, Kazakhstan) and Z. Mulls (Swarthmore, PA, USA) for their song "I'm Not Your Friend." The song, entered in the Rock category, was lauded by the ISC judges for its originality, arrangement, and compelling melody.

The collaboration between Eduard Glumov and Z. Mulls - from Kazakhstan to the USA - from one side of the globe to the other - perfectly reflects ISC's mission of creating a competition that is inclusive of songwriters worldwide. Glumov, a singer/songwriter, and Z. Mulls, a lyricist, met each other on MusesMuse.com, a songwriting resource website, and their musical collaboration produced the winning song.

Candace Avery, the founder and director of ISC, states, "It is amazing the way technology and the Internet allow songwriters from different parts of the world and cultures to collaborate, culminating in international partnerships such as this. I'm very proud that "I'm Not Your Friend" is the ISC Grand Prize winner because it epitomizes the core intention of ISC, to foster songwriting around the world."

Eduard Glumov, born in a small province town in the Soviet Union, started writing songs very early but became serious about songwriting at the age of 13 when his father was arrested and imprisoned for anti-Soviet activity. Later in the '80s, the era of political turmoil and unrest gave way to Perestroika, enabling Eduard to tour with his rock band. In the '90s, he began a studio career, writing, recording and producing songs and instrumental music for different artists, for theaters, and TV. He plans to release an indie CD in the USA in the near future.

Z. Mulls professes that writing lyrics is not a profession, but an avocation, stemming from a lifelong love of musical theatre and songwriting in general. He posts his lyrics on various websites, looking for collaborations with artists. He calls himself "a wordsmith in search of a melody."

In addition to the Grand Prize winner, many other deserving songwriters also share in the prestige and kudos of winning their respective categories in ISC 2007. With a total of 19 categories and First, Second, and Third Place in each, (along with a list of Honorable Mentions), ISC covers all genres of contemporary music, including rock, jazz, r&b/hip-hop, blues, and much more.

For the first time in the competition's history, the majority of winners (59%) come from outside the USA. The winners represent diverse cultures and come from all corners of the globe, from Brazil to Senegal, Scotland to Iceland, New Zealand to Brazil, Canada to the USA, and beyond. Receiving more international entries than any other songwriting competition, ISC is recognized as the pinnacle of excellence in rewarding achievements in songwriting throughout the world.

The big news for ISC this year is the dominance of Australian songwriters as winners in many different categories, including a clean sweep of the Rock category. This is the first time that songwriters from a country outside the USA have won First, Second, and Third Place in a specific category. It is especially remarkable that Australia, a country of only 20 million residents, has produced ten winners in this year's ISC, attesting to its dynamic music scene. Aussie winners range from up-and-coming, unsigned songwriters to established award-winning artists such as Gotye, Eskimo Joe, Clare Bowditch, Abby Dobson, and more.

As a result of a long standing partnership between ISC and Berklee College of Music, a full scholarship to Berklee's 5-week Summer Performance Program will again be awarded to the First Place winner of the Teen category. This year the winner hails from Reykjavik, Iceland and are the members of the band Soundspell: Alexander Briem, Askell Hardarson, Bernhard Thorsson, Jon Gunnar Olafsson, and Sigurdur Asgeir Arnason. Located in Boston, MA, Berklee College of Music was founded in 1945 and is the world's largest independent music college and the premier institution for the study of contemporary music.

Applauded for its high caliber of judges, ISC compiled a stellar panel of judges for the 2007 competition, including: Tom Waits; Loretta Lynn; Julian Casablancas (The Strokes); Nelly Furtado; Ray Davies (The Kinks); Kenny Wayne Shepherd; Ornette Coleman; Youssou N'Dour; Sean Paul; Jerry Lee Lewis; "Weird Al" Yankovic; Black Francis (Pixies); Robert Smith (The Cure); Cassandra Wilson; David Cross; Craig Morgan; John Mayall; Joe Satriani; Toby Mac; Michael W. Smith; Chris Hillman (The Byrds); John Scofield; Hinder; Amy Ray (Indigo Girls); Cheech Marin (Cheech & Chong); Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC); Macy Gray; Peter Hook (New Order); Paulina Rubio; Tiesto; Charlie Walk (President, Epic Records); Monte Lipman (President, Universal Records); Mona Scott-Young (President, Violator Records); Cameron Strang (President, New West Records); Steve Lillywhite (Producer - credits include U2, The Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Peter Gabriel, and more); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Cory Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment); Betty Pino (DJ, WAMR Miami, pioneer of Latin radio); Angel Carrasco (President, 605 Discos and Sr. VP A&R, Sony BMG Latin America); Thomas Brooman (Co-Founder/Artistic Director, WOMAD); Dan Storper (President, Putumayo World Music); Nancy Wolpert (VP Home Entertainment and Nick Records, Nickelodeon/BMG); Leib Ostrow (CEO, Music For Little People); and Paul Majors (CEO/Founder Majors Music).

2007 Sponsors include: Electro-Voice, ASCAP, Berklee College Of Music, Cakewalk, Shure, D'Addario, Thayers, Sam Ash, Hear Technologies, Disc Makers, Sonicbids, Musician's Atlas, Sibelius, Karian Studios, OnlineGigs, The Music Business Registry, Mediaguide, ArtistMonitor, Platinum Blue Music Intelligence, Alphabet Arm Design, George Stein, Esq., SongU, Shari's Berries, The Indie Venue Bible, and Taxi.

ISC is now accepting entries for 2008. Go to www.songwritingcompetition.com for more information and an entry form.

The complete list of ISC 2007 Winners is as follows:

Grand Prize
"I'm Not Your Friend" - Eduard Glumov / Z. Mulls - Aktobe, Kazakhstan and Swarthmore, PA, USA

AAA
First Place
"Closer To Nowhere" - Jen Foster - Nashville, TN, USA

Second Place
"Horses" - Abby Dobson / Ian Houston Shadwell - Sydney, NSW, Australia

Third Place
"Goodnight" - Eli Miller / John Zox / Dan Edinberg / Spencer Swain (ZOX) - Providence, RI, USA

Honorable Mention
"All The Time" - Kip Kolb (kLoB) - Jacksonville, FL, USA
"Falling Into Space" - Don DiLego - New York, NY, USA
"Fires" - David Latreille - London, England
"I'm Not Sorry" - Todd Beauchamp - Los Angeles, CA, USA
"Novacaine Sweetheart" - James Henderson (Indigo Joe) - London, England
"On My Way" - Kara Grainger / David Kalish / SLIM - Sydney, NSW, Australia
"Oxygen" - Jason Gleed / Marc Jordan / Christopher Ward (Gleedsville) - New York, NY, USA
"Reachin' Out" - Laura McGhee / Phil Ferns - Glasgow, Scotland
"Stay" - Kathy Ziegler - Ithaca, NY, USA
"Tall Angels (Breathe Baby Breathe)" - Anthony Skinner / Philip Hood - Franklin, TN, USA
"Vivant" - Paulo Mondano / Pascal Coquard - Panissieres, France
"The World Is Turning" - Jackie Bristow - Sydney, NSW, Australia

Americana
First Place
"The National Side" - Ben Kyle (Romantica) - Belfast, Northern Ireland

Second Place
"Bad Liver And A Broken Heart" - Scott Nolan - Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Third Place
"Louisiana Hurricane" - Mike Garner - Rotorua, New Zealand

Honorable Mention
"Bad Ideas" - Keri Latimer (Nathan) - Winnipeg, MB, Canada
"California Wine" - Korby Lenker - Twin Falls, ID, USA
"Chicago" - James Hyland / Dennis Ludiker - Austin, TX, USA
"Day To Day" - Frank Solivan II - Alexandria, VA, USA
"I Am Empty Now" - Grant Peeples - Crawfordville, FL, USA
"Lonesome Town" - Carla Ryder - Jamaica Plain, MA, USA
"Mississippi Moon" - Emily Kurn - Anchorage, AK, USA
"One More Time" - Holly O'Reilly - Seattle, WA, USA
"Secrets of the Bride" - Greg Hobbs - Toronto, ON, Canada
"Thirteen" - Cam Penner (Cam Penner & The Gravel Road) - Calgary, AB, Canada
"Walking Down To The Station" - Kim Beggs - Whitehorse, YK, Canada
"What Might've Been" - Markus Rill - Wuerzburg, Germany

Blues
First Place
"That's The Only Time" - Jack de Keyzer - Toronto, ON, Canada

Second Place
"Color-Blind Angel" - Robin Rogers / Tony Rogers - Charlotte, NC, USA

Third Place
"Just What You're Looking For" - Peter David Harper (Harper) - Perth, WA, Australia

Honorable Mention
"Birthday Suit" - Loring A. Jones (L.A. Jones And The Blues Messengers) - Orange County, CA, USA
"Broken & Blue" - Tracy K - Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
"Eye For An Eye" - Jeff Pitchell (Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood) - Rocky Hill, CT, USA
"Goin' Home Train" - Ferenc Kovács (T. Rogers) - Budapest, Hungary
"Gravy Train" - Joe Lundheim (Joe T. Cook & The Longshots) - Minneapolis, MN, USA
"Man On The Run" - Javier Vargas / Jeff Espinoza (Vargas Blues Band) - Madrid, Spain
"Number's Down" - Andrew Winton - Scarborough, WA, Australia
"Only 24" - Gino Matteo - Covina, CA, USA
"Stuck On The Blues" - Richard Ray Farrell - Newtown, PA, USA
"Tomorrow's Come And Gone" - Mark Earl Cook - Woodstock, GA, USA
"Unsubstantial Blues" - Magdi Rúzsa - Budapest, Hungary

Children's Music
First Place
"If I Had A Giraffe" - Fran Snyder / John Paul Williams - Lawrence, KS, USA

Second Place
"Stinky Feet" - Lanny Sherwin - Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Third Place
"Peanut Butter Jambalaya" - Dana Cohenour - Blaine, WA, USA

Honorable Mention
"Best Friends" - Erin Langley / Kyle Brady (Jitterbug Theatre Productions) - Fairhope, AL, USA
"Bounce" - Steve Pierson (Jambo) - Studio City, CA, USA
"Buzzy The Busy Bully Bee" - Mary Lambert - Kingston, ON, Canada
"Golly Ollie Ostrich" - Tracey Eldridge - Baltimore, MD, USA
"I Have 2 Stomachs" - David Heitler-Klevans / Jenny Heitler-Klevans / Jason Heitler-Klevans / Ari Heitler-Klevans (Two of a Kind) - Cheltenham, PA, USA
"Iddy Biddy Kitty" - Louis Nichole - Prospect, CT, USA
"Milky Way" - Bill Harley - Seekonk, MA, USA
"Rainbow (Inside Of You)" - Jane E. Robertson - Tamworth, NSW, Australia
"Sam The Clam" - James Kregg Barentine - Mesa, AZ, USA
"The Library Song" - Radha Sahar (Radha & The Kiwi Kids) - Wellington, New Zealand
"Wee Wee Dance" - Rob L Compton (Babaloo Music & Fun) - Washington, MO, USA

Comedy/Novelty
First Place
"Dear Santa" - Sean Morey - Los Angeles, CA, USA

Second Place
"A Better Version Of You" - Greg DiCostanzo / Paul Sabourin (Paul And Storm) - Yardley, PA, USA

Third Place
"The A.D.D. Song" - Sean Morey - Los Angeles, CA, USA

Honorable Mention
"339 (Nuthin' But An A&R Smiler)" - Stefano Balbis - Aosta, Italy
"Bare Hands" - Adam Stokes - Stillwater, OK, USA
"I've Done It" - Brent Lillie / Paul Harris - Burleigh Heads, QLD, Australia
"If I Had The Copyright" - Carla Ulbrich - Somerset, NJ, USA
"Kid In First Class" - Tony Goldmark / Marissa Goldmark (Flying Like Wilma) - San Francisco, CA, USA
"Lumberjack" - Alice Rose Bryld (Alice Rose) - Cologne, Germany
"My Country Girl" - Phil Naro / John Rogers / Roger Banks / Chris Cambon - Toronto, ON, Canada
"Pretty On The Inside" - Patrick Halloran / Jeff Hoag / James G. Telfer (Ceann) - New York, NY, USA
"Re: Your Song About My Client Delilah" - M. Spaff Sumsion - Bountiful, UT, USA
"Third Best Thing" - Gord Matthews - Edmonton, AB, Canada
"Turd In My Swimming Pool" - Garrett Perkins (Uncle Milty) - Charlotte, NC, USA
"Wakey Bakey" - Dennis McGregor - Sisters, OR, USA
"Women! Know What I'm Sayin'?" - Brian Woodbury - Los Angeles, CA, USA

Country
First Place
"Just Past The Milky Way" - Blu Sanders - El Paso, TX, USA

Second Place
"Diamonds" - Cliff Cody / Kaci Bolls - New Albany, OH, USA

Third Place
"Paint Me Blue" - Natalie Howard / James Dean Hicks - Nerang, QLD, Australia

Honorable Mention
"Angel" - Jaque Faye / Jimmy Russell - Miramonte, CA, USA
"Best Friends" - Jill Spencer / Amanda Brown / Reno Holler - Portland, OR, USA
"Dream On" - Steve Fox - Old Hickory, TN, USA
"If I Die Young" - Kimberly Marie Perry (The Band Perry) - Greeneville, TN, USA
"Like Father Like Son" - Patrick Jason Matthews / Jim McCormick - Nashville, TN, USA
"Little Dream" - Russell Grimmer (Stevens Lane) - Brenham, TX, USA
"Love Pain and the Whole Damn Thing" - Amy Sky - Toronto, ON, Canada
"She Drives Me Country" - Brandon Lepere / Mike Sherlock / Anthony J. Resta - Seabrook, NH, USA
"Somebody Stole My Horse" - Harmony James - Tennant Creek, NT, Australia
"Thank God" - Jay Collie / Jasper Somerville-Collie / Tim Dutton (Jonah's Road) - Sydney, NSW, Australia
"Uphill" - Kim Copeland / Rachel Williams / M. Ramirez - Nashville, TN, USA
"Waiting" - Adrienne Leopold / Graham Verdon - Toronto, ON, Canada

Dance/Electronica
First Place
"Ghost" - Jes Brieden (JES) / Jason Blum (Deepsky) / J. Scott G - New York, NY, USA

Second Place
"Wings Of Love" - Balázs Zságer / Andor Kovács / Tibor Lázár / Vilmos Solymosi / Zsofia Hutvágner - Budapest, Hungary

Third Place
"Beauty Hides in The Deep" - Raz Nitzan / Adrian Broekhuyse / Peter Kriek / Ariaan Olieroock (The Doppler Effect) - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Honorable Mention
"Celestial Beings" - Irit Danenberg / Nimrod Lev / Yaniv Shneck (Rhythm Beating Silence) - Kefar Veradim, Israel
"Crazy Nasty" - CC Wong (CC Sound Factory) - Singapore
"Elegant" - Erodee - St. Petersburg, Russia
"High In The Night" - Lennart Jensen - Stockholm, Sweden
"King & Queen" - Sif Neo / Rasmus Neo (Rather Sound Than Safe) - Djursland, Denmark
"Locked In" - Michael Dodds / Scott Nunan (Michael Dodds aka Rolanoid) - Durban, South Africa
"Nowy Plan" - Matt Kowalsky / DJ Fontem - Warsaw, Poland
"Papito" - Neil Cascarino / Colin Preston (DJ Mikaso) - Doncaster, England
"Song Of Karma" - Frederic Dimola / Alexandre Doyen (Exalter) - Liege, Belgium
"Superstarr" - Daniel Kircher / Ralph Kircher (xoxowithlove) - Toronto, ON, Canada
"Waking Up" - Miguel de Azcarate / Yani Hell / Sylvia Greif (Milow) - Paris, France
"World Go Round (Vito V Remix)" - Natasha Kaminsky - Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Folk/Singer-Songwriter
First Place
"Hearts A Mess" - Wally De Backer (Gotye) - Merricks Beach, VIC, Australia

Second Place
"Peccadilloes" - Clare Bowditch (Clare Bowditch & the Feeding Set) - Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Third Place
"If I Came Back As a Song" - Barnaby Bright - New York, NY, USA

Honorable Mention
"10,000 Stones" - Adrianne Gonzalez - Los Angeles, CA, USA
"Blanket" - Diego Sandrin - San Dona di Piave VE, Italy
"Dedicate" - Ian Britt - Sheffield, England
"Don't Let It Go To Waste" - Greg Trooper - Nashville, TN, USA
"Emily" - Jeremy Zeyl / Douglas Romanow (Isobelle Gunn) - Toronto, ON, Canada
"Kickin' This Stone" - John Smith - Trempealeau, WI, USA
"Never Letting Go" - Will Knox - London, England
"Remington Requiem" - David Babin (BABX) - Paris, France
"The Things That Count" - Markus Rill - Wuerzburg, Germany
"This Old Love" - Lior Attar (Lior) - Sydney, NSW, Australia
"Union Square" - Rebecca Jane Quade / Andrew John Maclean (The Millers Tale) - Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
"You Without Me" - Eddie Tadross - New York, NY, USA

Gospel/Christian
First Place
"To Really Love" - Anthony Skinner / Scott Macleod / Ross Huskinson - Franklin, TN, USA

Second Place
"Wildflower" - Wade Iedema (Lifetone) - Lismore Heights, NSW, Australia

Third Place
"Homeland" - Greg Sczebel - Salmon Arm, BC, Canada

Honorable Mention
"All Is Well" - Renard Anthony Edwards (Ranthony) - Tampa, FL, USA
"Ashes Beautiful" - Amy Graham - Birmingham, AL, USA
"Beautifully Broken" - Jonathan Kingham / Cindy Morgan - Seattle, WA, USA
"Eyes Of Mercy" - Kris Miller / Jayron Weaver - Hemet, CA, USA
"Grace" - Timothy Thompson - Brentwood, TN, USA
"I Feel The Spirit" - Walt Cunningham Jr. / Nathan Johnson Jr. / Leon Haywood (Walt Cunningham And One Accord Featuring The Dartmouth College Gospel Choir) - Chicago, IL, USA
"Move On Down The Line" - Robbin Thompson - Richmond, VA, USA
"Our Anthem" - Jo Cinquina / Abe van Hatch / Daniel Const / Stuart Henry / Joshua Heglund / Joel Seneque (Stadium) - Perth, WA, Australia
"Surrender (Give My Heart)" - Zach Blickens / Sarah Blickens (Zach & Sarah) - Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
"Where Love Is King" - Roma Waterman - Melbourne, Australia
"Wonderful" - Jake Brothers / Matt Mellinger- Indianapolis, IN, USA
"You Give" - Jason Ward Witte - Sedona, AZ, USA

Instrumental
First Place
"Matador's Guitar" - Yiannis Kapoulas - Hamilton, ON, Canada

Second Place
"Fantastique Voyage" - Thomas Schobel - Los Angeles, CA, USA

Third Place
"Space Hole" - Robin Alan Jackson (March Fourth Marching Band) - Portland, OR, USA

Honorable Mention
"Chelima" - Seckou Keita - Nottingham, England
"David's Song" - Estas Tonne - Russia, Israel, and more
"H.A.N.D (Have a Nice Day)" - Andrew Shulman / Leo Shulman - Topanga, CA, USA
"Haley's Comet" - Pat Haley / Dean Mott / Matt Christensen (Mossy Creek) - Chico, CA, USA
"Louisiana" - David Herzhaft - Burcin, France
"Major Tom" - Tom Burda / Joe Hanley (Redux) - New York, NY, USA
"Rhapsody In Paris 1789" - Gyula Papp (Papp-Sardy Band) - Budapest, Hungary
"Superball" - Keith Andrew Hills / Hidenori Yura (The HNK Experience) - Kyoto, Japan
"Take The J Train" - Brian Woodbury - Los Angeles, CA, USA
"Trommeslått" - Øyvind Rauset - Oslo, Norway
"Wildfire" - John Menegon - Marbletown, NY, USA

Jazz
First Place
"The Ice Hotel" - Jim Tomlinson / Kazuo Ishiguro - London, England

Second Place
"Surfing" - Richard Underhill - Toronto, ON, Canada

Third Place
"Stay With You" - Luluk Purwanto / Rene van Helsdingen - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Honorable Mention
"Blow To The Head (Parts I and II)" - Abram Wilson (Abram Wilson & The Delta Blues Project) - London, England
"Breath" - Ben Wendel (Kneebody) - New York, NY, USA
"Der Turm" - Anke Helfrich - Weinheim, Germany
"Jazzin' Around" - David Herzhaft - Burcin, France
"Louise" - Felicia Carter - Baltimore, MD, USA
"Memories Of Istanbul" - Egri János - Budapest, Hungary
"Nothing To Kill Or Die For" - Antonio Apuzzo (Ibrido Hot Five) - Liveri, Napoli, Italy
"Quidnunc Mo" - John William Gordon - Oakland, CA, USA
"Rubber Band "- Cory Combs - Mill Valley, CA, USA
"The Flipside" - Jaleel Shaw - Philadelphia, PA, USA
"The Mad Hatter Rides Again" - Jeff Coffin - Nashville, TN, USA
"The Struggle" - Jeff Busch and the Jeff Busch Quintet - Seattle, WA, USA

Latin
First Place
"Layla" - Arturo Varak - Laredo, TX, USA

Second Place
"Imune A Ti" - Sonia Molina - Los Angeles, CA, USA

Third Place
"La Luna" - Kathleen Elin Melgarejo (Elin) - New York, NY, USA

Honorable Mention
"Depende De Ti" - Priscila Moreno - Panama City, Panama
"Despierta" - Andrie Iglesias / Archy Bueno (Tercera Vizion) - Miami Beach, FL, USA
"La Negrona" - Richie Pla (Mambo Tropical) - San Jose, CA, USA
"Lo Tienes Todo" - Henry Gainza - New York, NY, USA
"Mujeres Desaparecidas" - Patricia Vonne / Israel Rodriguez - San Antonio, TX, USA
"Oyelo" - Margarita Restrepo - Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
"Romance/Alem Das Nuvens" - Djavan Weber Iago / Masha Campagene - Moscow, Russia
"Siempre Te Amare" - Jencarlos Canela - Hialeah, FL, USA

Lyrics Only
First Place
"Before I Fade Away" - Bryan Tess - Kerry, Ireland

Second Place
"I Am A Book" - Kori Withers - Los Angeles, CA, USA

Third Place
"Miss You" - Peter Farrell - Glasgow, Scotland

Honorable Mention
"A Summer Girl" - Stephanie Spijkerman - Den Bosch, The Netherlands
"Does God Only Hear Sober Prayers?" - Cormac O Caoimh - Cork, Ireland
"Faded Photograph (After All These Years)" - Lisa Venkatrathnam - Minneapolis, MN, USA
"Home " - Jeremy Lyall - Mountain, ON, Canada
"Kerry's Lament" - Carmel McCallum / Steve Montgomery - Sydney, NSW, Australia
"Loved One" - Jeremy Silver - Los Angeles, CA, USA
"Mad River" - Chelsea Christine Miller / Matthew Keith Miller - Fort Collins, CO, USA
"Seasons Of Love" - Sara Jaffe - Cape Town, South Africa
"Softly Spoken Guy" - Gareth Bish - Ross on Wye, England
"Something Happened" - T. Courter Smith - Cazenovia, NY, USA
"The Boys Of The Blvd." - Wael Kabbani (The Iambic Dream Project) - London, England
"The Power Of A Song" - Jimmy Scott - London, England

Performance
First Place
"London Bombs" - Kav Temperley / Stuart MacLeod / Joel Quartermain (Eskimo Joe) - Perth, WA, Australia

Second Place
"If It Comes Around" - Ryan Montbleau - Boston, MA, USA

Third Place
"Brighter Lights" - Paul Liddell - Sunderland, England

Honorable Mention
"Close Your Eyes (Allison's Song)" - Justin Hewitt - Victoria, BC, Canada
"Instrument of Peace" - Amy Sky / Marc Jordan / Stephan Moccio - Toronto, ON, Canada
"Like Water" - Elizaveta Khripounova / Oren Hadar - Los Angeles, CA, USA
"Making My Way Back Home" - Paul Hicks - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
"Only 24" - Gino Matteo - Covina, CA, USA
"Paint Me Blue" - Natalie Howard / James Dean Hicks - Nerang, QLD, Australia
"Say What You Will" - Damhnait Doyle / Aubrey Winfield - Halifax, NS, Canada
"She Said (East Hastings)" - Kallen Saczkowski (Katchphraze) - Oakville, ON, Canada
"Sing Your Song" - Kat Goldman - Toronto, ON, Canada
"Soul" - Michael Paynter / Peter Gordeno - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
"Venice Beach" - Jen Foster - Nashville, TN, USA
"Wolf With A Shield" - Randy Yee (Randit) - San Francisco Bay, CA, USA

Pop/Top 40
First Place
"In The Gully" - Mahara Tocker - Te Aroha, New Zealand

Second Place
"Blame" - Rob Diament / Martin Glover "Youth" (Temposhark) - London, England

Third Place
"Try" - Belle Humble / Tim Gordine (Belle Humble) - London, England

Honorable Mention
"18 Candles" - Josh Abel / Tristan Martin / Tobias Jesso / Martin Kottmeier (The Sessions) - North Vancouver, BC, Canada
"Closer" - Michael Paynter / Gary Clark - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
"Getting Better" - Sean Lowry / Robert Taylor / Bowden Campbell / Paul Bianco (Celebrity Drug Disasters) - Sydney, NSW, Australia
"Hello California" - Salme Dahlstrom - New York, NY, USA
"How Did You Get This Way" - Derek Downham (Trophy) - Toronto, ON, Canada
"Move Along" - Julian Abrahams / Kane Watters / Nick Keeling / Pat Lillicrap / Muchtar Johnson / Dan Bray / Yen Nguyen / Munro Melano (Casual Projects) - Canberra, ACT, Australia
"Nize" - Ebbe Ravn (YezIndeed) - Kolding, Denmark
"San Francisco" - Chris Kalgren / George Hadfield (This World Fair) - New Hope, MN, USA
"Still Holding On" - Robin Fredriksson / Mattias Larsson (Real Pitch) - Karlstad, Sweden
"The Better Part" - Charlie Lang (Parkers Break) - Austin, TX, USA
"Unsettle My Heart" - Robin Waters (The Boat People) - Brisbane, QLD, Australia
"Wait" - Jobie Mallett / Sam Bastedo / Josh McCulloch (Whitfield) - Vancouver, BC, Canada

R&B/Hip-Hop
First Place
"Welcome To The Cold" - Kallen Saczkowski (Katchphraze) - Oakville, ON, Canada

Second Place
"Try" - Robin Hooper / Golmorad Moshiri / Bryan Trevitt / Steve Messinger / David Coles / Kevin Coles (Sweatshop Union) - Vancouver, BC, Canada

Third Place
"Choose One" - Grover Zinn / Diaro Foster / Mandolyn Ludlum (Zinndeadly featuring Big Dro & Mystic) - Los Angeles, CA, USA

Honorable Mention
"Anythin 4 U" - Cheryline Lim / Ratt Pack (Che'Nelle) - Edgewater, NJ, USA
"Babylone (RAY RAY MIX)" - Raymond Rousseau / Alain Banag (OL1KU and Ray Ray) - Montreal, QC, Canada
"Ball And Chain" - Papa Adofo / Colin Harris (Cuban Friday featuring Saya) - Ghana
"Bumper" - Mihai Ogasanu / Tahliah Debrett (Tahliah) - Bucharest, Romania
"La Receta" - David Lewis Keimonti Thomas (Kemo the Blaxican) - Norwalk, CA, USA
"Mamacita" - Daniel James De La Torre / Dwain Victorian / James Pettie (DeweyPC) - Long Beach, CA, USA
"Rainfall" - Christopher Jenkins / A'shanti Jenkins / Kyle Bluff (Nonpareilyx) - Orange County, CA, USA
"Str8 Wylin'" - LaDerrick Coleman / Bryan Rogers / Rich Warren / Chad Moore/Ryan Moore (EQ-Live) - Racine, WI, USA
"That's Gangsta" - Hardhead - Moreno Valley, CA, USA
"The Violin's Cry" - Mahyar Jamy Bagheri (Cia Gomes Featuring Jamy Bagheri) - Jambes, Namur, Belgium
"Want It" - Stefan Eliades (Lyrical Eye Featuring Elpnicki) - Nicosia, Cyprus

Rock
First Place
"Somebody Will Miss You" - Alex Qasabian / Kevin Fouche / Mark Fouche / Greg Byrne (Stone Parade) - Sydney, NSW, Australia

Second Place
"Black Fingernails Red Wine" - Kav Temperley / Stuart MacLeod / Joel Quartermain (Eskimo Joe) - Perth, WA, Australia

Third Place
"Unborn" - Clint Crighton / Dale Allison / James Sarzotti - Sydney, NSW, Australia

Honorable Mention
"All The Salt In The Sea" - Chris Snyder / Joe Stroll / Previn Warren (The States) - Brooklyn, NY, USA
"Bright White Teeth" - Daniel James Maguire (Mog) - Wellington, New Zealand
"Dear John Letter" - Brett Winterford (Peregrine) - Sydney, NSW, Australia
"Disco Ball (Boulevard Re-mix)" - Cynthia Catania / Annmarie Cullen (Saucy Monky) - Totowa, NJ, USA
"I'll Fight For You" - Brooks Vickers / Andrew Avril (Blinded) - Kelowna, BC, Canada
"Metric System" - Raj-Kumar Siva-Rajah (The Sunpilots) - Sydney, NSW, Australia
"My Little Secret" - Tara Slone / Jordon Zadorozny - Toronto, ON, Canada
"New York" - Kav Temperley / Stuart MacLeod / Joel Quartermain (Eskimo Joe) - Perth, WA, Australia
"Normal State" - Michael Luginbuehl / Valentin Grendelmeier / Andreas Wettstein / Marc Müllhaupt (Prisma) - St. Gallen, Switzerland
"Opium" - Oscar Ivan Fajardo Perez (ERA) - Lima, Peru
"She Don't" - Jason Gleed (Gleedsville) - New York, NY, USA
"Time Up" - Eduardo Pereira / Antonio Ferreira Dos Santos / Gilberto Bezerra Junior / Ricardo Leao / Felipe Tichauer (The River Raid) - Recife, Brazil

Teen
First Place
"Pound" - Alexander Briem / Askell Hardarson / Bernhard Thorsson / Jon Gunnar Olafsson / Sigurdur Asgeir Arnason (Soundspell) - Reykjavik, Iceland

Second Place
"Groove For Mr. Z" - Ken Grant Kaneko - Cos Cob, CT, USA

Third Place
"101" - Grace Kelly - Brookline, MA, USA

Honorable Mention
"All Night" - Jordan Voth / Matthew Voth (20 Pound Shovel) - Ste. Anne, MB, Canada
"Angel James" - Laurelyn Carter - Huntsville, AL, USA
"Cashier (A Little Bit O' Lying)" - Jace Patkai - Alliston, PE, Canada
"Colors" - Matt Savage - Francestown, NH, USA
"Country Girl" - Caitlin Nicole Eadie - Lake City, FL, USA
"Find Me Waiting" - Antonio Pontarelli - Temecula, CA, USA
"First Kiss" - Jackson Patrick James Cook - Kelowna, BC, Canada
"I.N.G." - Tia Parchman (Tia P) - Inglewood, CA, USA
"Lightning" - Kelsey Wild - Byron, IL, USA
"My Girls" - Shalaine Mezzo (Shalaine) - Mont Nebo, SK, Canada

World Music
First Place
"Adouna" - Mouhamed Diouf (De Diouf) / Francois Rivollet / Guyom Eyango - Annecy, Senegal

Second Place
"Ya Waadi" - Akim El Sikameya - Oran, Algeria and Paris, France

Third Place
"Ha Dias" - Luca Mundaca - Valinhos, São Paulo, Brazil

Honorable Mention
"Devil Eyes" - Luisa Sobral / Renato Milone (Black Tea) - Lisbon, Portugal and Italy
"Esa Morena" - Frank Anthony Paco / Muriel Marco (Tucan Tucan) - Cape Town, South Africa
"Leavened Heart (I Tumble Down)" - Keith Eric Johnston - Atlanta, GA, USA
"Maza Africa" - Alex Kajumulo - Bukoba, Tanzania
"Mi Lelolai A Mi Yaweh" - Carlos Olmeda - San Diego, CA, USA
"New Dawn 2008" - Alain Nkossi Konda - Immenstadt, Germany
"Ollú" - Omar Sosa - Oakland, CA, USA
"Piki Kake Ake" - Hareruia Abraham (RUIA) - Auckland, New Zealand
"Red Reign" - Nitza Amor / Zied Ben Amor (Nitza) - Montreal, QC, Canada
"Refugee" - Rose Moore - San Francisco, CA, USA
"Sambadia" - Bueso-Bua-Baniakina Murphy (Lang' i) - Brazzaville, Congo
"Tabli Tabli" - Mohammed Alidu - Tamale, Ghana
"The Briss" - Joshua Lebofsky - Montreal, QC, Canada

People's Voice 2007 Winner
"Find Me Waiting" - Antonio Pontarelli - Temecula, CA, USA