| THE MID-ATLANTIC SONG CONTESTpresented by the Songwriters' Association of Washington |
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The 32nd Mid-Atlantic Song Contest Award Recipients
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(HM = Honorable Mention) |
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| Grand Prize | "Fall" | Andrew Tufano |
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2nd Place Overall |
"Pretty Mama Put A Spell On Me" | Jess Eliot Myhre |
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3rd Place Overall |
"Is That You" | Debra Gussin, Rik Howard |
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BMI Songwriter Award |
"In Living Color" | Matthew Prodanovich, Adam Bradley, Michael Pereira, John Fengya, Mark Barry Siford, Mike Chinen |
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Director’s Choice Award |
"Abide" | Susan Cattaneo |
| Young Artist Award | "Wrong" | Conway Seavey |
Adult Contemporary
| Gold | “Fall” | Andrew Tufano |
| Silver | “A Dance” | Madeline Clark |
| Finalist | “Alive” | Wren (Jess Graham) |
| Finalist | “Bliss” | Louis Cate |
| Finalist | “I Lied” | Danielle Deckard |
| HM | “I Miss You” | Becky Warren |
| HM | “In My Dreams” | Mike Hyden |
| HM | “Taking Off In A Plane” | Tim Griggs |
| HM | “The Things We Leave Behind” | Bruce Parker |
| HM | “To You” | Sal Rourke |
| HM | “Wild Butterfly” | Frank Ulbert, Petra Pakai |
Children's
| Gold | “Claire From No One Knows Where” | Amanda Maffei |
| Silver | “Introduce You To Some Colors” | Jelani Clay, Troy Washington |
| Finalist | “I Like To Swim In My Spaghetti” | J. Adrian Verkouteren |
| Finalist | “I Wanna Be A Garbage Man” | Gabe Hutter |
| Finalist | “Wishing You Sweet Dreams (Hadley’s Lullaby)” | Chris Hardy |
| HM | “Bobolinko” | Peter Maggitti |
| HM | “Squishy Squishy Flip Flops“ | Randy Sauer |
| HM | “That’s The Way It Goes” | Gabe Hutter |
Country / Bluegrass
| Gold | “Diamond” | Michael “Max” McGee, Katey Laurel Lawson |
| Silver | “Just Like Jordan“ | Sam Gleaves |
| Finalist | “Guitar Players Get The Girls” | Debra Gussin, Marty Dodson |
| Finalist | “Pour Me A Drink“ | Ross Farquhar Anderson |
| Finalist | “Working Shoes” | Sam Gleaves |
| HM | “All Night Long“ | Patrick Dodge |
| HM | “For Sale Sign“ | Kevin Dudley |
| HM | “Our Hearts Bend” | Michael “Max” McGee, Angel Pontier, Mervin “Butch” Paulson |
| HM | “I Still Love You In Pieces” | Michael “Max” McGee, Luke Maness |
| HM | “My Name” | Ross Farquhar Anderson |
| HM | “Playing Possum” | Michael “Max” McGee, Jeff Moxcey |
| HM | “Single-Digit Highway” | Richard Newman |
| HM | “Time” | Lauren Spring |
| HM | “Wearing White” | Nicky Rood, Molly Brown |
Folk / Acoustic
| Gold | “The Field” | Letitia VanSant |
| Silver | “Something Tells Me” | Nancy Beaudette |
| Finalist | “Blues God Has To Hide” | Laurence Baer |
| Finalist | “December Rain” | Bill Baker |
| Finalist | “Lewis And Clark” | Justin Farren |
| HM | “Ain’t We Brothers” | Sam Gleaves |
| HM | “Company Of Stones“ | Nancy Beaudette |
| HM | “Dreaming“ | Ryan Minton, Chip Johnson, Michael Dasher |
| HM | “Hands (Wedding Song)“ | Lindsay White |
| HM | “I Am An Immigrant” | Jesse Palidofsky |
| HM | “If Your Well Has Run Dry” | Laura Zucker |
| HM | “Killing Game” | Pat Humphries, Sandy O. |
| HM | “Prodigal Son” | Amy Kucharik |
| HM | “The End” | Ryan Minton, Michael Dasher, Chip Johnson |
Folk Rock/Americana/Roots Rock
| Gold |
“Going To America (All For One, One For All & All For All)” |
David Goldman |
| Silver | “Abide” | Susan Cattaneo |
| Finalist | “Ev’ry Single Day” | Davey O. |
| Finalist | “No Such Thing” | Owen Danoff |
| Finalist | “Wooden Nickel” | Carrie Ferguson |
| HM | “A Ghost” | Kelsi Fadness |
| HM | “Don’t Look Down“ | Annette Wasilik |
| HM | “Gravity (Move Mountains, Turn Rivers Around)“ | Mary Fahl |
| HM | “La Dee Da Tune” | Steve Johnson |
| HM | “Legend Of The Fireflies” | JD Southard, Joe Vulpis |
| HM | “Make Me Real” | Bill Baker |
| HM | “Midnight Ghost” | Hugh Trimble |
| HM | “Say Nothing” | Sesha Smallwood, Gary Smallwood |
| HM | “Seven Days” | Ryan Minton, Chip Johnson, Michael Dasher |
Gospel / Inspirational / Christian
| Gold | “Is That You” | Debra Gussin, Rik Howard |
| Silver | “It’s The Rain” | Patrick Dodge, Gene Ezell |
| Finalist | “Refuge” | Michael Knox, Lynette Ruiz |
| Finalist | “Sing About Love“ | Brian Bell |
| Finalist | “Tonight“ | Brett Barry |
| HM | “By Way Of The Light” | Arlon Bennett, John Sonntag |
| HM | “Come Holy Spirit“ | Michael Knox, Lynette Ruiz, Kurtis Parks |
| HM | “I Praise Your Name“ | Bob Reilly |
| HM | “Live In Love“ | Laurence Baer |
| HM | “Still Small Voice“ | Michael Knox, Kurtis Parks, Lynette Ruiz, Chris Douglas |
| HM | “Yearn For You“ | Michael Knox, Lynette Ruiz |
| HM | “You Are Called, You Are Chosen” | Eddie Cavazos, Eva Wilson |
| HM | “You Chose Me” | Myrna Riquier, Greg Shields |
| HM | “You’re My Light” | Michael Knox, Lynette Ruiz, Kurtis Parks |
Instrumental
| Gold | “Montage (Approaching The End of Time)” | Joseph A. Peragine, John Muccino |
| Silver | “Sirocco” | Woody Lissauer |
| Finalist | “Grey Skies” | Daniel Senie |
| Finalist | “Mariachi Waltz” | Laurence Baer |
| Finalist | “Under The Current” | Michael Gottleib, Michael Bronson, David Meer, Dave Krug, Eric Robinson, Richard Walton |
| HM | “A Guest In The House Of The Wind” | Woody Lissauer |
| HM | “Catharsis” | Joe Sharrow |
| HM | “Emotional” | Lou DeAdder |
| HM | “Far From It” | Peter F. Nostrand |
| HM | “Flying Solo” | Jim Waters |
| HM | “(-) Neg” | Joseph A. Peragine |
| HM | “Oyster Point Spacial” | Gantt Mann Kushner |
| HM | “Palette Full Of Jazz” | Lanny Sherwin |
| HM | “Seven Up” | Carl Bartlett, Jr. |
Open
| Gold | “There’s An App For That” | Drew Jacobs |
| Silver | “Amoeba” | Elise Witt |
| Finalist | “Petunia” | Kevin Wanzor, Anna Dagmar |
| Finalist | “Trust” | Ira Levin, Julia Bordenaro Levin |
| Finalist | “You Got It Goin’ On” | Nancy Beaudette, Christine Hatch |
| HM | “Brighter” | Sarah Fridrich |
| HM | “Couldn’t Stand To Never Fall In Love Again” | Kelley Kennedy |
| HM | “Don’t React” | Debra Gussin |
| HM | “La Cendre” | Juliette Marie Marguerite Dewoitine, Emily Chimiak, T. A. Zook |
| HM | “Sargasso Sea” | Joseph P. Harris |
Pop
| Gold | “Fireflies” | Andrew Tufano |
| Silver | “Wrong” | Conway Seavey |
| Finalist | “Black Flak” | Alissa Musto |
| Finalist | “Fire In Your Eyes” | Alicia Rae |
| Finalist | “Hit Or Miss” | Patrick Garrity |
| HM | “A Brand New Year” | Barry Geldzahler, Alan Roy Scott |
| HM | “Collide” | Joseph Keith, Austin Bello |
| HM | “Let Me Go“ | Adam Horin |
| HM | “Open Up” | Michelle Lockey, Nathan Nasby |
| HM | “Something To Follow” | Adam Horin |
| HM | “You So Mean Nothing To Me” | Debra Gussin |
R&B / Hip Hop / Urban
Rock / Alternative
| Gold | “In Living Color” | Matthew Prodanovich, Adam Bradley, Michael Pereira, John Fengya, Mark Barry Siford, Mike Chinen |
| Silver | “You Thought You Were” | Alex Rhoads |
| Finalist | “Good Enough For Me” | Andrew Como, Matthew Como |
| Finalist | “I’m Not The One” | Madison Gestiehr, Davis Gestiehr |
| Finalist | “Nights By Streetlights” | Tristan Miller |
| HM | “Born Lucky” | Midori Longo, Ron Longo, Dave Briggs |
| HM | “Couldn’t Make It Up” | Steve Lauri |
| HM | “Door“ | Vuong (Okiya Ohkosh) |
| HM | “Escape” | Lincoln Howard, Jr. |
| HM | “Election Day In New York City” | Sarah Van Sciver |
| HM | “Every Man For Himself” | Andrew Tufano |
| HM | “Golden Hour” | Anthony Alvarado |
| HM | “Second Chance” | Grace Sperber-Whyte, Arielle Gottlieb |
| HM | “Tell You I’m Fine” | Andrew Como, Matthew Como |
Vocal Jazz / Blues
| Gold | “Pretty Mama Put A Spell On Me” | Jess Eliot Myhre |
| Silver | “Blues God Has To Hide” | Laurence Baer |
| Finalist | “Coffee Mama” | Chris Ousley |
| Finalist | “Katrina Blues” | Mike Glick, Fred Meckler |
| Finalist | “Sky Blue Sky” | Avi Wisnia |
| HM | “Cry Till The Morning Light” | Bill Smith, Eddie Sutphin |
| HM | “Devil’s Highway” | Jon Spear, Dara James |
| HM | “Everything Happens At Once” | Woody Lissauer |
| HM | “I’m So Worried” | Darryl Ellyson |
| HM | “Love Becomes You” | Arlon Bennett |
| HM | “Old Soul” | Jon Spear |
| HM | “Paid In Full” | Jon Spear, Dara James |
| HM | “She Knows” | Ross Farquhar Anderson, Ryan E. Vogt, Rob Vogt |
| HM | “Wednesdays” | Melanie Mitrano |