[usasong]

Ari Gold, New York singer-songwriter won the Overall Grand Prize as
well as the first prize in the Pop category at the 2007 USA
Songwriting Competition with his song "Where the Music Takes You". He
and his co-writers Joe Hogue & Sean Petersen wrote the song that
topped the competition for 2007.

[ Download Ari Gold's photo at: http://www.arigold.com/images/galler...gainstwall.jpg
]

Other winners include: Barry Privett (from rock group �Carbon Leaf�);
Richmond, VA, Jules Anna Jones from De Witt, MI, David Francey
(Canada), Miguel de Azcarate, Yani Helle & Sylvia Greif (France).
Here
is the complete list of winners:

OVERALL GRAND PRIZE: Where The Music Takes You - Ari Gold, Joe Hogue
&
Sean Petersen; New York, NY.

OVERALL 2nd PRIZE: The War Was In Color - Barry Privett (Carbon
Leaf);
Richmond, VA

OVERALL 3rd PRIZE: Clich� - Jules Anna Jones; De Witt, MI

FIRST PRIZES IN 15 INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

1st Prize � Rock/Alternative
Clich� - Jules Anna Jones; De Witt, MI

1st Prize � Country
I Can Live Without You - Mary Danna & Troy Verges; Minnetonka, MN

1st Prize � Folk
Ballad of Bowser Macrae - David Francey; CANADA

1st Prize � Pop
Where The Music Takes You - Ari Gold, Joe Hogue & Sean Petersen; New
York, NY

1st Prize � Dance/Electronica
Waking Up - Miguel de Azcarate, Yani Helle & Sylvia Greif (Milow),
FRANCE

1st Prize � R&B
No Place Like Home - Mark E. Robertson Jr, Michael McDonald & Leon
Jones (Ahmir); Boston, MA

1st Prize � Hip-Hop/Rap
Set It Free - Christopher Reynolds & Jonathan Reynolds (The
Genetics);
Allston, MA

1st Prize - Lyrics
The War Was In Color - Barry Privett (Carbon Leaf); Richmond, VA

1st Prize � Gospel/Inspirational
Brighter Days - Ryan Shea Smith, Tyler Allen & Tony Williams;
Seattle,
WA

1st Prize � Latin
Rompecabezas - Melany Moloney; Bogota, COLOMBIA

1st Prize - World
Fado Torto - Louis Simao; CANADA

1st Prize - Jazz
Isaac's Blues - Duane Andrews; St John�s, CANADA

1st Prize � Instrumental
Cella's Song - Eric Roberts; Highlands Ranch, CO

1st Prize � Novelty/Comedy
Doer's Lament - Eric Colville; Ipswich, MA

1st Prize - Children
Up! - Steve Weeks; Colorado Springs, CO

20 HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS
Open Your Eyes - Tom Watson (Transparent); AUSTRALIA
Reckless - Marc Costanzo, Chin Injeti & Tebey; Toronto, CANADA
You Can't Hurt Me Now - Karen Taylor-Good, Jim Daddario & Tania
Hancheroff; Nashville, TN
I Will Never Be The Same - Mary Sue Englund & Victoria Banks;
Nashville, TN
We Stand on Common Ground - Shirley Eikhard; CANADA
Getting Over You Again - Tim Mathews & Josh Bernard; Nashville, TN
Like Salt - Helle Hansen; Copenhagen, DENMARK
Inside My Heart - Agatha Comia Obar, PHILIPPINES
Something Better - Craig Sheets (A True Story); Riverview, MI
Rosetta Stone - Noam Weinstein; New York, NY
Dying Daily - Simon Spire; Santa Monica, CA
Black & Blue - Jesse Terry & Scott Carter; Nashville, TN
You Say - Afiya "Fi-Fi" Bala; Oak, CA
Actin' Up - Erin Reed (PurpleRed); Grenada Hills, CA
Blackberrying - I****a Rungta; Plantation, FL
Caminito - Ra�l Sandoval (Canvas); Lauderhill, FL
i husinu okkar er thoka - Ingvi Thor Kormaksson & Kristin Omarsdottir
(JJ Soul Band); ICELAND
I Should Have a Broken Heart - Jill Barnett; Sedona, AZ
You can do it! - Keren Alexander (Go Seek); AUSTRALIA
July Rendez-Vous - Shao Suan Low; SINGAPORE

Entries are currently being accepted for the 2008 Annual USA
Songwriting Competition. Winning songs of the 2008 USA Songwriting
Competition will receive airplay on a nationally syndicated radio
program �Acoustic Caf� as well as XM Satellite Radio. This is the
first Songwriting Competition that gives airplay to the winning songs,
giving deserving bands, songwriters the recognition and exposure they
deserve. Entrants stand to win a grand prize of over US$50,000 in cash
and music gear from Sony, Ibanez Guitars, Audio-Technica, IK Multi-
Media and more, making this the largest prize package for any annual
songwriting competition. Many USA Songwriting Competition winners in
the past have received recording and publishing contracts, as well as
having their songs placed on film and television. Judges include A&R
managers from record labels such as Warner, Capitol Records,
Universal, BMG/SONY Music.

Sponsors include Sony, Keyboard Magazine, Audio-Technica, Ibanez
Guitars, D'Addario Strings, New Music Weekly, Sonicbids and IK
Multimedia. Songs may be entered in 15 different categories including
Pop, Rock/Alternative, R&B and Country. The competition is aimed at
promoting excellence in the art of songwriting among writers,
composers, bands, singer/songwriters and solo artists in an
international forum. Entries are accepted from now through May 30,
2008.

For more information, visit:
http://www.songwriting.net

[David Morgan \(MAMS\)]

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[ Download Ari Gold's photo at: http://www.arigold.com/images/galler...gainstwall.jpg ]


Just what I always wanted for Christmas.... Ari's photo............