WINNERS OF 2023 COMPETITION

GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF $500 – Moment In Time

Charlie Brennan & Sean McConnell – Edgartown, MA


Runner Up – Eviscerate – EJ Carey – Somerville, MA

Runner Up – Two Weirdos-Lainey Dionne & Mike Meiers – Smithfield, RI



16 AND UNDER – $100 – Song IdeasRachael Nagy-Benson (VT)

ADULT CONTEMPORARY-$100- Two WeirdosLainey Dionne/Mike Meiers (RI)

SINGER/SONGWRITER – $100 – LLTMT (Love Letter To My Therapist)- Drew Alexa Brodsky/ Brendan Keenan (MA)

FOLK/AMERICANA – $100 – Moment In TimeCharlie Brennan/Sean McConnell (MA)

CHRISTIAN/INSPIRATIONAL – $100 – Whole AgainTayla Racca (MA)

INSTRUMENTAL – $100 – Christmas HymnGeorge Potts (CT)

COUNTRY – $100 – Dawson CountyStan Keach/Jeff Trippe (ME)

BLUES/JAZZ – $100 – 309 Buckland StreetToby Soriero (MA)

SPECIALTY – $100 – The Fruit And Vegetable DanceSteven Prasinos (CT)

POP – $100 – EviscerateEJ Carey (MA)

ROCK/ALTERNATIVE – $100 – Crime Of PassionEJ Carey (MA)


PRIZE WINNERS

WMVY Jess Phaneuf Judge’s Choiceguest co-host spot on MVYRADIO’s Local Music Cafe $800 valueThrough The Park (singer/songwriter) Aimee Lefkowicz (MA)

Jon Evans Judge’s Choice- Day at Brick Hill’s Studio ($500 value)Tell Me (pop)Makena Shlens (MA)

Monica Rizzio Judge’s’s ChoiceBroadjam Membership & Audio Mastering ($425 value)

Broadjam Membership – I Believe In Rainbows (adult contemp.)Tom Toce/Ethan Tarasov (NY)

Garrett Audio Mastering – One More Game of Texas Hold ‘Em (country) Mark Stepakoff (MA)

Celia Woodsmith Judge’s ChoiceSongU and MasterWriter Memberships ($400 value)

SongU Membership – Wishbone (singer/song. category) Sara Trunzo (ME)

MasterWriter Membership – Tailspin(folk/amer. category) Shawnee Kilgore/Jana Pochop

Sarah Swain Judge’s Choice – play at Cape Cod Women’s Festival on 9/1/23 at Payomet Performing Arts Ctr, Truro,MA (priceless!) Two Weirdos (adult contemp.) Lainey Dionne (RI)


Thank you to everyone who submitted their songs, to the amazing judges, and to everyone who donated a prize. Judging is always the tough part and this year was very difficult!

Keep Writing Those Songs!