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Jordan Zevon Wins 2008 USA Songwriting Contest

Jordan Zevon won the overall Grand Prix of the 2008 USA Songwriting Contest along with co-writers Jordan Summers and Morty Coyle. Your home will be the winning song CD compilation of the U.S. Songwriting Contest this year. Jordan is a singer and songwriter from Los Angeles won 1st Prize at the 2006 USA Songwriting Contest but was not placed in the overall Grand Prize, 2nd Prize overall and 3 rd Prize overall at that time. This year, Jordan improved to first place. He has a contract with New West Records. Her 2006 winning song "The Joke's On Me" is the first track on his album debut "guts" of New West Records. He has also appeared on "Late Night with David Letterman" on TV.

Nathan Brumley, a singer and songwriter from Nashville, TN won the second prize overall with his song "breath of my soul." Hanneke Cassel, a violinist and composer from Boston, MA won the third place overall prize with her song "A shadow and a thought."

~ FIRST MIDDLE EAST Israel and WIN
Yasmin Levy, became in the first songwriter from Israel and the Middle East to win the First Prize in the USA Songwriting Contest. Won first prize in the Global category with his song "Me Voy."

Onno Krijn, & Kramer Jeroen Jeroen Zijlstra also became the first of his country (Holland) to win first prize. They won the category for Children. Other first prize winners are: Jorge Lan, Madrid, SPAIN (1 º Prize, America), Joey Avalos (1 º Prize, Rock / Alternative), Wainwright Roche Mashay pepper and Corey White (1 º Prize, Dance / Electronic) and Lucy (1 st Prize – Folk).

WIN ~ TEEN PHENOM HONORABLE MENTION to clinch the youngest winner
Sam Plotkin Kate Voegele record-breaking youngest to win an award at the USA Songwriting Contest in only 15 years old. Kate 18 years old when he entered the USA Songwriting Contest and won.

~ MORE SONGS IN THE FINAL
Helle Hansen (Denmark) holds the record for having the largest number of songs placed in the final for the second consecutive year, with 3 songs. She also won an honorable mention. She is also one of the most consistent winners we've had. He won an award every year an honorable mention since 2002.

Here is the complete list of the winners:

OVERALL GRAND PRIZE:
Home – Jordan Zevon, Jordan Summers Morty Coyle, Los Angeles, CA

GENERAL 2nd PRIZE:
Breath My Soul – Nathan Brumley, Nashville TN,

GENERAL 3rd PRIZE:
A shadow and a thought – Hanneke Cassel, Boston, MA

First prizes in 15 categories INDIVIDUAL
1 st Prize – AMERICA
Mini-skirts – Jorge Lan, Madrid, SPAIN

1 st Prize – LYRICS
If I had a daughter – Terri Hendrix Austin, TX

First Prize – DANCE / ELECTRONIC
Do Yo Mama Know (You're A Freak) – Pepper Mashay and Corey White, Los Angeles, CA

1 st Prize – POP
Home – Jordan Zevon, Jordan Summers and Morty Coyle, Los Angeles, CA

1 st Prize – Rock / Alternative
Get Over It – Joey Avalos (Stars Go Dim), Broken Arrow, OK

1 st Prize – R & B
Brand New Woman – Crystal Anderson, Monte. Vernon, NY

1 st Prize – FOLK
Snare Drum – Lucy Wainwright Roche, New York, NY

1 st Prize – COUNTRY
Month of Mondays – JD DOHNAL and Mark Schaffel, Nashville, TN

1 st Prize – GOSPEL / INSPIRATIONAL
Breath of My Soul – Nathan Brumley, Nashville TN,

1 st Prize – INSTRUMENTAL
A shadow and a thought – Hanneke Cassel, Boston, MA

1 st Prize – JAZZ
Samba Do Espião – Wellington Jason Black, Virginia Beach, VA

1 st Prize – CHILDREN
Water – Onno Krijn, Jeroen Jeroen Zijlstra & Kramer, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1 st Prize – NEW / COMEDY
Redneck Wannabe – Sherri Gough, Nashville TN,

First Prize – Rap
Aaron Rodgers and Melvin Grice (NevaLukeWarm) – Takin Kingdom More, Anchorage, AK

1 st Prize – WORLD
I'm leaving (I'm Leaving) – Yasmin Levy, Tel Aviv, Israel

20 Honorable Mention Awards
1. Lost in music – Tom Watson (Transparent); AUSTRALIA
2. My Gift – Martha Quesada, Miami, FL
3. You Do Right – Sam Plotkin, Somers, CT
4. Underdog – Sherry St Germain, Toronto, Canada
5. One – Jesse Dold (High Voltage) Dover, NH
6. Disintegrate – Andrew Mitchell (Sixpin), Lockport, NY
7. Believe It – Danny Stringer Jr, Womack Brandi Womack Cheyenne (Babysister), Los Angeles CA
8. All you have to lose – Brigitte DeMeyer; Burlinggame, CA
9. They were drunk – Rose Polenzani, Boston, MA
10. My Own Hand – Jack Handley Sundrud and Randy, Nashville TN,
11. Back – and Lonnie DiLuigi Bill Levell, Nashville, TN
12. Hold Me – Laura McGreevey – Ridgefield, WA
13. You believe in me – Dan Schreitmueller Yessi and Kurt and David Barrett
14. Winter Flower – Low Shao Ying, SINGAPORE
15. All in good time – Heather Combs, San Francisco, CA
16. Honey Do – Helle Hansen, Copenhagen, DENMARK
17. The Easter Bunny – Richard Geer P, Rowland Heights, CA
18. Morning wood – Pat Sloan; Stafford, TX
19. A step – Tom Prater, Valle del Lago Escondido, CA
20. Contradição – Maudonnet Rogerio, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL

For more information about the Competition 14th Annual Composition USA visit:
http://www.songwriting.net

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OVERDRIVE – Sunday Morning (No Doubt Cover) Anchorage Pop/Rock Music Awards 2010 GRAND FINALS