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2007 GRAND PRIZE WINNER
I'm Not Your Friend
Eduard Glumov and Z. Mulls
Aktobe, Kazakhstan and Swarthmore, PA, USA

 


Eduard Glumov


Z. Mulls


When someone mentions Kazakhstan, it doesn't exactly conjure up images of a vibrant contemporary music scene (despite a recent growth in pop and rock artists – and even an Idol Spinoff, SuperStar KZ). So, it is especially exciting that the Grand Prize winner of ISC this year is an artist from Aktobe, Kazakhstan: Eduard Glumov (lyrics written by Z. Mulls) for his song, "I’m Not Your Friend.”

Born in a small province town in the Soviet Union, Eduard 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.

More recently, Eduard has begun to work with lyricists from the USA and Europe via the Internet. In fact, Z. Mulls found him on MusesMuse.com, and their songwriting collaboration produced the winning song, "I'm Not Your Friend."

For Z. Mulls, 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."

The collaboration between Eduard Glumov and Z. Mulls - from Kazakhstan to the USA - from one side of the globe to the other - perfectly reflects the International Songwriting Competition's mission of nurturing songwriting throughout the world. ISC is very proud to bestow the honor of its Grand Prze to Eduard Glumov and Z. Mulls.

http://www.eduard-glumov.narod.ru
http://www.zmulls.com

 

AAA
FIRST PLACE
Nashville, TN, USA
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Providence, RI, USA
 
AMERICANA
FIRST PLACE
Belfast, Northern Ireland and Minneapolis, MN, USA
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Rotorua, New Zealand
 
BLUES
FIRST PLACE
Toronto, ON, Canada
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Charlotte, NC, USA
Perth, WA, Australia
 
CHILDREN'S MUSIC
FIRST PLACE
Lawrence, KS, USA
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Blaine, WA, USA
 
COMEDY/NOVELTY
FIRST PLACE
Los Angeles, CA, USA
 
SECOND PLACE THIRD PLACE
Greg DiCostanzo and Paul Sabourin
(Paul and Storm)
Sean Morey
A Better Version of You The A.D.D. Song
Yardley, PA, USA Los Angeles, CA, USA
   
COUNTRY
FIRST PLACE
El Paso, TX, USA
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
New Albany, OH, USA
Nerang, QLD, Australia and Nashville, TN, USA
 
DANCE/ELECTRONICA
FIRST PLACE
New York, NY, USA; Hollywood, CA, USA; and San Diego, CA, USA
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE

Budapest, Hungary
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
 
FOLK/SINGER-SONGWRITER
FIRST PLACE
Merricks Beach, VIC, Australia
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
New York, NY, USA
 
GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN MUSIC
FIRST PLACE
Anthony Skinner, Scott Macleod, and Ross Huskinson
Franklin, TN, USA
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Lismore Heights, NSW, Australia
Salmon Arm, BC, Canada
 
INSTRUMENTAL
FIRST PLACE
Hamilton, ON, Canada
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Portland, OR, USA
 
JAZZ
FIRST PLACE
London, England
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Toronto, ON, Canada
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
 
LATIN
FIRST PLACE
Laredo, TX, USA
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Sonia Molina
Los Angeles, CA, USA
New York, NY, USA
 
LYRICS ONLY
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here to view lyrics)
FIRST PLACE
Bryan Tess
Before I Fade Away
Kerry, Ireland
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
I Am A Book
Miss You
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Glasgow, Scotland
 
PERFORMANCE
FIRST PLACE
Perth, WA, Australia
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Boston, MA, USA
Sunderland, England
 
POP/TOP 40
FIRST PLACE
Te Aroha, New Zealand
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
London, England, UK
London, England, UK
 
R&B/HIP-HOP
FIRST PLACE
Oakville, ON, Canada
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Los Angeles, CA, USA
 
ROCK
FIRST PLACE
Sydney, NSW, Australia
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Clint Crighton, Dale Allison, and James Sarzotti
Perth, WA, Australia
Sydney, NSW, Australia
 
TEEN
FIRST PLACE
Reykjavik, Iceland
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Ken Grant Kaneko
Cos Cob, CT, USA
Brookline, MA, USA
 
WORLD MUSIC
FIRST PLACE
Annecy, France and Senegal
 
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
Oran, Algeria and Paris, France
Valinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

HONORABLE MENTION


AAA
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I'm Not Your Friend Eduard Glumov/Z. Mulls – Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Metric System Raj-Kumar Siva-Rajah (The Sunpilots) – Sydney,