The LDSPMA Praiseworthy Awards program recognizes works that are “of good report or praiseworthy” (Articles of Faith 1:13) in multiple categories across the fields of publishing, media, and the arts. Each year, the Praiseworthy Awards recognize works released during the previous year that are held up to a professional standard.
We understand that it takes a number of devoted professionals to create a high-quality product. So, unique to LDSPMA, awards are granted not only to the primary creator but also to the entire team involved in the publication (e.g., author, artist, editor, designer, composer, producer, actor, etc.). Because LDSPMA connects faith to skill and creativity, we also recognize that at least one member of that team is a current member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The top three winners for each category were honored and awarded at the LDSPMA Awards Gala on Friday, October 20 at the UVU Sorensen Center.
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Praiseworthy Awards—Publishing Winners
Historical Fiction
1st Place
The Sister Preachers: Based on the True Story of the First Sister Missionaries in 1898
Author: Gale Sears
Editor: Alison Palmer
Designer: Heather Ward
Typesetter: Rachael Ward
Project Manager: Kristen Evans
Project Director: Celia Barnes
Publisher: Deseret Book
www.galesears.com
www.deseretbook.com
Instagram: @deseretbook
Facebook Page: Deseret Book
X: @DeseretBook
2nd Place
A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice
Author: Rebecca Connolly
Product Director: Chris Schoebinger
Product Manager: Heidi Taylor Gordon
Managing Editor: Lisa Mangum
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Instagram: @shadowmountainpub
Facebook Page: Shadow Mountain Publishing
TikTok: @shadow_mountain
3rd Place
Praying with the Enemy
Author: Steven T. Collins
Product Director: Chris Schoebinger Product Manager: Heidi Gordon Managing Editor: Lisa Mangum Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Instagram: @shadowmountainpub
Facebook Page: Shadow Mountain Publishing
TikTok: @shadow_mountain
Suspense/Mystery
1st Place
What Comes After
Author: Caren Hahn
Editor: Rachel Pickett (Polished Copy Editing Services)
Cover Designer: Andrew Hahn
Cover Photo: Tyler Mode (Tyler Mode Media)
Publisher: Seventy-Second Press
Facebook Page: Author Caren Hahn
Instagram: @caren.hahn
2nd Place
Come, Gentle Night
Author: Stephanie Black
Editor: Samantha Millburn
Copyeditor: Carly Springer
Typesetter: Stacey Turner
Proofreaders: Stacey Turner and Lara Abramson
Graphic Designer: Hannah Bischoff and Tara Leong
Marketing Director: Shara Meredith
Publisher: Covenant Communications
3rd Place
Palladium
Author: Leigh Turner
Acquisition Editor: Staci Olsen
Editor: Holli Anderson
Cover Artist: Ashley Literski
Publisher: Immortal Works
Facebook Page: Immortal Works
Instagram: @immortalworks
Science Fiction/Fantasy
1st Place
The Lost Wonderland Diaries: Secrets of the Looking Glass
Author: J. Scott Savage
Product Director: Chris Schoebinger Product Manager: Heidi Gordon Managing Editor: Lisa Mangum
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Instagram: @shadowmountainpub
Facebook Page: Shadow Mountain Publishing
TikTok: @shadow_mountain
2nd Place
What Actually Happened to Isaac Moore
Author: Samantha Rose
Chief Editor and Acquisition Editor: Holli Anderson
Editor: Lindsay Flanagan
Production: Staci Olsen
Cover Design: Ashley Literski
Publisher: Immortal Works
Facebook Page: Immortal Works
Instagram: @immortalworks
Facebook Page: Where Samantha Rose Writes Things
Instagram: @samanthajroseauthor
3rd Place
Cece Rios and the King of Fears
Author: Kaela Rivera
Editor: Stephanie Guerden
Cover Illustrator: Mirelle Ortega
Cover Designer: Catherine Lee
Publisher: Harper Collins Childrens
Romance
1st Place
A Game of Hearts
Author, Editor, and Cover Design: Joanna Barker
Publisher: Rose Petal Press
Instagram: @authorjoannabarker
Facebook Page: Author Joanna Barker
2nd Place
Games in a Ballroom
Author: Jentry Flint
Product Manager: Heidi Taylor Gordon
Managing Editor: Lisa Mangum
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Instagram: @shadowmountainpub
Facebook Page: Shadow Mountain Publishing
TikTok: @shadow_mountain
Instagram: @author_jentryflint
3rd Place
Summerhaven
Author: Tiffany Odekirk
Editor: Ashley Gebert
Copyeditor: Emily Holmes
Typesetter: Annie Petersen
Proofreaders: Aimee Robbins and Ashlin Awerkamp
Graphic Designer: Hannah Bischoff
Publicist: Amy Parker
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Short Story/Anthology/Novella
1st Place
Girls of the Ocean
Author: Mandy Madson Voisin
Cover Design: Courtney Proby
Editor and Typesetter: Valene Wood
Publisher: Cedar Fort Publishing
2nd Place
Hatched: Dragon Farmer
Author: Caren Hahn
Editor: Rachel Pickett (Polished Copy Editing Services)
Cover Designer: Andrew Hahn
Cover Artwork: Rhys Robin
Publisher: Seventy-Second Press
Facebook Page: Author Caren Hahn
Instagram: @caren.hahn
3rd Place
The Best Mistake
Author: Traci Hunter Abramson
Editor: Samantha Millburn
Copyeditor: Suzanne Uchytil
Typesetter: Annie Petersen
Proofreaders: Jennifer Spell and Rebecca Tuft
Graphic Designer: Christina Marcano
Marketing Director: Shara Meredith
Publisher: Covenant Communications
History/Biography
1st Place
The Mesa Easter Pageant: 80 Years of Sharing the Story of Jesus the Christ
Co-Authors: Jill Bishop Adair and Cecily Markland Condie
Book designer: Leslie Thompson
Photographers: Scott Adair, Steve Porter, and Richard Webb with posthumus recognition to Nyle Leatham and John Power Publishing partner: Rex Condie
Publisher: Inglestone Publishing
www.inglestonepublishing.com
www.mesaeasterpageantbook.com
www.podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-communications-director-for-mesa-temple-events/id1534450783?i=1000604173077https://conniesokol.com/215/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vIcsDButyI&t=3s
Facebook: Mesa Easter Pageant Book
2nd Place
My Lord, He Calls Me: Stories of Faith by Black American Latter-day Saints
General Editor: Alice Faulkner Burch
Editors: Alison Palmer and Tracy Keck
Designer: Richard Erickson
Typesetter: Breanna Anderl
Project Manager: Kristen Evans
Project Director: Celia Barnes
Publisher: Deseret Book
Instagram: @deseretbook
Facebook Page: Deseret Book
X: @DeseretBook
Instagram: @my_lord_he_calls_me.book
Facebook Page: My Lord He Calls Me
3rd Place
Alexander Doniphan: Courageous Defender & Friend of the Saints
Author: Susan Easton Black
Editor: Ashley Gebert
Copyeditor and Source-checker: Annie Petersen
Proofreaders: Emily Holmes and Stacey Turner
Graphic Designer: Hannah Bischoff
Publicist: Amy Parker
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Lifestyle
1st Place
Delicious Gatherings: Recipes to Celebrate Together
Author: Tara Bench “Teaspoon” Product Manager: Heidi Taylor Gordon
Photography: Ty Mecham
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Instagram: @shadowmountainpub
Facebook Page: Shadow Mountain Publishing
TikTok: @shadow_mountain
Instagram: @tarateaspoon
Facebook Page: @tarateaspooninc
2nd Place
Grill Seeker: Fire, Smoke, and Flavor
Author: Matthew Eads
Cover and Layout Designer: Shawnda Craig
Editor: Kaitlin Barwick
Publisher: Cedar Fort Publishing
3rd Place
Utah: The Beehive State
Author: Mark Lisk
Acquiring Editor: Christopher Robbins
Art Director: Derek George
Managing Editor: Brooke Jorden
Publisher: Famillius
Memoir
1st Place
Panther to Priesthood
Author: Eddie Leroy Willis
Editor: Tracy Keck
Designer: Heather Ward
Typesetter: Rachael Ward
Project Manager: Kristen Evans
Project Director: Lisa Roper
Publisher: Deseret Book
Instagram: @deseretbook
Facebook Page: Deseret Book
X: @DeseretBook
2nd Place
The Burning Book: A Jewish-Mormon Memoir
Co-Authors: Jason Olson and James Goldberg
Editor: Lori Forsyth
Cover Artist: D. Christian Harrison
Publisher: Steve Evans (By Common Consent Press)
Typesetter: Andrew Heiss
YouTube: @2converts
3rd Place
Beautiful Ashes: A True Story of Murder, Betrayal, and One Woman’s Search for Peace
Author: Shelly Edwards Jorgensen
Ghost Writer: Rebecca Shurtleff
Editing and Cover Design: Eschler Editing
Publisher: The Edgeworth Group
Facebook Page: Beautiful Ashes Memoir
Instagram: @beautifulashesmemoir
X: @BeautifulAshes7
YouTube: @beautifulashes5195
Religious Topic/Scripture Study
1st Place
Look Unto Him: Finding the Love of Christ in Our Lives
Authors: John Bytheway, Al Carraway, Jody Moore, Hank Smith, and Anthony Sweat
Artist: Eva Koleva Timothy
Editor: Kami Hancock
Copyeditor: Anna Canlas
Source-Checker: Tyler James Baum
Proofreaders: Jennifer Spell and Kim Reid
Graphic Designer: Christina Marcano
Marketing Director: Shara Meredith
Publisher: Covenant Communications
2nd Place
The Holy Covenants: Living Our Sacred Temple Promises
Author: Anthony Sweat
Editor: Tracy Keck
Designer: Shauna Gibby
Typesetter: Rachael Ward
Product Manager: Kristen Evans
Product Director: Lisa Roper
Publisher: Deseret Book
Instagram: @deseretbook
Facebook Page: Deseret Book
X: @DeseretBook
Instagram: @brotheranthonysweat
3rd Place
Let’s Talk About the Book of Abraham
Author: Kerry Muhlestein
Editor: Lisa Roper
Copy Editor: Alison Palmer
Reviewer: Stephen Smoot
Reviewer: Robin Jensen
Reviewer: Terryl Givens
Publisher: Deseret Book
www.deseretbook.com
www.outofthedust.org
Instagram: @deseretbook
Facebook Page: Deseret Book
X: @DeseretBook
Instagram: @kerry.muhlestein
Resource/Self-Help
1st Place
Enduring the Refiner’s Fire: Emotional Resilience for Latter-Day Trials
Author: David T. Morgan
Editor: Kami Hancock
Copyeditor and Source-Checker: Lara Abramson
Proofreaders: Kim Reid and Aimee Robbins
Graphic Designer: Michelle Fryer
Publicist: Amy Parker
Publisher: Covenant Communications
2nd Place
Our Savior from Self-Doubt
Author: Gaylamarie Rosenberg
Production Supervisor: Brent R. Nordgren
Editor: Julie Newman
Cover & Text Design: Emily V. Rogers
Executive Editor and Social Media Manager: Devan Jensen
Social Media Promotion: Brock Dowdle
Publications Director: Jared Ludlow
Publications Coordinator: Joany Pinegar
Student Editing Interns: Myla Park, Mikaela Wilkins, and Abby Knudsen
Publisher: BYU Religious Studies Center and Deseret Book
Instagram: @deseretbook
Facebook Page: Deseret Book
X: @DeseretBook
3rd Place
The Choice to Leave Abuse
Author: Ryan Anderson, PhD, LMFT, MEDFT
Cover Designer: Shanwda Craig
Editor and Typesetter: Kimiko Hammari
Publisher: Cedar Fort Publishing
Poetry
1st Place
“Talking with Dante in the Spirit World”
Author: Daniel Cooper
Editor: Michael R. Collings
Head Editor: Theric Jepson
Ebook Design: Kurt Madsen
Publisher: Irreantum
2nd Place
With Bronte Intensity: Expressive Contemplations
Author: Patty Robertson
Editor: Anthony Robertson
Cover Design: Shaela Odd
Illustrator: Kathryn Robertson
3rd Place
In the World, Not of the World: A Collection of Short Verse from a Latter-day Saint
Author and Self-Publisher: Rod Warren
Praiseworthy Awards—Media Winners
Picture Book
1st Place
Gardens Are for Growing
Author: Chelsea Tornetto
Acquiring Editor: Christopher Robbins
Managing Editor: Brooke Jorden
Art Director: Carlos Guererro
Publisher: Familius
2nd Place
The Big Scream
Author: Kirsti Call
Illustrator: Denis Angelov
Editor: Cindy Kim
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
www.kirsticall.com
www.denisillustrates.com
Instagram: @denisillustrates
3rd Place
My Own Sacred Grove
Author: Angie Killian
Illustrator: Alyssa Harper
Cover and Layout Designer: Shawnda Craig
Editor and Typesetter: Heather Holm
Publisher: Cedar Fort Publishing
Multimedia Digital
1st Place
“How a Social Media Post Led to One Couple’s Miracle Baby”
Author: Carrie Snider
Editor: Jamie Armstrong
Publisher: Good News Utah
Instagram: @goodnews_utah
2nd Place
Creator: John Hilton III
Producer: Zander Surgill
Video Editor: CharLee Lisonbee
Publisher: Scripture Central
Instagram: @johnhiltoniii
Instagram: @scripture.central
3rd Place
“Let’s Talk, Sis: Creating Meaningful Conversations about Race”
Author: Carrie Snider
Editor: Jamie Armstrong
Publisher: Good News Utah
Instagram: @goodnews_utah
Podcast
1st Place
Y Religion Podcast Episode 48: The Complementary Nature of Mothers and Fathers
Host and Producer: Anthony Sweat
Guest: Jenet Erickson
Content Editing: Hank Smith
Interviewers: Casey Griffiths, Ryan Sharp, Jared Halverson, and Brad Wilcox
Recording, Mixing, and Sound Engineer: Mitchell Bashford
Copywriting: Alaina Wangsgaard
Social Media: Summer Knudsen
Administrative and Scheduling: Beverly Yellowhorse
Instagram: @brotheranthonysweat
2nd Place
“StoryLore: Jack and the Beanstalk”
Host/Narrator: Paul Cartwright
Producer and Director: David Warner
Producer: Ross Boothe
3rd Place
FollowHIM Episode 51: Malachi, God’s Expectations, and Evidence of God’s Love
Founder: Steve Sorensen
Executive Producer, Sponsor: Shannon Sorensen
Sponsors: Verla and David Sorensen
Director: David Perry
Creative Project Manager: Annabelle Sorensen
Hosts: Hank Smith & John Bytheway
Editor: Lisa Spice
Social Media Manager: Jamie Neilson
Video Editor: Will Stoughton
Translation Editor and French Translator: Krystal Roberts
Spanish Translator: Ariel Cuadra
Instagram: @FollowHIMpodcast
YouTube: @followHIMPodcast
Facebook Page: Follow Him: A Come, Follow Me Podcast with Hank Smith & John Bytheway
Audiobook
1st Place
My Lord, He Calls Me: Stories of Faith by Black American Latter-day Saints
General Editor: Alice Faulkner Burch
Editor: Alison Palmer and Tracy Keck
Designer: Richard Erickson
Typesetter: Breanna Anderl
Project Manager: Kristen Evans
Project Director: Celia Barnes
Producer: Blair Leishman
Narrators: Alice Faulkner Burch, Lita Little Giddins, and Krispin Banks
Publisher: Deseret Book
Instagram: @deseretbook
Facebook Page: Deseret Book
X: @DeseretBook
Instagram: @my_lord_he_calls_me.book
Facebook Page: My Lord He Calls Me
2nd Place
The Book of Mormon Storybook for Little Saints
Co-Authors, Illustrators, and Publishers: Joshua Sabey and Sarah Sabey
Narrator: Sarah Sabey
Cover Design: Lauren Blair
3rd Place
Before the Fortress Falls
Author: A. L. Sowards
Editor: Samantha Millburn
Copyeditor: Lara Abramson
Typesetter: Stacey Turner
Proofreaders: Stacey Turner and Carly Springer
Graphic Designer: Christina Marcano
Sound Engineer: Blair Leishman
Narrator: Jason Tatom
Publicist: Amy Parker
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Short-Form Film
1st Place
“Heavenly Mother: A Cherished Doctrine”
Director: Jed Wells
Executive Producer: McArthur Krishna
Producer: Babette Kelly
Editor: Trent Jones
Instagram: @mcarthurkrishna_creates
2nd Place
Gospel for Kids
Director, Animation Supervisor, and Script Writer: Bryan Lefler
Script Writer: Travis Demming
3rd Place
Writer and Director: Ethan Briscoe
Producer and Layout Lead: Tyler Bitner
Art Directors: Emilee Dummer and Do Park
Executive Producers: Brent Adams, Paris Egbert, Seth Holladay, Nathan Lindsay, Kelly Loosli, Sam Nielson, and Craig Van Dyke
Character Lead: Kalen Stewart
Animation Leads: Riki Kuniyuki and Joey McConkie
Effects Lead: John Damon
Modeling Lead: André Alves
Lighting Lead: Chelsea Domino
Set Dressing Lead: Uberto de la Rosa
Shading Lead: Jenika Wimmer
Rigging Lead: Ivy Rich
Pipe & Rendering Lead: Matt Walker
Compositing Lead: Ethan Berrett
Best Boy: Eli Miller
Creators: Rachel Everett Allen, Adda Amelang, Fiona Aruldass, Joseph Bailey, Milena Barker, Levesson Batista, Alec Burnett, JR Chambers, Joseph Chou, Camille Clark, Andrea Davila, Jessica Davila, Martin Edwards, Tyler McBride, Ethan Merrill, Sarah Miller, Beth Morrell, Heather Peavler, Matt Phillips, Amelia Rosenbalm, Yu Jin Shin, Christian Taylor, Emily Thomas, David Thompson, and Ryann Bailey Wawro
Voices: Dan Carlisle and Clarke Jackman
Music: Collette Jones
Sound Designer & Mixer: Andrew Brewer
Recording Musicians: John Burton, Troy Giebel, Emma Jensen, Adam Keith, Hyrum Kohler, Ukiah Reynolds, and Nate Williams
Additional SFX: Jorge Murcia and Sabrina Smith
Filmed Dance Performance
1st Place
Dancer and Concept Designer: Tade Biesinger
Concept Designer, Filmmaker, Editor, and Producer: Jack Spoors
Music: Emma Nissen
2nd Place
Choreographer: Shani Robison
Dancers: Chrysalis Ballet Company
Art Directors: Jennie Creer-King and Shani Robison
Instagram: @ChrysalisBallet
3rd Place
Choreographer and Director: Madelyn Edwards
Dancers: Drew, Faith, Brynne, Maddie, Saige, Brynlee, Anneclaire, Aubynn, Sophie, Allie, Julia, Croft, Hannah, Savannah, Lucy, Pamela, Kate, Kayli, Carolyn, Avery, Cat, Mylee, Eva, Dylan, Sophie, Maggie, Bella, Khloie, Elle, Stella and Brynlee (from WHS Dance Company, directed by Lauren Bloomfield)
Vocals: Audrey Edwards
Back-Up Vocals: Spencer Tingey, Benson Tingey, Olivia Marshall, and Georgia Coles
Music Track: Sunny Whiting
Recording, Mixing, and Mastering: Dave Zimmerman
Videography: Josh Sales
www.blombergmusicproductions.com
www.noiseboxstudios.com
www.joshsalesfilms.com
YouTube: @audreyedwardsmusic5099
Music Video Cover/Arrangement
1st Place
“Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)” (Hillsong United)
Vocals, Wardrobe, Hair, and Makeup: BYU Noteworthy (2021–22) members Whitney Anderson, Grace Christensen, Rosie Durland, Grace Ibarra, Augustine Larsen, Skylar Mertz, Kate Miller, Claire Quigley, Brittan Wawro
Artistic director, Director, Producer, and Recording and Editing Engineer: Scott Shattuck
Original Music: Matt Crocker, Joel Houston, Salomon Ligthelm
Arranger: Brittan Wawro
Executive Producer: Ben Fales
Mixing Engineer: Darren Rust
Mastering Engineer: Troy Sales
Director, Director of Photography, and Editor: Nick Sales
Colorist: Beau Wright
Supervising Colorist: Aaron Hinton
Lighting: Danny Shepherd
2nd Place
Arranger: Camille Uribe
Recording: Landon Alley
Mixing and Mastering: Al Deans
Videographer: Brandon Young
Performer: Camille Uribe
Instagram: @camilleuribe7
3rd Place
“I Can Only Imagine” (Mercy Me)
Vocals: Audrey Edwards
Music Arranger and Pianist: Daniel Blomberg
Cellist: Nicole Pinnell
Recorded Cellist: Stoker White
Recording, Mixing, and Mastering: Scott Shattuck
Videographer: Josh Sales
www.blombergmusicproductions.com
www.noiseboxstudios.com
www.joshsalesfilms.com
www.funkstudiosutah.com
Instagram: @allthingscello
YouTube: @audreyedwardsmusic5099
Facebook Page: Scott Shattuck Media
Music Video Children’s Original
1st Place
Composers: Angie Killian, James Stevens, and Joelle Einerson
Producer: James Stevens
Arranger: Daniel Blomberg
Videographer: Josh Sales
Vocalists: Janey Killian, Ruby Stevens, Sam Einerson, Isaac Einerson, Gavin Einerson, Carter Killian, Noelle Stevens
2nd Place
Composer: Angie Killian and Monica Scott
Vocalists: Janey Killian, Carter Killian, Audrey Edwards, Audrey Scott, Sofie Scott, Georgia Coles
Videographer: Josh Sales
Producer: Becky Willard
3rd Place
Composer: Camille Uribe
String Arrangement: Daniel Blomberg
Lead Vocals: Paisley Mormann, Charley Jones, Hannah Aldridge, and Lecksa Joel
Recording, Mixing, and Mastering: Landon Alley
Vidoegrapher: Josh Sales
Instagram: @camilleuribe7
Music Video Adult/Youth Original
1st Place
Composers and Vocals: Ben Truman and Chad Truman
Producer: Nate Pyfer
Mixer: Scott Wiley
Director and Producer: Cameron Gade
Director of Photography: Carter Fawcett
1st AC: Jonathan Judeen
Trinity Op: Charles Unice
Gaffer: Brett Weidmann
Swing: Sarah Curtis
PA: Sheaden Stevens
Editor: Cameron Gade
Colorist: Kyle Wesley
Executive Producer: Scott Shepard
2nd Place
Composers: Angie Killian and Lauren Gruwell
Vocals: Lauren Gruwell
Producer: Becky Willard
Videographer: Josh Sales
3rd Place
Composers: Hinge Point (Kalli, Kassidy and Kandy)
Vocals: Hinge Point (Kalli, Kassidy and Kandy)
Producer, Recording, Mixing, and Mastering: Becky Willard of VoxFox Studios
Videographer: Josh Sales
Instagram: @hingepointmusic
Praiseworthy Awards—Arts Winners
Secular Music Cover/Arrangement
1st Place
“Golden Hour” (JVKE)
Pianist: Jon Schmidt
Cellist: Steven Sharp Nelson
Composers: Jake Lawson and Zac Lawson
Producers: Al Van der Beek and Steven Sharp Nelson
2nd Place
“Let It Snow/Up On the Housetop”
Composer, Arranger, Conductor, Editor, and Producer: Richard Williams
Vocals: Benny Benack III, Hayley Kirkland, and Clara Campbell
Budapest Scoring Orchestra
Alto 1: Eric Marienthal
Alto 2: Sal Lozano
Tenor 1: Brandon Fields
Tenor 2: Dan Kaneyuki
Bari Sax: Will Vargas
Tpt 1: Wayne Bergeron
Tpt 2: Rob Schaer
Tpt 3: Kye Palmer
Tpt 4: Mitchell Cooper
Tbn 1: Andy Martin
Tbn 2: Joey Sellers
Tbn 3: Erik Hughes
Bass Tbn: Robert Todd
Bass: Trey Henry
Drums: Bernie Dresel
3rd Place
Composer, Arranger, Conductor, Editor, and Producer: Richard Williams
Vocals: Rebecca Lopez
Budapest Scoring Orchestra
Alto 1: Eric Marienthal
Alto 2: Sal Lozano
Tenor 1: Brandon Fields
Tenor 2: Dan Kaneyuki
Bari Sax: Will Vargas
Tpt 1: Wayne Bergeron
Tpt 2: Rob Schaer
Tpt 3: Kye Palmer
Tpt 4: Mitchell Cooper
Tbn 1: Andy Martin
Tbn 2: Joey Sellers
Tbn 3: Erik Hughes
Bass Tbn: Robert Todd
Bass: Trey Henry
Drums: Bernie Dresel
Pop/Rock/Electronic Original Music
2nd Place
Performer: Aaliyah Rose
Composer: Jonathan Wing
Producers: Scott Wiley and Jonathan Wing
Folk/Indie/Gospel Original Music
1st Place
Composers: Joelle Einerson, Josh Bissell, and Michael Lacey
Vocals and Guitar: Josh Bissell
Piano and BGVs: Bravely Gray
Producer: Randy Slaugh
Mixing and Mastering: Ken Dudley
2nd Place
Performers: Myshaan and Huia Shortland
Composers: Garon Brett and Nik Day
Arranger and Producer: Mitch Davis
3rd Place
Vocals: Aaliyah Rose, Alex Boyé, Brad Robins, Casey Elliott, Clotile Bonner, Dallyn Vail Bayles, David Osmond, and Yahosh Bonner
Composer: Mauli Junior Bonner
Producer: Jonathan Keith
Classical/Instrumental Original Music
1st Place
Composer and Producer: Kurt Bestor
Violinist: Jenny Oaks Baker
Executive Producer: Shadow Mountain Records
3rd Place
Composer, Arranger, Pianist, and Producer: David Henry Tolk
Cellist: Steven Sharp Nelson
Musical Theater Original Music
1st Place
Composer and Director: Scott Hamilton
Vocalists: Savannah Stevenson and Casey Elliott
Cellist: Nicole Pinnell
Pianist: Jayne Galloway
Audio: Stoker White and Dallen Vick
2nd Place
Composer and Director: Scott Hamilton
Vocalists: Savannah Stevenson and Casey Elliott
Cellist: Nicole Pinnell
Pianist: Jayne Galloway
Audio: Stoker White and Dallen Vick
3rd Place
Composer and Pianist: Lindy Kerby
Vocalist: Katrina Fisher Millhouse
Religious Music Cover/Arrangement
1st Place
“If the Savior Stood Beside Me”
Vocalist and Pianist: Abby Elwood
Bassist: Pati Osterstock
Violinist: Joe Osterstock
Track Producer: Mitch Davis
Instagram: @abbyelwoodmusic
2nd Place
“There Is a Green Hill Far Away”
Performers: Brandon Stewart, Millennial Choirs & Orchestras
Composer: Brandon Stewart, Brent Wells, Cecil Frances Alexander, and John H. Gower
Producer: Brandon Stewart
3rd Place
“Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace)” (Hillsong United)
Vocalist: Stephanie Boyd
Audio Producer and Arranger: Becky Willard
Religious Adult/Youth Original Music
1st Place
Composers and Vocalists: Ben Truman and Chad Truman
Producer: Nate Pyfer
Mixer: Scott Wiley
Guitarist: TJ Nokleby
2nd Place
Composers: James Stevens, Chelsea Stevens, Joelle Einerson, and Bravely Gray
Lead Vocalist: Chelsea Stevens
Other Vocalists: James Stevens and Bravely Gray
Drummer: Daren Pfeifer
Producers: James Stevens, Randy Slaugh, and Ken Dudley
3rd Place
“I Can Do All Things Through Christ”
Composer and Arranger: Nik Day
Arranger and Producer: Mitch Davis
Performer: Jarica Jamison
2D Art
3D Art
1st Place
“The Invitation”
Artist: Michelle Romano
3rd Place
“I Remember Those Who Are on the Isles of the Sea”
Artist: Shelby Stroud
Instagram: @shells_bees