2023 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards Results

Photos by Rachel Chalhoub

Note: All production credits listed below were provided by the artists during their submission. Submit any corrections to [email protected].

 


 

Special Awards

Best Non-Scholastic Debut Album or EP

  • Winner: Wide Awake, Black to Gold

    • Produced, tracked & edited by: Connor Martin
    • Mixed by: Connor Martin, Jill Clark, Angela Ugolini, Jacob Tourjeman
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio (Vocal Mastering)

     

  • Runner-up: REMEMBER: A Choral Experience, Lorenzo Subrizi

    • Produced by: Erik Bosio and Lorenzo Subrizi
    • Tracked & edited by: Lorenzo Subrizi
    • Mixed & mastered by: Erik Bosio

     

Best Scholastic Debut Album or EP

  • Winner: Rising, The Ozarks

    • Produced, tracked & mixed by: Tomas Baxter with BXTR Productions
    • Edited by: Tomas Baxter and Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio with Vocal Mastering

     

  • Runner-up: Clarity, Breakwater (Severn School)

    • Produced by: Rob Redei (Co-Director), Kirsten Brandler (Co-Director), Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions), Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

     

Genre Awards

Best Barbershop Album or EP

  • Winner: Gimme Four: Volume Two, Gimme Four

    • Produced by: Gimme Four, Tim Waurick
    • Tracked by: Gimme Four, East Coast Sound, Tim Waurick, Niko Porter, Francesco Logozzo, Michael Duca, James Langton's All-Star New York Big Band
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Tim Waurick

     

  • Runner-up: Rhapsody, Kim Newcomb

    • Tracked & edited by: Kim Newcomb
    • Mixed by: Kohl Kitzmiller
    • Mastered by: Henry Beal

     

Best Barbershop Song

  • Winner: "The Bells of Notre Dame/Out There Medley" from Ringmasters IV, Ringmasters (Stockholms Musikgymnasium)

    • Produced by: Theregoat Studios
    • Tracked by: Rasmus Krigström, Jakob Stenberg, Emanuel Roll, Didier Linder
    • Edited & mixed by: Emanuel Roll
    • Mastered by: Hoffe Stannow at Cosmos Mastering

     

  • Runner-up: "The Luckiest" from Gimme Four: Volume Two, Gimme Four

    • Produced by: Gimme Four, Tim Waurick
    • Tracked by: Gimme Four
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Tim Waurick

     

Best Classical / Traditional Album or EP

  • Winner: Quer Bach 3, SLIXS

    • Produced by: Michael Eimann and SLIXS
    • Tracked & edited by: Michael Eimann
    • Mixed & mastered by: Jannique at Produktion Waldstrasse

     

  • Runner-up: REMEMBER: A Choral Experience, Lorenzo Subrizi

    • Produced by: Erik Bosio and Lorenzo Subrizi
    • Tracked & edited by: Lorenzo Subrizi
    • Mixed & mastered by: Erik Bosio

     

Best Classical / Traditional Song

  • Winner: "Concert for Violin and Oboe in C Minor / BWV 1060R - I. Allegro" from Quer Bach 3, SLIXS

    • Produced by: Michael Eimann and SLIXS
    • Tracked & edited by: Michael Eimann
    • Mixed & mastered by: Jannique at Produktion Waldstrasse

     

  • Runner-up: "Kyrie On A Landscape" from REMEMBER: A Choral Experience, Lorenzo Subrizi

    • Produced by: Erik Bosio and Lorenzo Subrizi
    • Tracked & edited by: Lorenzo Subrizi
    • Mixed & mastered by: Erik Bosio

     

Best Country Song

  • Winner: "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow" from The Pike Place Album, Puget Sound Company

    • Produced by: Puget Sound Company
    • Tracked by: London Bridge Studios
    • Edited & mixed by: Ed Boyer & Justin Crichfield
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Runner-up: "Flatliner" from Power Hour, The Xtension Chords (University of Illinois)

    • Tracked by: Rowan Ownby
    • Edited & mixed by: Connor Martin, Martin Music Productions
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio, Vocal Mastering

     

Best Electronic / Experimental EP

  • Winner:
    Cosmic Confection, Peter Yang

    • Produced by: Peter Yang
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Addt'l Production Consulting - Angela Ugolini and Mel Daneke

     

  • Runner-up: Footprints, Postyr

    • Tracked by: Kristoffer Fynbo Thorning, The Hide Out Studio and POSTYR
    • Edited by: Kristoffer Fynbo Thorning, Lars Reker, The Hideout Studio
    • Mixed by: Kristoffer Fynbo Thorning, Morten Vinther, Aske Bode and POSTYR
    • Mastered by: Brian Mørk Hansen

     

Best Electronic / Experimental Song

  • Winner: "Babybird" from Indigo, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)

    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Runner-up: "Rise", zedarius

    • Produced by: Danny Olefsky
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio of Vocal Mastering
    • Other credits: Arrangement support - Johnny DelToro

     

Best Folk / World Album or EP

  • Winner: NO BREU, Banda de Boca

    • Produced by: HIRAN MONTEIRO & BANDA DE BOCA
    • Tracked & edited by: TRATORE
    • Mixed by: HIRAN MONTEIRO
    • Mastered by: LUIZ TORNAGHI

     

  • Runner-up: Ma beviamo Caffè, Vocal Boutique

    • Produced by: Vocal Boutique, Erik Bosio
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Erik Bosio

     

Best Folk / World Song

  • Winner: "La Cartera" from Justo a tiempo, Grupo Vocal Cantarte

    • Produced by: Estrella Fedriani, Carlos Ayala, David Dapozzo
    • Tracked by: Random Sounds
    • Edited & mixed by: Estrella Fedriani, David Dapozzo
    • Mastered by: David Dapozzo

     

  • Runner-up: "FILHO DA MAE" from NO BREU, Banda de Boca

    • Produced by: HIRAN MONTEIRO & BANDA DE BOCA
    • Tracked & edited by: TRATORE
    • Mixed by: HIRAN MONTEIRO
    • Mastered by: LUIZ TORNAGHI

     

Best Funk / Disco Song

  • Winner: "Darwin Derby" from Prevaill, Tufts University Beelzebubs (Tufts University)

    • Produced, tracked & edited by: Plaid Productions
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Runner-up: "Flesh & Bone" from Couches & Crosswalks, Jackson Jills (Tufts University)

    • Produced, tracked & edited by: Alexander Koutzoukis and Alex Green (Plaid Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

     

Best Holiday Album or EP

  • Winner: Merry Sixmas, Six Appeal

    • Produced by: Mel Daneke of Viridian Productions
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Mel Daneke of Viridian Productions and Jordan Roll
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Runner-up: Mehr Lametta, maybebop

    • Produced & tracked by: Lukas Teske, Oliver Gies, Jan Bürger, Christoph Hiller
    • Edited & mixed by: Lukas Teske, voxmixstudio.de
    • Mastered by: Christoph Hiller, scheune-audioart.de

     

Best Holiday Song

  • Winner (TIE): "Favorite Time of Year", Upper Structure (Berklee College of Music)

    • Produced, tracked, mixed & mastered by: Harold Jenkins
    • Tracked by: Maxwell Addae and Oscar Hall

     

  • Winner (TIE): "Christmas Time Is Here" from Merry Sixmas, Six Appeal
    • Produced by: Mel Daneke of Viridian Productions
    • Tracked & edited by: Mel Daneke of Viridian Productions, Jordan Roll
    • Mixed by: Mel Daneke of Viridian Productions
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Special thanks to Renzo Hayashi

     

Best Humor Song

  • Winner: "The Acoustics in the Bathroom" from Inklings, Naughty Scotty and the Octapella (Winter Park High School)

    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Aurum Productions (Angela Ugolini)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • Runner-up: "Ode 2 Phone" from Jukebox, Street Corner Symphony

    • Produced & edited by: Armand Hutton
    • Tracked by: Armand Hutton, Reid Leslie
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

     

Best Jazz / Big Band Song

  • Winner: "You're Everything" from A Cappella Academy 2022, Ascent (A Cappella Academy)

    • Produced & tracked by: Brave James, Marisa Esposito
    • Edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Runner-up: "Happy Song" from Mikol Ahavati, Quinta and a Half

    • Produced by: Guy Vaingarten

     

Best Pop Album

  • Winner: After Forever, The Funx

    • Produced by: Rob Dietz
    • Tracked by: Rob Dietz, Harry Nichols
    • Edited by: Rob Dietz, Alex Green, Alexander Koutzoukis
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer, Bill Hare, Chris Harrison, Dave Sperandio
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Runner-up: Wide Awake, Black to Gold

    • Produced, tracked & edited by: Connor Martin
    • Mixed by: Connor Martin, Jill Clark, Angela Ugolini, Jacob Tourjeman
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio (Vocal Mastering)

     

Best Pop EP

  • Winner: Momentum, The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)

    • Produced by: Shams Ahmed
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Runner-up: Indigo, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)

    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

Best Pop Song

  • Winner: "Hallucinate" from Momentum, The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)

    • Produced, tracked, edited & mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Runner-up: "Tears of Gold" from Made To Fly, OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)

    • Produced by: J.D. Frizzell, Robert Dietz
    • Tracked by: J.D. Frizzell
    • Edited by: Plaid Productions
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Vocal Mastering

     

Best R&B Album or EP

  • Winner: A Cappella Academy 2022, A Cappella Academy

    • Edited by: Chris Juengel, Quinn D'Andrea
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Runner-up: Flip Intro, Armand Hutton

    • Produced by: Armand Hutton
    • Tracked by: Armand Hutton, Bobby Holland, Butterscotch, Nkosie Hospas, Koosje, Samuel Lóia, Sean Simmonds, Rudy Currence, Gabe Kunda, Demetrius “Hero” Simms, Elliott Robinson, Chris Hunter, Tony Shepperd, Darius Smith, Darion Alexander
    • Edited by: Armand Hutton
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

     

Best R&B Song

  • Winner: "Hard Place" from Lucid, Opportunes (Harvard University)

    • Produced by: Eric Tarlin, Ben Dreier, Eliot Min
    • Tracked & edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

     

  • Runner-up: "Altitude", Nomadic

    • Tracked by: Archana Gopal, Kyle Hogan, and Isaiah Carter
    • Edited by: Archana Gopal
    • Mixed by: Peter Yang
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare for Bill Hare Productions

     

Best Religious Album or EP

  • Winner: Acappella 40, Acappella

    • Produced by: Keith Lancaster, Anthony Lancaster & Melissa Lancaster
    • Tracked by: Luke Coles
    • Edited by: Melissa Lancaster, Ryan Smith & Luke Coles
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

     

  • Runner-up: A Level Higher, Radiance Acapella

    • Produced by: Riffi Wacho

     

Best Religious Song

  • Winner: "Ochila x Meloch", Y-Studs A Cappella

    • Tracked by: Cory Hecht
    • Edited by: Connor Martin
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Runner-up: "I Believe" from Vol. 2: Covered, 7th Element

    • Produced by: 7th Element
    • Tracked by: Aaron Gandia
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Darren Rust

     

Best Rock Album or EP

  • Winner: All Aboard, Hullabahoos (University of Virginia)

    • Produced by: James Gammon
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

     

  • Runner-up: Paint it, Black, The Hofbeats (Hofstra University)

    • Produced by: The Hofbeats
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Michael O'Malley
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

     

Best Rock Song

  • Winner: "Why" from After Forever, The Funx

    • Produced, tracked & edited by: Rob Dietz
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Runner-up: "Paint It, Black" from Paint it, Black, The Hofbeats (Hofstra University)

    • Produced by: The Hofbeats
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Michael O'Malley
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

     

Best Show Tunes / Soundtrack / Theme Song

  • Winner: "A Medley of Black Television Theme Songs" from Flip Intro, Armand Hutton

    • Produced by: Armand Hutton
    • Tracked by: Armand Hutton, Sean Simmonds, Rudy Currence, Gabe Kunda, Demetrius “Hero” Simms, Elliott Robinson, Chris Hunter, Tony Shepperd, Darius Smith, Darion Alexander
    • Edited by: Armand Hutton
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

     

  • Runner-up: "Surface Pressure", Backtrack

    • Tracked by: Craig Simonetti, Melissa Jordano, Mike Hinkle, Chrissy Aloisio, Dave Klodowski
    • Edited & mixed by: Craig Simonetti
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

Continental Awards

Best African Album or EP

  • Winner: A Level Higher, Radiance Acapella

    • Produced by: Riffi Wacho

     

  • Runner-up: Nkuku Na Rice, Onyx Music Group

    • Produced by: Joash Siazilo

     

Best Asian Album

  • Winner: Mikol Ahavati, Quinta and a Half

    • Produced by: Guy Vaingarten

     

Best European Album

  • Winner: Ma beviamo Caffè, Vocal Boutique

    • Produced by: Vocal Boutique, Erik Bosio
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Erik Bosio

     

  • Runner-up: Songs From Here, Ardú

    • Produced by: Shams Ahmed
    • Tracked by: Ciarán Kelly
    • Edited by: Connor Martin
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini & Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

Best European EP

  • Winner: Footprints, Postyr

    • Tracked by: Kristoffer Fynbo Thorning, The Hide Out Studio and POSTYR
    • Edited by: Kristoffer Fynbo Thorning, Lars Reker, The Hideout Studio
    • Mixed by: Kristoffer Fynbo Thorning, Morten Vinther, Aske Bode and POSTYR
    • Mastered by: Brian Mørk Hansen

     

  • Runner-up: Haze, Out Of The Blue (Oxford University)

    • Produced & tracked by: Dan Heathcote
    • Edited by: Zach Toom, Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Nick Girard, Ed Boyer, Bill Hare
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

Original Music Awards

Best Original Song by a Non-Scholastic Group

  • Winner: Phoebe Katis: "Until Next Time" from Until Next Time, The Swingles ft. Phoebe Katis

    • Produced by: The Swingles & Phoebe Katis (collaboration)
    • Tracked by: Tim Bazell, Fia Yana
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Max Hunter
    • Mastered by: Will Quinnell

     

  • Runner-up: Ariel Arbisser, Nate Tao, Harry Nichols, Rob Dietz, and Crawford Doran: "Medicine" from After Forever, The Funx

    • Produced & tracked by: Rob Dietz
    • Edited by: Alex Green
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

Best Original Song by a Scholastic Group

  • Winner: Kristen Noble: "Losing Game" from Stuck In Your Head, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)

    • Produced by: Gary Stroh
    • Tracked & edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed by: Carl Taylor
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Runner-up: Aspen Stuart-Cunningham: "Lie To Me", Counterpoint (Stanford University)

    • Tracked by: Elena Georgieva
    • Edited by: Ted Trembinski
    • Mixed by: Elena Georgieva
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

Outstanding Professional Composition
 for a Scholastic Group

  • Honorable Mention: Will Cabaniss, Tracy Robertson, Unfold: "What Else" from A Cappella Academy 2022, Unfold (A Cappella Academy)

     

Non-Scholastic and Professional Arrangement Awards

Best Non-Scholastic Arrangement

  • Winner: Isaiah Carter: "Altitude", Nomadic

    • Tracked by: Archana Gopal, Kyle Hogan, and Isaiah Carter
    • Edited by: Archana Gopal
    • Mixed by: Peter Yang
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare for Bill Hare Productions

     

  • Runner-up: N'Namdi Bryant: "Yah Mo B There" from Vol. 2: Covered, 7th Element ft. N'Namdi Bryant

    • Produced by: 7th Element, N'Namdi Bryant
    • Tracked by: Aaron Gandia
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Darren Rust
    • Other credits: Diego DeJesus--Vocal Percussion

     

Best Professional Arrangement for a Collegiate Group

  • Winner: Elliot Von Wendt: "Titivating", Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)

    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Runner-up: Isaiah Carter: "Bounce Back" from Current, Treble on Huntington (Northeastern University)

    • Produced by: Angela Ugolini
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

Best Professional Arrangement for a High School Group

  • Winner: Tehillah Alphonso: "Levitating" from Legacy, Forte (Centerville High School)

    • Produced by: Shams Ahmed, Ben Spalding, Kelly Korpusik
    • Tracked by: Justin Crichfield & Shams Ahmed
    • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

     

  • Runner-up: Robert Dietz: "Here Comes The Sun" from Made To Fly, OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)

    • Produced by: J.D. Frizzell, Robert Dietz
    • Tracked by: J.D. Frizzell
    • Edited by: Plaid Productions
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Vocal Mastering

     

Best Professional Arrangement for a Non-Scholastic Group

  • Winner: Aaron Dale: "The Bells of Notre Dame/Out There Medley" from Ringmasters IV, Ringmasters (Stockholms Musikgymnasium)

    • Produced by: Theregoat Studios
    • Tracked by: Rasmus Krigström, Jakob Stenberg, Emanuel Roll, Didier Linder
    • Edited & mixed by: Emanuel Roll
    • Mastered by: Hoffe Stannow at Cosmos Mastering

     

  • Runner-up: Mark Kibble: "What the World Needs Now is Love" from Vol. 2: Covered, 7th Element

    • Produced by: 7th Element, David Thomas
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Darren Rust
    • Other credits: Vocal Percussion Curt Greene

     

Semi-Professional / Post-Collegiate Awards

Best Semi-Professional / Post-Collegiate Album or EP

  • Winner: Mellem Linjerne (Between the Lines), Lyt

    • Produced by: Henrik Birk Aaboe, Tine Fris-Ronsfeld and Christian Fris-Ronsfeld
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Henrik Birk Aaboe

 

  • Runner-up: Nkuku Na Rice, Onyx Music Group

    • Produced by: Joash Siazilo

     

  • Best Semi-Professional / Post-Collegiate Song

    • Winner: "Leave The Door Open", Red Letter Daze

      • Produced, tracked & edited by: Emily Drum
      • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini
      • Mastered by: Bill Hare

       

    • Runner-up: "It's Gonna Be Me", Philly Accents

      • Produced, tracked, edited & mixed by: David Shane
      • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

       

    Collaborative and Solo Performer Awards

    Best Collaborative / Studio Project Song

    • Winner: "A Medley of Black Television Theme Songs" from Flip Intro, Armand Hutton

      • Produced & edited by: Armand Hutton
      • Tracked by: Armand Hutton, Sean Simmonds, Rudy Currence, Gabe Kunda, Demetrius “Hero” Simms, Elliott Robinson, Chris Hunter, Tony Shepperd, Darius Smith, Darion Alexander
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    • Runner-up: "Happier Than Ever" from Prevaill, Tufts University Beelzebubs (Tufts University)

      • Produced, tracked & edited by: Plaid Productions
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Bill Hare

       

    Best Song by a Solo Performer

    • Winner: Danny Olefsky: "Rise", zedarius

      • Produced by: Danny Olefsky
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio of Vocal Mastering
      • Other credits: Arrangement support - Johnny DelToro

       

    • Runner-up: Armand Hutton: "Yo Home to Bel-Air" from Flip Intro, Armand Hutton

      • Produced, tracked & edited by: Armand Hutton
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    Scholastic Awards

    Best High School Album or EP

    • Winner: A Cappella Academy 2022, A Cappella Academy

      • Edited by: Chris Juengel, Quinn D'Andrea
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

       

    • Runner-up (TIE): Legacy, Forte (Centerville High School)

      • Produced by: Ben Spalding & Kelly Korpusik & Shams Ahmed
      • Tracked by: Justin Crichfield & Shams Ahmed
      • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    • Runner-up (TIE): Made To Fly, OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)

      • Produced by: J.D. Frizzell, Robert Dietz
      • Tracked by: J.D. Frizzell
      • Edited by: Plaid Productions
      • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini
      • Mastered by: Vocal Mastering

       

    Best High School Arrangement

    • Winner: Allie Fosnot, Natalie Anderson, Leah Marucci, and Sierra Clarke: "Skate" from 222, Southside Acappella (Central Bucks High School South)

      • Tracked by: Allie Fosnot and Sarah Luglio
      • Edited & mixed by: Connor Martin, Martin Music Productions
      • Mastered by: Eric Scholz, Eric Scholz Productions

       

    • Runner-up: Joe Long, Annabelle Johnson: "Save Your Tears" from 222, Southside Acappella (Central Bucks High School South)
      • Tracked by: Allie Fosnot and Sarah Luglio
      • Edited & mixed by: Connor Martin, Martin Music Productions
      • Mastered by: Eric Scholz, Eric Scholz Productions

       

    Best High School Solo

    • Winner: Matthew Richards: "Falling", Blue Print (Flower Mound High School)

      • Tracked by: Mel Daneke & Nicky Brenner
      • Produced & edited by: Mel Daneke
      • Mixed & mastered by: Mel Daneke & Dave Sperandio

       

    • Runner-up: Lily Holiga: "Dancing On My Own" from Legacy, Forte (Centerville High School)

      • Produced by: Shams Ahmed, Ben Spalding, Kelly Korpusik
      • Tracked by: Justin Crichfield, Shams Ahmed
      • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    Best High School Song

    • Winner: "Gold", Shades of Blue (Hilliard Bradley High School)

      • Produced by: Jeremy Witt and Kelsey Burkett
      • Tracked by: Phil Nagy
      • Edited by: Plaid Productions
      • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    • Runner-up: "Scars to Your Beautiful" from Made To Fly, OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)

      • Produced by: J.D. Frizzell, Robert Dietz
      • Tracked by: J.D. Frizzell
      • Edited by: Plaid Productions
      • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini
      • Mastered by: Vocal Mastering

       

    Best Lower Voices Collegiate Album or EP

    • Winner: Prevaill, Tufts University Beelzebubs (Tufts University)

      • Produced, tracked & edited by: Plaid Productions
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Bill Hare

       

    • Runner-up: Thrill of the Chase, Juxtaposition (Virginia Tech)

      • Produced by: James Gammon Productions

       

    Best Lower Voices Collegiate Arrangement

    • Winner: Dijuan Gilbert: "Erase Me" from Thrill of the Chase, Juxtaposition (Virginia Tech)

      • Produced by: James Gammon Productions

       

    • Runner-up: Matt Chiu: "Let's Go Crazy" from Prevaill, Tufts University Beelzebubs (Tufts University)

      • Produced, tracked & edited by: Plaid Productions
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Bill Hare

       

    Best Lower Voices Collegiate Solo

    • Winner: Matt Chiu: "Oh! Darling" from Prevaill, Tufts University Beelzebubs (Tufts University)

      • Produced, tracked & edited by: Plaid Productions
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Bill Hare

       

    • Runner-up: Jalon Daniels: "Youngblood" from All Aboard, Hullabahoos (University of Virginia)

      • Produced by: James Gammon
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    Best Lower Voices Collegiate Song

    • Winner: "Let's Go Crazy" from Prevaill, Tufts University Beelzebubs (Tufts University)

      • Produced, tracked & edited by: Plaid Productions
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Bill Hare

       

    • Runner-up: "Erase Me" from Thrill of the Chase, Juxtaposition (Virginia Tech)

      • Produced by: James Gammon Productions

       

    Best Mixed Collegiate Album or EP

    • Winner: Momentum, The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)

      • Produced by: Shams Ahmed
      • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Angela Ugolini
      • Mastered by: Bill Hare

       

    • Runner-up: Lucid, Opportunes (Harvard University)

      • Produced by: Eric Tarlin, Ben Dreier, Eliot Min
      • Tracked & edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement

    • Winner: Hirsh Sisodia, Eliot Min, Carly Tiras, and Eric Tarlin: "All For Us" from Lucid, Opportunes (Harvard University)

      • Produced by: Eric Tarlin, Ben Dreier, Eliot Min
      • Tracked & edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    • Runner-up:Oscar Hall and Maxwell Addae: "Favorite Time of Year", Upper Structure (Berklee College of Music)

      • Produced, tracked, mixed & mastered by: Harold Jenkins
      • Tracked by: Maxwell Addae and Oscar Hall

       

    Best Mixed Collegiate Solo

    • Winner: Devon Gates: "Hard Place" from Lucid, Opportunes (Harvard University)

      • Produced by: Eric Tarlin, Ben Dreier, Eliot Min
      • Tracked & edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    • Runner-up: Avery Rudd: "Paint It, Black" from Paint it, Black, The Hofbeats (Hofstra University)

      • Produced by: The Hofbeats
      • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Michael O'Malley
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    Best Mixed Collegiate Song

    • Winner: "All For Us" from Lucid, Opportunes (Harvard University)

      • Produced by: Eric Tarlin, Ben Dreier, Eliot Min
      • Tracked & edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    • Runner-up: "Magic" from Momentum, The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)

      • Produced, tracked, edited & mixed by: Angela Ugolini
      • Mastered by: Bill Hare

       

    Best Upper Voices Collegiate Album or EP

    • Winner: Indigo, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)

      • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Eric Scholz

       


    • Runner-up: Couches & Crosswalks
      , Jackson Jills (Tufts University)

      • Produced, tracked & edited by: Alexander Koutzoukis and Alex Green (Plaid Productions)
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    Best Upper Voices Collegiate Arrangement

    • Winner: Abby Sommers and Sarah Cody: "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", Jackson Jills (Tufts University)

      • Produced, tracked & edited by: Alexander Koutzoukis and Alex Green (Plaid Productions)
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    • Runner-up: Ellis Riggsbee: "If You Leave" from Somewhere Between, Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

      • Produced by: Pablo Vega, Elliana Alexander, Cho Nikoi, Ellis Riggsbee, Everette Oxrider
      • Tracked & mixed by: Pablo Vega
      • Edited by: Pablo Vega with Hannah Tobias, Jill Clark, Shannon McNulty, and Johnny DelToro
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

    Best Upper Voices Collegiate Solo

    • Winner: Ava Mastroianni: "Paranoia Purple", Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)

      • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Connor Martin
      • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

       

    • Runner-up: Sara Underwood: "Back To Black" from Tears Dry, BluesTones (James Madison University)

      • Produced by: James Gammon Productions

       

    Best Upper Voices Collegiate Song

    • Winner: "Babybird" from Indigo, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)

      • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Eric Scholz

       

    • Runner-up (TIE): "Give It Up", Treble on Huntington (Northeastern University)

      • Produced, tracked, edited & mixed by: Angela Ugolini
      • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

       

    • Runner-up (TIE): "Flesh & Bone" from Couches & Crosswalks, Jackson Jills (Tufts University)

      • Produced, tracked & edited by: Alexander Koutzoukis and Alex Green (Plaid Productions)
      • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
      • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio

       

     


    As always, thanks to everyone who submitted, and a huge thank you to all the judges who lent their ears and expertise!

    The 2023 CARA committee was: Jessica Chen, Eion Blanchard, Ian Wolfe, Shane Ardell, Thomas (TeKay) King, and Alexander Koutzoukis.

    A huge thank you again to all of the nominators, judges and committee members who put in hours of work to make sure all submissions were considered fairly and equally.

    CARAs Team

    • Jessica Chen, Director of Awards
    • Ian Wolfe
    • Eion Blanchard
    • Alexander Koutzoukis
    • TeKay
    • Shane Ardell

    2023 Nominators & Judges

    • Brian Alexander
    • Joe Antonioli
    • Dom Otto Asis
    • Jenna Barbieri
    • Erik Bosio
    • Kurt Boutin
    • Andrew Bowen
    • Brandon Burgess
    • Dan Campagna
    • Nathan Cave
    • Krina Cayabyab
    • Joe Cerutti
    • Becca Crivello
    • Mel Daneke
    • Gina Deaton
    • J-M Erlendson
    • Estrella Fedriani
    • Andrea Figallo
    • Dan Fister
    • Evan Fraser
    • Anna Gann
    • Bobby Georges
    • Justin Glodich
    • Jennifer Gordon
    • Jessica Gottdank
    • Erin Hackel
    • Tammy Heinsohn
    • Monty Hill
    • Melody Hine
    • Robert Hooper
    • Ed Howard
    • Angela Huang
    • Tony Huerta
    • Susan Ives
    • Sydney Jarvis
    • Michael Kolinksy
    • Ollie Lambert
    • Joel Levitz
    • Connor Martin
    • Hiro Matsubara
    • Emily Melton
    • Yassee Mohebbi
    • Paola Munda
    • Tyler Nordin
    • Dom Otto Asis
    • Ryan Pittner
    • Anthony Pulido
    • David Ragg
    • Giorgia Renosto
    • Borna Riazi
    • Avery Roberts
    • Robert Roman
    • Nathan Rusli
    • Michael Severino
    • Deke Sharon
    • Alex Siegers
    • Evertone Siwela
    • Alex Smith
    • Jon Smith
    • Ruben Smits
    • Gregory St Germain
    • Betsy Stambach-Fuller
    • Gary Stroh
    • Luke Thomas
    • Andrea Trevisi
    • Angela Ugolini
    • Rachel Walker Mason
    • Nason Werth
    • Luke Wroblewski