2025 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards Results

By Jessica Chen | April 13, 2025

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: alpha, Algorhythm
    • Produced by: Nathan Cave
    • Tracked by: Algorhythm
    • Edited & mixed by: Nathan Cave, Oscar Darwin
    • Mastered by: Nathan Cave
  • Runner-up: No Place Like, hachajah
    • Produced by: Charith Peris
    • Edited & mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Scholastic Debut Album or EP

  • Winner: don't you understand?, Wootton Acatonics (Thomas S. Wootton High School)
    • Produced, tracked & mixed by: Jill Clark (Jill Clark Productions)
    • Edited by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: We Are, Iron Maidens and Pitch Black (Harker Heights High School)
    • Produced, tracked & mixed by: Mel Daneke (Viridian Productions)
    • Edited by: Mel Daneke (Viridian Productions) and Jordan Roll
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
    • Other credits: Katherine Bodor (Arranger), Connor Martin (Arranger)

Genre Nominations

Best Alternative/Indie Album or EP

  • Winner: Salvation, Sigma'cappella (Hofstra University)
    • Produced & tracked by: Eleni Constantinides
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Michael O'Malley
  • Runner-up: Rustycappella&friends, Vol. IV, RustyCappella&Friends
    • Produced by: Rusty Epstein
    • Tracked by: Rusty Epstein, and additional self-tracking by some vocalists
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Rusty Epstein

Best Alternative Song

  • Winner: "Me in 20 Years" from FUSE, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Edited by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions) and Jill Clark (Jill Clark Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: "Glory Box" from Take One, LowKey
    • Produced by: Felix Dickenson
    • Tracked by: Emily Pulford & Felix Dickenson
    • Edited by: Felix Dickenson, Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mixed by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Barbershop Album or EP

  • Winner: Reasons, Kohl Kitzmiller
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Kohl Kitzmiller
  • Runner-up: When You Believe, Lady A Cappella
    • Produced by: Nathan Johnston - Johnston Music

Best Barbershop Song

  • Winner: "Orange Colored Sky" from Reasons, Kohl Kitzmiller
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Kohl Kitzmiller
  • Runner-up: "9 to 5" from When You Believe, Lady A Cappella
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Nathan Johnston - Johnston Music

Best Classical Album

  • Winner: Northern Lights, Zero8
    • Produced & edited by: Mats Helgesson & Rasmus Krigström
    • Tracked, mixed & mastered by: Mats Helgesson
    • Other credits: Immersive mix by Markus Gustafson

Best Classical Song

  • Winner: "Die Nacht ist vorgedrungen" from Schöner Schein, maybebop
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Lukas Teske
  • Runner-up: "Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?" from Northern Lights, Zero8
    • Produced & edited by: Mats Helgesson & Rasmus Krigström
    • Tracked, mixed & mastered by: Mats Helgesson
    • Other credits: Immersive mix by Markus Gustafson

Best Country Song

  • Winner: "Ain't My Fault" from Mississippi Party, The Voices (Pearl River Community College)
    • Produced by: Wilson Smith
    • Tracked by: Henry Rhodes, Sean Murphy
    • Edited by: Henry Rhodes, Sam Baker
    • Mixed by: Sam Baker
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: "Something in the Orange" from Washed Up, Hullabahoos (University of Virginia)
    • Mixed & mastered by: James Gammon (James Gammon Productions)
    • Edited by: Ted Trembinski

Best Disco Song

  • Winner: "On the Radio / Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", Musae
    • Produced by: Musae, Mel Daneke (Viridian Productions)
    • Tracked by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions), Mel Daneke (Viridian Productions), Jessie Litiwn, Lily Thompson, Johanna Vinson
    • Edited by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions) and Mel Daneke (Viridian Productions)
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
    • Other credits: Audio and VP FX production Mel Daneke (Viridian Productions)
  • Runner-up: "I Want Love" from XXV, All-Night Yahtzee (Florida State University)
    • Produced by: Alejo Rodriguez
    • Tracked by: Joshua Emmanuelli, Alejo Rodriguez
    • Edited by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Electronic/Experimental Album or EP

  • Winner: When the Lights Are On, I Know You, BLOOM (Utah Valley University)
    • Produced by: Jerick Rose
    • Tracked by: Jerick Rose, Sicily Poulter
    • Edited by: Emily Drum
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up: XXV, All-Night Yahtzee (Florida State University)
    • Tracked by: Alejo Rodriguez, Joshua Emmanuelli
    • Edited by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions), Alejo Rodriguez
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions), Alejo Rodriguez
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Electronic Song

  • Winner: "Toy" from alpha, Algorhythm
    • Produced by: Nathan Cave
    • Tracked by: Algorhythm
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Nathan Cave
  • Runner-up: "Fallen Alien" from When the Lights Are On, I Know You, BLOOM (Utah Valley University)
    • Produced by: Jerick Rose
    • Tracked by: Jerick Rose, Sicily Poulter
    • Edited by: Emily Drum
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Experimental Song

  • Winner: "Fallen Alien" from When the Lights Are On, I Know You, BLOOM (Utah Valley University)
    • Produced by: Jerick Rose
    • Tracked by: Jerick Rose, Sicily Poulter
    • Edited by: Emily Drum
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up: "Wizards In Winter A Cappella", Ferny Bass
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Ferny Bass

Best Folk Song

  • Winner: "Golden Slumbers" from Woven, The Apex Singers
    • Produced by: Ollie Lambert, Co-produced by Edward Randell
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Ollie Lambert
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Lyrics by Thomas Dekker
  • Runner-up: "House of the Rising Sun", Sound Off A Cappella
    • Produced, tracked & mixed by: Jill Clark (Jill Clark Productions)
    • Edited by: Jill Clark (Jill Clark Productions) & Chris Brody
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Folk/Traditional Album or EP

  • Winner: Woven, The Apex Singers
    • Produced by: Ollie Lambert, Co-produced by Edward Randell
    • Tracked & edited by: Ollie Lambert
    • Mixed by: Ollie Lambert
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Lyrics by Thomas Dekker, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, Lord Byron - Original Lyrics by Niamh Feeney Music, Ollie Lambert, Emily Tandy
  • Runner-up: MAS CRI CRI, Voz En Punto
    • Produced by: JOSE GALVAN
    • Tracked by: VOZ EN PUNTO, SC.
    • Edited by: ESTUDIO FABRICA DE EXITOS, Alex Abara, Orson Ramírez.
    • Mixed by: ESTUDIO FABRICA DE EXITOS, Alex Abara.
    • Mastered by: ESTUDIO FABRICA DE EXITOS, Orson Ramírez.
    • Other credits: Bajo el permiso de GabSol, Arreglos vocales: Jose Galvan, VOZ EN PUNTO: Mariana Cailly, Vanessa Millan, Sonia Solorzano, Sergio Quiroz, Luis Martinez, Jose Galvan., Invitados (México canta Cri Cri): Mario Ivan Martinez, Edgar Vivar, Eyder, Crystal, Horacio Franco, Tiburcio Gabilondo.

Best Funk Song

  • Winner: "Tell Me Something Good", Duwendé
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Duwendé
  • Runner-up: "CUFF IT" from Hats Off, The Brown Derbies (Brown University)
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Global Album or EP

  • Winner: Live in Aarhus, Vocal Line
    • Produced by: Joakim Jull Ludvigsen, Jens Johansen, Tine Fris-Ronsfeld and Gunnar Sigfusson
    • Tracked by: Morten Bak
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Joakim Jull Ludvigsen
  • Runner-up: Junoon, Dhamakapella
    • Produced by: Dhamakapella
    • Tracked by: Breakthrough Sounds L.L.C.
    • Edited & mixed by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
    • Other credits: Reina Samuel, Harshini Somisetty, Anirudh Raghuvir, and Juniper Duncan

Best Global Song

  • Winner: "Fireflies" from 2023, Atlås (A Cappella Academy)
    • Tracked by: Shams Ahmed
    • Edited by: Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: "Riu Riu Chiu", Business Casual
    • Tracked by: Roshun Alur
    • Edited by: Rafael Carneiro
    • Mixed & mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Hip-Hop Song

  • Winner: "Priorities" from Better To Be, Skyline Blues (Ann Arbor Skyline High School)
    • Produced by: Lindsay CieChanski, Hayla Alawi, Voices Only Productions
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Voices Only Productions
  • Runner-up: "Toy" from alpha, Algorhythm
    • Tracked by: Algorhythm
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Nathan Cave

Best Holiday Album or EP

  • Winner: Schöner Schein, maybebop
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Lukas Teske
    • Mastered by: Christoph Hiller
  • Runner-up: Incarnate God, Acappella Praise & Harmony
    • Produced by: Keith Lancaster
    • Tracked by: Melissa Lancaster, Will Coleson, Ryan Smith
    • Edited by: Melissa Lancaster, Kristen Haddon, Ryan Smith
    • Mixed & mastered by: Melissa Lancaster
    • Other credits: Assistant Music Director: Dr. Mike Rogers

Best Holiday Song

  • Winner: "Riu Riu Chiu", Business Casual
    • Tracked by: Roshun Alur
    • Edited by: Rafael Carneiro
    • Mixed & mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up: "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" from Pipeline Xmas, Pipeline Vocal Project
    • Produced by: Alfredo Austin and Lisa Hawkins
    • Tracked & edited by: Alfredo Austin
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Paul Kaleka

Best Humor Song

  • Winner: "Welcome to My Parents' House", Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Produced by: Fundamentally Sound
    • Tracked & edited by: Niko Tutland
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio (Vocal Mastering)
  • Runner-up: "Matza Mia! An ABBA Passover", Six13
    • Produced by: Mike Boxer
    • Tracked by: Six13 (Mike Boxer, Carl Haber, Eitan Hiller, Lior Melnick, Chaim Moskowitz, Craig Resmovits, Nathaniel Ribner, Josh Sauer, Mordy Weinstein)
    • Edited by: Jeff Eames
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Indie Song

  • Winner: "Alone With My Thoughts" from Until Then, Aquapella (University of Bath)
    • Produced by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Tracked by: Michael Colman & Douglas Lloyd (Aquapella)
    • Edited by: Jonny Stewart (The AC Product)
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up: "am i not enough for now?" from 2023, SOULAR (A Cappella Academy)
    • Tracked by: Tehillah Alphonso
    • Edited by: Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Jazz Album or EP

  • Winner: Fascinating Futuristic Rhythm, SKETY
    • Produced by: Soundsgate
    • Tracked by: Sono Records, Faust Records, Soundsgate Records
    • Edited by: Petr Wajsar
    • Mixed & mastered by: Erik Bosio
  • Runner-up: moon sessions vol. 1, Moon Sessions
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Marwan Ramen

Best Jazz/Big Band Song

  • Winner: "Fascinating Futuristic Rhythm" from Fascinating Futuristic Rhythm, SKETY
    • Produced by: Soundsgate
    • Tracked by: Faust records, Soundsgate studio
    • Edited by: Petr Wajsar
    • Mixed & mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Other credits: Alice Bauer / vocalese lyrics
  • Runner-up: "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" from Theatreland, The Swingles
    • Produced & tracked by: Jon Smith
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Nancy Conforti

Best Latin Song

  • Winner: "Riu Riu Chiu", Business Casual
    • Tracked by: Roshun Alur
    • Edited by: Rafael Carneiro
    • Mixed & mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up: "From the Start" from There's a Light, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
    • Produced by: Gary Stroh & Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Tracked & edited by: Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mixed by: Carl Taylor (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Pop Album

  • Winner: RN FM, Ransom Notes (University of Chicago)
    • Produced & edited by: Wonyoung Jang
    • Tracked by: Jared Pollard; Wonyoung Jang
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up: XXV, All-Night Yahtzee (Florida State University)
    • Tracked by: Alejo Rodriguez, Joshua Emmanuelli
    • Edited by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions), Alejo Rodriguez
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions), Alejo Rodriguez
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Pop EP

  • Winner: green, Vocalight
    • Produced by: Ben Spalding
    • Tracked by: Natalie DiPietro
    • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: Part of the Fun, Backtrack Vocals
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Craig Simonetti
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Pop Song

  • Winner: "Fireflies" from 2023, Atlås (A Cappella Academy)
    • Tracked by: Shams Ahmed
    • Edited by: Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: "Youngblood", BLACKOUT
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Peter Yang
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best R&B Song

  • Winner: "Jaguar" from SUPERSONIC, The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Elijah Thomas, Allie Fosnot, Will Liu
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: "Queen" from XXV, All-Night Yahtzee (Florida State University)
    • Produced by: Alejo Rodriguez
    • Tracked by: Joshua Emmanuelli, Alejo Rodriguez
    • Edited by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Religious Album or EP

  • Winner: IGNITION, J209
    • Produced by: David Allen
    • Tracked & edited by: David Allen, Jimmy Mohlman
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Executive Producers: Garin & Kristin Hess
  • Runner-up: In Every Thought, Vocal Point (Brigham Young University)
    • Produced by: Carson Trautman
    • Tracked by: Carson Trautman, McKay Crockett
    • Edited by: Carson Trautman, McKay Crockett, Sterling Stowell
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Troy Sales

Best Religious Song

  • Winner: "Trenches" from In Every Thought, Vocal Point (Brigham Young University)
    • Produced, tracked & edited by: Carson Trautman
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Troy Sales
  • Runner-up (TIE): "El Maleh Rachamim (God full of Mercy)", Total Vocal
    • Produced by: Nachum Slutzker
    • Tracked by: Kobi Farhi
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Matan Kaufman
    • Other credits: Baruch Berliner’s Genesis International Project, Arranger: Kineret Erez
  • Runner-up (TIE): "Fire" from IGNITION, J209
    • Tracked by: David Allen, Jimmy Mohlman
    • Edited by: David Allen
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Rock Song

  • Winner: "Youngblood", BLACKOUT
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Peter Yang
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: "House of the Rising Sun", Sound Off A Cappella
    • Produced, tracked & mixed by: Jill Clark (Jill Clark Productions)
    • Edited by: Jill Clark (Jill Clark Productions) & Chris Brody
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Show Tunes Song

  • Winner: "Aquarius" from Theatreland, The Swingles ft. Roshani Abbey
    • Produced & tracked by: Jon Smith
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Nancy Conforti
  • Runner-up: "Legally Blonde: The Medley", Black to Gold
    • Tracked & edited by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Soundtrack/Theme Song

  • Winner: "Ghostbusters", The Bass Gang ft. Peter Hollens
    • Produced by: Marwan Ayman, Peter Barber, Bobby Bass, Tomi P
    • Tracked & edited by: Marwan Ayman, Peter Barber, Bobby Bass, Tomi P, Peter Hollens, Isaiah Carter
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Vocal Percussion by Isaiah Carter
  • Runner-up: "My Heart Will Go On", ChoirCo
    • Produced by: Erin McCullough
    • Tracked by: Erin McCullough, Ian Hansen
    • Edited & mixed by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Sholz

Best Traditional Song

  • Winner: "Riu Riu Chiu", Business Casual
    • Tracked by: Roshun Alur
    • Edited by: Rafael Carneiro
    • Mixed & mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up: "El Maleh Rachamim (God full of Mercy)", Total Vocal
    • Produced by: Nachum Slutzker
    • Tracked by: Kobi Farhi
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Matan Kaufman
    • Other credits: Baruch Berliner’s Genesis International Project, Arranger: Kineret Erez

Continental Nominations

Best Asian Album or EP

  • Winner: R&B Night with The Island Voices, The Island Voices
    • Produced & edited by: Owen Li & Benjamin E. Yeo
    • Tracked by: Mark Albers
    • Mixed by: Benjamin E. Yeo
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up: Radiance. - Four Pieces on Visual Perception - for 6 Voices a Cappella, suisai
    • Produced by: suisai
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Ryu and suisai
    • Mastered by: Komei

Best European Album

  • Winner: Theatreland, The Swingles
    • Produced & tracked by: Jon Smith
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Max Hunter, Christopher Given Harrison, Ed Boyer, Ilkka Herkman, Erik Bosio
    • Mastered by: Nancy Conforti
    • Other credits: Co-produced by Imogen Parry & Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson. Arrangers for the album are: Jon Smith, Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson, Imogen Parry, Tom Hartley, Mallika Bhagwat, Ward Swingle, Rob Dietz, Clare Wheeler, Jamey Ray, Mark Williams, Tom Anderson / Random Notes, Darmon Meader, Edward Randell.
  • Runner-up: Woven, The Apex Singers
    • Produced by: Ollie Lambert, Co-produced by Edward Randell
    • Tracked, edited, & mixed by: Ollie Lambert
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Lyrics by Thomas Dekker, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, Lord Byron - Original Lyrics by Niamh Feeney Music, Ollie Lambert, Emily Tandy

Best European EP

  • Winner: Live in Aarhus, Vocal Line
    • Produced by: Joakim Jull Ludvigsen, Jens Johansen, Tine Fris-Ronsfeld and Gunnar Sigfusson
    • Tracked by: Morten Bak
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Joakim Jull Ludvigsen
  • Runner-up: Spiraler, Syng Selected
    • Produced by: Morten Vinther Sørensen, Niels Jensen, Syng Selected
    • Tracked by: Morten Vinther Sørensen
    • Edited & mixed by: Morten Vinther Sørensen, Niels Jensen
    • Mastered by: Emil Thomsen
    • Other credits: Written by: Morten Vinther Sørensen, Ingo Stahl, Magnus Lau Ovesen. Freja Keitum, Tara Juhler

Original Music Nominations

Best Original Song by a Non-Scholastic Composer

  • Winner: Ingo Stahl, Syng Selected: "Over You" from Spiraler, Syng Selected
    • Produced & mixed by: Niels Jensen
    • Tracked by: Morten Vinther Sørensen
    • Edited by: Niels Jensen, Morten Vinther Sørensen
    • Mastered by: Emil Thomsen
  • Runner-up: hachajah / Charith Peris: "Colombo Sky" from No Place Like, hachajah
    • Edited & mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Original Song by a Scholastic Composer

  • Winner: Marianna Young: "Risky Business" from There's a Light, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
    • Produced by: Gary Stroh & Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Tracked & edited by: Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mixed by: Carl Taylor (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: Sabine Salnave: "Vertigo" from Overflow, Cadenza (University of Chicago)
    • Produced & tracked by: Will Cabaniss
    • Edited by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions), Will Cabaniss
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Non-Scholastic and Professional Arrangement Nominations

Best Non-Scholastic Arrangement

  • Winner: Nathan Cave, Rosa Witts: "Toy" from alpha, Algorhythm
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Nathan Cave
    • Tracked by: Algorhythm
  • Runner-up: Jon Smith: "Aquarius" from Theatreland, The Swingles ft. Roshani Abbey
    • Produced & tracked by: Jon Smith
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Nancy Conforti

Best Professional Arrangement for a Non-Scholastic Group

  • Winner: Tom Anderson: "Hear My Song - Songs for a New World" from Theatreland, The Swingles
    • Produced & tracked by: Jon Smith
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Nancy Conforti
  • Runner-up: Indra Tedjasukmana: "Rootless Tree" from Part Of Us, VOCANO
    • Tracked, mixed & mastered by: Amps Factory Studios
    • Edited by: Michael Blessing, Stefan Schulz, Roland Schneider

Best Professional Arrangement for a Collegiate Group

  • Winner: Isaiah Carter: "Sweet & Sour" from SUPERSONIC, The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Will Liu, Elijah Thomas, Allie Fosnot
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: Elliott von Wendt: "Looking at Me" from FUSE, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked by: Jill Clark (Jill Clark Productions)
    • Edited & mixed by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Professional Arrangement for a High School Group

  • Winner: Will Cabaniss: "Little Blue" from There's a Light, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
    • Produced by: Gary Stroh & Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Tracked & edited by: Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mixed by: Carl Taylor (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: Shams Ahmed: "She Will Be Loved" from Forte Epiphany, Forte (Centerville High School)
    • Produced by: Shams Ahmed, Natalie DiPietro, Kelly Korpusik
    • Tracked & edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Vocal Mastering

Semi-Professional / Post-Collegiate Nominations

Best Semi-Professional / Post-Collegiate Album or EP

  • Winner: No Place Like, hachajah
    • Produced by: Charith Peris
    • Edited & mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up: Take One, LowKey
    • Produced by: Felix Dickenson
    • Tracked by: Emily Pulford & Felix Dickenson
    • Edited by: Emily Pulford, Felix Dickenson, Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions), Nathan Cave
    • Mixed by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Semi-Professional / Post-Collegiate Song

  • Winner: "My Heart Will Go On", ChoirCo
    • Produced by: Erin McCullough
    • Tracked by: Erin McCullough, Ian Hansen
    • Edited & mixed by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Sholz
  • Runner-up: "Wrecking Ball", Black to Gold
    • Tracked & edited by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Collaborative and Solo Performer Nominations

Best Collaborative / Studio Project Song

  • Winner: "Shelter", DMel & Friends
    • Produced by: Dylan Melville
    • Tracked by: Julianna Zannikos, Lauren Garcia, Jackie Pottle, Isaiah Solares, Blake Farfan, Oscar Hall, Max Addae, Dylan Melville, Elijah Thomas, Miguel Aninon
    • Edited by: Tyler Nordin, Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Tyler Christian for the Vocal Demo
  • Runner-up: "Holocene" from Rustycappella&friends, Vol. IV, RustyCappella&Friends
    • Tracked by: Rusty Epstein, and additional self-tracking by some vocalists
    • Edited, mixed & mastered by: Rusty Epstein

Best Song by a Solo Performer

  • Winner: "Colombo Sky" from No Place Like, hachajah
    • Produced by: Charith Peris
    • Edited & mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Arrangement: Rob Dietz, Shams Ahmed, Charith Peris
  • Runner-up: "Kiss from a Rose", Marwan Ayman
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Marwan Ayman

Scholastic Nominations

Best High School Album or EP

  • Winner: Free Fallin, OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)
    • Produced & tracked by: J.D. Frizzell
    • Edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis (Plaid Productions)
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
    • Other credits: John Dollahite, Production Assistant
  • Runner-up: There's a Light, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
    • Produced by: Gary Stroh & Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Tracked & edited by: Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mixed by: Carl Taylor (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best High School Arrangement

  • Winner: Lorenzo Soto Booker: "Priorities" from Better To Be, Skyline Blues (Ann Arbor Skyline High School)
    • Produced by: Lindsay CieChanski, Hayla Alawi, Voices Only Productions
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Voices Only Productions
  • Runner-up: Fletcher Warner: "Wonder" from Wilted, Breakwater (Severn School)
    • Tracked & mixed by: Jill Clark (Jill Clark Productions)
    • Edited by: Mel Daneke (Viridian Productions) and Jill Clark (Jill Clark Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best High School Lead Vocal

  • Winner: Solar Abbott: "Traces" from Showcase 2023, Daybreak (A Cappella Academy)
    • Tracked & edited by: Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: Margaret Harvey: "Distance" from Enlighten, GFS A Cappella (Germantown Friends School)
    • Produced by: Allen Drew
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best High School Song

  • Winner: "Fireflies" from 2023, Atlås (A Cappella Academy)
    • Tracked by: Shams Ahmed
    • Edited by: Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: "Little Blue" from There's a Light, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
    • Produced by: Gary Stroh & Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Tracked & edited by: Chris Juengel (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mixed by: Carl Taylor (Liquid 5th Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Lower Voices Collegiate Album or EP

  • Winner: Delirium, Tufts University Beelzebubs (Tufts University)
    • Produced, tracked & edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis (Plaid Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: A Gentleman's Affair, G-Men (University of Michigan)
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis (Plaid Productions)
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio (Vocal Mastering)

Best Lower Voices Collegiate Arrangement

  • Winner: Max Crandell: "Somebody to Love" from A Gentleman's Affair, G-Men (University of Michigan)
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis (Plaid Productions)
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio (Vocal Mastering)
  • Runner-up: Ben Kramer: "Running Up That Hill" from Magical Thinking, Yale University Whiffenpoofs (Yale University)
    • Produced by: Ben Kramer
    • Tracked by: Greg DiCosta
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Lower Voices Collegiate Lead Vocal

  • Winner: Luke Pace: "Heart of Gold" from A Gentleman's Affair, G-Men (University of Michigan)
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis (Plaid Productions)
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio (Vocal Mastering)
  • Runner-up (TIE): Roan Yeh, Varun Sasisekharan, True Becker: "Comin' Home Baby" from Delirium, Tufts University Beelzebubs (Tufts University)
    • Produced, tracked & edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis (Plaid Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up (TIE): Colin Richter: "Secret" from Retrospect, Juxtaposition (Virginia Tech)
    • Produced, edited, mixed & mastered by: James Gammon (James Gammon Productions)
    • Tracked by: James Gammon (James Gammon Productions), Conner White, Colin Richter

Best Lower Voices Collegiate Song

  • Winner: "Animal Spirits" from In The Groove, On The Rocks (University of Oregon)
    • Tracked & edited by: David Fowler
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up: "Somebody to Love" from A Gentleman's Affair, G-Men (University of Michigan)
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis (Plaid Productions)
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio (Vocal Mastering)

Best Upper Voices Collegiate Album or EP

  • Winner: FUSE, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked by: Jill Clark (Jill Clark Productions) and Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Edited by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mixed by: Jill Clark (Jill Clark Productions); Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: Game Night, Jackson Jills (Tufts University)
    • Tracked & edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis (Plaid Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Upper Voices Collegiate Arrangement

  • Winner: Gwen Draut and Abby Sommers: "The Weather" from Game Night, Jackson Jills (Tufts University)
    • Tracked & edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis (Plaid Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up: Lark: "Après Moi", Lark (University of Colorado Denver)
    • Produced by: Mel Daneke (Viridian Productions), Erin Hauger
    • Tracked by: Parker Gates
    • Edited & mixed by: Mel Daneke (Viridian Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Upper Voices Collegiate Lead Vocal

  • Winner: Ellie Seward: "Settle Down" from Oasis, Enharmonics (University of Arizona)
    • Tracked by: Abbie Jin
    • Edited by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: Riley Emick: "I Hate Boston" from Daydreams, Hoos in Treble (University of Virginia)
    • Tracked, mixed & mastered by: James Gammon (James Gammon Productions)
    • Edited by: David Fowler

Best Upper Voices Collegiate Song

  • Winner: "Looking at Me" from FUSE, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked by: Jill Clark (Jill Clark Productions)
    • Edited & mixed by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: "Après Moi", Lark (University of Colorado Denver)
    • Produced by: Mel Daneke (Viridian Productions), Erin Hauger
    • Tracked by: Parker Gates
    • Edited & mixed by: Mel Daneke (Viridian Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

Best Mixed Voices Collegiate Album

  • Winner: XXV, All-Night Yahtzee (Florida State University)
    • Tracked by: Alejo Rodriguez, Joshua Emmanuelli
    • Edited by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions), Alejo Rodriguez
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions), Alejo Rodriguez
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: RN FM, Ransom Notes (University of Chicago)
    • Produced & edited by: Wonyoung Jang
    • Tracked by: Jared Pollard; Wonyoung Jang
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Mixed Voices Collegiate EP

  • Winner: When the Lights Are On, I Know You, BLOOM (Utah Valley University)
    • Produced by: Jerick Rose
    • Tracked by: Jerick Rose, Sicily Poulter
    • Edited by: Emily Drum
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up: Revival, Noteriety (University of Arizona)
    • Tracked & edited by: Emily Drum
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Additional audio production by Taylee Heldt

Best Mixed Voices Collegiate Arrangement

  • Winner: Blake Farfan: "Jaguar" from SUPERSONIC, The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Elijah Thomas, Allie Fosnot, Will Liu
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up: Nick Lau: "If I Could Turn Back Time" from Endeavour, Northern Lights (Durham University, UK)
    • Produced & mixed by: The AC Product
    • Tracked & edited by: Nick Lau
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

Best Mixed Voices Collegiate Lead Vocal

  • Winner: Carlos Asencio: "Slip Away" from Afterglow, BU Treblemakers (Boston University)
    • Tracked, edited & mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)
  • Runner-up (TIE): Sicily Poulter: "Fallen Alien" from When the Lights Are On, I Know You, BLOOM (Utah Valley University)
    • Produced by: Jerick Rose
    • Tracked by: Jerick Rose, Sicily Poulter
    • Edited by: Emily Drum
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up (TIE): Dalia Marquez: "Liz - Live" from Live From 35, Tar Heel Voices (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
    • Tracked, edited, mixed & mastered by: Liquid 5th Productions
    • Other credits: Dalia Marquez, Julia Dow, Benjamin Oh, and Nahum Yared

Best Mixed Voices Collegiate Song

  • Winner: "Fallen Alien" from When the Lights Are On, I Know You, BLOOM (Utah Valley University)
    • Produced by: Jerick Rose
    • Tracked by: Jerick Rose, Sicily Poulter
    • Edited by: Emily Drum
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
  • Runner-up: "EARFQUAKE" from RN FM, Ransom Notes (University of Chicago)
    • Produced & edited by: Wonyoung Jang
    • Tracked by: Jared Pollard; Wonyoung Jang
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

As always, thanks to everyone who submitted, and 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.

2025 CARA Nominators:

Brian Alexander
Chiara Antonioli
Joe Antonioli
Charlie Arthur
Dom Otto Asis
Shlomit Auciello
Jenna Barbieri
Erik Bosio
Andrew Bowen
Brian Brandler
Brandon Burgess
Dan Campagna
Joe Cerutti
Jill Clark
Becca Crivello
Phoebe Crumpton
Mel Daneke
Gina Deaton
Diego De Jesus
J-M Erlendson
Dan Fister
Evan Fraser
Justin Glodich
Monty Hill
Robert Hooper
Ed Howard
Susan Ives
Ollie Lambert
Joel Levitz
Connor Martin
Emily Melton
Yassee Mohebbi
Charith Peris
Leah Petraglia
Anthony Pulido
David Ragg
Rahul Ravi
Giorgia Renosto
Borna Riazi
Nathan Rusli
Michael Severino
Alex Siegers
Alex Smith
Ruben Smits
Jacob Spiegler
Betsy Stambach-Fuller
Gary Stroh
Andrea Trevisi
Rachel Walker Mason
Nason Werth

2025 CARA committee:

Jessica Chen
Forrest Deters
Thomas ‘TeKay’ King
Alexander Koutzoukis
Ian Wolfe

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