JUDGES

Aimee Mann

Rufus Wainwright

LeAnn Rimes

Sanctus Real

Rodney Atkins

Robert Smith
The Cure

Jill Scott

Chris Culos
O.A.R.

ARTY

Nicholas Petricca
Walk The Moon

Janiva Magness

The Devil Makes Three

Masa Takumi

Ruthie Foster

Miles Kane

I Am They

Dame Evelyn Glennie

Vertical Worship

Chaerin Kim

Russ Landau

Anthony DeCurtis
Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone

Paul de Barros
Pop Music Editor/Jazz Writer, Seattle Times

Jason Lipshutz
Music Editor, Billboard Magazine

Michael J. West
Reviews Editor, DownBeat

Damon Stewart
CEO, IGA Talent Mgmt. & Consulting)

Nikita Konkin
Talent Manager

Cy White
Editor of Music & Culture, The Austin Chronicle

James Whitting
Partner, Paradigm Talent Agency

Christopher Scapelliti
Editor-In-Chief, Guitar Player

Ole Obermann
Music @ TikTok

Bob Clearmountain
Producer/Engineer/Mixer

Hilary Saunders
Managing Editor, No Depression

Paul Riario
Tech Editor, Guitar World Magazine

Carys Anderson
Staff Writer, The Austin Chronicle

Alison Bonaguro
Freelance Country Music Journalist

Jeff Zuchowski
Vice President, Artist Marketing & Industry Relations, Pandora

Lyndsey Parker
Managing Editor, Yahoo Music

Kevin McNeese
President, NewReleaseToday

Art Tipaldi
Editor, Blues Music Magazine

John DiBiase
President, Jesus Freak Hideout

David Silbaugh
Talent Buyer, Summerfest

Angel Romero
Founder / Sr. Editor, World Music Central

Brandon Chitwood
Founder/Writer, The EDM Scholar

Cyrus Kyle Langhorne
Founder, AttackTheCulture.com

Brinson Strickland
President, Collective Music Nashville

Dylan Berry
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Owner, SmashHaus

James Kempner
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Owner, JMK Connections

Jennifer Taunton
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Music Supervisor, Level Two Music

Debra Delshad
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – Executive, Creative Music Strategy & Licensing

Mark Garfield
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Co-Director, Pop-Up Music UK Ltd.

mentors

Coming soon...

Past judges include: Aaron Shust, Adam Weitz (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – Senior Director, Film/Trailers/Sampling, AMP Music ), Alt-J, Ana Tijoux, Angela Stefano ( Writer/Editor, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum), Angela Yee (Co-host, The Breakfast Club), Anna Kolander (Manager, Activist Artists Management), Anthony Hamilton, Barbara Rose (Artist Manager, Primary Wave / Barbara Rose Entertainment ), Bassekou Kouyate, Bibi Marín (Reik), Black Francis (Pixies), Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Boney James, Bow Wow, Brandon Chase, Brett Milano (Music Critic, Boston Herald), Buika, Caine O'Rear (Editor-In-Chief, American Songwriter), Carl Loben (Editor-In-Chief, DJ Mag), Carter Burwell, Cedric Gervais, Chad Jensen (Artist Manager, Jensen Artist Management), Charli XCX, Chris Daughtry (Daughtry), Chris Sampson (EVP, Programming Superfly Presents (Bonnaroo, Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival)), Christopher Lennertz, Colt Ford, Craig Campbell, Damian Fanelli (Editor-In-Chief, Guitar World), Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC), Darryl Worley, Daryl Berg (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Vice President, Music Strategies and Licensing Hallmark (Crown Media)), Dave Haywood (Lady A), David Benoit, David Crowder, David Sikorski (Senior Editor, EARMILK Media INC.), Delbert McClinton, Derek Brown (The Flaming Lips), Dustin Lolli, Dustin Lynch, Emmanuel Legrand (Editor, Creative Industries Newsletter), Enrique Santos (Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of iHeartLatino), Eric Bibb, Eric Rushing (Senior Talent Buyer, Live Nation), Evan Stein (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Owner, Experience Music Group), Excision, Francisca Valenzuela, Fred Hersch, Gastón Leone (Talent Buyer, Goldenvoice), Georgette Cline (Editorial Site Director, XXL Magazine), Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Hardeep Phull (Music Editor, NY Post), Harty Wiedemann, Hayes Carll, Hillsong Worship, Jack Ingram, Jamie Jones, Jason Gray, Jay Allen, JD McPherson, Jeanette Kats (Editor-In-Chief, Noiseporn), Jed Gottlieb (Music & Theater Writer, Boston Herald ), John Cameron (Editor-In-Chief, Selector), Jonny Rays, Joseph Patterson (Senior Editor, Complex), Josh Baldwin, Josh Jackson (Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Paste Magazine), Justin Shinn, Kany García, Karen Wacker, Katrina Sirdofsky (Founder / CEO, Cutcraft Music Group), Kelly Price, Kenny Barron, Kool & The Gang, Kristyn Ciani (Talent Buyer, C3 Presents (Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Shaky Knees)), KT Tunstall, Kyle Anderson (Senior Writer, Entertainment Weekly), Leticia Ramirez (Senior Latin Curator Programmer, Pandora), Linda Perry, Lionel Loueke, LoCash, LODATO, Lucero, Lydia Loveless, Mac Randall (Editor, JazzTimes), Mariza, Matt Hein, Matt Maher (Artist Manager, ROAR Management), Maura Johnston (Music Critic, The Boston Globe), Melanie Fiona, MercyMe, Michael Molenda (Editor-In-Chief, Guitar Player), Mike Locke (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – Co-Founder, Silver Side Productions), Mike McClellan, Mike Torres (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – A&R, Position Music), Miriam Di Nunzio (Arts Editor/Entertainment, Chicago Sun-Times ), MNEK, Monkey Avery, Montgomery Gentry, Morgan Wade, Nick Hartley (Artist Manager, The Fitzgerald-Hartley Company), Nigel Farmer (Editor-In-Chief, Jazz In Europe), NLE Choppa, Oumou Sangaré, Paolo Nutini, Paula Arenas, Phantogram, Rachel Levy (SVP, Film Music at Universal Pictures), Rachel Rascoe (Music Editor, Austin Chronicle), Raoul Hernandez (Music Editor, Austin Chronicle), Rapsody, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Rhett Walker, Robert Navarro (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – Creative Director, Custom Music and Indie Artist A&R, Amp Music), Rosanne Cash, Ryan Adams, Sammy Hagar, Sarah Jones (Editor, Electronic Musician Magazine), SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Alicen Schneider (Senior Vice President, Music Creative, NBC Entertainment ), SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Connie Farr (Music Supervisor / Creative Director, ThinkSync Music), SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Jessica Cole (Founder / President, Lyric House), SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Samantha Carew (Music Creative, Sky TV), SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Velma Barkwell (Music Supervisor, East End Music Productions), Screen Shot Judge – Joseph Gonzalez (Partner/VP, Head of Creative, Cutcraft Music Group), Sheryl Louis (CSM Management), Showtek, Simón Mejía (Bomba Estéreo ), Sinead O'Connor, SleazyWorld Go, Suzanne Cadgene (Publisher, Elmore Magazine), Tagney Morgan, Taj Mahal, Tenth Avenue North, The Killers, The Kooks, The Secret Sisters, The Struts, The Turnpike Troubadours, Tinariwen, Todd Glassman (President, Collateral Damage Promotion & Marketing), Tom Lanham (Music Critic, The San Francisco Examiner), Toots Hibbert (Toots and the Maytals), Tyler Williams (The Head And The Heart), Victor Wainwright, Ying Yang Twins, Zach Long (Associate Editor, Time Out Chicago), Zbigniew Preisner, and more!