Steve "Smiley" Barnard
The Alarm, Archive, independent
Justin Alexander
Virginia Commonwealth University
Dan Presland
Black Lava, A Million Dead Birds Laughing, Vipassi
Braham Dembar
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Ball State University
Ettienne Fuentes Jr.
Independent
James Clanton
Pittsburg State University
Karl Boudreaux
Independent
Trey Landry
Randy Houser, Hot Apple Pie
Kevin Welborn
The University of Alabama
Raúl Liendo
Harlingen South High School, Ritmo Gavilán Salsa Band
Shane Gaalaas
B’z, Cosmosquad