Marvin Smitty Smith
Independent
Jesse Wang
The Hindsight, Fight Factory Drum Studio
Nathan Shew
Ball State University, Muncie Symphony
Tovah Lovely
Florida A&M University
Holger Müller
Ernst Hutter & Die Egerlander Musikanten
Nomar Negroni
Negroni Trio
Richie Martinez
Arch Echo
Eric Melson
James Logan High School, CA
Lalo Davila
Middle Tennessee State University
Janne Parviainen
Ensiferum
Mike Mann
Union University
Greg Jackson
South Cobb High School
Jan-Vincent Velazco
Independent, Pendragon
Brian Nozny
University of South Alabama
Nino Sanchez
Jessica Simpson