Chris Retschulte
Rock Hill High School
Jonathan Ovalle
Independent
Julie Slick
Adrian Belew Power Trio, EchoTest
Marvin Smitty Smith
Independent
Bill Wiggins
Vanderbilt University
Michael Compitello
Arizona State University, New Morse Code
Chuck Tilley
Sixwire / Randy Owens / Richard Marx
Janne Parviainen
Ensiferum
Timothy Feerst
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Roch Deroubaix
Holispark, Bare Teeth
秋田 鋭次郎
山水館, ACTION, NOVELA
Sean Connors
Third Coast Percussion
Jim Atwood
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra / Loyola University