Below is a sample of the actual 2012 SSA Awards Ballot. The voting period was through 11-1-2012 Midnight. Below is a sample of what the ballot
looked like.

Please select one of the nominees in each of the categories below by clicking on the circle in front
of the nominees name. After you've clicked on all your choices, click on the "Done Voting" button at the
bottom of this page. A page will then be displayed allowing you to confirm your selections.
 

 

 

1. Songwriter of the Year
Aaron Hahn - The Dry Town Drifters	James Garris - Jimbo and The No Shows
Adam Gordon - Paradox9	james garris - jimbo and the noshows
Aissa Torres	Jeff Risinger - Within Rising
Alisha Christopher	Jennifer Paccione - QUANTUM X
Alisha Christopher - alotlikecake	Jenny Morrison - Teflon Don
Alyx Ann	Jeremy Birdsall
Amber Cole - Dark Cave Therapy	JuliaStarr
Amy Sheehan - The LoveHowl	Justin Kaiser - Villanova Junction
Billy Cunningham - The Hoverounds	KG Omulo
Bing Futch	Kris Pierce - Haunted Echo
Bob Bordallo - EBON GRACE	Live Hart
Bob Thames	Logan Belle
Bow & Sparrow - Bow & Sparrow	Matt Bonazzoli - Bonazzoli Band
Brooks Wilkins - EXIT44	Matt Fair - Futuristic Diner
Bunky Garrabrant - Vova Zen	Matthew Bonazzoli - Bonazzoli Band
Caleb	MLN
Carmela Pedicini - Passerine	Nanci Hobson
Chance Gardner	NIKIA
Chance Morrison - Requiem For Delinquency	Noel Rochford - UNRB
Charlie Gear	Paul Schiebold - vova zen
Christian August Wenger - The Halifax Contraband	Petey Rodriguez - Petey & The Ravens
Chuck Fusca and Tim Samples - The Heavy Craigs	Phil Schneider - EXIT 44
Clay Jackson - The Transfers	Phreddie G! BLACK Elvis Band
Colin Healy - The Republik	Randle Addington - Southern Perspective
Corey Shenk - in-Limbo	Ray Adkins - Trumpet
Dan Rodriguez - Jupiter Groove	Rick Peterson and Rich Hall - Down2Neptune
Dave Alexander	Ryan O`Neill - Villanova Junction
Dave Lauber	Sara Phillips- Undertow
Dodd Mitchell - Southern Perspective	Scott Forbes
Dustin Seymour	Sid Stratton - MARTYRS ASYLUM
Ed Foraker - BlessEd and The Divine Derelicts	Skippy Apocalypso - Johnny Cakes and The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypso
Eric Holguin	Steven Beverly - Beverly Heels
Fredrick Henriquex and Kim White - Bow & Sparrow	Suki Rae
fylo zoet	Tanya Radtke - Passerine
Gail Carson	Tim Downey Jr. - AZMYTH
Gary Lee Wingard	Troy Garfield Goins
Greg Sover	Veronica Scott - Tarnished Halo
Indigo	Zeb Webb - True Gain

 

2. Song of the Year
Adam Gordon- Life In The City	Live Hart - Please Don`t Say It`s Over
Aissa Torres - Sube El Radio	Maintain - IT FEELS GOOD
Alisha Christopher - Not What Good Girls Do	MARTYRS ASYLUM - Lucky 13
Bing Futch - How To Cry	Matthew Bonazzoli - October Night
Birthday Cake feat Taizu	Michael Stoeckle - Everyone`s Welcome
BlessEd and The Divine Derelicts - Cave	MLN - - "I`m Movin` On"
Bob Thames - It`s Never Too Late (for Love)	MLN - Im movin on
Bonazzoli Band - Quiet Little Towns	NIKIA - DREAMS
Bow & Sparrow - har	Passerine - (Love is) Myth or Madness
Bow & Sparrow - Harvester	Passerine - Chitter Chatter
Bow & Sparrow - Shelter	Petey & The Ravens - Women Like Mine
Bow & Sparrow - Volcano	Phil Schneider - Cowgirl Love
Bow & Sparrow - Wolfman	Phreddie G! - My Lover and Me
Caleb - #UrMyBaby	Quantum X - Fears and Hopes
Carmela Pedicini - (Love Is) Myth and Madness	Quantum X - Finish Line
Carmela Pedicini - Lila`s Eyes	Quantum X - Hammer of Love
Carmela Pedicini - On The Other Side	Quantum X - Inspire Me
Chance Gardner - Dear Diary	Randle Addington - Chance at a Good Life
Chuck Starr - Good Guy	Requiem For Delinquency - The Motor Area
Dakota Black - Still Bleeding	Sara Phillips - Undertow
Dave Alexander - Compass	Scott Forbes - Go All In
Dave Lauber - Uncle Lawaine	Scott Forbes - Sunny Days
Dividing Face - A Break from the Bullshit	Scott Forbes - You Complete Me
Dodd Mitchell - Soldiers Dream	Steve Beverly - Gina`s Prayer
Down2neptune - In The Desert	Suki Rae - save your heart for me
Down2Neptune - Open Book	Tanya Radtke - Chitter Chatter
Down2neptune - Shine the Light (all consuming Fire)	Tanya Radtke - Everything and Nothing
Dustin Seymour - Death & Taxes	Tanya Radtke - Heart and Mind
Dwon2neptune - Unseen	Tarnished Halo - Enable Me
EBON GRACE - Get Up	Tarnished Halo - God Has a Plan
Eric Holguin - God Forbid	Tarnished Halo - I Need a Vacation
Felecity & Fire - Look At Me Now	Tarnished Halo - I Try
Futuristic Diner - get high	Tarnished Halo - Is This Where I Still Belong
Futuristic Diner - over the rainbow	Tarnished Halo - Not Just on Christmas
fylo zoet - these stings	Tarnished Halo - Ode to Harryoke
Gail Carson - It`s My Country	Tarnished Halo - Please Come Home
Gail Carson - The I Love You Song	Tarnished Halo - Song for a Son
Gail Carson - Whiskey Tears	Tarnished Halo - Think of Me
Gary Lee Wingard - When I Come Home	Tarnished Halo - Tomorrow Today
Greg Sover - Lovely	Tarnished Halo - Useless
Greg Sover - Superman	Tarnished Halo - You Taught Me How to Love
Gudson Delta - This Ol Heart	Tarnished Halo - Younger Than I`ve Been in Years
Haunted echo - Odesy	Teflon Don - One for the Drinkers
Haunted Echo - Odyssey	The Dry Town Drifters - When Cowboy Music Takes The Reigns Again
Home - The Heavy Craigs	The Halifax Contraband - A Cow Named Moon
iN-Limbo - Keep Driving	The Heavy Craigs - Home
Indigo - Repeat	The Heavy Craigs - Numb
Infinite Justice - Recreate	The Heavy Craigs - Old Friend
Infinite Justice - Revolution of the Savior	The Hoverounds - Green
Infinite Justice - Your Lead Ending	The LoveHowl - 24
Jimbo and The No Shows - Garbage	The Luna Laval - Speaking Freely
jimbo and the noshows - garbage	The Special People`s Club - Are We Famous Yet
Johnny Cakes and The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypso - Albert	The Transfers - Up All Night
JuliaStarr - "Dance Monster"	Tim Downey JR. - Strawberry
JuliaStarr - "I Wanna Love You"	Troy Garfield Goins - Home
Jupiter Groove - On the Prowl	UNRB - Corporate Grind
KG Omulo - Moving Train	UNRB - The Tides Are Turning
Kris Pierce - Haunted Echo - Odyssey	Vampires - The Republik
Kris Pierce - Odyssey	Villanova Junction - Royal Blues
Leave it to us - save ii for another day	Vova Zen - How Did You Love?
Leave It To Us - Save It For Another Day	Vova Zen - Sleep Inertia
Legacy - Gotta Keep Movin`	Within Rising - 2nd Sight
LIT UP - Survive	Zeb Webb (True Gain) - You Complete Me

 

3. Band of the Year
Aissa Torres	LIT UP
alotlikecake	Little Luci
AZMYTH	MARTYRS ASYLUM
Birthday Cake	Moth To Flame Jazz
Black Sun Rising	NIKIA
BlessEd and The Divine Derelicts	Paradox9
Bonazzoli Band	Passerine
Bow & Sparrow	Petey & The Ravens
Broken Darling	Phreddie G!
Colton	Pictures of home
Dakota Black	QUANTUM X
Dividing Face	Requiem For Delinquency
Don`t Scare The Dog	Sara Phillips
Down2neptune	Southern Perspective
Dustin Castella	StickCentric
Dustin Seymour	Tarnished Halo
Earthtones	Teflon Don
EXIT 44	The Dry Town Drifters
Futuristic Diner	The Flagler Militia
Greg Sover	The Halifax Contraband
Haunted Echo	The Heavy Craigs
I-Resolution	The Hoverounds
Infinite Justice	The LoveHowl
IResolution	The Luna Laval
Jimbo and The No Shows	The Republik
jimbo and the noshows	The Special People`s Club
Johnny Cakes and The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypso	The Transfers
KG Omulo Band	True Gain
Kosmic Daydream	UNRB
Kris pierce	Villanova Junction
Leave It To Us	Vova Zen
Legacy	Within Rising

 

4. Musician of the Year
Adam Gordon - Paradox9 - Bass guitar	Jeremy Birdsall - StickCentric - Chapman Stick, Sitar
Adam Hirschman - Kosmic Daydream - bass	Jimmi Dylan - Kosmic Daydream - Guitar
Aissa Torres - Vocals	Joe Koons - Dustin Seymour - Keyboards
Alberto Pizarro - The Republik - Guitar	John Krtil - Moth to Flame Jazz - Fretless Bass
Alex Ceserani - Bass	Jose Cruz - Kosmic Daydream - Drums
Andrew Davidson - The Heavy Craigs - Drums	Josh Makar - THE SPECIAL PEOPLE`S CLUB - Drums
Andy Pilcher - UNRB - Trombone, Tuba	Juan Leon - StickCentric/Jupiter Groove - Chapman Stick,bass
Anthony Sica - Guitar, Bass, Drums	Justin Kaiser - Villanova Junction - Bass
Ben Datin - Johnny Cakes and The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypso, UNRB, BlessEd - Trumpet	KG Omulo - Vocals
Bing Futch - Appalachian mountain dulcimer, Native American flute, ukulele	Kim White - Bow & Sparrow - Violin, guitar, harmonica
Bob Grosso - True Gain - Guitar	Kris Pierce
Bob Thames - Piano, Harmonica, Guitar & Vocal	Kris Pierce - Haunted Echo - Keys, Violin, Guitar - Haunted Echo - Keys, Violin, Guitar
Branden Wycuff - THE SPECIAL PEOPLE`S CLUB - Bass	Mario Ticlea - Dustinn Seymour - Guitar
Brooks Wilkins - Exit 44 - Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Ukulele, harmonica	Matthew Bonazzoli - Bonazzoli Band - Vocals, guitar
Bryan Soroka - THE SPECIAL PEOPLE`S CLUB - Guitar	Matthew Weihmuller - UNRB - Bari sax
CHARLIE GEAR - VIOLIN	Michael Scott - Tarnished Halo - Bass guitar
Chris King - Teflon Don - Trumpet	Mike Braddock - Dustin Seymour - Bass
Dan Marsh - The Hoverounds - Drums	Mike O`Brien - Mike O`Brien Band/The MOB - Guitar
Dan Smith - UNRB - Tenor Sax	Nic Giordano - UNRB - Bass Guitar
Dave Alexander - Guitar	Noel Rochford - UNRB - Ukulele
Dave Lauber - Don`t Scare The Dog - Vocals, Drums, Acoustic and Electric Bass, Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Keys	Paul Schiebold - Vova Zen - Guitar, vocals
Dave Swanson - The Heavy Craigs - Bass	Paul Schiebold - Vova Zen - vocals, guitar Mandolin, Dulcimer
David Baker - Passerine - upright bass	Paul Schiebold - Vova Zen - Vocals, guitar, mandolin, dolcimer
David Brain - Passerine - resonator guitar	Petey Rodriguez - Petey &The Ravens - guitar
Dodd Mitchell - Southern Perspective - Vocals	Phil Schneider - EXIT 44 - guitar, banjo
Donny Rox - Bonazzoli Band - Surf lead Guitar	Phreddie G! - BLACK Elvis - Guitar, Bass, Keys, Producer
Dr. Michael Middlebrooks - Johnny Cakes and The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypso - Steel Pan	Randle Addington - Southern Perspective - Guitar
Dustin Castella - Leave It To Us - Drums, Percussion	Randy James - LIT UP - Bass
Dustin Seymour - Vocals, Guitar	Randy Kemp - Vova Zen - Bass, Producer, Songwriter
Eddie Corns - Dustin Seymour - Drums	Rich Hall - Down2neptune - Guitar
Eric Alliare - UNRB - Drums	Richard Grano - The Transfers - Guitar
Frank Mammano - Futuristic Diner - Bass	Rick Peterson - Down2neptune - Vocalist
Fredrick Henriquex - Bow & Sparrow - guitar	Ryan O`Neill - Villanova Junction - Guitar
fylo zoet - guitar,piano,harmonica,banjo	Sara Phillips - Vocals, piano, guitar
Gary Lee Wingard - Guitar	Sara Stovall Moone - Passerine - Violin
Greg Sover - Guitar	Sid Stratton - MARTYRS ASYLUM - Bass
Indigo - Vocals	Suki Rae - Flute
James GArris - Jimbo and the no shows - Guitar vocals	The Kosmic Goddess - Kosmic Daydream - Vocals
James Garris - Jimbo and The No Shows - Vocals/Guitar	Tim Downey Jr. - AZMYTH - Lead Guitar
james garris - jimbo and the noshows - vocalist/guitarist	Tim Scott - Tarnished Halo - drums
Jason Isla - The Heavy Craigs - Percussion	Troy Garfield Goins - Drums, Guitar ,Bass,
Jeff Risinger - Within Rising - Rhythm Guitar	Tyler Downey - AZMYTH - Drums, Percussion
Jennifer Paccione - QUANTUM X - vocals, keyboard	Veronica Scott - Tarnished Halo - Vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion

5. Most Unique Style
,,	LIT UP
Aissa Torres	Live Hart
Alisha Christopher	MAINTAIN
Bing Futch	MARTYRS ASYLUM
Birthday Cake	Mike O`Brien Band/The MOB
BlessEd and The Divine Derelicts	MLN
Bonazzoli Band	Paradox9
Bow & Sparrow	Passerine
Caleb	Petey &The Ravens
CHARLIE GEAR	Phil Schneider
Dakota Black	Phreddie G!
Dave Alexander	pictures of home
Dave Lauber	QUANTUM X
Down2neptune	Requiem For Delinquency
Dustin Seymour	Sara Phillips
EBON GRACE	Sean Ditto AZMYTH
Eric Holguin	Southern Perspective
Eximio	StickCentric
EXIT 44	Tarnished Halo
Felecity & Fire	Teflon Don
Futuristic Diner	The Dry Town Drifters
fylo zoet	The Halifax Contraband
Gail Carson	The Hoverounds
Gary Lee Wingard	The Luna Laval
Greg Sover	The Special People`s Club
Indigo	The Stereotypes
Infinite Justice	The Transfers
James GArris	Troy Garfield Goins
Johnny Cakes and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypso	True Gain
JuliaStarr	Tyler Downey
KG Omulo	UNRB
Kosmic Daydream	Villanova Junction
Kris Pierce	Vova Zen
Legacy	Within Rising