Thanks for putting them all in a separate post like this; it's definitely much easier!

Out of curiosity, do you know how many finalists you're going to have?

(And I completely forgot to put it in my original post with my video, but I'm from Minneapolis, MN)

[FROM JRB: Not sure how many finalists. We'll have to see how many contestants there are! Fewer than 10, that's for sure.]

Hey JRB, if we're not to thrilled with our first entry, can we resend one in and still use the previous votes? (if there were any ahaha!)

Be well
xox

[FROM JRB: Nah, Charlotte, you sound fabulous! H a nice cool glass of lemonade and enjoy the summer!]

Are you going to limit the amount of times people can vote as well? Difficult I know...but just asking.
I love hearing all these wonderful singers!

[FROM JRB: Nope, vote as often as you like! We won't count multiple votes for the same person from the same person, but if you wanted to vote for everyone, go for it! (That would be strange, though, but I'm not here to judge.)]

"...but I'm not here to judge."

Isn't that precisely why you're here?

:)

Everyone sounds amazing! Good luck to all.

Oh man, this is so much easier for my scatterbrain to navigate, thanks for the organization.

Sorry I didn't mention it in the post, but my entry is actually "King of the World."

Here is my entry. Love singing Jason's music. I recorded this in my Dad's studio.

By the way I'm 14.

Enjoy and don't forget to vote for
Natalie Copeland

here is my link
http://www.patrickcopeland.net/ncopeland.html

Hey! Here's my submission for the contest, "She Cries."
Hope you enjoy it!

www.myspace.com/laronhudson

LARON HUDSON

Here is my version of I'm Not Afraid of Anything. Vote for me!!!

I turned 13 on July 4th.

I live in New Jersey.

http://www.reverbnation.com/janamichelle
JANA MICHELLE BYRNES

Hi Jason,

My server inexplicably decided to stop hosting my mp3 so could you please switch the link for Alisa Ledyard to this:

Click here to watch 'I'm Not Afraid Of Anything,' vocals by Alisa Ledyard

Thanks so much and sorry about the extra work. Servers are lame.

Here's my entry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHWQi92CQXc

I love your music, Jason! Thanks!

~Harper Denhard

Okay, here is my entry for "I'm Not Afraid." Please keep in mind that I am a high soprano, not a belter and this is not ideal for my voice type. Also that I've never actually studied the song and my knowledge of it comes just from repeated listenings of Andrea Burns's version.

http://www.sporkgoddess.com/schtuff/lala/imnotafraid2.mp3

Katie Miller

Here is my contest entry:

http://media.putfile.com/Julie---Im-not-afraid-of-anything

Thanks!
Julie Wechsler

This is very late, but singing along to your tracks was the most fun I've had in a long while. I hope you put more tracks up sometime just for our singing pleasure.

Here I go: http://www.reverbnation.com/whoknowswhy

CATAI L.

My current hometown is Columbia, Maryland, by the way.

Hey Jason!

Here's my entry for "I'm Not Afraid Of Anything."

http://www.reverbnation.com/natashanapoleao
NATASHA NAPOLEAO

I realize it's a little late in the game to bring this topic up, but I just heard a gorgeous entry by someone that was produced out the wazoo, and I wondered, given that these are musical theatre songs generally intended to be performed live, what your opinion is on pitch correction for this competition. That may have been the longest run-on sentence of my life.

[FROM JRB: Dude, I way think we should have those people arrested, and maybe executed in public. Also, I'm going to employ a federal audiologist to determine who used any pitch-correction software, and those people will be mocked for eternity. And when the Resurrection comes, anyone who used pitch-correction doesn't get to go. Other than that, though, there's not much I can do.]

Here is my entry. I hope you enjoy! Thank you for this opportunity! The file is called "For my People" because I recorded over that song...I apologize for any confusion!

http://www.sendspace.com/file/7znls3

Samantha Galvin

Hi!

The quality isn't great but here is my version of a brilliant song!

Caroline

http://www.myspace.com/carolinescovers

http://www.myspace.com/thelivesessions

Cheryl Ann Sanders
Evansville, Indiana

I'm from San Diego, CA. This is "I'm Not Afraid of Anything." Enjoy and vote for me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZHZy59g6xo
MERYN BECKETT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylRJQ3uqDGc
JAMIE GALLAGHER
17
Toms River, NJ

My name is Jacob Stebly and I sang "She Cries". I just got back from my last (and only non-12 hour) day of Band Camp (I play marimba in marching band, they didn't want a keyboardist...haha) - in other words, that means I haven't had a good singing day. If I did, I really wanted to do "King of the World" but...oh well...

Here is "She Cries":
http://media.putfile.com/-She-Cries--as-sung-by-Jacob-Stebly-Jason-Robert-Brown-Karaoke-Contest

Thanks for giving me somthing to look forward to through Band Camp...haha,

Jacob Stebly

http://www.reverbnation.com/emilykarol

Here is my clip. I never do these contests online, but I had a few hours before I have to be at the theatre this evening, and well... I thought. Why not?!

Thanks,
Emily Karol

I already posted my song but I realized that I didn't state my age or hometown. I'm 19 and I'm originally from Arlington Heights, IL but I'm currently in Kalamazoo, MI going to school at Western Michigan. Thanks again for this opportunity! Your music is beautiful and inspiring.

Sorry, but various people have contacted me and told me that they were unable to click on some of the names. Do you have any idea as to why that is happening? Thank you!

[FROM JRB: No idea, but I'll check into it. Be specific, people! If one of these links doesn't work, let us know!]

[FROM JRB an hour later: Samantha, I just personally went through and clicked on every single name in this post and they all worked fine. Let me know which ones you're having trouble with.]

Can we discuss how the girl who did "She Cries" is probably the most exciting version of that song since Brooks did the original (Jason, you're great in concerts too, but have you listened to that girl?)

Shocked and blown away

Love this contest! I did She Cries and King of the World.

"She Cries" link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DivdN_K4heU

"King of the World" link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QnBVpg64eY

Vote for me! :-)
Corey

Here's my clip. Don't pay too much attention to the picture, I did it in one take and just wanted the sound right =]

Thanks! Karuss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68KVWhTJTcY

My name is Jordan Leigh and my current locale is Merrick, NY. Thanks for the opportunity. This has been so much fun!

Here's my version of "I'm Not Afraid Of Anything":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyYY_5nI1d4

Hey All -

Here is my submission of "King of the World"

http://www.reverbnation.com/chrisrozanski

My name is Chris Rozanski, I am a 20 year old Musical Theatre major at Oakland University in Michigan.

Thanks JRB!

Here's me singing She Cries. Terrible quality video, but its the best my mobile phone could manage.

Hope you enjoy it and please vote for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-FK9611Jfg
CHRIS POWELL

Hi Jason,

Here is my entry

I'm Not Afraid Of Anything

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eYwEig25vU

Hope you enjoy
Megan Dwinell 12
Tewksbury, MA

Here is my submission!
I'm Not Afraid of Anything
Heather Burgess
Palmdale, CA

http://www.reverbnation.com/heatherann

Thank You!

Here's my submission!

Kari Nelson
Chicago, IL
Age 17

I'm Not Afraid of Anything:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bozHAklpetg

Here's another one for the contest! :D

Karl Bernardo

King of the World:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sENsFr7niIY

Enjoy!

Here's my entry:

Arden Walker
Bordentown, NJ

"I'm Not Afraid of Anything"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pUqKycF-IQ

Thanks!

JRB- I just sent you the mini-novel in a message. Feel free not to read it until you have time!

Lindsay Wolgel
Age 16, NY

I'm Not Afraid of Anything
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLNMhgZ5IqY

Enjoy!

Here's my submission:

Darin M. Art
Hamilton, OH

"She Cries"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0X5FXHf3oo

Love your music/shows! I was lucky enough to get to play Leo Frank in a community theatre production of "Parade" in May of 2007. What a powerful story & score! You're amazing!

I already posted a comment about this, but my name isn't working on some people's computers and I'm not sure why. It worked on my computer, but I tried it on my mother's and it didn't work on hers. I'm not sure if yo ucan really do anything about it, but I thought I should let you know anyway. Thank you very much!
-Samantha Galvin

[FROM JRB: Hey Samantha! Some older browsers don't read links the same way new browsers do, and they might not know how to translate the code. There's not a whole lot I can do about that, but if any tech wizards want to offer their thoughts, I'm open.]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/htqt8y

There is my submission...I am singing "I'm Not Afraid of Anything", like so many others. I apologize for the semi-crappy quality, I used my computer's microphone and recorded it on my Macbook.

By the way, I'm Dara Epstein from New Jersey, and I'm 17 years old. I'm also going to be attending The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York in the fall to study musical theater. :)

Here is my entry, "I'm Not Afraid Of Anything." Hope you enjoy it. The quality of my camera is a bit horrible, but I think you'll be able to understand and enjoy the singing anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyl5xgiXbMc
TASHI MARK

I'm Katie F. I'm 16 years old and I'm from Dunmore, PA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPT45Xd5uyI

This is my rendition of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything". I tried to do my own approach to it vocally while still keeping the heart of the song.

It's not completely my best because weeks of "The Producers" at the local dinner theater takes it toll, but it's the best I can do.

Thank you for this chance! :-D
-Katie F.

Here's my version!

http://www.reverbnation.com/stephanier

Thanks!

~Stephanie R.

Hey again!

Here's number two!

It may still need a little time to process (as of 6:08pm EST) but here's the link anyway!

KING OF THE WORLD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WziVfSCkK0

Thanks SO MUCH for coming up with this!

Sheldon Rogers
Charlotte, NC

Here's my submission.

She Cries.

I didn't have immediate access to a video camera so I recorded it on a voice recorder and uploaded it to my dell. Hope you like it and vote for me if you do!

http://www.reverbnation.com/jonathanreidgealt
JONATHAN REID GEALT

I figured that with my name not working I should probably change the link. Here is the new link. Thank you so much! I appreciate it!

-Samantha Galvin (19)
Chicago, IL
MTP student at Western Michigan

[FROM JRB: Samantha, darling, there's no link here.]

Here's my entry! Don't ever record with puppies in the room and cell phones on...it makes for a long afternoon. Haha, enjoy and vote for Kim!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lvzd_7eXKA
KIM KERNAN

Hahaha, sorry, forgot to say that I'm from Baltimore, MD and I'm 21!

Here's my entry. . . Hope I don't embarrass myself too much!

JRB, you rock, and all the peeps in my cast here in Japan agree. . . That's why we're gonna have JRB Night next month where we all sit around and savor in the glory of your music! LOL

Thanks again for doing this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_BJkMiYfCo
www.kathleenhennessey.com

PS...sorry for my dyslexic moment on my recording!

Hey!
Here is my entry with "I'm Not Afraid of Anything".

http://www.youtube.com/v/kmtSIONxoUA

Thanks so much!

Krystle Haliotis

I'm so sorry, I posted it without putting the link. Here is the new link to replace the one that isn't working:

http://www.reverbnation.com/samanthagalvin

Thank you!
Samantha Galvin (19)
Chicago, IL
MTP student at western Michigan

I just finished a run of PARADE as Leo Frank, so I'm so glad this is around to help me get my JRB fix. This is my version of She Cries...enjoy and vote for me!!


Enjoy!

--Ben Lurye
Rockville, MD
Age 20

Here is my submission of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything". Grace H. from Denton, Texas. I realize my horse is entering a little late in the race but it just looked like too much fun to pass up...

http://www.putfile.com/graceliz01/media

Here's my entry of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything." I had a lot of fun making it, so thanks! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzI6QY0c1L4

-Danielle Lovier (19)

My previous post has not posted yet. Just wanted to send this one to see if there was a problem with the previous one.

[It's posted, it's on the CONTEST TIME! blog, not this one.]

Here is She Cries (Benjamin Davis - Buford, GA)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD-fUprINBU

Also, is there a limit to how many times people are allowed to vote?

[FROM JRB: You can vote for as many different people as you'd like, but I prefer that everyone only votes for any one person once.]

Hi everybody!!

Here's my rendition of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvbvY2WYAX4

(Just posted it on youtube, so it might not be up yet {as of 1:15 am})

Please enjoy and don't hesitate to vote for me if you like it!!

Ashleigh Twining
Muskegon, MI
(moving to New York in 2 weeks!)
22

Hi, Mr. Brown!
I was born in and still live in Oklahoma, and i've ALWAYS wanted my nickname to be A.J., but it never really stuck!
Oh yeah, and your songs are really cool! I love the spin on "shaken, not stirred" in "She Cries"!
Have a good one!

http://www.new.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1030999689480
~Ashley (13)

It's "I'm Not Afraid of Anything"!

Just for you, buddy. Thanks for counting us all in before "listen to the calling of excitement"... we love you.

http://www.myspace.com/jenniferfostermusic
JENNIFER FOSTER

Yippie! I had a fun time working on this! I hope ya'll enjoy my tribute to mothers and their baby daughters with "She Cries". It should play automatically when you go to http://www.myspace.com/kristinakeenerrocks

I'd sure appreciate it if you'd give it the once over everybody.

By the way, did I mention I'm only 13....nah just kidding!

Go check out the track yins!

Gracias,
Kristina Keener

of Los Angeles, CA by way of Gilbert, AZ by way of Pittsburgh, PA

Katie Britton Age 20,

Palm Beach, Florida/ St Louis, MO/ New York, NY...take your pick.

Here's my video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I2v-K6vy1M

gah
xo
kb

Thought I'd enter on this blog too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T9kT2XbSuw
Isabella Moore
Age 13

Just wondering... Is the process that decides finalists/winners based solely on the voting process? Or will you have some say in the matter?

I ask simply because I have heard some seriously incredible entries, and a lot of them don't have a huge youtube fanbase, while others have an almost cult following (not that it isn't deserved! It's just an observation).

[FROM JRB: Fear not, Angela, I'm on it. Surely some genius will fall through the cracks, but the finalists won't be solely based on stuffing the ballot box.]

DJ Hedgepath's submission of "King of the World" is incorrectly listed under "She Cries."

Thanks!

[FROM JRB: Got it! Sorted!]

Here is my entry. I was going to re record it but I ran out of time! Oh well!

Ashley Wood

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKxfo4uOTqA

Hey everyone! Here is my submission:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZaorH_THeM

Thanks so much for doing this, JRB!

-Maddie Botteri
Portland, OR

Here is my entry. King of The World.

http://www.myspace.com/dwelvandavidmusic

This was fun!
Dwelvan David

Here's the last one. I decided to go ahead and try "She Cries."

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWToEk2Cm7g

Sheldon Rogers
Charlotte, NC

Here is "I'm Not Afraid Of Anything"

*hopefully my youtube video will be processed soon so you all can vote!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omkV3u64vgg
NATALIE WEISS

Hi!

Here's my entry..."I'm Not Afraid of Anything" (yes, another one :-) ) Nothing like waiting to the last minute to post! Hope you give it a listen! (And be kind...I recorded it in my dining room!)

Also, Mr. Brown, if you read this, I just finished a production of "Parade" in Bethesda, MD, and I wanted to thank you for sharing Leo's story and your beautiful music with all of us. It moved our company and our audiences every night.

Hope you enjoy my entry. If you do, vote for me!

~Erin Branigan
Columbia, MD
Age 26

http://www.sendspace.com/file/sdr0wp

Hi!
Here is my entry for the karaoke competition, singing 'I'm Not Afraid of Anything' - hope you enjoy!

www.myspace.com/nimusic

Thanks!

Naomi Price (24)
Brisbane, Australia

Hi again!
Well, the link I posted earlier was for Facebook, but I don't think it will work...
But I posted it on Youtube! I'm really sorry for this inconvenience, and I'd really appreciate it if you could re-post it for me! Thanks!
~Ashley (13)
Oklahoma City, OK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i04-F2crl9o

I'm Not Afraid of Anything:

Robin Harris-Jones Not Afraid

Cheers!

Robin Harris-Jones
Richmond, Va/Queens

Hi,
Thanks so much for doing this contest. I've never made a recording of anything so sorry if it isn't the best quality but it was really fun to do.
Enjoy!
http://www.reverbnation.com/carolynk

Carolyn Klocker
Poughkeepsie, NY
Age 29 (just turned 29 today!)

You are a shining new star that should go far! Wonderful job!

Hey!

My name's John Krause, and here I am singing "She Cries."

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=29131413668

Thank you for this awesome opportunity!

By the way, I'm 18 and from Los Angeles, California.

Thank you!

Thought the song would be interesting from a man's perspective... :-)

http://www.myspace.com/rylanddodge
RYLAND DODGE

My name is Haylie Lovett, and this is my rendition of "I'm Not Afraid of Anything."

http://www.reverbnation.com/haylielovett

I currently live in Granada Hills, CA, but I'm moving to Orange County in a couple of weeks to start school at CSU Fullerton as a Musical Theatre major. :)

Hey Everyone!

I just wanted to drop a note and say that I added some songs from a gig I did couple years back. One of them include "A Miracle Would Happen".

Thanks for all your support so far!

www.reverbnation.com/natashanapoleao

Cheers to you, Jason!

This is me singing I'm Not Afraid Of Anything!
This is the right one (the other one didn't process on youtube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLS1A5T-1UQ
:)
Natalie Weiss

Hi! I'm Maddy Trumble from Berkeley, California. I'm currently a sophomore musical theatre student at the University of Michigan. Here's my video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rasFVXIQMSU

I got a little carried away with the cheesy music video clips and special effects. But the vocals are untouched.

Thank you!!

Here's my entry-- "I'm Not Afraid of Anything"

www.myspace.com/kimvolpe

Myspace says it can take up to 24 hours for the song to appear, so I also put it on my Facebook page (Kim Volpe-- "friends" with Liz Caplan), just in case you are burning to hear it immediately ;)

(It's at the bottom of the profile, on the right, in the music box).

Here's my last minute submission of King of the World.

Vote for me and Kathleen Hennessey and Daniel Neil Olson too!

CHRIS ANGEL
http://youtube.com/angelintampa

Hi I'm Matthew Kennedy. I am currently a Sophomore Musical Theater Major at Westminster Choir College in Princeton NJ

I slip up a few times but I hope you enjoy it.. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdcq0cvH40E

Me singing "King of the World"
Enjoy!

Michael Potsic
21
Chicago, Illinois

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDA0D3POmBA

Hi!

I am Jenny Joseph. I am 24 years old and I'm from Alabama but I am currently living in NYC.

Enjoy!
http://www.4shared.com/file/57814373/56e2f731/Im_Not_Afraid_-_Jason_Robe.html

Hi! Okay, so, I'm at a hotel in North Dakota because I'm on the Sesame Street Live tour (there's a lot of funnies in that sentence, I know)... And I've been rehearsing all day and now I'm trying to upload my video to youtube but the internet here is shoddy and slow- it's taking a while. Please let me post my video tonight?! (I mean, technically my 12 AM is an hour later than yours, so it's only fair right?!) Haha, let me know! Thanks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0kyhV4Nh_4

Spence

Let me know what you think...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWCL92EE8j0&fmt=18

Amanda Edmands

LAST MINUTE ENTRY!!!!! I SOUND LIKE A ROBOT, BUT YOU CAN STILL TELL I'M HUMAN AND THAT IT'S ME...HOPEFULLY.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQJNeyYE3ag

Jeigh Madjus

Here's my extremely last minute entry of She Cries. Please vote vote vote!

David Levitz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1-BkEaQSsE

Hello,

I've got my song uploaded, folks are listening and voting. I just need to make sure I'm really enrolled in the contest before the deadline!

Check out my entry at http://www.reverbnation.com/vashboddie

Good Luck, Everyone!

Vash Boddie
Los Angeles

And the winner is......logged in 8 minutes before the deadline and sung by Charlotte Rae. Oh, Blair! You'll love this. I'm not joking...you'll f-ing love this!

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=402217550

I also made a clearer sounding copy of the recording from the video here!
http://www.reverbnation.com/jeighmadjus

I hope you like it!
jeigh

This was a great idea! Although, I will say that this stressed me out A LOT! VOTE ME, Aundrey Z. Ligon Jr!

[FROM JRB: Oh, dude, sucks to be you - apparently it stressed you out so much that you forgot to put up a link! Sorry!]