Best Singer/Songwriter

31.06% Mike Conley* 30.34% Matt Sturm* 21.54% Kenny Taylor* 6.46% John Minton* 1.44% Sunny Taylor 0.72% Adam Baker, Kevin Roulette 0.54% Jared Pagan, Kevin Hiatt, Shane Wyantt, Victor Alvarado Others with Votes (more than one): Brian Lemert, Joshua Hatfield, Mark Magdich, Melissa Perkins Best Singer/Songwriter 2003 Winner: Sunny Taylor Best Acoustic Performer 2002 Winner: Conley & Forbing 2001 Winner: Sunny Taylor 2000 Winner: Sunny Taylor 1999 Winner: Sunny Taylor 1998 Winner: Sunny Taylor 1997 Winner: NA * On the ballot

Mike Conley has been getting a lot of recognition lately. He hosted an evening of music back in November at Columbia Street West for the release of his first CD, My Little Secret. The title cut for the CD was also included on the X102 Essentials 8 disc.His song “We’ll Make It” was included on the 2004 compilation A Hot Cat In A Dog’s World, the proceeds of which went to benefit autism. On February 5 of this year he took part in the Flatpick Music Revue, a showcase featuring the Matt Sturm Band, Ken Bantz, John Minton and The Possum Trot Orchestra and Matt Kelly and Chris Dodds of Go Dog Go. Conley performed with violinist Mary Spriggle during his portion of the show. He’s also no stranger to the Whammys. He won in the Best Live Solo Performer category last year, as well as Best Live Duo Performer with John Forbing. He has worked with the multi-media event Pop Filter and the Midwest Original Music Showcase (MOMS). In January and October of 2002, Conley, along with Matt Sturm,