Songwriter Michael R. J. Roth was the winner of the 2019 NSAI Song Contest for lyric writing, and received a Gold Award from the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest for lyrics. He has also been a first-place winner in the Austin Songwriters Group and Dallas Songwriters Association contests. He has been called "a cool dark troubadour" and "a Jedi songwriter," evoking a mix of Leonard Cohen, Gordon Lightfoot, Johnny Cash, John Prine and others with lyrics known for their intriguing imagery and "deep, profound truth." He is featured in the Great American Song Hall of Fame, and is known for his award-winning, original acoustic songs with "the kind of lyrics that make Nashville writers salivate." NSAI named him "One to Watch." Lori McKenna called him "brilliant." See more at http://easyheroes.com/