FREE TICKETS -
September 7 – MARIACHI VARGAS DE TECALITLAN (TITAS) Winspear Opera House 8PM
Considered the World’s Best Mariachi Group, the iconic Vargas brings their very special brand of Mariachi music to Dallas for a spectacular evening celebrating Mexican culture. A special guest appearance by Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico will open the evening.
Send the message, "Enter (your name) in the drawing" through the DSA Member yahoo group with the subject: Mariachi. First person to respond wins. FREE TICKETS
September 8 – THE BLUES (Jazz Roots) Winspear Opera House 7:30PM
Without the blues there is no jazz! And you’ve never had the blues like you’re going to have it on this night. Still in her 20s, Shemekia Copeland is considered the heir of soul-drenched divas like Etta James and Koko Taylor.
Joining her for this blues explosion is a living legend whose story makes him the definitive blues man. James Cotton was born in Mississippi in 1935 and as a boy worked the fields with his seven brothers and sisters. Orphaned at age nine, he was raised by his mentor, the legendary Sonny Boy Williamson, who taught him the innovative harmonica style that fuels Cotton’s hard-driving “Super Harp” band. To enter your name in the drawing, send the message, "Enter (your name) in the drawing" through the DSA Member yahoo group with the subject: Blues. First person to respond wins
Besides our regularly scheduled 4 monthly events, there is the Music Buzz free Mondays at the Allen Public Library, and the North Texas Musicians events at the Dallas Public Library. See our events section below.
QUICK LOOK CALENDAR OF DSA MONTHLY EVENTS - put this in your bookmark. Founding President Emeritus Editor, Songwriters Notes ----------
A Legend In His Own Time
The Smiles That Blossom From Vern Dailey Have Roots In Pain
For as long as most of his friends can remember, Vern Dailey has been “the legendary Vern Dailey.” It makes you wonder: How long does a legend get to be a legend? Vern has been one for decades now. Most of Vern’s legendary activities probably don’t show up when you Google him. Still, you get a lot of highlights when you key in this 80-year-old’s name.
more ......1. ANNUAL SONG CONTEST - Fall kickoff planned. Stay tuned!
We'll set the deadline dates at the kickoff.
2009-10 SONG CONTEST - We've finally wrapped it up and delivered all prizes! Winners were announced April 15 on the website and at the Dallas International guitar show. See John Nitzinger and Tradition Guitars presenting the grand prize at the show. See the press release on the song contest winners: Get a hard copy of the April issue of Songwriters Notes with a list of winners and read about grand prize winner, Lanny Sherwin. See the winners, be sure to scroll to the bottom for Roy Elkins comments on the cream of the crop. Semifinalists were posted on the song contest website on March 15th. Mimi Balkey won the drawing for the ipod. THANKS TO TRADITION GUITARS FOR GENEROUSLY DONATING THE GUITAR TO OUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER. 2008 SONG CONTEST - WINNERS Here 2008 winning songs in a series of three podcasts at:
******************************* 2ND TUESDAY MONTHLY MEETING - http://www.meetingblog.dallassongwriters.org
Our guest speaker on Sept 14th will be Ken Nelson, Senior VP/Executive Producer at FirstCom Music. Ken has over twenty years of experience in creating, producing, and licensing music catalogs. He has created and produced music catalogs for companies like ESPN, Ethan Allen, Rogers Sports Net, Universal, Discovery Networks, ABC, CBS, and the list goes on. To give you an idea of what Ken does, here's an example copied from FirstCom's website:
FirstCom scored the music to picture using early versions of the new animation supplied by Vivendi. Ken Nelson was the producer and executive producer of the sound track for the new logo: 'Vivendi Entertainment had a very clear idea of the image and sound they wanted. Unlike many traditional libraries, we had the expertise to take the actual animation roughs and score directly to those assets. This allowed us to try several different approaches and orchestral mixes until we were able to capture just the right mood.'
Nelson worked closely with Mark Kristol, Vivendi Entertainments Executive Vice President of Theatrical Marketing & Distribution, through several weeks of the post production process. 'It was an absolute pleasure working with Ken and his team. Ken was keenly adept at interpreting the sound concept we had in mind. He was able to offer us several variations on that theme which enabled us to succinctly determine the score that would most effectively contribute to establishing our new identity. '
Free to DSA members, $5 for visitors
Song Critiques will follow - Members Only - $5 Sign in and Networking begins at 6:30 Program about 7:15
Critiques will follow. Bring your songs
TRINITY ROOM at the Dallas Center for Community Cooperation (2900 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75204
FUTURE PROGRAMS
Oct: Scott Sean White
Nov: Randy Brown, columnist for Piney Woods
Dec: Christmas Party ---------------------------- DSA T-SHIRTS $10 at the meeting (you must ask me for the special) or online by mail $15 ----------------------------
MONDAY SONG SWAPS for peer critique
Song Swap Workshops
Monthly 7:30-10 PM Free, Visitors Welcome Where songwriters perform their songs for peer review. Bring your guitar and a few lyric sheets. This is like an old fashioned guitar pull with comments between songs.
FIRST MONDAY in East Dallas
Half Price Books, 5803 E Northwest Hwy Dallas, TX 75231-6519 (214) 379-8000
Roger Russell, Jame Pappas coordinating.
We'll be in the Community Room at the back left in the building.
THIRD MONDAY in PLANO -
Tino's at Collin Creek Mall- Steve Sullivan, coordinator.
Tinos Mexican Restaurant Collin Creek Mall, Plano, Tx 972 2572
----------------------- 3. SHOWCASES AND OPEN MICS - DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE HOUSE - EVERY 3RD THURSDAY - 7:00pm to 9:00pm Texas Songwriters in the Round is beginning its 10th year of songwriters series. We are currently meeting at the Hill Top Cafe on Hwy 87 9 miles north of Fredericksburg, Tx. The Showcase is every 3rd Wednesday with our Star. The group also meets every wednesday on the patio for songwriters support, performance and sharing. TSR will be in Brady "2nd Saturday" if anyone can join us please do.
Hard Eight Cafe 6-9PM All original All the Time.
----------------------------------------------- 4. LYRIC CONTEST - Next deadline postmarked September 30th or enter online.
WINTER/SPRING 2010 SEMIFINALISTS
I Threw It Away by Matt Abell, Stroudsburg, PA Music Carry Me by Donna Lisa, Westfield, NJ Katrina by Mark Crisp, Arroyo Grande, CA Whiskey Wins by Donna Scoggins, Dallas, Tx
WINNERS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. See the lyrics and who won 1st place. LYRICISTS GAIN RECOGNITION THROUGH COMPETITION Next Lyric Contest Deadline is March 30th, 2010 for Spring Lyric Contest Please see lyric contest webpage for details. April 2010 Hardcopy issue of Songwriters Notes has Summer & Fall 2009 winners posted. October 2009 Hardcopy issue of Songwriters Notes has Fall 2008 & winter/spring 2009 Lyric contest winning songs listed: ------------------------------------------------------- If you are not a DSA Member, you missed these tips sent out through our yahoo group: * Publisher looking for Childrens songs * Artists/Producers looking for original material for recording artists * Major Brand X (To be disclosed at a later time) Seeks Independent artist for music campaign. * Where to get your cd reviewed * Music related job listing Wanna get involved? Become a committee member. It's fun! To view a list of the 2010 Officer and Directors and Committees go to this link: WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: Tracy Merchant, Jan Osborne, Tim Schramm, Kevin Mountcastle, Brent Benton, Pru Gilmore, Timberly Padden won a fee membership in the guitar show drawing.. Tim Phillips, Pru Potter, Joanna Endley, Robert Tenorio, and song contest winners Ward Parker, Eric Christensen, Chris Trentham, Scott Tonkinson, Lisa Torres, Noel Cohen, David Spence, Edward Turton, Lauren Smith, Lanny Sherwin, John Watilo Louie Cate, Claire Ulanoff, Karyna Cruz, Peter Bacsalmasi, Bernadette Conant, Roger Kaye, Matt Dahan, Dom Stasi, Sinem Varoglu, John Visconti, Jaime Leopold, THANK YOU FOR RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP: Ed Willians, Tom Thomas, Trevor Dahen, Butch Schindel, Bob Paterno, Ian Dickson, Jackie Doss, Mary Guthrie, CB Luce TIME TO RENEW: The following members owe dues:
YOU HAVE A TWO MONTH GRACE PERIOD TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR YOU WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE MEMBER GROUP JAN: Troy Werner, Annie Benjamin, Charles Risinger, James Guittard, Warren Lett. FEB: John Metz, Peter Robinson, Dennis Carlan, Emile Pandolfi, Marc McClure, Darren Speed, David Firman, Kate McGunnigle, Dan Morehouse, Richard Gardzina, Jose Gomez, Bryan Bryant, Casey Desmond, John Chandler, Allan Von, & Jack Hackworth, Natalia Pikoul, Michael Constiatineo, Sean Murphy, Brandi Sidoryk, MarkStepakoff, Jen Carter-Kelly, Frank Fulton, Kevin McSpadden, Lisa Simmons, Bill DiLuigi, John Mears, Joey Avalos, Niel Nasset, Garrison Doles, Steven Richards MARCH: Kathy Nichols, Bobby Jo Chandler, Lisa Warner, Matt Pitcher APRIL: Janis McQuinton, Michelle Fosse, Gerald Patton JUNE: Kevin Sullivan, Josh Goldberg JULY: Michael Fredde, Dave Dalton, Brook Malouf, Dave Sanchez PLEASE RENEW THIS MONTH: Don Wall, Scott Fant
Renew your membership online,
You'll find the link to the store on the panel to the right ------------------------------------------------------- 6. WORKSHOPS - DSA WORKSHOPS ARE SPONSORED BY BMI Occasionally we bring in special instructors for songwriting, performance or music education workshops.
There are several workshop opportunities in Austin - see events page below. 7. EVENTS- Featuring local and worldwide events of the songwriting community including, seminars, conferences, and showcases.
Every Monday this fall, Music Buzz will take place at Allen Public Library. FREE
SEPT
Sept 11 Texas Music Conference at Dallas Library FREE Sept. 11-12 Creation:Craft:Connection Music Conference, Foothills College, CA
OCT
1-3 NorthPark Celebrates the Arts
7-8 Durango Expo Expo Home For more details visit the events page. Comprehensive VENUE LIST - compliments of Uncle Calvins DALLAS TEXAS CONCERT LISTINGS Dallas Morning News Guide Live Music Listing ( hit search after opening the page) 8. Featured Articles:
PREZ SEZ: Tune in to DSA President, Buck Morgan's, musings and DSA goings on.
[Good friend and strong advocate for songwriter's rights.]
George David Weiss, Writer of Hit Pop Songs, Dies at 89
By Margalit Fox -- George David Weiss, a songwriter who had a hand in some of the biggest hits of midcentury pop music, recorded by some of the biggest stars, died on Monday at his home in Oldwick, N.J. He was 89. Among his most famous numbers were "Can't Help Falling in Love," recorded by Elvis Presley; "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," recorded by the Tokens; and "What a Wonderful World," recorded by Louis Armstrong. .. Mr. Weiss was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984. As president of the Songwriters Guild of America from 1982 to 2000, he spoke widely about copyright issues and testified before government bodies.
MUSIC BUSINESSBob Paterno's blog Making Music Making Money Barbe McMillen's blog, The Craft of Songwriting LITERARY DEVICES - Part 2 Similes Let's look at some tools and formulas help you build similes.
Online Thesaurus and Rhyming Dictionary ******************************************** 9. Song and Talent Contests A comprehensive list of Song Contests compliments of MusesMuse.com
10. Songwriting Resources Links to websites about songwriting, performance, music industry. DSA Book Store - reviews, links, lists of recommended reading, and what's in the DSA Library. 11. BEST SONGS of the 2nd Tuesday Meeting
JAN 2010
Man Card by Brooke Malouf
By Myself by Nancy Rynders
FEB
This Love by Bob Paterno
MARCH MADNESS - no critiques this month
APRIL Co-writes - no critiques this month
MAY
I Tell My Heart by Vern Dailey and Amber Dotson
JUNE
Loves Gonna Change Your Mind by Vern Dailey and Clay Potter
Will You Save A Drowning Man by Nancy Rynders
JULY
Worth Every Penny by Michael Brandenberger
To view past winners go to the Best Songs blog. http://bestsongsofthemeeting.blogspot.com/
To hear the winners go to our myspace page.
Did you know that A and R reps from labels and music publishers are listening to our Myspace page each month?12. SONGS FROM THE SOUL OF SERVICE http://www.songssoulservice.org Tribute to our fallen soldiers from DFW at our Podomatic site: You Know Me Tribute to Fallen Read the latest story about this years winners Thanks for reading this far. If you have any suggestions for the newsletter, please let me know. Follow me on Twitter @barbemcmillen. Give me a tweet. Founding President Emeritus, DSA |
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