Hello Songwriter,
Sorry about the tardiness of this newsletter, but there was so much prep involved in the TIME that I just didn't get it out. We did have fun, and I celebrated my birthday giving song critiques and performing. JR Byrd won the Performing Songwriter Award plus a DSA membership, and also, $50 cash and a new DSA T-shirt for winning the DSA Song Critique. Loretta Dunnaway for "Don't Turn To What's Left Over" and David Stewart for "Let's Go Back" tied for 2nd at the Song Critique and won a t-shirt. It was a great event!
If you were able to attend, you saw our guest speaker for the 2nd Tuesday meeting tonight, Craig Crafton. His talk will be very informative, so don't miss it.
Also tonight, we are having our annual membership meeting for election of directors. Become involved! Come out and take part in a great organization. Nominations will also be taken through email until next Monday night, Nov. 14th, midnight. If you can't make it tonight and want to nominate someone or volunteer yourself and become involved, send an email with this subject: Nominate DSA Director.
If you were able to attend, you saw our guest speaker for the 2nd Tuesday meeting tonight, Craig Crafton. His talk will be very informative, so don't miss it.
Also tonight, we are having our annual membership meeting for election of directors. Become involved! Come out and take part in a great organization. Nominations will also be taken through email until next Monday night, Nov. 14th, midnight. If you can't make it tonight and want to nominate someone or volunteer yourself and become involved, send an email with this subject: Nominate DSA Director.
Our regular DSA monthly events resume this month: 2nd Tuesday Meeting , 1st and 3rd Monday SongSwaps and 3rd Thursday Open Mic. For details, see below.
Our new t-shirts debuted at the TIME. Get on at the meeting.
There's a FREE Chevy Songwriting Contest, deadline for November 23rd, The Prize is a Taylor Guitar. See item 9 below or go to www.ChevySonicSounds.com
There's a FREE Chevy Songwriting Contest, deadline for November 23rd, The Prize is a Taylor Guitar. See item 9 below or go to www.ChevySonicSounds.com
Not a DSA member? Then you've missed the musings via our member yahoo group of our DSA Prez, Buck Morgan. Catch up with what's going on here: http://dsaprezsez.blogspot.com/
QUICK LOOK CALENDAR OF DSA MONTHLY EVENTS - put this in your bookmark.
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1. ANNUAL SONG CONTEST - WINNERS ANNOUNCED HERE
See Grand Prize Judge, Roy Elkins, comments and listen to the winning songs.
DSA Announces Grand Prize Winners of 22nd Annual Contest
MINNESOTA'S SHANE MARTIN WINS 2011 DALLAS SONG CONTEST
Wyler Delray won the drawing for the ipod.
PAST WINNERS
See the press release on the 2009-10 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.
Here 2008 winning songs in a series of three podcasts at:
2001 - 2007 Winners Compilation CDs available at the DSA store
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All winning songs are on a CD Compilation that was given out at the Awards Ceremony. To get any 3 double CD's simply make a quarter note donation to DSA through our online store and send us an email to request which 3 years of Cd's you want us to mail you.
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2. DSA MEETINGS - http://dsameetings.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Craig Crafton, Entertainment Attorney
see more on meeting website.
Future Programs:
NOV: Annual Membership Meeting, Atty. Craig Crafton
DEC: Christmas Party
JAN 2012: Overcoming Stage Fright, tentative
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DSA T-SHIRTS $10 at the meeting (you must ask me for the special) or online by mail $15
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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
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3. SHOWCASES AND OPEN MICS -
OPEN MIC
DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE HOUSE -
EVERY 3RD THURSDAY - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
SHOWCASE AND OPEN MIC
HOURS 6-9PM 211 San Antonio Street, Mason, TX 76856
Our season opener is on St. Patricks Day and shows will be on the 3rd Thursday of each month starting in March.
Guidelines for our stars @ Texas Songwriters in the Round shows:
* All original set of 45 minutes
* A professional commercially released CD with some airplay and press.
We allow any songwriter to come be part of the TSR in the Round, with one star per month! If you'd like to come out and join in as a rounder I can make sure you have a place for the night! To Showcase contact: Jeri Alice
Other area open mics OPEN MICS
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4. LYRIC CONTEST - Next deadline postmarked September 30th SUMMER CONTEST or enter online.
SPRING 2011 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
2011 SUMMER WINNER
Semifinalists
A Place Where I Keep My Heart by Dana Young, Anthony, KS
Is It Deal or No Deal by Dana Young
She Doesn't Know My Heart Breaks by Mario Spinosi, Eynon, PA
Why Can't You Leave Me Alone by Dana Young
First Place
A Place Where I Keep My Heart by Dana Young
LYRICS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE
LYRICISTS GAIN RECOGNITION THROUGH COMPETITION
Next Lyric Contest Deadline is June 30th, 2010 for Spring Lyric Contest
Entry fee is $10
Please see lyric contest webpage for details.
April 2010 Hardcopy issue of Songwriters Notes has Summer and Fall 2009 winners posted.
October 2009 Hardcopy issue of Songwriters Notes has Fall 2008 & winter/spring 2009 Lyric contest winning songs listed:
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5. MEMBER NEWS -
The 2012 Board of Directors will be elected at our annual membership meeting on Nov. 8.
Wanna get involved? Become a committee member. It's fun!
To view a list of the 2011 Officer and Directors and Committees go to this link:
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
* Film Licensing Co. seeking instrumental music
* Cheap and free tickets - Free tickets to selected Winspear Opera House events.
Lyricists are invited to co-write with music writers by submitting your lyric through the member yahoo group.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: Greg Waits, Elizabeth Basse, JR Byrd
THANK YOU FOR RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP: Bill Honker, Ken Golden, Bobby Montgomery, David Risinger
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
MAY: Jackie Doss, Timberly Padden, Tim Phillips, Prudence Potter, and Steve Weisberg.
JUNE:Jan Oaborne, Butch Schindel, Brent Benton, Molly Bush, Prudence Gilmore, Karon Hi, Keven Mountcastle, Tim Schramm, and Tracie Merchant.
JULY: Elaine Gardner-Morales, CB Luce, Jetta Morris
AUGUST: Evan Krause, Dixon Beasley, Andrew Boyer, Scott Fant
SEPTEMBER: Ken Nelson, Mina Shansa
OCTOBER: Louie Cate, Morri Hartgrave, Steve Wilson
PLEASE RENEW THIS MONTH: Donna Scoggins, Mimi Balkey, Lisa Byrn, David Byboth, Shelby Cook, Kathryn Hallberg, Julie Jean White.
Renew your membership online,
You'll find the link to the store on the panel to the right
Or paste this link in your browser: http://store.kagi.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?storeID=7TE_LIVE&page=Second_Sales_Page
Song contest winner from a couple of years back, Mark Wayne Glassmire, has released a new album, more at http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/mark-wayne-glasmire-new-ep-january-10
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6. WORKSHOPS - DSA WORKSHOPS ARE SPONSORED BY BMI
(Each month DSA hosts 3 workshops at our monthly meetings on the 1st Monday, 3rd Monday and 2nd Tuesday. see item 2 above.)
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7. EVENTS- Featuring local and worldwide events of the songwriting community including, seminars, conferences, and showcases.
NOV
DEC
2012
JAN
5 - 8 ASG Songwriter Symposium, Austin TX
28-31 MIDEM, Cannes, FR
FEB
16-19 Mellennium Music Conference, Harrisburg, PA
22-26 Folk Alliance, Memphis, TN
MARCH
14 - 18 SXSW Music Fest, Austin, TX
Go to the events page to view links to local and Texas venues.
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8. Featured Articles:
PREZ SEZ: Tune in to DSA President, Buck Morgan's, musings and DSA goings on.
WARNING: Every Musician's Digital Performance Royalties Are At Risk
By Kristin Thomson -- Recording artists and indie labels: there¹s a movement afoot to change the way that you would receive your digital public performance royalties, and it¹s not a good one, especially for recording artists. In recent days, the artist community ‹ including AFTRA, AFM, The Recording Academy, A2IM andSoundExchange has been broadcasting the message to their members about the negative consequences of direct licensing deals for digital performance royalties. We here at FMC wanted to join in the chorus and explain to musicians and labels why the current statutory licensing structure is better for all stakeholders.
By Kristin Thomson -- Recording artists and indie labels: there¹s a movement afoot to change the way that you would receive your digital public performance royalties, and it¹s not a good one, especially for recording artists. In recent days, the artist community ‹ including AFTRA, AFM, The Recording Academy, A2IM andSoundExchange has been broadcasting the message to their members about the negative consequences of direct licensing deals for digital performance royalties. We here at FMC wanted to join in the chorus and explain to musicians and labels why the current statutory licensing structure is better for all stakeholders.
What's Luck Got to Do With It?
By Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen -- Recently, we completed a nine-year research study of some of the most extreme business successes of modern times. We examined entrepreneurs who built small enterprises into companies that outperformed their industries by a factor of 10 in highly turbulent environments. We call them 10Xers, for "10 times success." The very nature of this study — how some people thrive in uncertainty, lead in chaos, deal with a world full of big, disruptive forces that we cannot predict or control — led us to smack into the question, "Just what is the role of luck?
VIDEOS
Troubadour, TX one-hour, high definition episodes air on the CW network in most markets. Twenty-two episodes are currently in production for season one of “Troubadour, TX,” and past episodes will be available for viewing at TroubadourTX.com. A complete list of markets and air times is availablehere and on the “Troubadour, TX” TV Facebook fan page
VIDEO: How to Track a Lost or Stolen iPhone
By Tecca
VIDEO: How to Track a Lost or Stolen iPhone
By Tecca
MUSIC BUSINESS - more articles posted on the new blog DSA Music Biz News
How A Major Label Markets A New Artist
By Minh D. Chau -- Recently, ASCAP's Daily Brief included an article by David F. Carr entitled, "How Warner Music Turns Social Media Fans Into Customers". I thought there was one paragraph in there that was extremely insightful that some readers may not have caught. It needed to be expounded upon. If you've always wondered how a major label goes about building a fanbase for a new artist - as far as their overarching philosophy on it - there it was! ... Here's the paragraph...
Eminem Wins Royalties Bout Against LabelBy Anita Wadhwani -- A federal court in California ruled that the record label could not take deductions for certain transactional services it routinely provided during the now-fading era of physical album and CD sales. That's because licensing online music to companies like iTunes or cellphone companies no longer requires expensive services like packaging CDs.
Twenty More Questions for Artists: Record Producer Agreements, Part 1
By Chris Castle -- Your record producer is probably the most important member of your creative team. Good record producers understand the physics of sound, but also understand the dynamic of performance and the craft of songwriting.... Your record producer is in many ways a member of your band, and is essentially the creative partner in your recordings.
By Chris Castle -- Your record producer is probably the most important member of your creative team. Good record producers understand the physics of sound, but also understand the dynamic of performance and the craft of songwriting.... Your record producer is in many ways a member of your band, and is essentially the creative partner in your recordings.
By Minh D. Chau -- Recently, ASCAP's Daily Brief included an article by David F. Carr entitled, "How Warner Music Turns Social Media Fans Into Customers". I thought there was one paragraph in there that was extremely insightful that some readers may not have caught. It needed to be expounded upon. If you've always wondered how a major label goes about building a fanbase for a new artist - as far as their overarching philosophy on it - there it was! ... Here's the paragraph...
Bob Paterno's blog Making Music Making Money
CRAFT OF SONGWRITING
Barbe McMillen's blog, The Craft of Songwriting
Online Thesaurus and Rhyming Dictionary
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9. Song and Talent Contests
See contest details at:
Song, Lyric and Fiddle Contests
Chevy Says, “Leave Your Amp at Home”
For DFW Singer-Songwriter Competition
For DFW Singer-Songwriter Competition
Chevy Sonic Sounds music competition offers chance to perform live
and win a Taylor acoustic/electric guitar
and win a Taylor acoustic/electric guitar
DEADLINE NOVEMBER 23, 2011—Dallas-Fort Worth-area singer-songwriters looking for a change of scenery away from coffee shops and wine bars: listen up! Chevrolet today announced the launch of its Sonic Sounds acoustic music competition for local artists.
Solo and duet performers of any genre from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex are invited to become one of five musical acts to perform live at The Loft (1135 S. Lamar Street, Dallas, TX) in front of a panel of judges, and compete for a chance to win prizes including an acoustic-electric guitar provided by Taylor Guitars.
“Cool music and cool cars – like the new Chevy Sonic—have always gone hand-in-hand, and that connection is what the Chevy Sonic Sounds competition is all about. We hope to discover some terrific acoustic, ‘indie’ talent right under our noses,” says Mark Harland, Chevrolet regional marketing manager. “Great music doesn’t always have to be turned up to eleven. We’re looking for outstanding singer-songwriters who can make big musical moments happen on a simpler, smaller scale.”
Beginning today, musicians can log onto www.ChevySonicSounds.com to submit a video or MP3 recording of original music, along with a photo, and brief biographical information. All eligible submissions will be posted to the site and voted on by website visitors. The deadline for entries is November 23.
The top 15 vote-getters will be named semi-finalists, advancing to the second round of the competition, in which a panel of judges will choose five finalists based on an evaluation of their online submissions. The five finalists will participate in a showcase performance at The Loft on December 13. Each finalist will perform in front of the panel of judges who will score performances based on quality of songwriting, instrumentation, and vocal performance.
Immediately following the showcase, a single grand prize winner will be chosen and awarded a prize package including a $100 gift certificate, a one-year subscription to an online gig-booking service, and a brand new acoustic-electric guitar from world-renown guitar maker, Taylor.
To be eligible, entries must be:
· An acoustic solo or duet musical act
· Legal residents of the Dallas-Fort Worth area
· At least 21 years of age
· Without a music recording contract, or agreement relating to the use of your name ,voice and/or likeness, or music
Semi-finalists will be notified by December 2. For the complete list of contest rules and guidelines, please visit www.ChevySonicSounds.com.
A comprehensive list of Song Contests compliments of MusesMuse.com
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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.
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11. BEST SONGS of the 2nd Tuesday Meeting
JAN 2011
Ask Your Heart by Vern Dailey
Beautiful For Just A Moment by Guy Rourk
FEB
Our Heaven On Earth by Vern Dailey
MARCH
Where Are The Daddies by Nancy Rynders
A Time For Love by Michael Brandenberger
APRIL
And Chicken Wings by Will Brown
Never Together Anymore by Nancy Rynders
MAY
Tear For Joanna by Casey Graham
The Gingerbread Man by Loretta Dunnaway
JUNE
Small Town Girl by James Pappas and Roger Russell
I Let Her Get Away by Nancy Rynders
JULY
Keep on Riding by Brook Malouf
I Don't by Ray Phillips
NO AUG. MEETING
SEPT
Do You Love by James Pappas
That's Why by Vern Dailey
OCT
Hobo Gypsy King by James Pappas
Cross My Heart by Vern Dailey
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?
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12. SONGS FROM THE SOUL OF SERVICE
Did you know??? DSA held two song contests for active military and the Cds of the winning songs, Songs From the Soul of Service Vols. 1 and 2 are available online at:http://store.kagi.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?storeID=7TE_LIVE&page=SSS4
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
DSA depends on your support.
Giving Rocks! While it never hurts to remind you that DSA is a non-profit organization (and so your contributions are tax-deductible) - this year it means so much more. We're proud to be celebrating our 21th Anniversary as a non-profit. DSA has been an organized songwriter group since 1985 and became a non-profit in 1990.
Your gift enables us to meet our mission.
Our programs created to meet our mission goals are: a monthly newsletter, workshops, critique sessions, showcases, contests, networking opportunities and community service.
If you like what we do, and want to help us keep doing it, please make a contribution today. Gifts of all sizes are meaningful and appreciated.
Donations are welcome year round.
Donations are welcome year round.
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