Dallas Songwriters Association: May 2023

Dallas Songwriters Association

Dallas Songwriters Assoc. is a 501 C3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing learning opportunities about the craft and business of songwriting. All styles of music are welcome in the DSA, and membership includes writers of all ages. DSA monthly activities include meetings with guest speakers, song critiques and performance showcases and open mics that are open to the public and streamed to Facebook and Youtube. In addition, the DSA offers song contests, a Hall of Fame program, community awards, youth programs, and publishes a monthly newsletter, Songwriters Notes.

CELEBRATING 36 YEARS IN 2023

MOTIVATING & UPLIFTING SONGWRITERS THROUGH EDUCATION

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

DSA EVENTS FOR JUNE 2023

DSA EVENTS THIS MONTH:

DSA ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST RUNS JUNE 1 - SEPT 30

http://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/

MONTHLY MEETING - Virtual

http://dsameetings.blogspot.com

DSA Monthly Meeting and Song Critiques
https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/

1ST THURSDAY Monthly - June 1, Bill O'Hanlon

"Writing Hookier Melodies with the Line+3 Method", song critiques follow

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6174320082

DSA Board Meeting - Tuesday, June 27, 7pm

SHOWCASES AND OPEN MICS

OPEN MIC - Virtual -

DSA Virtual Open Mic - Every Wednesday 7 - 9 - June 7, 14, 21, 28.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6174320082

https://www.facebook.com/events/717703665629658/

OPEN MIC

Live streamed to Facebook from the Venue

Love and War Open Mic - Thursday, June 22 - Monthly on 4th Thursday - 7-9PM but we've moved up a week this month.

It's lot's of fun so come on out to play or watch. Great food. Please sign up with host Rickey Gene Wright and don't forget to BRING YOUR OWN MIC

https://www.facebook.com/events/2592301734332269/

SHOWCASES - Physical & Virtual - check on Facebook for updates

DSA Virtual Songwriters Spotlight - 2nd Thursday 7-8pm

Hosted by Harry Hewlett featuring rotating co-host and songwriter performance and interview

Thursday June 8, 7pm - Michael RJ Roth (2021 DSA SC GP runner up with Gone, Gone, Gone)

Thursday July 11, 7pm - Alexis Tapp (Songwriter of The Year Winner) Jolie Hope (Young Songwriter of The Year Winner)

Thursday Aug 10, 7pm - Jamey Shannon (Music Biz Prof at Mississippi Delta College)

SPECIAL EVENTS

"WILD DAWG" OFF-SHORE FISHING ADVENTURE 2023 - June 15 - 18, 2023 - see photos on Facebook from past trips

Join this group for Texas Coast Deep Sea Fishing - https://www.facebook.com/groups/486583939901589

DOWN THE LINE

July 22 - Blue Christmas in July at Sons of Hermann Hall

Aug 5 - DSA Pool Party and Jam

Aug 12 - SonStock at Sons of Hermann Hall

JOIN DSA - Scan this QR code

VIEW EVENTS ON YOUTUBE CHANNEL

View our past events on our Youtube channel.

Youtube archives

Festivals in May

DALLAS SONGWRITERS CITY LINE STAGE at WILDFLOWER 19-21

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2QmQKUl70-3pd2vZ4TlE7xzw5kzfuH1o

DEEP ELLUM COMMUNITY ARTS FAIR - DSA on big stage and Wounded Ostrich - 26-29

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2QmQKUl70-0kMD48nrt13pDklxuLD190

DALLAS SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME - APRIL 14 AT LOVE AND WAR IN PLANO

http://dallassongwritershalloffame.blogspot.com

Rising Stars under 18 perform with DSA Members and BYOB band

Inductees: Jimmy and Stevie Vaughan, Sly Stone, Roger Miller, Jim Collins, Selena Gomez, Stoney Burns, Ron McKeown, Charley Wirtz, Mark Pollock, and Jimmy Wallace.

https://youtu.be/ViqUq78aUaU

SONGWRITER SPOTLIGHT - Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2QmQKUl70-3wKm6-d8Lsex2JgNXRrMTT

January 31 performers Don Wall and Allen Larson

https://www.youtube.com/live/g0unbTgkt_8?feature=share

Feb 3 - Rickey Gene Wright, host - Bill Martin

https://www.youtube.com/live/-uLWZBUfY7I?feature=share

Feb 3 - 2022 Grand Prize Song Contest Winner Thierry Coupey, host - Barbara McMillen

https://www.youtube.com/live/64PbQpk0JpQ?feature=share

Tuesday March 21, 7pm - Mike P Ryan (2nd and 3rd place Grand Prize Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen

https://www.youtube.com/live/FGkPk_kfxp8?feature=share

Thursday, April 20, 7pm - Robert Graham from Perth Australia (2023 Grand Prize Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen

https://youtu.be/ViqUq78aUaU

Thursday, May 11, Wayne Willingham 20, 7pm - (2022 Song of the Year Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen

https://youtu.be/QyqsbP1HvHc

SONG CONTEST AWARDS

DSA Best Songs of the Meeting Awards 2022 -Saturday, March 25, 2023 - Noon - 3pm DSA members perform. Community Service Awards -Opening Bell, Guitar Arlington, Patty Allen Driver, Tone Shop
https://youtu.be/biSYiLJVXV8

DSA 2022 Song Contest Awards Program - January 14 - Noon - 3pm
Performances by semifinalists and winners on DSA Facebook page and on Youtube
https://youtu.be/2UE9wwsCODg

LOVE & WAR OPEN MIC -
January 26th Songwriters Round on Youtube: https://youtu.be/YBmWlAITO
February 23rd Songwriters Round on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XOHR6siaL8
March 23rd Songwriters Round on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBL5zqngk3U
April 27 Songwriters Round on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6K66nucuTM

DSA HALL OF FAME - 2022 Hall of Fame was held on April 23rd at Love and War-
2022 Inductees: Willie Nelson, Mickey Raphael, LeAnn Rimes, Bill Mack, Kelly Clarkson, Charley Pride, Towns Van Zandt, David Card, Charles McGarry. Check our Facebook page for photos. Here's the video on our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oUFMBTD89o&t=3995s

2021 Inductees: John Denver, England Dan and John Ford Coley, Janie Frickie or Gregg Smith

The Dallas Songwriters Association celebrated the songs of these North Texas icons at the 2022 Dallas Songwriters Hall of Fame virtual event, which was held on Saturday, April 17, 12-3. Please head over to our channel and don't forget to subscribe.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2QmQKUl70-3Y_SmChiZRqM9rmPfrLWbL

More info here: https://dallassongwritershalloffame.blogspot.com

Donate to Hall of Fame

Via Square

https://dallas-songwriters-association.square.site/product/donate-to-dallas-songwriters-hall-of-fame/27?cs=true&cst=custom

PayPal link

Donate to DSA via PayPal Tip Jar https://py.pl/2S7dRL98V4Y (Thank you!)

Via stripe store

https://dallassongwriters.org/donate-to-dsa/

CONTESTS

SONG CONTEST - 2023 DSA International Song Contest Opens June 1. https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com

2023 Winners announced on January 14, 2024

2022 Winners announced on January 14, 2023 https://dsapress.blogspot.com/2023/03/dsa-international-2022-song-contest.html

https://dsapress.blogspot.com/2023/03/32nd-annual-song-contest-awards-grand.html

2021 Winners were announced on January 15 - Press Release - https://dsapress.blogspot.com/2022/02/dallas-songwriters-associates.html

Here is a look at the wonderful talent from last years contest.

Awards Program- 2021 Contest - AWARDS VIDEOS on Youtube

2021 DSA Song Contest Awards Part 1 - annual song contest, young songwriters song contest and lyric contest awards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn9o0mgl8lo

2021 DSA Song Contest Awards Part 2 - Best Songs of the Meeting, Songwriter of the Year, Song of the Year, community Awards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqm3cmFbuEY

2020 Contest - AWARDS VIDEOS

2020 Winners Announced Jan. 16

https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com

2020 DSA Song Contest Awards Part 1 - semi-finalists perform

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O53tKlKWRs&list=PL2QmQKUl70-2fZsHAIcWZTejZVKttRKMX

2020 DSA Song Contest Awards Part 2 - finalists perform - awards given

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZJ_TN9f7_I&list=PL2QmQKUl70-0NTzHsFcVDDtQRkAyMoZud

2020 DSA Song Contest Award Winning Songs - 30 sec clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVnE1vn4cN4

2020 DSA Award Certificates.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY7CJkGDKwg

LYRIC CONTEST - NEXT DEADLINE June 30

2021 Fall Winners

https://dallassongwriterslyriccontest.blogspot.com/2022/02/winner-of-fall-lyric-contest-2021.html

2021 Summer Winners

https://dallassongwriterslyriccontest.blogspot.com/2021/12/winners-of-summer-lyric-contest.html

2021 Winter Winners

https://dallassongwriterslyriccontest.blogspot.com/2021/06/dsa-2021-winter-lyric-contest-winners.html

2020 Fall Winners

https://dallassongwriterslyriccontest.blogspot.com/2021/02/dsa-2020-fall-lyric-contest-winners.html

2020 Summer Winners

https://dallassongwriterslyriccontest.blogspot.com/2020/12/2020-summer-winners.html

2020 Spring Winners

https://dallassongwriterslyriccontest.blogspot.com/2020/08/2020-spring-lyric-contest-winners.html

2020 Winter Winners

https://dallassongwriterslyriccontest.blogspot.com/2020/08/2020-lyric-contest-winners.html

Enter Here on in DSA Stripe store - pay and upload lyric

or Enter here - pay in DSA square store and email lyric here.

YOUNG SONGWRITERS CONTEST - 2023 June 1

2022 Winners announced Jan 14

2021 Winners were announced Jan 15

Entrants must be 18 & under - Winner performed at Awards Program

https://youngsongwriterscontest.blogspot.com

BEST SONGS OF THE MEETINGS - http://bestsongsofthemeeting.blogspot.com

Winners announced March 25

Vern Dailey Songwriters of the Year - Song of the Year - Community Awards

Last chance to enter for 2022 is at the November 3rd DSA Meeting

We need volunteers for our governing board. Become a director and help DSA grow. Zoom in and volunteer.

DONATE

Giving Day Donation Link: https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/dallassongwriters

Donate to DSA in general here:

https://dallassongwriters.org/donate-to-dsa/

DONATE

Via Square

https://dallas-songwriters-association.square.site/product/donate-to-dallas-songwriters-hall-of-fame/27?cs=true&cst=custom

PayPal link

Donate to DSA via PayPal Tip Jar - (Thank you!)

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=6WP8FTGVXAVEA

Non Profit Guidestar profile link: https://www.guidestar.org/Profile/75-2357558

DSA QR Code to donate from your paypal account.

Check out the newsletter, Songwriters Notes, for details at:

http://songwriternotes.blogspot.com/

Stay connected to us on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/dallassongwriters/

DSA Youtube Channel - videos

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzLz8grkFMa1zD2sMsp5-7A/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@dallassongwriters_official2702

About Dallas Songwriters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfcC26tmNME

BECOME A DSA MEMBER OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP

https://dallassongwriters.org/join-dsa/

https://squareup.com/store/dallas-songwriters-association

Thursday, May 4, 2023

DSA EVENTS FOR MAY 2023

DSA EVENTS THIS MONTH:

MONTHLY MEETING - Virtual

http://dsameetings.blogspot.com

DSA Monthly Meeting and Song Critiques
https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/

1ST THURSDAY Monthly - May 4, Billy Sprague

"Discovery vs Invention in the Songwriting Process", song critiques follow

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6174320082

DSA Board Meeting - Tuesday, May 30, 7pm

SHOWCASES AND OPEN MICS

OPEN MIC - Virtual -

DSA Virtual Open Mic - Every Wednesday 7 - 9 - May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6174320082

https://www.facebook.com/events/717703665629658/

OPEN MIC

Live streamed to Facebook from the Venue

Love and War Open Mic - Thursday, May 18 - Monthly normally on 4th Thursday - 7-9PM but we've moved up a week this month.

It's lot's of fun so come on out to play or watch. Great food. Please sign up with host Rickey Gene Wright and don't forget to BRING YOUR OWN MIC

https://www.facebook.com/events/2592301734332269/

SHOWCASES - Physical & Virtual - check on Facebook for updates

DSA Virtual Songwriters Spotlight - 2nd Thursday 7-8pm

Hosted by Harry Hewlett featuring rotating co-host and songwriter performance and interview

Thursday May 11, 7pm - Wayne Willingham (Song of The Year Winner with Shoulda Coulda Woulda)

Thursday June 8, 7pm - Michael RJ Roth (Contest finalist, DSA Director)

Thursday July 11, 7pm - Wayne Willingham (Songwriter of The Year Winner)

Festivals This Month

Wildflower Festival City Line Stage - May 19 - 21

Deep Ellum Community Arts Fair - May 26 - 29

SPECIAL EVENTS

DOWN THE LINE

"WILD DAWG" OFF-SHORE FISHING ADVENTURE 2023 - June 15 - 18, 2023 - see photos on Facebook from past trips

Join this group for Texas Coast Deep Sea Fishing - https://www.facebook.com/groups/486583939901589

July 22 - Blue Christmas in July at Sons of Hermann Hall

Aug 5 - DSA Pool Party and Jam

Aug 12 - SonStock at Sons of Hermann Hall

JOIN DSA - Scan this QR code

VIEW EVENTS ON YOUTUBE CHANNEL

View our past events on our Youtube channel.

Youtube archives

DALLAS SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME - APRIL 14 AT LOVE AND WAR IN PLANO

http://dallassongwritershalloffame.blogspot.com

Rising Stars under 18 perform with DSA Members and BYOB band

Inductees: Jimmy and Stevie Vaughan, Sly Stone, Roger Miller, Jim Collins, Selena Gomez, Stoney Burns, Ron McKeown, Charley Wirtz, Mark Pollock, and Jimmy Wallace.

https://youtu.be/ViqUq78aUaU

SONGWRITER SPOTLIGHT - Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2QmQKUl70-3wKm6-d8Lsex2JgNXRrMTT

January 31 performers Don Wall and Allen Larson

https://www.youtube.com/live/g0unbTgkt_8?feature=share

Feb 3 - Rickey Gene Wright, host - Bill Martin

https://www.youtube.com/live/-uLWZBUfY7I?feature=share

Feb 3 - 2022 Grand Prize Song Contest Winner Thierry Coupey, host - Barbara McMillen

https://www.youtube.com/live/64PbQpk0JpQ?feature=share

Tuesday March 21, 7pm - Mike P Ryan (2nd and 3rd place Grand Prize Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen

https://www.youtube.com/live/FGkPk_kfxp8?feature=share

Thursday, April 20, 7pm - Robert Graham from Perth Australia (2023 Grand Prize Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen

https://youtu.be/ViqUq78aUaU

SONG CONTEST AWARDS

DSA 2022 Song Contest Awards Program - January 14 - Noon - 3pm
Performances by semifinalists and winners on DSA Facebook page and on Youtube
https://youtu.be/2UE9wwsCODg