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

Thursday, October 3, 2024

DSA EVENTS FOR OCTOBER 2024

 DSA EVENTS THIS MONTH:

 BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING CONTESTS DEADLINE NOVEMBER 14
 
 MONTHLY MEETING and Workshop -  2nd THURSDAY
DSA Monthly Meeting & Workshop with Song Critiques - Thursday, October 10, 6:30- 9:30
2024 RECORDING ARTIST AND SONGWRITER CHECKLIST
 A SUMMARY OF THE THINGS EVERY ARTIST, MUSICIAN, SONGWRITER, PRODUCER, OR MANAGER NEEDS TO CONSIDER IN LAUNCHING A MUSIC CAREER.
Round Table Discussion. Lead by Professor of Commercial Music at Collin College, Barbara McMillen  Song Critiques will follow.
 
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DSA Board Meeting - virtual -  Oct. 29
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SHOWCASES AND OPEN MICS

OPEN MIC  - Virtual - A BIG CHANGE - WE ARE MOVING TO ONCE A MONTH
DSA Virtual Open Mic  -  Second Tuesday  7 - 9 - Oct. 8 

OPEN MIC
Live streamed to Facebook from the Venue
Love and War Open Mic - 4th Thursday,  Oct 24
Format has changed to a guitar pull songwriter circle unplugged. Bring your guitar or pull one from the circle. Great food. Host Rickey Gene Wright 

 Guitars & Growlers Richardson Open Mic -  EVERY FIRST Thursday,  Oct 3, 7 - 9
 Songwriters perform in the round. Please sign up with host Rickey Gene Wright
 
SHOWCASES - Physical & Virtual - check on Facebook for updates
 
Opening Bell Showcase -  EVERY THIRD Thursday,  Oct 17, 7 - 8:30
 The Journey of A Song - Songwriters perform in the round. Please sign up with host Emmeline Miles
 
DSA Virtual Songwriters Spotlight  - 3rd Tuesday, 7-8pm
Hosted by Harry Hewlett featuring co-host Barbe McMillen and songwriter performance and interview
2024
 Song Contest Winners Perform - 7PM
Tuesday, Oct 15 - Keith Dodson
Tuesday, Nov 19  - Emma James
 
Songwriter Spotlight is now as a podcast on Spotify.
 
SPECIAL EVENTS
 
The Old Bolivar Station Songwriter Festival,
a free, music-filled celebration in Sanger, Tx on Saturday, Oct 5, 4-10
 
DSA Booth at Amigo Guitar Show in Mesquite Tx  Oct 19-20
 
DOWN THE LINE

DSA CHRISTMAS PARTY  - Dec 13
 
DSA INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST - Virtual Awards Program January 18
 
DSA YOUNG SONGWRITERS SONG CONTEST -  Virtual Awards Program January 18
 
CONTESTS
DSA LYRIC CONTEST - NEXT DEADLINE -  Dec. 31

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VIEW EVENTS ON YOUTUBE CHANNEL 
View our past events on our Youtube channel.
Youtube archives
 
 SONSSTOCK - Link to YouTube channel video playlist from this event
Aug 17, 2024 - SonsStock at Sons of Hermann Hall  Mini Woodstock @ Sons of Hermann Hall - IT'S WAS HOT OUTSIDE - SO WE GATHERED INSIDE TO CELEBRATE. - Songs from Woodstock + originals and craft booths at Sons in the Old Bowling Alley. DSA members performed.
 
 
Blue Christmas in July 2024
 
 DSA HALL OF FAME - 2024 Hall of Fame, April 20th, 2024 at Love and War- 
2024 Inductees: Michael Aday (Meat Loaf), Tom Douglas, Nora Jones, Erykca Badu, Billy Joe Shaver, Buck Owens, Miranda Lambert, KNON, Jack Calmes, Chuck Rainey
 

Blue Christmas in July 2023
 
Festivals in May
2024
 WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL 2024 - May 17 - 19, 2024
 
DEEP ELLUM COMMUNITY ARTS FAIR 2024 - April 1-4, 2024 - DSA stages
On YouTube: Dallas Songwriters Association | 2024 Deep Ellum Arts Fair | St. Pete's Dancing Marlin 
 
2023
DALLAS SONGWRITERS CITY LINE STAGE at  WILDFLOWER 19-21

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

SONGWRITER SPOTLIGHT - 
Past Performances ON YouTube 
 You can also find these show on Spotify Podcasts
2023
January 31 performers Don Wall and Allen Larson
Feb 3 -  Rickey Gene Wright, host - Bill Martin
Feb 3 -  2022 Grand Prize Song Contest Winner Thierry Coupey, host - Barbara McMillen
Tuesday March 21,  7pm - Mike P Ryan (2nd and 3rd place Grand Prize Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen
 Thursday, April 20,  7pm - Robert Graham from Perth Australia (2023 Grand Prize Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen
Thursday, May 11, Wayne Willingham,  7pm - (2022 Song of the Year Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen
Thursday, June 8, Michael Roth,  7pm - (2022 Song of the Year Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen
https://www.youtube.com/live/8k1TpoWTeYQ?feature=share 
Thursday July 13,  7pm -  Jolie Hope (Young Songwriter of The Year Winner) 
Thursday, Sept 14, Alexis Tapp,  7pm - (2022 Song of the Year Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen
https://youtu.be/etgEeKh_smo?si=UxRXCWJT0oiUU0YG
 
2024
 Thursday, Feb 8 - Bradley Banning
Tuesday, March 19 - M’Lynn Musgrove  
 Tuesday, April 16 Keith Dodson (DSA Director)2023 Song of the Year Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen

Monday, May 20 - Emmeline Miles (DSA Director) Host-Barbe McMIllen
 Tuesday, May 21 - Will Townsley (DSA 2023 Song Contest grand Prize Runner Up)  Host-Barbe McMIllen

SONG CONTEST AWARDS
DSA 2023 Song Contest Awards Program - January 13 - Noon - 3pm 
Performances by semifinalists and winners on DSA Facebook page and on Youtube

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
 
DSA 2022 Song Contest Awards Program - January 14 - Noon - 3pm 
Performances by semifinalists and winners on DSA Facebook page and on Youtube 

LOVE & WAR OPEN MIC - 
January 26th Songwriters Round on Youtube: https://youtu.be/YBmWlAITO
Dec 28 Songwriters Round on Youtube: https://youtu.be/UfAQp_bGP9o?si=ETEHpGDwsX6Fj04M
 
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

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CONTESTS
SONG CONTEST  - 2024 runs  June 1 - Sept 30
 
DSA International Song Contest winners announced Jan 13, 2024

2023 Winners announced on January 14, 2024
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
                                    2021 Summer Winners
                                   2021 Winter Winners
                                       2020 Fall Winners
                                     2020 Summer Winners
                                       2020 Spring Winners
                                      2020 Winter Winners 
                                    
 Enter Here on in DSA Stripe store - pay and upload lyric

YOUNG SONGWRITERS CONTEST  - 2024 runs  June 1 - Sept 30
2023 Winners announced Jan 13, 2024
2022 Winners were announced Jan 14
2021 Winners were announced Jan 15
Entrants must be 18 & under  - Winner performed at Awards Program

BEST SONGS OF THE MEETINGS  - http://bestsongsofthemeeting.blogspot.com
 2023 Winners announced Feb 17, 2024
2022 Winners were announced March 25, 2023
Vern Dailey Songwriters of the Year - Song of the Year - Community Awards

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