Dallas Songwriters Association: SONGWRITING ASSOCIATION

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.

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Thursday, June 2, 2022

DSA EVENTS FOR JUNE 2022

DSA EVENTS THIS MONTH:

DSA SONG CONTEST IS OPEN- Enter now thru Sept 30th

More info: http://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com

Enter on DSA website: https://dallassongwriters.org/dsa-annual-song-contest/

Enter on Broadjam : https://www.broadjam.com/contests/contest.php?contest_id=20525

MONTHLY MEETING - Virtual

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

1ST THURSDAY Monthly - June 2, 6:30 - Jamey Shannon on Verse Development

http://dsameetings.blogspot.com

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

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

DSA Board Meeting - Tuesday, June 28, 7pm

OPEN MIC - Virtual -

DSA Virtual Open Mic - Every Wednesday 7 - 9 - June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

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

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

SHOWCASE AND OPEN MIC

Live streamed to Facebook from the Venue

Love and War - Thursday - June 23 - Monthly on 4th Thursday - 7-9PM

Please sign up with Bill Martin and don't forget to BRING YOUR OWN MIC

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

Live streamed to Facebook from the Venue

Opening Bell - Thursday - June 9 - Monthly on 2nd Thursday - 6-8PM

Please sign up with Bill Martin and don't forget to BRING YOUR OWN MIC

First hour is open mic and second hour is 2 30 minute member showcases.

SHOWCASES - Physical & Virtual - check on Facebook for updates

SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE - SATURDAY, JUNE 28 - 12 - 2pm

featuring Rick Valente, Trevor Valentine and Sue Skinner, UK.

POOR DAVIDS BW STEVENSON SONG CONTEST

Moved to June this year - Entry deadline June 11

https://poordavidspub.com/Comp.htm

Semi Finals June 15 - Finals June 29

SPECIAL EVENTS

"WILD DAWG" OFF-SHORE FISHING ADVENTURE 2022 - June 9 - 12 - see photos on Facebook from trip this year

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

DOWN THE LINE

DSA Picnic Pool Party - Aug

View our past events on our Youtube channel.

NOW ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL-

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 - 2022 DSA International Song Contest Opens June 1 - https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com

2021 Winners announced on January 15 - Press Release - https://dsapress.blogspot.com

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 - 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 were announced Jan 22

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

DONATE

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

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

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

OCTOBER EVENTS AT DALLAS SONGWRITERS

♫ Dallas Songwriters E-News, SONGWRITERS NOTES issue #202 October 2018 ♫
is now online to view at:

http://songwriternotes.blogspot.com/

IN THIS ISSUE:
DSA events

MONTHLY MEETING

DSA Monthly Meeting and Critiques , 1st Thursday- ISSAC JANAI is guest speaker, Oct 4TH , 6:30pm

WORKSHOP

HalfPrice Books - Guitar pull and group discussion - 1st Monday - Oct 1, Nov 4

SPECIAL EVENT

Ft Worth Guitar Show - DSA has a booth - Oct 6-7, Will Rogers Coliseum

SHOWCASES and OPEN MICS

Dunn Brothers - Third Thursday - Oct 18th

LYRIC CONTEST - NEXT DEADLINE Dec 31st
SONG CONTEST - Closed - SemiFinalists Announced on Nov 1

DSA events https://facebook.com/dallassongwriters

Renew your membership and enter contests on our stripe store online. https://squareup.com/store/dallas-songwriters-association

Sponsors include Casio Privia,, Casio, Jo-Musik, River Sounds, Bar-B Music Consultants. Submission partners is Broadjam.com. Music industry partners are Dallas International Guitar Festival, Arlington Guitar Show, Texas Music Group, Musemuse.com, and Austin Songwriters Group.

Dallas Songwriters Assoc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing information about the craft and business of songwriting. All styles of music are welcome in the DSA, and membership includes writers of all ages.

Friday, June 13, 2014

JUNE EVENTS

WORKSHOPS

SongSwaps on the 1st and 3rd Monday - MONDAY - June 2nd & 16th

2nd Tuesday Meeting - June 10th, 6:30 -10PM Songwriter, Jay Johnson.

OPEN MIC

Open Mics on 1st, 3rd & last Thursday -

June 5th at Half Price Books hosted by Buck Morgan

June 12th at Dunn Brothers hosted by Steve Sullivan

June 26th at Chautaugua Building, Waxahachie

SHOWCASE

House of Blues Stage - June 25th

MORE in the newsletter, Songwriters Notes

SPECIAL EVENTS- DSA 2014 SONG CONTEST OPENS JUNE 16TH

Sunday, September 1, 2013

SONG SWAP WORKSHOP MONDAY 2ND, 7PM AT HALF PRICE BOOKS ON NWHY NEAR 75.

WORKSHOPS - 2nd Tuesday, 1st and 3rd Monday

OPEN MICS - 1st and 3rd Thursday