SPEAKER: SCOTT SEAN WHITEA prolific songwriter and performer, Scott has bodacious cred: owner/manager/performer for top party band Professor D; numerous song placements in TV series and movies; song placement in feature films and EA Sports video games; and writing and performing on Nashville’s music row. Plus, he is co-writer with DSA member Bob Paterno on the DSA Song of the Year, “This Love!”
Scott will describe what it’s like to be a full time musician and songwriter – something most of us only dream about -- and will share what he’s learned in Nashville about the craft and art of songwriting.
Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to get the inside look from the industry pros at the DSA monthly meetings!
Scott Sean White (Links: http://www.reverbnation.com/scottseanwhite ; http://www.professordepk.com/Video.htm)
Tuesday, June 14
Center for Community Cooperation, Rio-Gulf Room
2900 Live Oak, Dallas, TX 75204
· 6:30 p.m. meet & greet
· 7 pm short business meeting
· 7:20-ish, featured speaker Scott Sean White
· Up to ten Song Critiques to follow, time allowing; open to DSA members,$5 each entry. If you are entering, bring about 25 copies of the lyrics to your song, but leave your name off the lyric sheet.
· Did You Know: Top winners of each month’s critiques are in the race to be named DSA Song of the Year!
Future Programs:
July: Marty Rendleman
Aug: No Meeting
Sept.: Atty. Craig Crafton
OCT: Heather Little - Heather Little was born in north-central Texas. She grew up all around Austin and Dallas and all the music that thrives there. "I just want to make good music. Whether it's rock or country or blues or earthy acoustic- good music moves people. That's what it's about for me. I write songs about my life and real life things; even the hard stuff. It has to be real. We live real lives. I write real songs about that." -Heather Little
NOV: Annual Membership Meeting, Barbe on Marrying Lyric to Melody
DEC: Christmas Party
Did you make it out for Scott Sean White on Tuesday? Feel like you have the real picture now on what it takes to be taken seriously in Nashville? Scott is a straight shooter, and he is willingly and strategically paying his dues in Music City, twice a month, three days at a time.
ReplyDeleteIf you don’t know who he is, you should look up Scott on ReverbNation. As Barbe told me after the meeting while a few of us were at Adairs having a beer and a burger. “Scott is a really good looking guy, and he’s a great singer, a great musician, and he writes great songs. It makes you wonder what they're looking for in Nashville.”
Scott opened some eyes on Tuesday. For seven years he’s been making trips to Nashville, having writing sessions with 2 or 3 people, then hitting all the industry events he can make in the evening. He’s finally becoming a familiar face.
Nashville is a closed town. You can ignore Scott’s advice—heck, you can stop reading now if you want—but if you’re smart, and you are, you’ll learn from someone else’s experiences. Because Scott is so passionate about songwriting and songwriters, he desperately wants to share what he’s learned so that aspiring Nashville writers can avoid his mistakes.
A word of advice that I think I can finally follow is “do it here,” and by here, I mean Nashville. Cut your demos in Nashville. Have a lawyer in Nashville. At Adairs someone complimented Roger on his haircut. Someone else said “Should have cut it in Nashville.”
It’s a closed town. You’ve got to be patient and persistent to be accepted, and it doesn’t hurt to be good-looking, talented and tall.
We also heard some from next month’s speaker, Marty Rendleman. She has some great stories to tell about her days with LeAnn Rimes and others from Dallas who broke big. She’s also got a new book. You won’t want to miss the July meeting, the last 2nd Tuesday meeting we’ll have before we take our August break.
DSA Prez, Buck