DSA Monthly Meeting - Thursday, November 12th
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND BOARD ELECTIONS
Location: Your home via ZOOM
6:30 pm: Open portal and networking
6:30 pm: Open portal and networking
7:00 pm: Program followed by song critiques for members
Featuring Barbe McMillen!
This will be a great meeting for a several reasons! First, it is a very important meeting because we will nominate and elect members to the 2027 DSA Board of Directors! I encourage everyone to consider joining the board because we are always in need of talented songwriters who have other talents and can contribute to the future success of the Dallas Songwriters Association. If you have an interest in joining the board or any questions, please contact me or any other members of the board. The current board consists of the following members.
Executive VP - Bobby Montgomey
Secretary - Bill Martin
Treasurer - Open
VP Membership - Emmeline Miles
VP Technology - Ben Halim
VP Programs - Bobby Montgomery
Marketing/PR Director – Patty Driver/Thomas Driver
Media Director – Tom Gillis
A&R Director - Barbe McMillen
Workshop Director – Thomas Driver
Showcase Director – Keith Dodson/Tom Gillis
Song Contest Director - Barbe McMillen
Lyric Contest Director – Alexis Tapp
Scholarship Director – Alexis Tapp
Administration – Barbe McMillen
At-Large - Jamey Shannon, Troy Vanderhoof, Ace Pounder, Joe Milton, Michael Roth
SONG CONTEST SEMIFINALISTS ANNOUNCED
We will also be announcing the Semi-finalists for the 2026 International Song Contest that ended September 30.
SONG CRITIQUE BLOWOUT LAST CHANCE TO ENTER FOR 2026
Also, this is the last chance to get your song critiqued and be considered for the 2026 Member Song Contest and Songwriter of the Year. To get your songs critiqued by industry pros Barbe McMillen and Joe Milton please go to the links below to submit the mp3 and lyrics and pay for the critiques. The cost is $10 per song, limit 3 per meeting. However, please be advised that songs that make use of Artificial Intelligence for any lyrics, melody or production will not be eligible for the Member Song Contest.
Finally. if we have time, Barbe McMillen will talk about the importance of "contrast" in songwriting which I'm sure will be of interest to everyone!
Hope to see you this Thursday!
Michael Brandenberger
DSA President
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