Zane Williams to Speak at the April 10 Meetings

2nd Tuesday Meeting, April 10, 

Guest Speaker: Zane Williams

The Texas-born singer/songwriter spent nine years in Nashville and honed his craft by performing at hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide. And though the experience was invaluable and helped mold him into the artist he is today, it wasn’t until he returned to Texas in 2009 that he really hit his musical stride. A perfect mesh of commercial irresistibility and indie honesty and credibility,

http://www.zanewilliamsmusic.com/fr_home.cfm

Carly Simon and Ben Taylor to Speak on March 13

2nd Tuesday Meeting, March 13, 

Guest Speakers: Carly Simon and Ben Taylor 

Winner of 4 grammy awards and an Oscar, Simon is the quintessential singer songwriter with a career that spans 5 decades.

Critically acclaimed touring singer songwriter, Taylor, represents a new generation of hard working performers with 4 albums and 3 EPs under his belt. 

Barry DeVorzon will be Guest Speaker on February 14th

Barry DeVorzon, President and Founder of MasterWriter will speak to Dallas Songwriters in person on Tuesday, February 14 at 7:15PM. He developed MasterWriter, the program
designed by songwriters for songwriters which contains all the tools and reference that are essential for the modern
songwriter.

As a composer/songwriter/artist Barry DeVorzon has long been a prominent name in the recording industry. He discovered the highly successful group, The Association and developed one of the most successful independent record and publishing companies of that time. He later sold his companies to Warner Records. He was nominated for an academy award for "Bless The Beasts And The Children" and won a Grammy for "Nadia's Theme". His music for television has earned him six Emmys and numerous nominations.

Among his hits are "Nadia's Theme", "Theme From S.W.A.T.", "Bless The Beasts And Children", "In The City", "No More Drama", Dreamin", "Hey Little One" and "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight".

DSA 2nd Tuesday Meeting, Jan. 10

Tuesday, Jan. 10, 

Elements of a Good Lyric 

presented by Lyric Contest Director, Nancy Rynders.

Nancy Rynders has been an active Dallas Songwriters Association member since 1987 and served as a director from 1989 - 2009. She has served as Lyric Contest Director since 2006. A contest winner herself, she's had a number of her songs recorded and published. She considers herself mainly a lyricist and is always looking for musicians with which to collaborate.  Her tip for any songwriter is to join their local songwriters organization. Within these organizations, they can gain the tools to better their songwriting skills as well as find a wonderful support group.

Future Programs:

FEB: Barry Devorzen, Master Writer, Nadia's Theme, tentative

MARCH: Ben Taylor, tentative

APRIL: Zane  Williams

MAY: Bret Dillion, KHYI DJ  tentative

DSA Christmas Party

DSA Christmas Party at The Loft (inside Gilleys)

Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011

1135 South Lamar Street, Dallas, TX  75215-1036

The Loft: 214-421-2021

http://gilleysdallas.com/venues/the-loft/

What a great place for a party!  Get together with DSA friends and family as folks from the Chevy Sonic Sounds contest showcase the finalists at The Loft, inside Gilley’s.  Food provided, see you there!

Please RSVP by Dec. 10 to:  maryguthrie@swbell.net

6:30 p.m.             Networking and food for members & family, VIPs, Chevy reps, tech, and Chevy Sonic Sounds finalists

7:30 p.m.             Open to public
8:00 p.m.             Finalist performances

10:00 p.m.           Winner announced

Entertainment Attorney, Craig Crafton to Speak on Nov. 8th

Craig worked in the music business as a musician, artist, producer, label and retail owner for fifteen years. Craig is Chair of the Dallas Bar Association Sports and Entertainment Law Section and serves as Associate Editor for the State Bar of Texas Sports and Entertainment Law Section journal. Craig has represented apparel designers, video game creators and radio personalities in trademark matters, musicians, bands, labels, publishers, athletes and sports managers, film producers, magazine publishers and art galleries in contract disputes, negotiations and business entity formation. Mr. Crafton's combination of entertainment business experience as a performer and creator and legal training provides a unique and insightful perspective. He currently operates a music label and 3345 Music Publishing. See cozen.com for more information. http://www.cozen.com/attorney_detail.asp?d=1&atid=1002

Heather Little ( cuts by Miranda Lambert) Will Speak on Tuesday October 11

 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, Atty. Craig Crafton

DEC: Christmas Party at House Of Blues