DSA Monthly Meetings

DSA MEETS THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH Except August

Education • Networking • Encouragement • Advocacy

Learning Opportunity presented by the Dallas Songwriters

* Monthly Workshops which feature guest speakers from all fields of the music industry.

• Critique sessions that give honest, creative, and helpful advice on improving writing style and technique.

MMotivating and UUplifting SSongwriters through EEducation

Monday, January 12, 2015

DSA Meeting Tuesday, January 12th, 2015


EXTREME CO-WRITES - Back by popular demand.

We’re excited to have a collaborative songwriting session with our members for this Tuesday meeting! Bring your guitar and your creativity. We'll divide into groups and will be given an assignment to be completed during our meeting time.

Unfortunately our original speaker for this date can’t make it. We’re planning to reschedule Giovanni Gallucci later in the year to present some great information on how to utilize social media for your songwriting career.

 TO BE RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE.

GUEST SPEAKER: Giovanni Gallucci http://gallucci.net. on Social Media for Songwriters

Monday, November 3, 2014

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING and Elections on Nov 11 - PLUS ROLL OUT OF THE NEW DSA WEBSITE

The Dallas Songwriters Association will hold its annual membership meeting and elections on November 11, at the Center for Community Cooperation, 2900 Live Oak, at 7PM. Please plan to submit your nominations for our governing Board of Directors.
If you are not able to attend, please assign your proxy to a fellow member who will be attending. You can do this by email to the member who can present the proxy to cast a vote for you. Or you can email your proxy to me by replying to this message.

ROLL OUT OF THE DSA WEBSITE

Following elections our guest speaker will be DSA's webmaster, Rachel Wilhelm, demonstrating the roll out of our new DSA website. This is very exiting for DSA members because there are many new features in a members only area. Find out how to get the best out of DSA. Don't miss this meeting.

Critiques will follow.



 MEETING SCHEDULE
Free to Members
$5 for visitors
Sign in and Networking begins at 6:30
Announcements at 7PM
Program about 7:30
Song Critiques follow - Members only may enter for $10
2900 Live Oak
Dallas, Tx 75204
214 821 0911

COMING UP:
DEC 9 - DSA Christmas Party and Song Contest Awards, Sons Of Hermann Hall

Pages


BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING
http://www.bestsongsofthemeeting.blogspot.com

RETURN TO DSA HOME PAGE:
www.dallassongwriters.org


Sunday, October 5, 2014

Robert Smith and Dorinda Duncan to Speak, October 14th

Author and Gospel Producer E Robert Smith and former Capitol recording artist Dorinda Duncan to speak at Oct 14th Meeting. Bobby has switched his created talents to fiction writing. His new novel, Downline, is a gripping tale of the world of multilevel marketing. Find it here no Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Downline-E-Robert-Smith/dp/0988820900

Monday, September 1, 2014

Dru Richmond to Demo Band In A Box

Dru Richman (Keyboard Technologist) - is a veteran with over 45 years of keyboard experience. Dru started playing in rock and roll bands in the mid-sixties and during the early 80s Dru was lead keyboardist for the country/rock band Glen Bailey & Showdown. Since 1991, Dru has arranged all the music for LoveSong as well as handling all keyboard parts.
Dru uses the software program, Band In A Box, and will demonstrate how songwriters can use it to record and perform their songs.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Joe Milton to Speak at 2nd Tuesday Meeting July 8th

 Joe Milton is well-known for his independent recording studio, Jo-Musik, where he writes and records his own material and produces new talent. Joe's songs have been featured in film and television, including the NBC mini-series, Hunt For the Unicorn about fugitive Ira Einhorn. http://joemilton.com/mus.htm

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

JAY JOHNSON WILL SPEAK AND PERFORM JUNE 10TH

JAY JOHNSON

Jay's music has found homes in various genres, from southern rock to blues to americana/country to funk and singer songwriter...so please peruse through the entire catalog - thanks so much! 

Jay Johnson is a multi-genre (he hates that term, by the way,) multi-award winning (hates that one, too) performer singer/songwriter. Among his most recent accolades, Jay was nominated for Singer/Songwriter of the Year at the 2007 Texas Music Awards.

Jay was voted Male Vocalist of the Year at the 2005 Texas Music Awards in which he and his band at the time received the most nominations (6) in the history of the show, including Song, Album, Musician and Entertainer of the Year. He was also selected as a Regional Finalist in the 2004 Sony/USA Network Nashville Star TV Show.

This 18-yr veteran performer has self-released 3 albums (all received statewide, regional and international airplay)while sharing the stage with such talent as Jackson Browne, Pat Green, Willie Nelson, Charlie Robison, Jack Ingram, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Steven Fromholtz, Gary P. Nunn and countless others. Several of Jay's songs have been released by fellow songwriters as well. Johnson's style of writing is as diverse and all encompassing as the writer himself and his writing savvy has been compared to James Taylor, The Black Crowes, Neil Young, Jackson Browne & Townes Van Zandt.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Ted Pearce Speaks On his Career As A Christian Artist at May 13th Meeting

Christian Artist Ted Pearce
American praise and worship artist, widely admired in the "Messianic” circles (jewish folk and Israeli influences,) formerly on Integrity Records with “Lamb” and has had 2 songs covered by Paul Wilbur. Ted has produced 8 albums and written songs that are played weekly in messianic synagogues worldwide.