DSA 1ST THURSDAY MEETING MARCH 7TH @ HALF PIRCE BOOKS

Bill Craig, VP of Business Development/ Label Relations at Peer Tracks is Guest Speaker for Thursday, March 7th , at Half Brice Books.

Bill Craig is a veteran of the music business. He has worked with film, interactive, and music companies and is an avid music fan. He was VP of US sales for MIDEM for over 12 years. He has also worked for a number of mobile companies and a start up HD film company capturing compelling performances at festivals. Bill started his music career at Chico College in Northern California as a radio DJ, Maxx Volume. He also promoted concerts in the college town. Bill will explain the new business model for the streaming company, Peer Tracks and his colleague with give a demonstration of how to upload your tracks. 

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Critiques will follow:
As usual, for members we will also have song critiques by industry pros Barbe McMillen and Joe Milton.  Bring your song on a CD or email an MP3 to Harry Hewlett at hhhewlett@gmail.com, and also bring plenty of copies of the lyrics so the members can give comments as well.  You will also be entered in the DSA Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year contest. The cost is $10 per song.

Location: Half Price Books/Northwest Highway in Dallas
6:00 pm: Doors Open/Networking and visiting
7:00 pm: Program followed by song critiques for members only
Pay online for critique. https://squareup.com/store/dallas-songwriters-association or

https://dallassongwriters.org/shop/dsa-meeting-song-critique-entry/
Each song is entered into the Song of The Year and Songwriter of the Year Competition which is awarded at our December Awards Banquet.

DSA Director Harry Hewlett is Guest Speaker for Thursday, Jan 3rd, at Half Brice Books.

“INTRO TO CD BABY & FACEBOOK / YOUTUBE MONETIZATION (or, Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Just Because You’re A Published Songwriter”)!

Harry has been very involved in getting his music out to the world, and getting paid, via online music distribution.  Harry has a BS in Ag. Eco. from Texas Tech & an MBA from Avila College in KC, MO. He spent 10 years with Pfizer Ag.  Div. at their corporate HQ’s in NYC as Product Mgr. & Manager, Sales Systems. While there he took up songwriting as a hobby & joined the Songwriters Guild and NSAI. Now on the DSA board where is serving as A&R Director.   Harry has utilized his savvy in the business world to figure out how business works in the music world so you won't want to miss it! 

Critiques will follow:
As usual, for members we will also have song critiques by industry pros Barbe McMillen and Joe Milton.  Bring your song on a CD or email an MP3 to Harry Hewlett at hhhewlett@gmail.com, and also bring plenty of copies of the lyrics so the members can give comments as well.  You will also be entered in the DSA Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year contest. The cost is $10 per song.

Location: Half Price Books/Northwest Highway in Dallas
6:00 pm: Doors Open/Networking and visiting
7:00 pm: Program followed by song critiques for members only
Pay online for critique. https://squareup.com/store/dallas-songwriters-association or

https://dallassongwriters.org/shop/dsa-meeting-song-critique-entry/
Each song is entered into the Song of The Year and Songwriter of the Year Competition which is awarded at our December Awards Banquet. 

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VIDEO OF PAST MEETINGS

BRUCE CHANNEL : https://www.facebook.com/dallassongwriters/videos/1820749174645104/

Thanks to Harry Hewlett we have a video of the Sept 6th 2018 meeting with Bruce Channel. Bruce received an award from BMI for two million radio performances of Hey! Baby. His original record of Hey! Baby is featured in the hit movie, Dirty Dancing, and on the international sound track album, listed in BILLBOARD’s Pop Album for over three months with sales of over twelve + million units.

Guest Speaker is Bruce Channel on Thursday Sept 6, Song Critiques follow

The Dallas Songwriters Association will hold it's next monthly meeting on Sept 6th at Half Price Books on Northwest Hwy, Dallas, Tx from 6:30 - 9:30. 

Bruce Channel recorded the song, HEY! BABY. In 1961. Six months later he watched in awe as this recording soared to number one in the pop charts and stayed there for three weeks.

     Thus began a long and fascinating touring and recording career in the U.S. and England. Later, hits on Goin’ Back To Louisiana, Mr. Bus Driver, and Keep On, kept Bruce at the forefront of the pop scene for many years. At the height of his popularity in England, he headlined a show featuring a relatively unknown recording group, THE BEATLES! After more than a decade of touring and recording, Bruce grew tired of the road and the music business. He returned to Ft. Worth to settle down with his wife Christine, whom he had met in England, and left the music scene for a while.

     In 1978, Bruce moved to Nashville and began writing songs for Nashville recording artists. Since then his successes as a writer include number one records for T.G. Shepherd on Party Time, Janie Fricke on Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me Baby, John Conlee As Long As I’m Rockin’ With You, Anne Murray’s re-make of Hey! Baby, and Mel McDaniel’s smash, Stand Up. Bruce has also had cuts by Alabama, The Oak Ridge Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis and Tom Jones. He co-wrote the country hit You‘re The Best, with Kieran Kane who recorded it, and Gonna Have A Party, recorded by Alabama.

     Bruce received an award from BMI for two million radio performances of Hey! Baby. His original record of Hey! Baby is featured in the hit movie, Dirty Dancing, and on the international sound track album, listed in BILLBOARD’s Pop Album for over three months with sales of over twelve + million units.

Thanks to Harry Hewlett we will be Skyping Bruce in from Nashville. 

CRITIQUES FOLLOW 

Location: Half Price Books/Northwest Highway in Dallas
6:00 pm: Doors Open/Networking and visiting
7:00 pm: Program followed by song critiques for members only
Pay online for critique. https://squareup.com/store/dallas-songwriters-association
Each song is enter into the Song of The Year and Songwriter of the Year Competition which is awarded at our December Awards Banquet. 

Down the Line:
Oct 4 - Issac Jamal - Creating a music video
Nov 1 - Annual Membership Meeting and Elections/ Barbara McMillen on performance contracts
Dec 8 - DSA Christmas Party and Awards Banquet.

Back on blogspot

New website is down so we are back on blogspot.

NO MEETING IN AUGUST - MEETINGS RESUME IN SEPT.

JUST A REMINDER THAT WE ARE MOVING OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN FIND UPDATED INFO AT:  https://dallassongwriters.org/dsa-meeting-and-song-critique/

BILL NASH WILL SPEAK AT JULY 14TH MEETING ON ALTERNATIVE TUNINGS FOR GUITAR

Long time member of the local folk community and friend of Uncle Calvins, Bill Nash will speak at the July 14th DSA meeting on alternative tunings for the guitar using multiple capos. Because of health issues and his unwillingness to give up what he loves doing, Bill has developed ways of playing guitar that require less finger mobility. Come see how you can adapt Bill's discoveries to your songwriting.

BARBARA MCMILLEN WILL SPEAK ON JUNE 9

BARBARA MCMILLEN, Associate Professor of Songwriting at Collin College, will talk on THE BRIDGE: WHAT IS IT AND WHEN DO I NEED ONE?

• What is a bridge section of a song

• What song forms include a bridge

• How does the bridge fit into the story

• Where does the melody go in a bridge

• What about chord changes and key changes

ABOUT BARBARA MCMILLEN : Barbara is Associate Professor of Songwriting at Collin College and Founding President Emeritus of the Dallas Songwriters Association. She also serves as editor of Songwriters Notes. She has produced a number of songwriting conferences and lectured at many others and offers private consultations and online classes. 

She currently works with memory loss residents as a music therapist part time and professional performer of educational programs for libraries and book clubs.  

She is co-owner of the Texas Music Group an umbrella company for record labels, publishing, production and music consulting companies. She is a voting member of the Producers Wing of National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences which awards the Grammy. More at barbaramcmillen.com