DSA INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST 2020 OPENS JUNE 1

DSA INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST 2020

More than $5,000 in cash & prizes in 9 categories 

Dallas, TX - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Opens June 1 – Deadline September 30th 

It’s time to enter your best songs in the annual Dallas Songwriters International Song Contest, which offers more than $5,000 in cash and prizes for the best songs in 9 categories, plus grand prize winners. Categories include Christian/Inspirational, Country, Americana/Folk/Bluegrass, Pop/Rock/RnB/Alternative, Love Songs/Easy Listening, Children’s/Novelty, Singer/Songwriter, Instrumental, and 18 and Under Young Songwriters.  Judges are industry pros.  Entries are $25 per song and $15 for Young Songwriters.  https://dallassongwriters.org/dsa-annual-song-contest

The DSA International Song Contest is truly a global affair.  The 2019 contest included entries and winners from Iceland, Sweden, the UK, and all over the United States.  Entries can be submitted through the https://dallassongwriters.org website or through our Song Contest Submission Partner, https://broadjam.com.  A complete breakdown of the rules, and details about the 2019 winners can be found at https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/

The International Song Contest helps to fulfill the DSA mission to promote the craft of songwriting, provide realistic, educational opportunities to better navigate the music industry, and to provide exclusive performance opportunities, both LIVE and VIRTUAL.  It provides a benchmark for popular song writing competency.  The new “DSA Global” initiative is also a way to connect the international music community to the Texas music scene.  

The 2019 Grand Prize Judge, Roy Elkins, wrote, “It seems that every year the songwriters are ‘upping’ their game and the entries are getting better and better.” Elkins ranks the top songs based on specific criteria, including Lyric, Melody, Hook, Structure, Truth, and Originality.    

The 2019 Grand Prize Winning song, “Unless” was written by Dam Stasi and Kickbend with Mesus, who won a Casio Privia PX-S1000 Keyboard.  https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=444966422937309

Semifinalists were invited to play live at the DSA Song Contest Awards Dinner, which was held on January 18, 2020 at Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, and attended by more than 70 people. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Ov2xo-Acs

Live performances and camaraderie with fellow songwriters make up the soul of DSA, and because of the Coronavirus, DSA is using https://zoom.us to facilitate our virtual events, which are creating new opportunities for membership and participation from anywhere in the world.     

DSA is a 501 C3 nonprofit organization.  Please join DSA as we celebrate 33 years of motivating and uplifting songwriters through education.  https://dallassongwriters.org/join-dsa/ 

For media, interviews, contact:  Don Wall, Director of Public Relations  

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DSA's 25TH ANNUAL SONG CONTEST NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES

What: Dallas Songwriters’ 2014 Song Contest

Who: Open to everyone

When: Now through Sept. 16

Where: Online or via postal service, anywhere in the world!

Why: To find, encourage and showcase budding songwriters

DALLAS--Amateur songwriters worldwide are invited to compete in the 25th Annual Song Contest hosted by the Dallas Songwriters’ Assoc. Eight song categories will be judged by established music industry professionals and will offer more than $5,000 in cash and prizes.

Song categories are Country; Pop/Rock/RnB/Alternative; Americana/Folk/Bluegrass; Christian/Inspirational; Love Songs/Easy Listening; Children’s/Novelty; Singer/Songwriter; and Instrumental.

Grand Prize is a premier song demo by Beaird Music Group of Nashville and a Casio PX-350 Privia Piano.  Other top prizes include membership to Sonicbids, an online platform that brings musicians together with people looking to book or license music, and Broadjam, which provides Internet music promotion tools and websites for musicians and music licensing opportunities in film, TV and advertising.

First place winners in each category receive $100, and second place winners receive $50. Top winners also get one-year memberships to Broadjam and Sonicbids. All winners receive a one year membership to the Dallas Songwriter Association.

Entry fee is $25. Please visit http://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/ for contest entry information.

Each year, entries come from around the globe, including past songs from New Zealand, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Canada, as well as from across the United States.

Dallas Songwriters Assoc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing information about the craft and business of songwriting. All styles of music are welcome in the DSA, and membership includes writers of all ages. DSA monthly activities include meetings with guest speakers, song critiques and performance showcases that are open to the public. In addition, the DSA supports and promotes workshops and contests and publishes a monthly newsletter. For more information, visit www.dallassongwriters.org.

Contact:

Barbara McMillen

Song Contest Director

info@dallassongwriters.org

214 782 1613

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25^th DALLAS SONGWRITER CONTEST OFFERS $5,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES

Amateur songwriters worldwide are invited to compete in the 25th Annual Song Contest hosted by the Dallas Songwriters’ Assoc. Winners in 8 song categories will take home $5,000 in cash and prizes.

Entry fee is $25. Please visit http://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/ for contest entry information.

Contact:

Barbara McMillen

Song Contest Director

info@dallassongwriters.org

214 782 1613

DSA2013 Song Contest Entry Deadline June 17th

CASIO, DALLAS SONGWRITERS MAKE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
WITH GRAND PRIZE KEYBOARDS
Top Winner In International Contest Gets Casio PX-350 Privia Piano

DALLAS—The Dallas Songwriters Assoc. today announced a new partnership with Casio America Inc., that delivers a Casio PX-350 Privia piano, with an MSRP of $1,099, to the grand prizewinner of the 23rd Dallas Songwriters Annual Song Contest.

Casio calls the PX-350 "a grand revolution" with new keyboard action and a powerful new sound engine. It has more than three times the memory, giving it a more natural piano tone. A proprietary sound source, "AiR" (Acoustic and intelligent Resonator), provides unmatched realism and detail. The redesigned 88-note Tri-sensor scaled hammer action keyboard features simulated ebony and ivory textured keys for an incredible feel.

The PX-350 has 180 drum patterns with full auto accompaniment and a 17-track recorder for composing your own songs. Ready for the stage or studio, the PX-350 has ¼" audio outputs so you can easily connect the PX-350 to recording and sound reinforcement equipment.

Grand Prize Winner will also have the opportunity to record at a premier Nashville recording service, Beaird Music Group who recorded the demo of Lady Antebellum's "I Run to You" which was the Single of the Year at the CMA Music Awards.

Amateur songwriters from around the world compete yearly for more than $5,000 in prizes in the Dallas Songwriters Annual Song Contest. This year's contest features eight categories judged by music industry professionals.

Song categories for 2013 are:

1. Christian/Inspirational
2. Country
3. Americana/Folk/Bluegrass
4. Pop/Rock/R&B/Alternative
5. Love Songs/Easy Listening
6. Children's/Novelty
7. Singer/Songwriter
8. Instrumental

Contestants can enter online via either DSA submission partner, www.broadjam.com or www.sonicbids.com, through June 17, or by mail with entry forms (CDs only, cassette tapes will not be accepted) mailed to: DSA 2013 Song Contest, Sammons Center for the Arts, 3630 Harry Hines Bld. #20, Dallas, TX 75219. Entry fees are $25 per song.

Winners in past years came from Massachusetts, California, New Hampshire, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Maryland, Virginia and North and South Carolina. Additional winners came from Canada, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

Sponsors and submission partners are Broadjam.com and Sonicbids. Music industry partners are Casio America, Beaird Music Group, River Sound Recording Studios, Jo-Musik, Dallas International Guitar Festival, Arlington Guitar Show, Texas Music Group, Bar-b Music Marketing Consultants, and Musemuse.com.

For more information log onto http://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com.

Dallas Songwriters Assoc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing information about the craft and business of songwriting. All styles of music are welcome in the DSA, and membership includes writers of all ages. DSA monthly activities include meetings with guest speakers, song critiques and performance showcases that are open to the public. In addition, the DSA supports and promotes workshops and contests and publishes a monthly newsletter. For more information, visit www.dallassongwriters.org.

About Casio America, Inc.
Casio America, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions. Established in 1957, Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, mobile presentation devices, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to fulfill its corporate creed of "creativity and contribution" through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information, visit www.casiousa.com.