Mission

Annual Song Contest held by the Dallas Songwriters Association to provide a benchmark for popular songwriting competency. Winners in each category, plus grand prize winners.

CATEGORIES AND JUDGES:Finalists in each category will be judged by music industry professionals from record labels and publishing companies; Grand Prize winner will be chosen by A&R and/or industry professionals of Broadjam.com

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Dallas Songwriters 2023 Song Contest Semifinalists

 

 AMERICANA
1. All That Remains
2. Bayou Sef
3. Country, USA
4. Hayride
5. My Beautiful Mistake
6. Old Abandoned Farmhouse
7. Right About You
8. Spending Time
9. Texas in My Genes
10.When You Were Loving Me

CHRISTIAN/INSPIRATIONAL
1. Gratitude, Love and Forgiveness
2.  Here I Am
3. I Am Praying
4. I Found Jesus In A Bottle
5. I Miss Touch
6. I’d Be A Fool
7. Miracle
8. Other Side of the Wind
9. The High Pasture (In The Shadow Of The Rockies)
10. The Media’s At War
11. There Is A Way
12. To Be A Tree
13. You’re Killing Me
14. Forever In Love


COUNTRY
1. Anything But This
2. Back Then
3. Bayou Sef
4. Blue Collar Man
5. Bourbon Trail
6. Close Enough
7. Dallas
8. Folsom
9. I Fall Apart
10. I Still Got Enough For You
11. In Dreamland
12. Lord Lay Me Down
13. Meet Me In The Moment
14. Millie From Oklahoma
15. Nothing To Do With You
16. Only The Warriors
17. Proud To Call It Home
18. The Tunnel
19. Wedding Party
20. Who Do You Belong To
21. Who’s Lying to You About Me
22. You’re Working for Somebody
23. All I Wanna Do Is Dance

INSTRUMENTAL
1. Armadillo Blues
2. Conundrum
3. Ray Gun Ranger
4. Song For George
5. Summer Days

LOVE SONGS/ EASY LISTENING
1. Again
2. Dreaming Me Home
3. Fade Away
4. I Still Got Enough For You
5. In Dreamland
6. Kids On The Beach
7. Linda Mar Girl
8. Strawberry Margarita
9. There's a Whole Lot More
10. Until You Become Mine
11. We Say I Love You
12. We're a Couple
13. You're a Halo

NOVELTY/CHILDREN’S
1. Bluebirds & Butterflies
2.  Dreamland
3. Hey Little Hero
4. Hit Song
5. I Got An App For That
6. In Dreamland
7. Like This (A Dancing Song)
8. Tex-Mex Ex
9.The Door to Your Dreams
10. Santa Claus Got Lost
11. She’s a Vampire

POP/ROCK/ALT/URBAN
1. ’57 Chevrolet
2.  Ballad of Wally Funk
3. Dixie and the Kidd
4. Eleven
5. Everything
6. Fade Away
7. Fame
8. Fuse 32
9. Getting Started
10. He Ain’t Got Diddly
11. Jagged Memories
12. Little Miss Logical
13. Look Away
14. Love and Smoke
15.Love Me Tonight
16. More Blues Than I Can Use
17. Pick Up Those Pieces
18. Safety Net
19. She’sTurn to Wave Goodbye
20. The Devil Goes High Tech
21. The Media’s at War

SONGER SONGWRITER
1. A Thought
2.  Bayou Sef
3. Behind A Wall
4. Dallas
5. Dallas Tonight
6. Forever Drive
7. Golder
8. I’m Sorry
9. In Dreamland
10. Life Is Hard
11. Lonesome As Lonesome Does
12. Love and Smoke
13. River Of Memories
14. Second Chances
15. The Tunnel
16. Wonderland
17. Zipcode

Semifinalist are invited to perform at the Virtual Awards Program on Jan 13, noon - 3pm when the winners will be announced. Please contact Harry Hewlett if you are interested in performing via Zoom on the program. Include in your subject: SC2023 Awards Program performance request. In the email body please include the song title and category. Performers will be considered on a first come first serve basis, your performance ability and the flow of the show. You may be asked to perform on the Wednesday night virtual open mic as an audition. We can instruct you on the art of performing on Zoom if your are a rookie. Congratulations to the Semifinalists. 

On November 3 at our Annual Membership meeting we had our guest speaker, Chris Robley choose a number from the contest entries for the Amazon gift certificate. He chose song entry #136.   The songwriter will be revealed at the Awards Program on January 13.

Important Dates
Submission Deadline: Sept 30th
Drawing For $50 Amazon gift certificate: Nov 2, 2023
Semi-Finalists Announced: Nov 2, 2023
Finalists and Grand Prize Winners Announced: Jan 13, 2023
 
GRAND PRIZE

Grand Prize Winner, and
1st and 2nd Runner Up Receive:
($199.95 Value) 
Includes Artist Website, 1 Yr. Hosting

and
Song Critique from Barbara McMillen, Associate Professor of Songwriting at Collin College,
recording time at Joe Musik Studio



and 2 tickets to Between The Waves Music Conference




1st Place in Each Category Receives:
$100
A 1 year Broadjam Film & TV Membership ($99.95 value) 

2nd Place in Each Category Receives:
$50
A 1 year Broadjam Film & TV Membership ($99.95 value) 

Every Winner Receives:
DSA Membership ($75.00 Value)


Need More Info?
Winners will be announced on-line
 

 

TOP TEN REASONS TO ENTER THE DSA SONG CONTEST

10. You can win a casio privia keyboard.

9. You can win cash

8. You can win a one year DSA membership or more.

7. You can get a free trial membership for entering online at Broadjam

6. Semifinalists get a chance to perform at the Awards or other DSA Showcases

5. Semifinalists and Winners get their names published in Songwriter Notes and the Press Release

4. Entrants can get peer review on their song

3. Winners get their songs on the awards soundcloud site.

2. Contest recognition looks good on your resume

1. We are a small contest, so you have a better chance to win.

Now in it's 33rd year!

The DSA Song Contest is one of the longest running international song contests for amateur songwriters. Offering over $5,000 in cash and prizes this year, the DSA has EIGHT categories in all. See Contest Rules for eligibility.

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DSA is a 501 C-3 non-profit educational organization dedicated to providing to songwriters everywhere opportunities for learning about the craft and business of songwriting. Songwriters Newsletter is published by the Dallas Songwriters Association c/o Sammons Center for the Arts 3630 Harry Hines Blvd Box 20 Dallas, TX 75219.
Barbara McMillen, Editor, Founding President Emeritus http://www.barbaramcmillen.com

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