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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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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Dallas Songwriters Song Contest 2024 Semifinalists

 

DSASC2024 SEMIFINALIST


AMERICANA

  1. And They Danced to Embraceable You

  2. Devil Rail 

  3. Dodged a Bullet 

  4. Fishin' on the Guff 

  5. Funeral In Wichita

  6. My Own Way

  7. Second Chances

  8. The Growing Years

  9. To Stone

  10. You Don't Know What You Don't Know


CHRISTIAN


  1. Blood of My Son. 

  2. Common Thread

  3. First trip to Church   

  4. Goodbye

  5. In You Alone. 

  6. Is that You Jesus? 

  7. Pray 

  8. Save Me

  9. The High Pasture

  10. This Little Baby 



COUNTRY


  1. All I’m Hearing Is Goodbye

  2. At The Heart of Love

  3. ATV

  4. Come On My Side

  5. He Never Shrugged

  6.  I Wanna Ride Horses

  7. Love of a Good Man

  8. Memories Find Their Way Home

  9. Only The Warriors

  10. Shades of Blue

  11. She's Gonna Leave a Scar 

  12. Something That'll Last 

  13. Stand Tall 

  14. Twilight Legends

  15. Wedding Party

  16. When You Were Loving Me



INSTRUMENTAL


  1. Alone To Wonder

  2. Blackest Night

  3. Ma Bonnie Lass

  4. Midnight Mush

  5. “Song for Tim – To a Life Well-Lived”

  6. Wings of freedom


LOVE SONGS/ EASY LISTENING


  1. 1111

  2. Broken Home Lullaby

  3. Each and Every Moment

  4. Fool Against Nature

  5. Head Over Heels

  6. I Guess We're Even Now

  7. Mara

  8. Mr. Moon

  9. Nothing Short of Paradise

  10. Second Time Around

  11. Second Chances

  12. Shadows In the Garden

  13. That Man You Imagine



NOVELTY


  1. Bass Ackwards Tonight

  2. I Can't Rhyme

  3. JESUS, WHEN YOU RETURN, BRING ELVIS

  4. My Darling Daffodil

  5. Popcorn

  6. Riley and His Marching Band

  7. Skip Tracer

  8. Sleigh Full Of Love

  9. The Door To Your Dreams



POP/ROCK


  1. Breathless 

  2. Celebrity

  3. DikDok 

  4. Dream Again 

  5. Girltime

  6. I’ll Never Be a Falling Star 

  7. Inconvenient #3

  8. Jagged Memories 

  9. Just Chillin’ 

  10. Last Stop for Sanity

  11. Love is Real

  12. Music Box

  13. Nothing Good 

  14.  Prey

  15.  Somebody Special 

  16.  The Past is not through with Me



SINGER SONGWRITER


1 Between the Raindrops 

2 Defuniak Springs 

3 Every Moment, Every Memory 

4 Fabulous Flying Machines 

5 Fun in Heaven 

6 He Never Shrugged 

7 I Knew Her When

8. I'll Never be a Falling Star 

9 Inside My Dreams 

10 Life Had Other Plans 

11 Love of a Good Man 

12 Petrified 

13 Remember Me 

14 Second Time Around 

15 She's Like a Melody 

16 Shine On 

17 Someone, Somebody 

18 Today and Tomorrow 

19 When to Say When 

20 Without Knowing the Night 

 

Semifinalist are invited to perform at the virtual Awards Program on January 18. Noon - 3. 

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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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