Best Songs of the DSA Meeting: February 2022

Meeting Critiques

Each month songs of members are critiqued at the 1st Thursday workshop. Winners each month are published in Songwriters Notes. Members only may enter up to 2 songs per month (or more if time allows) by going to this link https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/ to enter the lyric and audio file or you may upload the lyric and perform the song live at the meeting. Time is limited to the review of 8 songs per meeting on a first come basis. (If we run out of time, the songs will be moved to next meeting). Members will have until the end of November to rewrite and record their song before it is sent to the judge. At the end of each year, the songs are judged by industry pros and the Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter whose song garnered the most points from the judges. Also, The Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year Award goes to songwriter who has the most songs with the highest points in the top ten. Winners are announced at the Virtual Awards Program in February which include performances by the finalists.

Friday, February 4, 2022

BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING 2021

BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING 2021

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. You’re the Best by Michael Brandenberger

2. Now That Your Gone by Stephen Troum

3. That's The Kind of Love I'm Talking About by Eric Ramsey

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Stephen Troum

SONG OF THE YEAR SEMIFINALISTS

You’re the Best by Michael Brandenberger

Now That Your Gone by Stephen Troum

That's The Kind of Love I'm Talking About by Eric Ramsey

Hearts In Heaven by Louie Cates

I Should Have Kissed You by Stephen Troum

Lift Your Head by Stephen Troum

I’ve Got A Thing For You by Seth Ginsberg

Retake Our Time by Troy Ensley Vanderhoof

Made My Day by Rickey Gene Wright

Thrift-Store Hero by Michael Roth, Eric Ramsey

Run-in' Away by Wayne Willingham, John Terry

BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING CRITIQUES

Each month songs of members are critiqued at the 1st Thursday meeting. Songs that are critiqued each month are published in Songwriters Notes. Members only may enter by uploading lyric and audio file to https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/ or you may upload the lyric and perform the song live at the meeting. Members will have until the end of November to rewrite and record their song before it is sent to the judge. At the end of each year, the songs are judged by industry pros and the Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter whose song garnered the most points from the judges.

Also, The Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year Award goes to songwriter who has the most songs with the highest points in the top ten.