Music Industry Campaign on Piracy

Send an e-mail to Congress via this link (http://bit.ly/bJSaA8), please do.  It only takes a moment and will make a difference.  

Ask your friends, family and colleagues to join in.  You can easily forward the e-mail by clicking here (http://bit.ly/auPSI3).

Updates on Congressional activity and other opportunities to get involved in protecting and defending the industry and art form that we all love at www.musicrightsnow.org


 Join the Facebook community on www.musicrightsnow.org for news and information of interest. 

DFW Area Guitar Repair

Bryant Russell at Charlie's Guitar Shop - http://charleysguitar.com/Repair.html is one of the best in this area (sometimes has a long backlog)

or Dan McCarthy at Dallas Guitar Repair - http://www.dallasguitarrepair.com/about.html also does great work

or John Fitzgerald at Perretta Guitars - http://perrettaguitars.com/2211.html can repair just about anything.

Crisler 972-242-4050.

Acoustic Music Scene

AcousticMusicScene.com is an online publication launched in January 2007 to provide news & commentary for the folk, roots and singer-songwriter communities. They provide their readers with links to other websites where they can learn about folk and other acoustic music organizations, venues, and artists performing in areas in which they live, work or travel.

More Links and Resources

Be on a Podcast series promoting Texas artists
Host and Contact, Billy Bourbon,409-457-5408
Websites: Billy Bourbon
Bourbon You Tube Site Check the "Wine of Her Lips" video
the Billy Bourbon Show podcast-this site has the video podcasts on it as well...it has an RSS feed - free subscription
www.blubrry.com/billybourbon link for podcast show

BLOGGING MUSES: #1 Songwriting Blog
Check it out: http://www.bloggingmuses.com
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DEREK SIVERS, FOUNDING FATHER OF CD BABY HAS CREATED A GREAT INSPIRATIONAL SITE
http://musicthoughts.com
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SONGWRITER’S CONNECTION E-TIP
Learn, Grow and Prosper: Subscribe today at songconnection at aol.com
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Interesting quotes from an interview with Rick Carnes, President of Songwriters Guild of America
Rick Carnes is the President of the Songwriters Guild of America, and is a tireless advocate for American songwriters on Captiol Hill.
He lives in Nashville, the songwriting capitol of the world. I pulled some of his more interesting quips from a recent interview he did with Chris Castle covering music technology.
“Songwriters were the number one loser of income in the US economy in 2004 (Music piracy taking its toll). So we are used to tough times. I hope to see a bottom form somewhere in the steep drop in record sales and a rebound sometime in the next ten years. If that doesn’t happen I guess we will all end up sleeping in the subway!
“The real role of songwriters in the music business is to add meaning to people’s lives. That is not a job you want to leave to amateurs. It is a job for professionals.”
And my favorite quote: “Songwriters don’t sell T-shirts. We’re too ugly and we dress funny. Songwriter fan clubs meet in phone booths so the email lists are too small to monetize effectively.”
For the full interview, which is extremely informative: http://music-tech-policy.blogspot.com/2009/01/inconvenient-truth-rick-carnes-talks.html
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Thanks to Connie Mims, Woodland Songwriters, for this above info

How To Get Your Songs Recorded

Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to let fellow DSA members know that I have a new book I wrote called, "How To Get Your Songs Recorded By Today's Independent Recording Artists (While working toward your first major label cut.) I wrote it after having reached my goal of getting over 100 recordings on my song by more than 50 artists! If anyone would like more details on the book, or order a copy, please email me at moxceysongs at gwi.net Thanks.
Jeff Moxcey

New Blog

Hello Songwriters,

Here's the spot to find links to the songwriting communtiy for your educational development. I'll be building this blog over the next few months, so let me know with your comments, who should be added to the lins on the right.

Thanks,
Barbe