CCSA

2010 Meeting Schedule

Admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:03:46 +0000

Meetings are the first Tuesday in each month from 7-9pm at the Long View Center. Dates for our regular monthly meetings in 2010 are:

January 5 – Annual membership renewals are due.
- (Current members may renew on line.)
February 2
March 2 – Special speaker presentation this month!
April 6
May 4
June 1
July 6
August 3
September 7
October 5
November 2
December 7

Check back regularly for date postings and announcements of special events.

A Message from new CCSA President, Tony Dickens

Admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:56:42 +0000

PRESIDENTIAL PLAN 2008

As I accept the position to lead and guide the Central Carolina Songwriters Association for 2 years, I am reminded of the steady hand used by Shantel Davis to organize and form the organization we now enjoy. Taking the gavel from Shantel, Dawn Williams provided strong leadership and has taken our group to improved levels of performance following Shantel’s lead. Thanks to both Shantel & Dawn our group has increased membership while improving content.

Since I began as a member of CCSA in 2000 we have met at the Harrison Library, Sam Ash Music Store and now The Longview Center. Hopefully The Longview will be our long-term home. Thank you, Charles Owens for providing this wonderful facility for us.

My plan is plain. Expand leadership, spread our duties and responsibilities out evenly, increase our visibility as the premiere songwriter’s organization in central Carolina, improve our network information, and fine tune our focus on the craft of songwriting. Already we have expanded our board, more clearly defined our mission statement, created a set of organizational and meeting by-laws / guidelines, and have redefined officers’ duties while setting our calendar for 2008. I would like to see our group become more involved with sister songwriting organizations, their events and share our resources. It is our goal to be a support group that is not only a sounding board, but a source of valuable information for new as well as veteran songwriters. My desire and intent is to work with each and every member of the group, in order to become partners in what can be a relationship that will benefit both the member and the group at large. Within our group there is a tremendous talent and experience pool that we have yet to expose. Engineers, designers, producers, graphic designers, promoters, musicians, as well as webmasters are members of our organization. I want to be sure that everyone is aware of and given every opportunity to share talents, services and information with the group at large.

I thankfully accept the position of president and will do my best to deliver results that will take the group to the next level. Let me say thanks for all the hard work that our board of directors has delivered. Each and every member of our group is valuable. We will not forsake content in order to satisfy growth.

Working together we will all improve and make 2008 a year to look back at next year and say, “it was a great 2008”.

Thanks, and we grow and share because we care.

Tony Dickens

2009 Meeting Schedule

Admin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:40:08 +0000

All Meetings are TUESDAYS from 7-9pm. The dates for regular monthly meetings in 2009 are:

January 6th — Annual membership renewals due
February 3th
March 3th
April 7th
May 5th
June 2nd
July 7th
August 4th
September 1st
October 6th
November 3rd
December 1st

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Paul Allgood

Admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:26:45 +0000

E-mail: wedlockmusic@aol.com. To view additional information about Paul and to find out where to purchase his CDs, please visit his website at www.wedlockmusic.com.

Paul Barton

Admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:20:30 +0000

E-mail: pgb@studio415.com. Paul is a full time musician, audio engineer, and producer. He found music and the arts all around him as he grew up just across the river from New York City. As a young sound tech in the 70’s, Paul audio mixed live New York area shows including national and Broadway acts. In the 80’s, he played guitar and sang in rock bands, frequently opened for national acts, held down a full time corporate day job, and sometimes found time for sleep. Paul worked as a radio and mobile DJ in the early 90’s, opened an entertainment firm and managed a recording studio. By the new millennium, Paul had established himself as an international business consultant, lived in Europe, and made a new home with his family in North Carolina. He now runs Studio 415.

Dan Blaisdell

Admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:18:33 +0000

E-mail: marathon@marathonmusic.net. Dan is a prolific songwriter and musician with more than 300 original songs to his credit. He writes in many genres including rock, country, folk, blues, jazz, plus his own unique style. For many years he’s been known as the “Marathon Man” for playing entire gigs without any breaks. He and his brother Michael formed “The Bad Habit Axe Company“ back in the day and continue to play traditional and original music today. He has released three major CD’s of all original songs. A drummer at heart, many artists have influenced his songwriting including the Beatles, Hank Williams, John Prine, Billy Joel, Judas Priest, Shania Twain, J.S. Bach, Mike Cross, and Ravi Shankar. He joined CCSA in March 2006, and finds the organization very helpful in improving his songwriting craft. Please visit Marathon Music and The Bad Habit Axe Company.

Barbara Brister

Admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:14:30 +0000

E-mail: bbrister@mindspring.com. Barbara plays piano and strives for tightly crafted, adventurous lyrics that stir the senses and emotions. Her influences include Nick Lowe, Paul Simon, Bonnie Raitt, Roy Orbison, Leonard Cohen, Carly Simon and Tom Waits.

Shantel Davis

Admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:12:39 +0000

E-mail: synth_sational_studio@yahoo.com. Shantel is an 80’s throwback, self-taught piano/synthesizer player, who has been composing songs since the teen years. She writes music on a Korg Triton synth and creates her own lyrics,and seeks help with vocals when it comes time to record. She writes mostly rock and pop songs; her musical influences include Richard Marx, Stevie Nicks, Wilson Phillips and Journey.

Gerry Dawson

Admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:11:21 +0000

E-mail: dawsonotes@earthlink.net. Gerry has been writing songs for over 30 years, along with poetry and visual art. He admires punchy raw hooks in the vein of the Ramones and lengthy literary attempts similar to those of Dylan/Cohen. He likes the challenge of stretching the limits while also working within them.

Tony Dickens

Admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:10:20 +0000

E-mail: ard7@hotmail.com. Tony has been writing songs since 1971. He uses piano, guitar, and voice as tools to create his works. He played in bands in the 1970’s. He both collaborates and writes alone. His primary interest in CCSA membership is to receive feedback on song material and to network with other songwriters.