WHO WE ARE....
WHAT WE DO
The Connecticut Songwriters Association is an educational non-profit
organization dedicated to improving the art and craft of original music,
combining arts, education and community outreach since 1979.
Almost 2,000 songwriters, musicians and vocalists from 15
states and 5 countries have joined CSA since it was founded in 1979.
We have grown to become one of the oldest,
most active, and best known
songwriters associations in the US. CSA sponsors monthly programs, with
nationally known guest speakers, song critique sessions, and interactive
workshops.
We rotate meeting locations around the
State, including: Glastonbury, Danbury, Bridgeport, Mystic, etc. The Association produces songwriter showcases,
benefit concerts, and a series of
compilation recordings.
Our newsletter,
Connecticut Songsmith, has been published monthly by
Bill Pere since 1980.
As well as songwriters, our members consist of lyricists,
composers, vocalists, producers, musicians, publishers, & recording artists.
We actively encourage and facilitate collaboration.
CSA has been featured in the internationally distributed
Songwriters Market Book, as well as in media articles and magazines throughout the
State. Sheila Davis' classic book "Successful Lyric Writing",
includes a case study of CSA as a highly successful regional
organization. In partnership with community outreach organizations
like LUNCH, we have helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for
fighting poverty and for providing essential human services
WE TEACH THE ART OF SUCCESS
SUCCESS COMES FROM OPPORTUNITY, AND OPPORTUNITY
COMES FROM INVOLVEMENT. BE INVOLVED!
(more about what we
do)
Why Join CSA ?
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CSA President and
Executive Director:
Bill Pere
CSA Founder:
Don
Donegan
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PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
Members of =>Songsalive!
=>RISA
=>IndieGrrls
are always welcome guests at CSA meetings.
You set your goals, and we'll help you achieve songwriting that gets
results you set for yourself.
Production, performance and promotion techniques to keep you moving
forward.
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For mail-in form, Click
here
-- To join Online, Click
here
-- Submit a song our
Compilation CD
here
Contact us.
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JANUARY CSA MEETING
Tuesday, Jan 6, 7:15pm, Mystic Chamber
of Commerce, 14 Holmes St, Mystic
(directions)
How do you Make your Music as Familiar as
Coke, Pepsi, McDonalds and Walmart? Come and find out. A
presentation on artistic branding, given by
Bill Pere,
named as one of the "Top 50 Innovators and Guiding Lights of the
Music Industry" by Music Connection Magazine.
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The Nov 15 2008
DAY OF PRAISE Collaboration Concert was a great success,
raising over $1700, with 10 CSA artists getting a standing ovation
from a large appreciative audience.
CSA SHOWS THAT COLLABORATION WORKS !
CSA's Day
of Praise events
are
educational and uplifting collaborative concerts
combining the talents of many great CSA artists
for a memorable performance. These benefit shows have raised
thousands of dollars for charitable agencies.
We will be producing
more of this type of genre-specific event in
the time ahead, encompassing folk, bluegrass country rock, and
other styles We are always open to helping folks produce events in
any style
of music. If you would like to be an event or showcase coordinator please
contact us!
It only happens if YOU make it happen !
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CSA COMPILATION CD #18!
Released December 28, 2008!
CSA's 18th Release: Just Some Old-Fashioned Love Songs.
A collection of love songs in a variety of styles, looking at love
from its many different perspectives.
( details here )
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CSA COMPILATION CD #17!
Released July 4, 2008!
CSA's 17th Release -- An
American
Sampler
A Great Collection of Americana, Nostalgia, and Patriotic Songs
including several moving tributes to the events of 9/11. This is a
quality collection of exciting original music!
( details here )
TRACK LIST and ORDERING
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CSA SUCCESS !
700 people were on their feet for this incredibly successful event to benefit
Liberty Community Services for the homeless in New Haven, bringing together CSA
artists, the Steve Chapin Band, and the LUNCH Ensemble.
LUNCH presented a $1,000 donation for World Hunger Year to Steve and
Jonathan Chapin
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The
CSA collaborative concerts presenting the music of the
compilation CDs were great successes!
They are a fine example of talented artists
coming together to lend their skills to each other's songs and
delivering a great concert
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
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A Look Back at CSA's 25th Anniversary
Songwriting Conference
(click here for Concert PHOTOs ! )
(click here for Conference Feedback ! )
(
click here for a full review ! )
(click here for
press articles)
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