The West Valley Country Music Association is now accepting submissions for the Sixth Annual Songwriters Contest/Showcase, which will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, at the Glendale Library 5959 W. Brown St., Glendale.    The entry deadline is Oct. 1, 2024.    Songs will be judged on originality, lyrics, music and marketability.    The contest is limited to Arizona Songwriters only. Cash prizes will be awarded for the first-, second- and third-place winners.    For contest details and entry forms, contact LuAnne Camp, WVCMA66@gmail.com.  ..read more

The 28th Annual Arizona Songwriters Gathering is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. If you would like to secure a 10-minute performance slot, please fill out the event participation form here: https://gplsongwriters.weebly.com   Please note, once the schedule is full or if applications are received after Nov. 15, 2024, performers will be placed on a standby list.   If you would like to offer your services as a volunteer or to secure a display table for your music-related business or organization at this event, please fill out the above form.   Finally, please help us spread ..read more

We are excited to announce that hit songwriter Clay Mills, 16-time ASCAP hit songwriter and two-time Grammy nominee, will be our guest speaker at our Zoom Workshop Meeting on Aug. 17, 2024.    Since moving to Nashville, Clay has had over 150 major artist cuts, including: five No. 1 hits in multiple genres, six Top 5 singles, and 12 Top 40 singles. In 2022, he was inducted into the Mississippi Songwriters Hall Of Fame.   Over the course of his songwriting career, Clay has penned #1 hits for Darius Rucker (“Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It”), Diamond Rio (“Beautiful Mess”), and ..read more

The Arizona Songwriters Association’s 27th annual Arizona Songwriters Gathering is coming up! The all-day free program celebrates songwriting and is the only event of its kind nationwide. It’s a unique and inspiring day of workshops, original music and networking held in partnership with the Glendale Public Library. The Arizona Songwriters Association’s 27th annual Arizona Songwriters Gathering is coming up! The all-day free program celebrates songwriting and is the only event of its kind nationwide. It’s a unique and inspiring day of workshops, original music and networking held in ..read more

WOW! Rhonda Hitchcock-Mast & Shawn Royer performed at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville this past week (on Oct. 23, 2023)!  Congratulations from Jon and everyone at ASA!! That is a very special stage. Below is the song they performed. Moments In Between. Written by Rhonda Hitchcock-Mast, Randy Brown and Shawn Royer  ..read more

The deadline to request a free pass for the TAXI Road Rally is this Friday, Oct. 20.  The TAXI ROAD RALLY will be LIVE THIS YEAR, NOVEMBER 2-5, 2023 in Los Angeles! TAXI has again agreed to offer a FREE guest pass to ASA members who have NEVER BEEN A TAXI MEMBER! This will give some lucky ASA Members a rare opportunity, with NO admission charge,to attend one of the biggest and best music education and networking events in California, the USA, and on the planet Earth!!    The Deadline for our people to sign up wit ..read more

The Tucson Festival of Books welcomes entertainers to apply to become part of the 2024 Festival, which will take place on Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10 on the University of Arizona campus. They are accepting applications from acts of all types. All performances must be suitable for all ages. Entertainment applications will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. For more details, visit tucsonfestivalofbooks.org.  ..read more

The ASU Popular Music program is offering a summer camp for high school students, which gives teens, ages 14-18, an opportunity to discover the art of performance, songwriting, production, engineering and music entrepreneurship.  Guided by ASU faculty and staff, students have the opportunity to explore their various interests, develop their musicianship and prepare for studying music at the college level. During the day, the students can write songs, compose and produce music on their instrument and/or computer, engineer and perform in the studio, collaborate with other students, perform ..read more

On the third Saturday of each month, local songwriters - and several from outside of Arizona - join together on Zoom to learn about songwriting and receive feedback on songs during a Songs in Progress workshop presented by the Arizona Songwriters Association (ASA).  The Songs in Progress Workshop was started by ASA member Gavan Wieser in the mid-1990s and was held on the second Tuesday of each month. After Gavan passed away in 2015, Jon Iger and Randy Brown continued the Tuesday evening workshop and then in early 2016, they switched the meetings to the third Saturdays of each month at th ..read more

Congratulations to Jeff Dayton of Nashville on his song “Stoned” - co-written with Dayna Shereck and performed by Case Hardin - reaching #1 on Texas Regional Radio earlier this year. Before moving to Nashville in 2000, Jeff lived in Fountain Hills and was active in the early days of Arizona Songwriters Association (ASA started in 1977). During his time in Arizona, his Jeff Dayton Band had built a major following, a regional #1 hit and opened for many major tours that came through Phoenix.  According to his bio on jeffdaytonmusic.com, it was “at one of those shows with Merle Haggard, the ..read more