Associations


National & International



Academy of Country Music
www.acmcountry.com

ASCAP American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers website.
www.ascap.com

BMI  An excellent site with information for American songwriters plus a database of the affiliated artists.
http://bmi.com/

Nashville Songwriters Association International
http://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/

SOCAN  Canadian songwriter's society that collects royalties for all Canadian publishers
http://www.socan.ca/

Regional



Baltimore Songwriters Association  A nonprofit support group for songwriters of all genres and levels.
http://www.electrobus.com/bsa/

Carolina Association of Songwriters  Helps songwriters with questions about songwriting, song promotion, collaboration, performing and networking.
http://www.caos.org

Central Oregon Songwriters Association Promotes, educates and motivates its members to write, market and improve their skills as songwriters.
http://members.tripod.com/~COSA4U/index.html

Chicago Songwriters Collective Grassroots approach to promoting and educating its membership and songwriters in general.
http://chicagosongwriters.com/

Connecticut Songwriters Association CSA is dedicated to improving the art and craft of original musical and lyrical composition.
http://www.ctsongs.com/

Dallas Songwriters Association "Songwriter's Notes" newsletter now online.
http://www.dallassongwriters.org

Fort Worth Songwriter's Association  Offers events and member profiles. Visit here for a touch of Texas.
http://www.fwsa.com/

Glasgow Songwriters
http://www.glasgowsongwriters.org.uk

Guild Of International Songwriters and Composers
Based in England U.K. publishes Songwriting and Composing magazine.
http://www.songwriters-guild.co.uk

Minnesota Association of Songwriters Community of songwriters whose mission is to inspire, educate and promote the craft of songwriting.
http://www.isc.net/mas

Music Industry Association of Newfoundland & Labrador Canada Music industry resources for Newfoundlanders and Canadians. Links to local songwriters, band sites with Real Audio, Web Casts.
http://www.mia.nf.ca/

NSAI Toronto Workshop  One of the Nashville Songwriter Association International's largest workshops in North America.
http://members.rogers.com/torontonsai

Ontario Songwriters Association, Mississauga, Canada
http://www.noimagerecords.com/osa.html

S.P.C. Songwriters & Poets Critique  Dedicated to the craft of writing through critiques, workshops, concerts, demos and more.
http://www.freeyellow.com/members2/spcmusic/

SAS - Society Of Australian Songwriters General information about the Australian scene.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~songsoc

SCALA (The Songwriters, Composers and Lyricists Association)
Based in southern Australia.
http://www.senet.com.au/~scala/homepage.htm

Songwriters Association of Canada The top Canadian songwriting resource team.
http://www.songwriters.ca/

Portland Songwriters Association  Music industry professionals in the Pacific Northwest.
http://www.teleport.com/~psa

VOCAL Virginia Organization of Composers and Lyricists.
http://members.aol.com/vocal10/