Photo: Carla Jordan & JC Cummings | Via Zoom, our next COMBO general event will be held Monday, September 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Our guest speaker will be Ms. Carla Jordan who was the owner of the venue known as Zigglie’s, a lovely live music venue specializing in Blues Music. She sponsored many events and so many of uor blues-genre bands got their start there. The meeting is set to last until no later than 9:00 p.m. (MDT) and, since it will be via Zoom, you won’t even have to leave your home to attend!
Also there is only 3 days left to take advantage of This Offer! The Durango Songwriters Expo, in co-sponsorship with COMBO, is giving away — as a Grand Prize – a FREE entry to the Durango Songwriters Expo worth $450! So here’s the plan: For everyone that joins COMBO and pays their dues, or a previous member who renews their dues, by Saturday, September 7th , we will throw those names into a hat for a drawing for the entry at our Board Meeting on Sunday, September 8th. We will notify the winner on Monday, September 9th giving the winner and Jim Attebery, director of the DSE, time to get the entrant set up.
We’ve also confirmed our Annual Songwriters Showcase on Saturday, November 16th at Odde’s, 9975 North Wadsworth, Westminster. From that same group of members (new & renewing), we will ask them to perform a couple of their original songs! Good chance for your friends of all ages to see you, to sell your CDs and other merchandise, and to make new fans!
AND – COMBO’s president, Barb Dye, says she’ll throw in a free video of one of your shows as well! Not “professional” but filmed with a good camera sat on a tripod so it won’t be “wiggly”. A video that will show you how you look to your audience and give you some great insights into how your “act” looks to your audience, and a video that you’ll have for forever memories!
Also, your membership entitles you to a free entry (2 for band memberships) into our next Songwriting Contest! Our director has figured out a super-good way to get the top-scoring songs out to our list of record companies, music supervisors, publishers, and more! Plus Brotherhood of the Hook Publishing Company has agreed to take a listen to the top songs with a potential publishing deal in hand if the writer would be interested.
Renew – or join – now before you forget!
The Durango Songwriters Expo will be held Thursday, October 3rd thru Saturday, October 5th, 2024, at the Omni Interlocken Hotel & Resort in Broomfield, Colorado. We’re hoping to sponsor a Meet & Greet on Wednesday night, October 2nd at the hotel.
Previous winners have been Gary Dean Smith, Steve Law, Robert Hojoboom, Dustin Adams, Connor Lipke, Amanda Harras, Michael Hossler, Michelle Roderick, and Willie Hammond.
What: COMBO & Durango Songwriters Expo’s Drawing for a Free Entry to the DSE!
When: Deadline: Saturday, September 7th
Cost: Join COMBO! $30 / Individual; $55 / Band (5 members); and $95 / Business
Ages: All ages! No age limit on joining COMBO
https://durango-songwriters-expo.com/#register
REMINDER!!! Guest speaker for Monday, September 23rd will be Carla Jordan, former owner of live music venue Ziggie’s. Via Zoom. Put it on your calendar now! 7:00 p.m.
Photo: Carla Jordan & JC Cummings | From Carla’s Facebook page – by Lisa Fosmo