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BILL PERE -- A Small Sample of Awards, Affiliations, and
Assorted Trivia
2015 - Featured presenter at New England Music Awards Conference
2014 - Featured Presenter, Songwriting School of Los Angeles, IMC
2014 -
School of Audio Engineering, IMC, Hollywood
2013 - Engineered a recording session with broadway legend Melba Moore in NYC
2012 - Grammy Award, contributing songwriter, "Best Children's Album of the Year"
2012 - Featured Presenter, IMC Musicians Institute, Hollywood, CA
2011 -- Named "Outstanding Volunteer
Fundraiser of the Year"
by the Association
of Fundraising Professionals
2010-13 - Official Judge, CT Folk Songwriting competition and Podunk Bluegrass Festival Songwriting Competitoion
2010-11 -- Official Judge, Indiegrrl Songwriting Competition
2009 -- Music Connection Magazine's
list of the "Top 50 Groundbreakers,
Innovators,
Iconoclasts and Guiding Lights of the Music Industry"
2009 -- Release of first edition
of "Songcrafter's Coloring Book: The Essential
Guide to Effective
and Successful Songwriting", quickly becoming an
internationally
acclaimed songwriting reference book.
2009 -- Song produced for
teen duo distributed for play through
20,000 stores
across Europe
2009 -- Celebrity Judge, CT Rising Star Competition
2009 -- Judge/Critiquer for Indie International Song Competition
2009-10 -- Presenter, Indiegrrl Conference, Nashville TN
2009 -- Featured on an official Cheerios box as a hunger-fighting hero.
2009 -- Featured on the cover of the Indie Bible
2009 -- Featured presenter/performer. IMC, Northamton, MA
2008 -- Featured interview - Hartford Business Journal
2008 -- Local Business Assoc. Award - Best Music Lessons
2008 -- Featured Presenter and Performer at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, Charleston, WV
2008-16 -- Featured Presenter and Performer at the Singer-Songwriter Conference, Cape May, NJ. (www.sscapemay.com)
2007 -- "Calendar" still at the top of the NM1 Folk music chart, with High School My School at #20.
2007-08 - Producer and Performer, Chapin Legacy Show, Shubert Theater
2007-- Featured interview with Songalive, on www.songsalive.org.
2006-current -- A top-rated Songwriting Expert on All Experts.com
2006-07 -- Official Judge and Critiquer for international Unisong International Songwriting Competition
2006 -- Featured Songwriting Coach in
"Making Music" magazine, (May/June)
2006-16 - Founder and Official Judge and Producer, Voices For Hope vocal scholarship competition
2006 - Finalist Judge for "Voices For Hope" event at the Bushnell
2006 -- Presenter, CMEA Conference, Hartford, CT
2006 -- Panelist and Presenter at the IMC, Dallas Texas
2006 -- Producer for "Your Voice" CD by Peg D'Amato, yielding 4 Top Ten songs on Christian/Gospel internet radio charts
2006 -- Producer "Share the Journey" inspirational compilation CD featuring 19 artists
2006 -- Song "Calendar" in all-time top-10 for a year at online Indie music charts.
2005 -- World Hunger Year Recognition Award for Innovative Grassroots Solutions to Fighting Hunger, presented at the Hard Rock Cafe by WHY
2005 -- Faculty Lecturer, Western CT State University
2005 -- Sponsor and Presenter, New England Musicians Expo
2005 -- #1 song ("Calendar") on online Indie Folk charts
2004 -- Founder, Connecticut Songwriting and Performance Conference
2004-16 -- Presenter and Performer, Independent Music Conference, Philadelphia
1981-Current: 16 original CD's released, 24 original stage plays produced
2004 -- Featured Songwriting Columnist, Muses Muse
2004 -- 7 songs in Top 10 across 3 charts, at ArtistLaunch.com
2004 -- Featured writeups in Intermixx magazine and Circle Magazine
2003 -- CSA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education Through Music
2003 -- Independent Artist of the Year, national Independent Music Conference
2003 -- Mentor and Presenter, Philadelphia Independent Music Conference
2001 -- Feature article published in Songwriters Market book
2001 - - CSA Award for Outstanding Community Service through Music
2000 -- Award for Outstanding Service to Songwriters, presented by John Braheny
2000 -- Feature article published in Songwriters Market book
2000 -- "The Wish" selected for inclusion on the Artists Hunger Network CD "The Time is Now"
1999 -- CSA Award for Outstanding Community Service through Music
1998 -- Contributing Editor, Strategies for Teaching Guitar, MENC Press
1997 -- Mystic Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year
1997 -- Citation for Outstanding Community Outreach through Music, from the Connecticut General Assembly
1996 -- Parents Choice Gold Award for the song "Donkey in a Ditch", co-written with Les Julian and released on his award-winning CD "Color Outside the Lines" ("the best children's song about a moral diilemma ever written... Parents' Choice Magazine)
1996 -- International Artists Cooperative Award for Community Outreach Through the Arts
1995 -- Appointment as Official Connecticut State Troubadour, by the Commission on the Arts
1995 -- Significant Contribution to Education through Music
1995 -- Featured article in the New York Times
1994 -- Connecticut Renaissance Award from CSA, presented by Pete Seeger
1993 -- Outstanding Community Service Through Music, presented by Gene Pitney
1992 -- CSA Songwriter of the Year, presented by George Wurzbach of the Songwriters guild
1991-- Outstanding Community Service through Music (The first Harry Chapin Legacy Show)
1990 -- Significant Contribution to Education Through Music
1989 -- A Decade of Service to Songwriters, presented by CSA
1982 -- CSA Songwriter of the Year ( "Crest of a Wave" Album)
1980 -- Outstanding Service to the Connecticut Songwriters Association (CSA)
1974 - Bucknell University Award for Outstanding
Creativity,
(Rock Opera "Song Of Time to Come")
AFFILIATIONS:
President and Executive Director, Connecticut Songwriters Association
Founder and Executive Director, Local United Network to Combat Hunger
Founder and Executive Director, Connecticut Songwriting Academy
Founder, Connecticut Songwriting and Performance Conference
Connecticut Music Educators Association
Official Connecticut State Troubadour
CT Commission on the Arts Performing Artists Roster
Faculty Lecturer, Western Connecticut State University ('05-'06)
Artist Council Cooperative
Folk Alliance
Association for Psychological Type, MBTI Qualified
Connecticut ARC program, 1995
Editor, Connecticut Songsmith
Producer and Director, Harry Chapin Legacy Show Series
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CONTACT:
Connecticut Songwriting Academy
PO Box 511, Mystic CT 06355
e-mail: info @
ctsongwriting . com
(remember to remove the spaces, which are there to
prevent spam)