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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 2013 - Engineered a recording session with broadway legend Melba Moore in NYC 2012 - Featured Presenter, IMC Musicians Institute, Hollywood, CA
2011 -- Named "Outstanding Volunteer
Fundraiser of the Year" 2010-11 -- Official Judge, Indiegrrl Songwriting Competition
2009 -- Music Connection Magazine's
list of the "Top 50 Groundbreakers,
2009 -- Release of first edition
of "Songcrafter's Coloring Book: The Essential
2009 -- Song produced for
teen duo distributed for play through 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 - 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,
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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