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Texas Country Music Association
The Texas Country Music Association is the only trade organization for the Texas Country Music industry. TCMA's members, directors and advisory council members work together to consistently assist, promote, and support the Texas Country Music and Christian Music industries and everyone in it in every aspect possible. By partnering together, our members have helped us develop effective resources listed below. We always have "another project" or event in the works!
What we do for TCMA Members and the Texas Country Music Industry:
Without TCMA Members, none of this would be possible. It takes us all working together to be able to accomplish all we have done and will continue to do for you and this industry such as:
Promote your music, events, and business services through social media sharing on our TCMA page and groups, email blasts, and press coverage not only in Texas and contiguous states but throughout the US and the world.
Continually create discounts and resources, referrals, and networking through other members for services such as recording, music videos, design and graphics, photography, and more.
We continually create and develop programs, projects, and events to showcase you, your music, business, and services. Some of the programs already in place are:
1. Texas Country Music Awards (the biggest event of its kind in the Texas Country Music industry where we come together to celebrate it all and award the artists, musicians, venues, radio stations, and songwriters, showcase TCMA Members, and honor established artists with performances. This event is held the 2nd Sunday of each year at Billy Bob's Texas in the Fort Worth Stockyards.
2. The Texas Country Music Industry Awards is to honor and recognize those who are involved in the industry and work alongside the artists to make Texas music the best it can be. This event is held in early Summer each year.
3. Texas Country Music Weekend in the Stockyards (a weekend of live Texas Country Music leading up to the Texas Country Music Awards, in partnership with the Fort Worth Stockyards, including acoustic performances, musicians jam, the Texas Country Music Showdown 8 band competition with amazing prizes for the Grand Champion which is announced at the Texas Country Music Awards.
4. TCMA Annual Songwriter Contest (for Country and Christian Country songwriters, the top 10 in each category are honored at the annual Texas Country Music Awards and winners perform during the pre-show.
5. Texas Country Network (our online programmed broadcast network for music videos and other programming related to Texas Country Music and the Texas Country lifestyle). Videos and other content are located on TexasCountryNetwork.com as well as our ROKU, FireTV and AppleTV channels.
6. Texas Country Music Television - an online television channel that streams YouTube music videos 24/7) texascountrymusictelevision.com
7. Texas Country Music Magazine - our digital online magazine to showcase and highlight TCMA Members who are artists, songwriters, musicians, media, venues, festival and event promoters, recording studios, promoters, booking agents, producers, and management as well as other businesses who touch the industry.
8. TCMA’s Best Texas Country Picks Compilation CD Series (a compilation of TCMA Member artist’s singles that is distributed to all streaming outlets, radio, and venues and promoted.
9. Texas Country Music Chart (the only Texas-based digitally monitored airplay chart using the most accurate and high-tech platform available to monitor actual airplay on radio stations that have live streams, both terrestrial and internet) texascountrymusicchart.com
10. Texas Country Music Association Artist Scholarships (an award presented to artists who have the need for an additional boost in recording, presented at the annual Texas Country Music Awards, and includes a package that provides for recording one single along with radio distribution and other related services as donated by sponsors)
11. Texas Country Records (record label for Texas Country and Christian Country music)
12. Provide opportunities for TCMA members only to participate in TCMA events (whether our own or ones we sponsor) around the state, such as Texas Country Showcase, Texas Country Music Showdown, contracted venues through Texas Country Talent, and more.
13. Create events and platforms that increase your fan base through exposure, and reward fans for being fans by giving them opportunities to hear and see.
14. Christian Music (for artists, songwriters, churches, media, and businesses involved in full or in part in the Christian Music genre, the development of Christian Music Association Inc. and all services and resources similar to what we do for Texas Country. Visit www.christianmusicassociation.com for more information.
15. Texas Country Outfitters is the merchandise outlet for TCMA on Etsy. Visit Texas Country Outfitters at https://www.etsy.com/shop/TexasCountryMusic
16. Texas Country Cares raises funds to provide Artist's Scholarships as well as music scholarships, emergency and disaster recovery support, provide medical assistance, and other charitable projects through our assistance fund, Texas Country Cares.
What TCMA Members do for us and each other:
1. Help us make all the above possible through a small annual membership fee. We cannot do it without you and your support, so artists, songwriters, musicians, venues, media, fans, and businesses who touch the industry coming together in a small way help TCMA do what we do for all of you in a BIG way.
2. Assist in bringing awareness to TCMA and its projects and programs, grow the membership, and promote what we do to everyone involved in the industry.
3. Help promote and support each other through all the TCMA projects and through networking and communicating as well as providing services and resources for one another.
If you are a TCMA Member -- THANK YOU! Without you, all of this would not be possible! If you are not already a TCMA Member, please JOIN NOW to get involved! There are membership categories for everyone!
If you have any questions at all please email tcma@texascountrymusicassociation.org.
