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Sundance 2012 Blog: Michael Bacon
I'm on my way to Park City in support of the documentary Slavery by Another Name that I scored. It focuses on a hideous part of our history that is unknown to most of us. I've been to Park City seven times now-four times for Sundance screening events and three for concerts with my band, the Bacon Brothers, at the Arts Center. Oxygen is readily…
From Blog, posted 1.19.12
Snoop Dogg, Drake, B.o.B, Lex Luger, Universal Music Publishing & More Honored at BMI Urban Awards
Urban music’s top creators shared the stage tonight at BMI’s Urban Awards at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. The annual event celebrates the songwriters, producers and music publishers of the past year’s most-performed r&b, rap and hip-hop songs in the BMI repertoire. The 2011 ceremony featured high-wattage star power and broke BMI records. The incomparable Snoop Dogg was honored as a BMI Icon. With seven songs among the most-performed, Drake…
From News, posted 8.27.11
Snoop Dogg to be Named BMI Icon at Annual BMI Urban Awards
Snoop Dogg will be saluted as a BMI Icon at the BMI Urban Awards, slated for Friday, August 26 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. BMI President & CEO Del Bryant will share hosting duties with Catherine Brewton, Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Atlanta, as the entertainment community gathers to celebrate the most-performed urban songs, songwriters and producers of the…
From News, posted 6.23.11
P-Funk Guitarist Garry Shider Dies
Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Garry Shider has died. He was 56. The ingenuous musical director of BMI Icon George Clinton’s Parliament and Funkadelic supergroups, Shider also co-wrote several of the bands’ most-loved hits, including “Atomic Dog,” “Do That Stuff,” and “One Nation Under a Groove.” In addition to composing countless Parliament-Funkadelic arrangements, Shider frequently provided back-up vocals. Shider’s penchant for funk-laced guitar grooves and rock-fueled drive…
From News, posted 6.21.10
BMI Honors George Clinton, T-Pain, Lil Wayne and Many More at Urban Awards in New York
BMI saluted the world’s premier R&B, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers Thursday, September 10 at its annual Urban Awards. BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Catherine Brewton, Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Atlanta, hosted the ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, New York City. View videos from the event Hip-hop titans T-Pain…
From News, posted 9.10.09
George Clinton to Become BMI Icon at Urban Music Awards
Ceremony Slated for Sept. 10 in New York Funk originator George Clinton will be named a BMI Icon at the organization’s annual Urban Awards ceremony Thursday, September 10. Staged at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, New York City, the event will also salute the world’s premier r&b, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers by celebrating…
From News, posted 7.28.09
Sundance Institute Announces Six Fellows for the 2009 Sundance Institute Composers Lab
The Sundance Institute announced the six musicians selected as Fellows at its 2009 Composers Lab on July 15. The lab runs from July 15 - July 29 at the Sundance Resort in Utah. This year's Composer's Lab Fellows are Kim Carroll, Chanda Dancy, Magda Giannikou, Lili Haydn, Christopher Lord, and David Poe. The selected composers bring an eclectic range of talent to the two-week lab, which focuses on the process…
From News, posted 7.15.09
BMI L.A. Gives It Up for The Godfather Of Funk
The BMI Los Angeles office was treated to a visit by the Godfather of Funk himself, George Clinton. Clinton, the mastermind behind bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, has had a lucrative solo career and has had success as a producer with projects such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers Freakey Styley. Best known for such classics as "Tear The…
From News, posted 4.17.07
Blind Boys of Alabama
Clarence Fountain, the 73-year-old member of acclaimed gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama, sits in a Cincinnati hotel room in the middle of a heavy touring stint when we catch up with him. He’s feeling under the weather, but refuses to let it slow him down. “I got a bad, bad cold, but I’m alright,” he says with a laugh. “I know how…
From MusicWorld, posted 5.20.04
Beware of the Dogg: Snoop is Back on Top
For an inspiring tale of triumph over adversity, look no further than the career of Snoop Dogg. The West Coast rapper has risen above a tough youth growing up in Long Beach, CA and stints in the slammer during his late teens to not only become one of the leading lights of urban music, but a multimedia phenomenon with his own film production company, syndicated radio show…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.30.01
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