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Americana Music Association Shines Spotlight on Roots Artists
BMI continued its enthusiastic support of the Americana Music Festival and Conference this year, sponsoring the 9th annual installment of the roots music extravaganza. On Thursday, September 18, BMI's official showcase offered wistfully soulful singer/songwriter Sarah Siskind and melodically brazen rockers the Branded Sons. At the Americana Honors & Awards ceremony held in the historic Ryman Auditorium Thursday evening, BMI artists,…
From News, posted 10.04.08
BMI and Teach For America Celebrate Student Achievement
R&B artist Lloyd inspires students with visit to Teach For America corps member's classroom A selection of Atlanta's music industry elite along with rising urban stars made the last day of school for students at Benjamin S. Carson Prep School even sweeter. Performing rights organization BMI and Teach For America partnered to throw the kids an all-star pep rally Friday, May 25, rewarding them for their hard…
From News, posted 6.07.07
BMI NY Teams with ‘Billboard,’ Gibson for ‘Industry Insider’ Series
BMI New York is proud to announce the rollout of a new bi-monthly music industry workshop and panel series for 2007. Produced in conjunction with Gibson Guitar and Billboard magazine, the first “Industry Insider” entitled “Music in Film: Soundtracks in 2007” will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the Gibson Baldwin NY Showroom (421 West 54th Street) from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free; please R.S.V.P. to…
From News, posted 2.05.07
Anthony Marinelli
Hollywood-based composer Anthony Marinelli prefers not to pigeonhole music. “You have to come up with a filing system for a lot of things in life,” he avows. “My mind doesn’t do that — I don’t care if it’s roots-driven or classical music. It’s all just sound and emotion.” With a growing résumé of film credits, including 15 Minutes, Timecode, God Said Ha! and Two Days in the…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.05.07
BMI Songwriters Top List of NEA National Heritage Fellows
Since 1982, the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded the National Heritage Fellowships to noted individuals in the folk and traditional arts for "their artistic excellence, cultural authenticity and contributions to their field." Virtually every one of the award winners who writes songs is a member of BMI. Past musical recipients of the National Heritage Fellowships include B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Doc…
From News, posted 9.11.06
The Novaks
Made up of Mick Davis (vocals, guitar), Chuck Tucker (vocals, guitar), Mark Neary (vocals, bass) and Elliot Dicks (drums, shakers and tambourine), the Novaks have spent the last three years converting the masses one bar room at a time. Alternating between powerful, unapologetic hooks and darker moments of soulful authenticity, they weave honored rock n’ roll traditions together with modern stylings to create a truly timeless sound.…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.31.05
Nightmare Of You
If you dig up the roots of Nightmare Of You, you will find their time in the Long Island underground music scene planted firmly at the base. Frontman Brandon Reilly first cut his teeth in various local hardcore bands, but it wasn’t until he signed on for lead guitar duty for visceral pop-punk group, the Movielife, that he was able to establish himself on a national scale.…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.31.05
Joss Stone
Anyone who thinks that today’s teen musicians are all flash and fluff need only listen to Joss Stone for a taste of something deeper. Although only 16 years old when she debuted with The Soul Sessions in the fall of 2003, Stone sings with the authority of someone far older, and her sound harkens back to the golden days of soul. The Devon, England native was…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.13.04
Neptunes, Evanescence Top List of BMI Grammy Nominees
BMI songwriter/artists are once again at the top of the nominees list for the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, announced December 4 at a press conference held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Pharrell Williams of red hot production duo, The Neptunes, leads the BMI pack with six nods including three individual and three with partner Chad Hugo, who himself earned…
From News, posted 12.04.03
BMI Dominates Downbeat Critics Poll
BMI congratulates our 2003 Downbeat Critics Poll winners, who won more than 85% of the awards announced recently by Downbeat magazine, the voice of jazz since 1934. BMI jazz great Wayne Shorter won an impressive six awards, including Best Jazz Artist, Best Jazz Album, Best Acoustic Group, Best Soprano Saxophone, Best Composer and the Hall of Fame award. In addition, more than 30 other BMI jazz composers…
From News, posted 6.26.03
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