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For Good Charlotte, It’s All About the Songwriting

Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden and Benji Madden have always had grand ambitions. Back in the mid ’90s, when most upstart bands were drawing inspiration from the indie scene, the twin brothers were already aiming toward classic-rock-scale success. “Our dream was to play big shows, and to have our pictures on the walls in Hard Rock Cafes,” says Joel, who handles lead vocals for the group. “We used…
Tim McGraw’s ‘Southern Voice’

When Tim McGraw first arrived in Nashville 20 years ago, he was just one more gung-ho foot soldier in the city’s perpetually teeming ranks of country music aspirants, battling it out on nightclub stages and facing tremendous odds against ever making any headway. Yet within several years, the Louisiana-born singer-guitarist had established himself as Nashville royalty. Despite his mind-bendingly successful track record, with sales topping 40 million…
Stillwater Runs Deep: Marti Frederiksen and the Next Great Song

Like David Foster, Diane Warren, Timbaland and other multi-platinum writer/producers before him, Marti Frederiksen has earned an enviable reputation for being one of the industry’s most reliable “go-to” composers. Over the course of a still flourishing career, Frederiksen has penned tunes for a veritable gallery of superstars, including Mick Jagger, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Sheryl Crow, Pink,
‘New Music Nights’ Showcase Rocks New York
BMI New York presented a New Music Nights showcase that featured performances by Phil Benson, A Love Like Pi, Stab the Matador and Throne. The free concert was held Jan. 31 at Arlene’s Grocery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Phil Bensen New Jersey native Phil Bensen mixes originals with classics from Marvin Gaye and The Temptations, creating quite a stir…
On Your Mark, Get Set, ‘Demo Dash’!
BMI New York will give aspiring songwriters the chance to have their work listened to and critiqued by music industry professionals at the upcoming "Demo Dash" sessions, to be held at New York's Sin-E Bar (corner of Attorney and Stanton Streets in Manhattan). The two sessions will begin at 7 p.m. sharp on Wednesday, July 12 (pop) and Thursday, July 13 (rock). Both sessions are open to the public; seating…
Good Charlotte Makes Great Music

In a punk-rock field crowded with lookalikes and soundalikes, Maryland's Good Charlotte has displayed a genre-bending charm that has resulted in massive record sales and sold-out concert performances. Though critics and fans have employed terms like "emo," "punk-pop" and "post-grunge" to describe the band, such well-meaning phrases ultimately fail to capture the musical essence of "GC" (as the quintet is affectionately known to their fans). …
Upcoming Good Charlotte events
| Feb 11 2012 | BMI @ The Grammys “How I Wrote That Song”: Los Angeles |
