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David Foster: Master of Many Styles
In the 1970s, an aspiring Hollywood songwriter named David Foster finagled an audience with the pope of Motown soul music, Berry Gordy. Cutting to the chase, Gordy asked what kind of songs Foster might create for his artists. In a nervy panic, Foster made a beeline for the piano and hastily improvised. “I just sat down and began singing this line, ‘after the love has gone’,” recalls…
From MusicWorld, posted 10.28.08
Josh Groban
Some artists have to pay dues for many years before gaining recognition. Josh Groban is not one of them. While he was still in high school at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, he caught the attention of Grammy-winning producer David Foster. His self-titled debut CD, produced by Foster, went double-platinum and gained him a place on the international music scene…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.25.07
BMI Composer Samples the ‘Local Color’
BMI film composer Chris Boardman was on hand at the recent Tribeca Film Festival in New York City for the world premiere of his original score to director/screenwriter George Gallo's Local Color. A wise and warm coming-of-age tale of a young artist seeking inspiration from an experienced painter and liberation from his father's worn-out ideas, the film stars Armin Mueller-Stahl, Trevor Morgan, Ron Perlman,…
From News, posted 5.08.06
BMI Honors Top European Writers, Publishers at 2005 London Awards; Steve Winwood Named a BMI Icon
BMI saluted the top European songwriters and publishers in the pop, urban, country, dance, Latin, college, Christian and film/tv music genres at its 2005 London Awards held November 29. The gala dinner and awards ceremony, which honors the most performed songs on U.S. radio and television written by members of its foreign sister societies, was hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and BMI Senior Vice…
From News, posted 11.28.05
Josh Groban
Seizing stardom like it was his birthright, a teenaged Josh Groban sauntered onto the global Stage in 2001 with a self-titled debut album so mature it sounded like the defining work of a much older man. In the few years since his auspicious debut, Groban has cut three hit albums, headlined a popular PBS special, made several star-making television appearances and placed three #1 hits on the…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.01.04
Rapper Kanyé West Leads AMA Nominees List
Rapper/producer Kanyé West leads the list of BMI nominees for the 32nd annual American Music Awards, which were revealed on September 14. West, who was named a Top Ten producer at the recent BMI Urban Awards, earned three AMA nominations, including two in the rap/hip-hop category for Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album (The College Dropout), and one for the cross-genre award as Favorite New Artist.…
From News, posted 9.14.04
BMI Salutes Rock ‘N Roll Past and Present at 50th Annual Pop Awards
BMI saluted the writers and publishers of the past year’s 50 most performed songs during the 50th Annual BMI Pop Awards tonight, with superlatives reserved for Rob Thomas’s song “If You’re Gone,” songwriter Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down and Universal Music Publishing. Frances W. Preston, President & CEO, and Barbara Cane, Vice President & General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations, Los Angeles, handed out BMI Citations of Achievement to…
From News, posted 5.13.02
Music Moves Center Stage at the Winter Olympics
by Jon Burlingame The XIX Olympic Winter Games aren't just about athletes and world-class competition. The music is world-class, too, and BMI composers are contributing much of what will be heard by a worldwide television audience at the opening and closing ceremonies. David Foster
From News, posted 2.05.02
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