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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
Thelonious Monk Composer’s Prize Awarded to Petros Sakelliou
BMI has awarded the 2007 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Composer’s Competition grand prize of $10,000 to Petros Sakelliou of Athens, Greece. The award was presented during the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, held October 28 at the Kodak Theatre. Sakelliou’s winning work, entitled “Swing Along,” was performed by his Boston-based band during the celebration. Pictured (l-r): Monk…
From News, posted 10.31.07
Chicks Flock to Grammy Stage with 5 Wins
Comeback queens the Dixie Chicks led the charge of BMI songwriters and artists who made the winners list for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles. With five wins out of five nominations, the country trio shook off the anti-Bush backlash and took the stage to pick up three of the night’s top awards—Record and Song of the Year for…
From News, posted 2.12.07
Karaoke Brings Customers and Copyright Concerns to Business Owners Seeking to Boost Profits
Karaoke was born 20 years ago, according to legend, when a few stressed-out Japanese businessmen were looking for fun in a Kobe City snack bar. When a strolling guitarist didn't report for work due to illness, the owner of the bar produced some tapes of instrumental recordings. Many Japanese love to sing, and these businessmen were delighted to croon along with the tapes. Singing over…
From News, posted 1.26.05
Harald Kloser
It’s been a “disastrous” season for composer Harald Kloser: No sooner did he recover from the multiple hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves and floods that heralded the beginning of a new Ice Age, than he was thrown into a titanic battle between two blood-thirsty groups of warring behemoths. Alien Vs. Predator , his latest film, comes on the heels of the other summer blockbuster he scored, The Day…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.13.04
Misha Piatigorsky Wins BMI/Thelonious Monk Jazz Composers Competition
Jazz composer and pianist Misha Piatigorsky has been named the winner of the 11th Annual BMI/Thelonious Monk Jazz Composers Competition for his work, "Low Talk." The $10,000 prize was presented by BMI Senior Vice President Phil Graham during the Thelonious Monk Institute's annual International Jazz Competition held at the Kennedy Center on September 13. Introduced in 1993 by the…
From News, posted 9.12.04
Keith Stegall
He produces. He writes. Until recently, he was a label A&R guy. He's an artist. But of all his interesting jobs, musical renaissance man Keith Stegall says writing songs is still his favorite thing."That's the reason I came to town, and probably is still the most exciting and precious thing to me," says the Texas native. That devotion to song is likely one of the reasons he's…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.13.02
Kenny G Has Time on his Side
Twenty years is a lifetime in the music industry. Many acts whither and die by their third album; even the Beatles lasted less than a decade. It’s all the more impressive, then, that Kenny G enters his third decade as a solo artist as a bona fide household name. He is the best-selling instrumentalist of all time, with over 70 million records sold, whose trademark sax…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.30.02
Zelma Redding
Zelma Redding, widow of Otis Redding, was presented with a Million-Air certificate commemorating seven million broadcast performances of the classic "(Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay" by BMI during Georgia Music Week. Pictured at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame are (l to r)…
From News, posted 10.22.01
Al Jarreau The
Over his 25-year recording career, Al Jarreau has won a unique hat-trick of awards for his singing ability. He earned his first early on, in 1977, when he won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. Since then, Jarreau has gone on to earn another Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance, and one for Best Male Pop Vocalist, as well as two more Jazz Vocal honors. No…
From MusicWorld, posted 10.31.00
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