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BT, Moby and Oscar-Winning Composer Gustavo Santaolalla to Speak at BMI’s Coffee Talk

Panel Slated for June 26 during LA Film Festival BMI has announced details surrounding its 7th annual “Coffee Talk” panel, slated for Saturday, July 26 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the LA Film Festival at Regal Cinemas, L.A. LIVE, Stadium 14 (1000 W. Olympic Blvd.). Moderated by Doreen Ringer Ross, BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations, the panel will feature Moby, Gustavo Santaolalla, and BT. Tickets are $12, or $10…
Sanchez Dub Juggles and Jives

His projects include jazz trios and trip-hop groups. He has toured as a bassist for Mexican Institute of Sound and Digi & Gabo. He is a co-founder of Titán, one of Mexico’s pioneering electronic punk groups. His scores and songs routinely appear in jingles, films and documentaries. Andrés Sanchez is a busy guy. His latest incarnation promises more reinvention and restless creativity. Under the alias
BMI Promotes Delia Orjuela to Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Latin Music

Delia Orjuela has been promoted to Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Latin Music, it was announced today by Del Bryant, President and CEO of the performing right organization. Previously, she was Assistant Vice President of Latin Music. Orjuela will remain based in the company’s Los Angeles office and will continue to report to Phil Graham, Senior Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations. In her expanded position, Orjuela…
Calle 13 Sweeps 2009 Latin Grammys

Puerto Rican power duo Calle 13 walked away with trophies in all five of their nominated categories last night at the 2009 Latin Grammys, staged at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Reggaetón has emerged as a powerful global trend, garnering more nominations than any other genre, and Calle 13, comprising rapper Residente (René Pérez) and the producer Visitante (Eduardo Cabra), are at the forefront…
Calle 13 Leads List of 2009 Latin Grammy Nominations

Puerto Rican hip-hop heavy weights Calle 13 lead the list of nominees for the 2009 Latin Grammys, slated for November 5 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The cross-genre duo earned an impressive five nominations, including Album and Best Urban Album of the Year for Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo, Record of the Year and Best Alternative Song for “No Hay Nadie Como Tú.”…
Camilo Lara: New Flavors in ‘Soy Sauce’

Mexico City is an aural metropolis where everything from punk rock to mariachi merges with the horns of a million aggravated taxi drivers, creating a dizzying soundtrack for the western hemisphere’s most populous capital. The music of Camilo Lara, the artist-producer known as Instituto Mexicano de Sonido -- The Mexican Institute of Sound -- is equally animated, a cut-and-paste tapestry of quirky and peculiar sounds blended into…
Café Tacvba: Revolutionary Rockers

It is an extraordinary measure of Latin alternative music’s ongoing evolution that a band as stylistically extravagant as Café Tacvba can be revered as a pillar of this genre. While the Grammy and Latin Grammy-winning group has maintained the same lineup since their formation in 1989, their sound has undergone seismic shifts with each release. And it is a measure of their fans’ devotion in both Latin…
BMI Star Juanes Earns Five Statues at 2008 Latin Grammys

International star Juanes led the BMI charge at the 2008 Latin Grammy Awards. Staged in Houston, Texas, on Thursday, November 13, the ceremony honored the movers and shakers in Latin music, the fastest-growing format in the United States. Juanes walked away with a win in every category within which he was nominated: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Short Form Music Video for…
BMI Artists Poised for Big Night at 2008 Latin Grammys

BMI artist/songwriters captured a slew of the 2008 Latin Grammy nominations, announced recently in Los Angeles. The fastest-growing format in the country, Latin music continues to commandeer the mainstream spotlight, thanks to both established favorites and promising new voices. With six nominations, Café Tacvba garnered the most nods, boasting a Best Alternative Album nod for Sino, Record of the Year and Best Alternative Song taps for “Volver…
‘Mountain’ Music Keeps Going Higher and Higher
BMI composer Gustavo Santaolalla, who's still riding high from his recent Golden Globe win for the music to Brokeback Mountain, earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score for the critically acclaimed film. The first-time Oscar nominee also picked up his first Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" from the movie's riveting soundtrack.
