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Sundance Institute Announces Six Fellows for the 2009 Sundance Institute Composers Lab

The Sundance Institute announced the six musicians selected as Fellows at its 2009 Composers Lab on July 15. The lab runs from July 15 - July 29 at the Sundance Resort in Utah. This year's Composer's Lab Fellows are Kim Carroll, Chanda Dancy, Magda Giannikou, Lili Haydn, Christopher Lord, and David Poe. The selected composers bring an eclectic range of talent to the two-week lab, which focuses on the process…
BMI Honors Nine Burgeoning Songwriters on the ‘Rise’
Nine auspicious songwriters were honored at BMI's second "Who’s Next? Writers on the Rise" cocktail reception, held April 14 at the Red Eye Grill (NYC). Honored songwriters poised to leave indelible marks on the music industry included "Disturbia" scribe Robert Allen; Danja endorsed Kevin Cossom; the Soul Diggaz’s Corte’ Ellis; troubadour Shawn Fisher, Capitol Records’ Jaicko, Atlantic Records…
Robert Redford’s Zoom Serves as Setting for Annual BMI Sundance Dinner
BMI Vice President of Film/TV Doreen Ringer Ross hosted an intimate combination of camaraderie and fine dining at restaurant Zoom during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The annual dinner encourages Sundance composers, directors, and film executives to enjoy an evening of relaxation and conversation in a uniquely cozy setting. Pictured are (l-r): Against the Current director Peter Callahan and the film's composer
BMI’s Snowball at Sundance Tackles Live-Image Scoring
BMI hosted its sixth annual Sundance Snowball music showcase at the Sundance Film Festival Wednesday, January 21. The event introduced an interactive performance element to the festival, as the evening celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Sundance Composers Lab. The show initially adopted a party atmosphere, thanks to DJ Thomas Golubic, but segued into a collaborative musical experience spurred by Rolfe Kent’s “Magnificent Howling…
BMI Shows ‘Who’s Next’ at ‘Writers on the Rise’ Event in N.Y.
BMI’s New York Writer/Publisher Relations department hosted its first “Who’s Next: Writers on the Rise” event on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Redeye Grill in Manhattan. The packed media reception featured Josiah Bell, Dave Katz, Claude Kelly, Lady GaGa, Lanz, Matthew Mayfield, Curtis Richardson, Steven Sater, Duncan Sheik, Brent Smith of
