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A Fiery Line-Up to Play BMI/CMJ Showcase

BMI has announced the performers at its 2008 sponsored CMJ Music Marathon Festival showcase to be held Wednesday, October 22 at 7:30 p.m. A diverse line-up of talent will hit the stage at Crash Mansion (199 Bowery, NYC), continuing CMJ’s 28-year history of celebrating new music first. The cost for non-registered CMJ attendees is $5 before 9pm and $10 after; free drinks will be available from 7:30 -8:30 p.m. The…

From News, posted 10.08.08

Hedley

The self-titled debut album from Vancouver rockers Hedley, which has been certified Platinum in Canada, will be released in the U.S. on Sept. 12. The band is currently on tour with Capitol labelmates Yellowcard. Jacob Hoggard was known around Vancouver as the singer/daredevil for popular local rockers Hedley, who had quickly made a name for themselves as an incendiary live band whose offstage exploits were just as…

From MusicWorld, posted 8.18.06

Audioslave

While the members of Audioslave shy away from using the word “supergroup,” it’s hard to avoid using the term when referring to the foursome. Audioslave combines the talents of Chris Cornell, former frontman of Seattle grunge gods Soundgarden, and guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk, late of L.A. rap-metal pioneers Rage Against the Machine. Considering the band members’…

From MusicWorld, posted 12.01.04

Don Davis

The sci-fi trilogy The Matrix not only revealed a hidden world programmed by evil computers, it also cast a spotlight on Emmy-winning composer and orchestrator (“The Beauty and the Beast,” “Seaquest DSV”) Don Davis. "I knew these guys had quite a bit up their sleeves," says the Anaheim-born, UCLA grad, who majored in music theory and composition. "But, I had no idea it would turn into working…

From MusicWorld, posted 8.28.03

Faith Hill Tops BMI’s List of Grammy Winners

Country singer and BMI songwriter Faith Hill was a big winner at the 43rd annual Grammy Awards, presented February 21 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Hill, a first time winner, took home Grammys for Best Country Album (Breathe), Best Female Country Vocal Performance ("Breathe") and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals ("Let's Make…

From News, posted 2.21.01

For Wu Tang Clan, It’s All in the Family

''Wu Tang is one big family,'' says Steve Rifkind, president of Loud Records. ''Them together is pure energy. It's family, it's love.'' Loud Records is the home of the New York-based rap collective Wu Tang Clan. And Wu Tang really is like a family - a very large family. Comprising nine members,…

From MusicWorld, posted 11.30.00

Kittie

One of the year's most significant indie-label success stories is Kittie, a hard-rock combo comprising four girls from London, Ontario, ranging in age from 16 to 18. On their debut album, Spit, the fearsomely precocious quartet plays dense, aggressive glam/goth/metal, inspired as much by Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath as it is by Hole and L7. Sonically imposing, lyrically provocative songs like "Brackish," "Choke," "Paperdoll"…

From MusicWorld, posted 5.31.00

BMI Writers Big Winners at CA Music Awards

California Music Awards and 23rd annual Bammies were held on Saturday, April 8 in San Francisco, CA at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. BMI affiliates Rage Against The Machine came away the top winner, taking home five awards. Other BMI writers who received multiple awards included Santana and Smash Mouth with two awards each. BMI composer Michael Kamen shared the Arthur M. Sohcot Award…

From News, posted 4.11.00