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Sun Shines Bright on BMI at Florida Music Fest

BMI's participation in the 5th annual Florida Music Festival and Conference, held May 18-20 in Orlando, was obvious from the start, with its eye-catching pop-art showcase posters plastered all over the downtown area. With a strong presence that was heard loud and clear, FMF served as an important outlet for BMI Writer/Publisher executives to network in a relaxed setting. …


From News, posted 6.07.06

Nadine’s Wild Weekend Set to Strike Bay Area August 22-25

San Francisco's "Godmother of Rock" Nadine Condon is poised to deliver her biggest, most highly anticipated Nadine’s Wild Weekend in its four-year history. Co-sponsored by BMI, the four day local music event devoted exclusively to Northern California music will be held August 22-25 with over 135 bands playing at 15 clubs in San Francisco. …


From News, posted 8.15.02

Nadine’s Wild Weekend Announces 2002 Dates and Expansion Plans

San Francisco's "Godmother of Rock," Nadine Condon, has just announced the dates and expansion plans for the 2002 Nadine's Wild Weekend (NWW), set for August 22, 23 and 24. Co-sponsored by BMI, this year’s event will be co-produced by Motogirl Productions and K-Line Publicity, with early sponsors including SF Weekly and others to be announced shortly. Now in its fourth year, NWW, the Bay Area’s biggest music…


From News, posted 3.06.02

Top Talent on Tap for Nadine’s Wild Weekend

Nadine's Wild Weekend (NWW), Northern California's favorite music event devoted exclusively to Northern California music, announces the band and venue lineup for this year's showcases. With just a little over two weeks until the August 16 kick-off show at the Fillmore, NWW, sponsored by BMI, is bigger than ever before and features 135 hot up-and-coming bands from Reno to Monterey in 30 shows.


From News, posted 7.31.01

Quiet Success Suits Third Eye Blind

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Third Eye Blind's 1997 debut album sold more than four million copies. Yet the self-titled disc never cracked the Billboard Top 20 and the band has never been featured on the cover of a major U.S. magazine. This type of quiet success seems to suit the San Francisco quartet just fine. "This has been a dream of mine since 1991: to make music for the people…


From MusicWorld, posted 6.30.00

BMI Fetes Top Pop Songwriters and Publishers - photos

Shown at the dinner after EMI Music Publishing was named Publisher of the year are: BMI's Del Bryant; Evan Lamberg, Sr. VP Creative, East Coast, EMI Music Publishing; Robert Flax, Exec VP EMI Music Publishing Worldwide; Martin Bandier, Chairman/CEO, EMI Music Publishing; BMI's Frances W. Preston; Les Bider, Chairman/CEO, Warner/Chappell Music; BMI's Barbara Cane; and Rick Shoemaker, Vice President Creative Activities, Warner/Chappell Music.


From News, posted 5.16.00

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

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