According to Jackson, "Each of our judges and the final selection panel at the Orchestra of St. Luke's were tremendously impressed by the high level of the submissions we received." The judges felt that the quality was so high that several Honorable Mentions were essential and included composers Alexandra du Bois, Hannah Lash and Wang Jie.

The competition, open to American women composers between the ages of 20 and 30, was judged under pseudonyms. During the judging process, the panelists were only aware of the age of the composer. Seventy-four entries were received from across the United States. The judges for the competition were Margaret Brouwer, Chester Biscardi and Joan La Barbara, with the final winner chosen by a panel comprised of the Orchestra of St. Luke's artistic personnel.

The Orchestra of St. Luke's is America's foremost chamber orchestra, performing approximately 100 orchestral, chamber music, and educational concerts a year, all showcasing the hallmark collaborative spirit that has garnered critical acclaim for vibrant music-making of the highest order. The OSL's contemporary music series, "Second Helpings," marks its fourteenth season in 2007 with a three-concert festival: "Notable Women: A Celebration of Women Composers," conceived by OSL Composer-in-Residence Joan Tower. Taking place over the first three weekends in June - on Saturdays at the Chelsea Art Museum and Sundays at Dia:Beacon - the festival's three programs feature works by women ranging from Amy Beach and Ruth Crawford Seeger to three young composers whose commissioned works will have their world premieres during the festival.

The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1985 to support the creation, performance, and study of music through awards, scholarships, commissions and grants. Tax-deductible donations to the Foundation come primarily from songwriters, composers and publishers, BMI employees and members of the public with a special interest in music. Because both the Foundation staff and the distinguished members of the Advisory Panel serve without compensation, over 95% of all donations and income are used for charitable grants.

ASHA SRINIVASAN
WINNER, BMI FOUNDATION'S WOMEN'S MUSIC COMMISSION
Asha Srinivasan was born in 1980 in Logan, Utah, but spent much of her childhood in her parent's native India. As an Indian-American, Srinivasan uses her insider views on both Western and Carnatic music (classical music of South India) to infuse her compositions with Indian pitch materials while adhering to Western concepts of form and progression. Her music has been performed during the 4th Annual 60X60 project in New York City, at Electronic Music Midwest, California State University, Peabody Conservatory, the H-Street Playhouse in Washington, D.C., and at the University of Maryland. A 2001 graduate of Goucher College, she received a B.A. with emphasis in Music Theory/Composition, Computer Music and Arts Administration, and received both a Master of Music in Computer Music Composition and a Master of Music in Music Theory Pedagogy from Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University in 2004. Srinivasan is currently pursuing a DMA in composition at the University of Maryland, where she is an electronic music teaching assistant. She has studied composition with Robert Gibson, McGregor Boyle, Geoffrey Wright and Kendall Kennison. Her awards and prizes include the 2006 Walsum Competition for her string quartet, Kalpitha, and 2nd Prize in the Prix d'Ete Competition for her flute and computer piece, "Alone, Dancing," which was performed at SEAMUS (Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US) 2005. In addition to SEAMUS, she has participated in national conferences such as EMM (Electronic Music Midwest) and ICMPC (International Conference for Music Perception and Cognition).

HONORABLE MENTIONS

ALEXANDRA DU BOIS
Alexandra du Bois (b.1981) discovered music through the violin, playing the instrument from the age of two, and began composing at age 15. At 25, du Bois' commissions are diverse, ranging from Kronos Quartet to the Beaux Arts Trio to Bang on a Can. Her music has already been performed throughout four continents at venues such as the Théàtre de la Ville in Paris, Carnegie Hall in New York, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Barbican Hall in London, as well as radio programs including BBC Radio 3 and NPR's Morning Edition. She has been Composer-In-Residence at Dartmouth College, the Mammoth Lakes Music Festival, Merkin Concert Hall, and in 2007, du Bois will be Composer-In-Residence with Kronos Quartet at the Carnegie Professional Training Workshop, Kronos: Signature Works. In 2003, du Bois was the inaugural recipient of the Kronos: Under 30 Project through which she wrote her first string quartet, "Oculus pro oculo totum orbem terrae caecat" for Krono. Alexandra du Bois received her BM in Composition and Violin from the Indiana University School of Music. She is currently a graduate student at the Juilliard School where she works with Christopher Rouse, and is the recipient of the Sylvia and Milton Babbitt Scholarship, the Piser Scholarship and the E. & J. Brenner Scholarship. Her previous teachers include Sven-David Sandstrõm, Osvaldo Golijov and Claude Baker.

HANNAH LASH
Hannah Lash (b.1981) has had her music performed by ensembles such as the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Musica Nova, Alarm Will Sound, Interensemble, Duo X, the Arditti Quartet, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Tanglewood Music Center's Fromm Players, and American Opera Projects. She was a composition fellow at Tanglewood in the summer of 2005. Lash is currently developing her opera in two acts, "Shutter," in conjunction with American Opera Project's nationally acclaimed Composer and the Voice series. Lash resides in Cleveland, Ohio, where she is obtaining a professional performer's certificate in harp performance at Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of Yolanda Kondonassis, while she completes the PhD program in music at Harvard University. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the Eastman School of Music in May of 2004. Her main teachers have included Augusta Read Thomas, Steven Stucky, Robert Morris, Sir Harrison Bertwistle, Bernard Rands and Julian Anderson. She was the recipient of the Bernard and Rose Sernoffsky Prize in Composition and the Bernard Rogers Prize in Composition, and the Sosland Family Fellowship awarded by Harvard University, as well as a winner of Harvard's Orchestral Composition competition.

WANG JIE
Born in 1980 and raised in Shanghai, China, Wang Jie is an active composer based in New York City. She has been a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival and her music has been featured composer at the 2006 Beijing Modern Music Festival. Other awards include the 4th edition Northridge Composition Prize, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Composition Contest and most recently, her opera "Nannan" was chosen by the New York City Opera to be performed at the 2007 VOX "Showcasing American Composers" festival. Recent commissions have come from Stony Brook University, Cornell University Percussion Ensemble, Harpsichordist Kenneth Cooper and renowned filmmaker Christine Choy. Jie was a pupil of Dr. Yang Liqin for 15 years until she enrolled at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1999. Moving to New York City in 2000, Jie has received a full composer scholarship at the Manhattan School of Music, where she studies composition with Richard Danielpour. Aside from her composing life, Jie has served as music assistant of composer Tan Dun since 2002, and most recently as panelist of the Lower Manhattan Culture Council/New York State Fund for Creative Communities/Music Funds.

Shakira	Julieta Venegas	Calle 13

The Colombian pop sensation collected five nominations in all, including Record of the Year, Best Short Form Music Video and Song of the Year -- a songwriting award -- for "La Tortura," as well as Album of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Album for Fijacion Oral Vol. 1. The mega-selling Spanish-language CD, which took home a Grammy for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album earlier this year, also earned a Best Engineered Album nod for Gustavo Celis, who is himself up for three Latin Grammys.

Ricky Martin	Gustavo Celis

Mexican singer/songwriter Julieta Venegas (SGAE) came away with a total of four nominations and will compete against Shakira in the Record of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video categories with her song "Me Voy," and for Album of the Year with Sal y Limon, which is also up for Best Alternative Album.

Richie Ray & Bobbie Cruz	Cesar Camargo Mariano

Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Calle 13, made up of half-brothers Eduardo Jose Cabra and Rene Perez, won nominations for Best New Artist and Best Urban Music Album for their self-titled CD; they picked up a third nomination for Best Short Form Music Video for their song "Atrevete te te."

Taking home two nominations apiece were In�s Gaviria, Mauricio Guerrero, Luis F. Ochoa and Caf� Tacuba, who joins Venegas in the fight for the Best Alternative Album crown.

Other BMI songwriters and artists who made the Latin Grammy nominees list include Paquito D'Rivera, Pepe Aguilar, Humberto Gatica, Los Hor�scopos De Durango, Gustavo Santaolalla, Wisin y Yandel, Don Omar, A.B. Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia Kings, Graciela Beltr�n and Kike Santander, to name a few.

Latin pop singer Ricky Martin will be honored the night before the Latin Grammy ceremony (on Nov. 1) as the Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year during a special star-studded tribute dinner and concert at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers. A portion of the evening's proceeds will benefit Martin's charitable efforts.

Also in the spotlight are Cesar Camargo Mariano and Richie Ray & Bobbie Cruz, who will each receive the 2006 Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award at a special ceremony to be held Nov. 1 at New York's historical Rainbow Room.

The 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on the Spanish-language Univision Network from 8-11 p.m. ET/PT.

BMI's 2006 Latin Grammy Nominees:

Pepe Aguilar
Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte
Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga
Ana Bárbara
Belanova
Graciela Beltrán
The Black Eyed Peas
Café De Los Maestros
Café Tacuba
Calle 13
Michel Camilo
Hector Castillo
Gustavo Celis
Ciclón
Edgar Cortazar
Ernesto Cortazar
Javier Diaz
DJ Kane
Paquito D'Rivera
John M. Falcone
Humberto Gatica
Javier Garza
Inés Gaviria
Gilberto Gil
Jimmy González y Grupo Mazz
Mauricio Guerrero
Los Horóscopos De Durango
India
Melina León y Los Tri-O
Ivan Lins
Las 3 Divas
Limi-T 21
Little Joe y La Familia
Cachorro López
Freddie Martinez, Sr.
Tony Maserati
Lester Mendez
Motel
Luis F. Ochoa
Don Omar
Bernando Ossa
Eddie Palmieri
Chichi Peralta
Freddy Piñero, Jr.
Polbo
Carlos Ponce
Pesado
A.B. Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia Kings
Lupillo Rivera
Kike Santander
Gustavo Santaolalla
Jovino Santos Neto
Lalo Schifrin
Servando y Florentino
Joel Someillan
Shakira
Thalia
Los Tigres Del Norte
René L. Toledo
Bebo Valdés
Julieta Venegas (SGAE)
Jason Villaroman
Wisin y Yandel
Marcos Witt

LIFETIME ACHIEVMENT AWARDS
Cesar Camargo Mariano
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BMI, the leading U.S. performing right organization, staged the 13th edition of its Latin Music Awards on Friday, April 7, with top honors reserved for merengue superstar Juan Luis Guerra, Colombian rocker Juanes, Big Brother theme song "Miedo," and Mexican music publisher SER-CA Publishing, Inc. Held for the first time in New York City at the Metropolitan Pavilion, the black-tie ceremony recognized the songwriters and publishers of the past year's 50 most performed Latin songs on American radio and television. The gala event was hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Diane Almodovar, Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Miami.

BMI Latin Awards Photo Slideshow

BMI's 2006 Latin Award-winning songs

Juan Luis Guerra: BMI Icon

Among the winners and special guests at the 2006 BMI Latin Awards were Don Omar, Luny Tunes, Beto y Sus Canarios, Sebastian Krys, Norgie Noriega, Los Tucanes De Tijuana's Mario Quintero, Ramón Orlando, Papi Sanchez, Clímax's Oskar Lobbo, Willie Colón, KC Porter, Pepe Garza, Don Cheto, Game G, Larry Harlow, DJ Blass, Francisco Casanova, N.O.R.E., Javier Garcia, Fato, Boy Wonder, Liza Quin, Chichi Peralta, Jellybean Benitez, Johnny Pacheco, and many more.

Juan Luis Guerra	Juanes	Fato

But the spotlight was on Grammy Award-winning artist Juan Luis Guerra, who was named a BMI Icon for his "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers." The Icon presentation featured an all-star musical salute that brought down the house, with performances by India, Jandy Feliz, Jose "El Canario" Alberto, Huey Dunbar, Isidro Infante and his "All-Star Band," and 440's Adalgisa Pantaleón and Chocolate.

Named BMI's 1995 Latin Songwriter of the Year, Guerra's blend of traditional tropical music, merengue rhythms and lyrical romanticism has produced such celebrated songs as "Para Tí" and "Las Avispas," two of the night's Latin Award-winning songs, as well as "Viviré," "Bachata Rosa," "Burbujas de Amor" and "Estrellitas y Duendes." With a list of accolades that now includes six Grammys, numerous Univision awards, six Billboard Latin Music Awards and 14 BMI Latin Awards, his songs have been recorded by international Latin stars Luis Miguel, Emmanuel and others. A passionate philanthropist, Guerra's Fundación 440 has been providing medical assistance to the disadvantaged in his beloved homeland of the Dominican Republic since its creation in 1991.

Twelve-time Latin Grammy winner Juanes added BMI Latin Songwriter of the Year to his extensive inventory of awards by penning three songs on the top 50 list: "La Camisa Negra," "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" and Volverte A Ver." This trio of hits pushes the Colombian rocker's BMI Awards total over 10 and includes last year's Song of the Year win for his Nelly Furtado duet, "Fotografía." Named one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" in 2005, the Spanish-only singer has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.

"Miedo" ("Afraid"), written by Enrique "Fato" Guzmán Yáñez (SACM) and published by Vander America Music, was named Latin Song of the Year for scoring the most airplay of any song on the most performed list. This is the second BMI Latin Award for Fato, whose "alternative mariachi" style mixes Latin pop and traditional Mexican music. Recorded by Latin Grammy-nominated Regional Mexican star Pepe Aguilar, the Big Brother theme song topped Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart in 2005 and was number one in Mexico for four consecutive months.

SER-CA Publishing, Inc. earned the Publisher of the Year trophy for the second year in a row with five titles on the list of 50, giving the Monterrey, Mexico-based publisher the highest percentage of ownership of Latin Award songs. Founded more than four decades ago by Don Servando Cano, the company focuses on Regional Mexican artists like Intocable, Bronco El Gigante de America, Grupo Pesado and others.

In addition to Juanes and Guerra, songwriters Cruz Martinez and Julieta Venegas (SGAE) scored multiple awards, as did publishers Cibao Music Company, CKJointz Music, Editora Arpa Musical, EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc., Ensign Music LLC, Foreign Imported Productions and Publishing, Inc., Kike Santander Music LLC/Santander Songs, peermusic (Peer International Corp./peermusic III, Ltd.), Songs of Camaleon, Universal-M?sica Unica Publishing, Vander America Music and Warner/Chappell Music Group (Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Rightsong Music, Inc.).

Another of the evening's highlights was the presentation of the BMI Foundation's third annual peermusic Latin Scholarship to Berklee College of Music student Marco Godoy. The 23-year-old Venezuelan songwriter, who also won the prestigious honor in 2004, reclaimed the title and took home a $5,000 scholarship for his song "Para Mi Eres Todo," sharing the stage with some of the biggest names in Latin music. Established by the BMI Foundation and funded by the generosity of the peermusic publishing companies, the scholarship is awarded annually through a competition for original Latin songs and instrumental compositions.

Not surprisingly, music has been a constant in the multi-talent’s life. “My brother Scott and I took classical piano lessons from the time we were five years old,” he says, “and by the time we were 10-12, we were playing African, Latin, Cuban music, rap and hip-hop, and in the church on Sundays.”

Growing up in the Brooklyn projects, he says, it was necessary to counterbalance musical prowess with a convincing street image. “Gang members would come up to my floor to listen what we were doing, and it might be Beethoven. That’s when I realized that music’s really a universal language.”

Eventually, Scott decided to teach music, but Mark continued to hone his writing and producing skills. By studying with producers like hip-hop icons Marley Marl and Eric B., Batson developed a style he describes as “figuring out what artists do and bringing out the best of them. I don’t have a personal sound; other producers have a trademark sound, and they get paid a lot of money to bring that sound to a record, but I adapt to what the artists need.”

The big breakthrough came with India Arie’s Acoustic Soul album, which earned seven Grammy nominations on its way to double platinum. Soon after, artists like G-Unit (50 Cent’s backing crew, for whom Batson has done various mixtape compilations), Hamilton and Seal started calling: “I wrote 40 songs with Seal in a four month period, and he’s somebody who might write 10 songs every few years.”

Batson’s latest projects include work on Arie’s next album and a remix of Sting’s “Stolen Car” featuring Black Eyed Peas’ Will.I.Am. Working so constantly has become second nature for him, he says. “It’s really a matter of finding the lane where the artists drive … and sometimes I have to drive really fast.”

Juanes	Ricky Martin	Celia Cruz

Colombian superstar Juanes took home three awards including the prestigious Songwriter of the Year title, as well as Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year/Duo and Hot Latin Track of the Year/Vocal Duo for "Fotografia," a duet with Nelly Furtado. Ricky Martin, who also won three awards, took home the Latin Pop Album of the Year trophy for Almas del Silencio, his first Spanish-language album in five years. Lead single "Tal Vez" was honored as Hot Latin Track of the Year and Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year.

Akwid	Conjunto Primavera

The late Celia Cruz was named Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year for her final studio album, Regalo del Alma. Released a few weeks after her death last July, she recorded the set during the last stages of her battle with cancer.

"It's an outstanding achievement for Celia Cruz to be named Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year...an honor that is a splendid acknowledgement of her lifetime of creative achievement," said BMI President and CEO Frances Preston. "Celia distilled the magic, passion and exuberance of Latin music into every note she sang."

Regalo del Alma also earned the legendary artist an award for Tropical Album, Female, and her Hits Mix won Top Latin Greatest Hits Album.

Other multiple winners included newcomers Akwid, regional Mexican group Conjunto Primavera and salsa princess India, with two awards each. BMI Mexican group Banda El Recodo was honored with the Billboard Hall of Fame Award, recognizing the band's 65 years of active professional life, and BMI singer/songwriter Soraya was honored with the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award for her work advocating awareness and a cure for breast cancer.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards are determined by the actual sales and radio airplay data from Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems that informs Billboard's weekly charts during a one-year period from the issue dated February 15, 2003 through February 7, 2004.

BMI's 2004 Billboard Latin Music Award Winners:

Juanes
Songwriter of the Year
Hot Latin Track of the Year, Vocal Duet: "Fotografia"
Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year, Duo Or Group: "Fotografia"

Ricky Martin
Hot Latin Track of the Year: "Tal Vez"
Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year, Male: "Tal Vez"
Latin Pop Album of the Year, Male: Almas Del Silencio

Akwid
Latin Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year: Proyecto Akwid
Regional Mexican Album of the Year, New Artist: Proyecto Akwid

Conjunto Primavera
Hot Latin Tracks Artist of the Year
Regional Mexican Airplay Track of the Year, Male Group: "Una Vez Mas"

India
Tropical Airplay Track of the Year, Female: "Seduceme"
Latin Dance Club Play Track of the Year: "Seduceme/Seduce Me Now" (Remixes)

A.B. Quintanilla III Presents Kumbia Kings
Latin Pop Album of the Year, Duo Or Group: 4

Fabian Gomez
Regional Mexican Airplay Track of the Year, New Artist: "Y Como Quieres Que Te Quiera"

Gloria Estefan
Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year, Female: "Hoy"

Grupo Montez De Durango
Regional Mexican Album of the Year, Male Duo or Group: De Durango A Chicago

Jennifer Lopez
Latin Dance Single of the Year: "I'm Glad" (Paul Oakenfold Remix)

Jorge Luis Cabrera
Regional Mexican Airplay Track Of The Year, Male Solo Artist: "Quedate Callada"

Luis Miguel
Latin Tour of the Year

Ozomatli
Latin Rock/Alternative Album of the Year: Coming Up (EP)

Tiziano Ferro (SIAE)
Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year, New Artist: "Alucinado"

"A lot of these songs are about transition," she says, "the turning over of the rock, what's underneath, the murky, shadowy uncertainty where everything looks very different."

The intervening years were challenging, to say the least: McLachlan lost Her mother to cancer and, shortly thereafter, became a mother herself. " It's still all a blur to me -- it has less to do with the album tracks and more to do with my recent state of mind," she says. "I'm sure in five or six years there's going to be a record about all of this, but it's too close right now."

The changes in her life resulted in a new approach to songwriting: Forsaking her standard approach of writing on guitar, McLachlan composed all 10 of Afterglow ’s tracks on piano. "I used to go live in a cabin in the woods for eight months and write and write and write," she adds. "Now, spending time with [daughter] India means that I have two hours in the day where I'm not focused on her, yet even then my focus is continually being brought back to her. All of my old tricks didn't apply anymore in songwriting, and I really had to find that new way."

Created over a two-year period, the material on Afterglow retains McLachlan’s trademark lush production and emotive lyrics, adding a fresh, more mature introspection. From lead single, "Fallen," to the whispered tones of "Answer," McLachlan mines a rich vein of material that seems to hold endless opportunities for further exploration.

McLachlan’s philanthropy has also continued. Most famous for masterminding the Lilith Fair festivals, she also maintains the Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach Program, which provides free music education classes to inner-city youths affected by budget cuts. "It feels so good to be able to see their lives impacted, and I'm the first one at the recitals giving them a standing ovation," she enthuses. "There's hardly any joy comparable."

Looking forward to a summer tour, McLachlan says, "Taking a break and walking away was the best thing I could have done. It brought me to a much happier place, and I'm loving music again."

Evanescence

The White Stripes

Rock band Evanescence also topped this year's list, picking up five nominations including Best New Artist and Best Rock Album for their multi-platinum breakthrough release, Fallen. Other five-time nominees were rapper Eminem and the late Warren Zevon. Also receiving multiple nods were Willie Nelson, Jack White of The White Stripes (three with his band and one individual), and classical composer Jose Serebrier with four each and Christina Aguilera with three, including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her smash hit, "Beautiful."

Willie Nelson

Eminem

Warren Zevon

The 46th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2004, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast on CBS from 8-11:30 p.m. on the East and West Coasts.

BMI's Grammy Nominees

SIX NOMINATIONS
Pharrell Williams

FIVE NOMINATIONS
Eminem
Evanescence
Chad Hugo
Warren Zevon

FOUR NOMINATIONS
Willie Nelson
José Serebrier
The White Stripes

THREE NOMINATIONS
Christina Aguilera
Jeff Bass
Michael Brecker
Chick Corea
Anthony Hamilton
Alison Krauss
Lil' Kim
Shania Twain

TWO NOMINATIONS
Audioslave
Black Eyed Peas
Jorge Calderón
Ry Cooder
Foo Fighters
Fountains of Wayne
Aretha Franklin
Rich Harrison
Heather Headley
Bishop T.D. Jakes
Toby Keith
R. Kelly
k.d. lang (SOCAN)
The Matrix
Martina McBride
Aaron Neville
Nickelback (SOCAN)
Pink
Neal Pogue
Earl Scruggs
Wayne Shorter
Snoop Dogg
Sting (PRS)
Union Station
Doc Watson
will.i.am
John Williams
Lucinda Williams

ONE NOMINATION
Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Akwid
Allman Brothers Band
Audio Adrenaline
Marcia Ball
Luther Barnes & the Sunset Jubilaires
Buju Banton (PRS)
Mark Batson
Steve Berkowitz
Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
Carla Bley Big Band
Blind Boys of Alabama
Blue Highway
Michelle Branch
Randy Brecker
Brooks & Dunn
David Bowie (PRS)
Joe Budden
Jimmy Buffett
Martin Buttrich (GEMA)
Café Tacuba
Michel Camilo
Cam'Ron
Caribbean Jazz Project
Rosanne Cash
Stanley Clarke
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
The Crabb Family
The Crusaders
Sam Cooke
Adrian Cosentini
Diamond Rio
Ani DiFranco
Reggie Dozier
Jimmy Douglass
Eagles
Fred Ebb
Kurt Elling
Scotty Emerick
The Flaming Lips
Floetry
Bill Frisell
Kenny G
Vince Gill
Gorillaz (PRS)
Percy Gray, Jr.
Buddy Guy
Eddie Gonzalez
Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz
Pat Green
Stephan Haeri
William Hamilton
Roy Hargrove
Faith Hill
Dave Holland Quintet
Eric Idle (PRS)
India
Intocable
Jane's Addiction
Etta James
Keith Jarrett
Jars of Clay
Norah Jones
The Jordanaires
John Kander
Peter Kater
John P. Kee
Garrison Keillor
Kitaro (JASRAC)
Korn
Dave Koz
Nathaniel Kunkel
Patti LaBelle
Amel Larrieux
Glenn Lewis
Mark Levine
Linkin Park
The Light Crust Doughboys
Lonestar
Irving Lorenzo
Patty Loveless
Luis Miguel
Timo Maas (GEMA)
Marilyn Manson
Masters at Work
Donnie McClurkin
Del McCoury Band
Tim McGraw
Sarah McLachlan (SOCAN)
Jim McNeely
Joel McNeely
Pat Metheny
Bette Midler
Ismael Miranda
Molotov
Joel Moss
Newsboys
Bob Norberg
Les Nubians (SACEM)
The Oak Ridge Boys
Walter Ostanek (SOCAN)
Joe Pace
Dolly Parton
Nicholas Payton
Ray Price
Queens of the Stone Age
Eugene Record
Relient K
Don Rollins
Roomful of Blues
The Roots
Scott Rouse
David Sanborn
Pete Seeger
The Sensational Nightingales
Thomas Z. Shepard
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Sean Smith
Luciana Souza
Los Straitjackets
Micheal Strange, Jr.
Jimmy Sturr
Howard Tate
Susan Tedeschi
Télépopmusik (SACEM)
Jacky Terrasson
Los Tigres Del Norte
Los Tucanes De Tijuana
Caetano Veloso
Rhonda Vincent
Redd Volkaert
Muddy Waters
Charlie Wilson
Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Kim Wilson
Vickie Winans
George Winston
Wayne Wonder
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Yerba Buena
Maury Yeston
Yellowjackets