BMI Circle of Songs

2004-12-06T01:00:00-05:00

Hope Shorter – This N.Y. native’s musical journey has taken her across the United States to Hollywood to pursue her dreams. Her inspiration comes from artists such as Sade, Michael Jackson, Me' shell Ndegeocello and Whitney Huston. Along with artist Kumasi, Hope co-produced, performed and co-wrote the song "Soldier" on the Tupac Shakur documentary soundtrack, "Thug Angel.'' As an independent artist, she wants to share her music with the world and one of her greatest desires is to tour overseas.

Deadman – This duo serves up a timeless, soulful mixture of gospel hope and redemptive southern rock. The band, headed by Steven and Sherilyn Collins, suggests the voices of Graham Parsons and Emmylou Harris steeped in the musical atmosphere of Daniel Lanois. Their first album, Paramour received glowing reviews and the song “Ghost Story” was featured on NPR’s “All Songs Considered” sharing space with Tom Waits and Bryan Ferry. “Rosa Marie” was featured on NBC’s hit television series “ED.” Their second album Our Eternal Ghosts has just been released. Go to www.deadmanonline.com for more.

Deborah Anderson – The daughter of Jon Anderson (legendary vocalist of YES), Deborah’s music career was ignited at the age of nine when she sang a duet with her father on one of his many solo projects which they later performed live at London’s ‘Royal Albert Hall’ in front of a sold out audience. She has since performed as backing vocalist on two YES albums as well as on many of her father’s solo albums. An accomplished artist on her own, she has dance hits on the European charts and is currently collaborating with writer/producer Alex Stiff.

Michele Lee – Michelle discovered a love for music and a passion for singing at a young age, making home demos and singing in her school chorale in New Jersey. Formerly of the Nashville rock group Stone Daisies, she’s now in Los Angeles, and has just finished her second solo recording. Go to www.micheleleemusic.com for more.

London Symphony Brings ‘The Music of Hollywood’ to Nashville

2002-05-31T18:00:00-05:00

The London Symphony Orchestra's performance (4/28) of "The Music Of Hollywood" was a special event for Nashville, marking the first time the world-famous LSO has appeared in Music City. Jeff Bown Productions presented the concert at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. BMI was a sponsor of the evening, which featured the music of composers Jerry Goldsmith ("Star Trek:The Motion Picture," "Mulan," "The Last Castle"), John Williams ("Star Wars," "E.T.", "Indiana Jones" theme), John Barry ("Out Of Africa," "James Bond" theme), Bernard Herrmann ("North By Northwest") and Maurice Jarre ("Lawrence of Arabia"), among others. A highlight of the program, conducted by Maestro Kenneth Schermerhorn of the Nashville Symphony, was Williams's music from "Schindler's List," featuring LSO concertmaster Gordon Nikolitch on the violin.

BMI's Patsy Bradley and Caroline Davis, Deborah Allen, LSO concertmaster Gordon Nikolitch, Kathy Dozier

Among the guests at the concert and its Evening in London reception were AFM Local 257 President Harold Bradley; Belmont University President Dr. Robert Fisher; Middle Tennessee State University President Sidney McPhee; songwriters Mark James, Deborah Allen, Claire Davidson, Kyle Fredericks, Sherrie Austin, Will Rambeaux; and composer Chuck Lee, winner of the 2001 BMI/Jerry Goldsmith Film Scoring Scholarship at UCLA Extension.

Kathy Dozier, Betty & Randy Smith, Judy & Dr. Robert Fisher of Belmont, Sidney McPhee of MTSU, BMI's Patsy Bradley, Chuck & Michele Lee

BMI's Michael Tortora, Kathy Dozier, Raymond Hicks & Deborah Allen, BMI's Caroline Davis and Patsy Bradley, event producer Jeff Bown, Mark & Karen James, Chuck & Michele Lee and Betty & Randy Smith