Panda http://www.bmi.com/affiliate/rss/C1691 This BMI RSS feed contains news articles, events, and musicworld articles for a specific affiliate or group. en affiliates@bmi.com Copyright 2008 2008-10-10T20:53:00-05:00 BMI Sessions to Launch in January 2008 http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/535795 Panda, Ross Copperman, Feeling, The, Pop, Rock, Singer-Songwriter BMI is revamping their monthly showcase with a new venue. Formerly at The Borderline, the event will now be held at 229 on Great Portland Street. In addition, the event will now be named ‘The BMI Sessions’, reflecting BMI’s dedication to finding and nurturing unsigned acts. The new venue and name will begin with a launch showcase on January 17, 2008.

This year’s showcases have seen some exceptional talent grace the stage, including incredible performances by buzz acts Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, Maps, Ben's Brother, Eugene McGuiness and Ross Copperman. Club Fandango, founded by Simon Williams and Andy McLeod, continues to work with BMI London executives in providing the acts and putting on the night.

“We've had an incredible four years at The Borderline that helped us launch the careers of Hard-Fi, The Feeling, Guillemots, Hot Chip and many more,” said Nick Robinson, Senior Executive, Writer/Publisher Relations at BMI in London. “Moving this showcase to 229 will give us a greater focus on new talent and aid in nurturing more acts destined to break through over the coming months.”

“These showcase gigs are just one way in which BMI helps develop and promote new artists and songwriters that we believe have the potential to achieve success on both sides of the Atlantic. Our first gig of 2008 is a perfect example of the diverse range of exciting music that we feel is about to burst through,” Robinson added.

Headlining the first BMI Sessions (in association with Club Fandango) are Olympian Fall whose haunting acoustic compositions will help take the chill off in January. Grand Central, looking to increase their industry buzz, will rock the house with their big melodic songs. Skulls (formerly Fleeing New York) will be bringing their scuzzy garage/electronic rock to the evening. Opening the BMI Sessions will be Skeletons (formerly Drowned in Sound and Fierce Panda), adding a pop element to the night.

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]]> 2007-12-21T15:20:01-05:00 Juan Luis Guerra Leads Latin Grammy Nominees http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/535403 D’Leon, Oscar, Beltran, Ivy Queen Graciela, Castro, Cristian, Martin, Ricky, Calle 13, Aguilar, Pepe, Crespo, Elvis, Grupo Montez De Durango, Guerra, Juan Luis, Kinky, Los Horoscopos De Durango, Panda, Shakira, Latin BMI singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra leads the list of nominees for the 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, announced August 29 at a press conference held at club Mansion in Miami. The Latin Grammy ceremony will be held November 8 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Guerra scored five nominations, including Album of the Year, Best Merengue Album, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Tropical Song, which has he won twice in previous years. In addition, The Latin Recording Academy has named Guerra the 2007 “Person of the Year”.

BMI songwriter/artists Ricky Martin and Calle 13 tied with four nominations each, while Shakira scored a nomination for her “Beautiful Liar” duet with Beyonce.

Martin was nominated for Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Album, Best Long Form Music Video, and Record of the Year for “Tu Recuerdo (Your Memory)”. Calle 13 received nominations for Album of the Year and Best Urban Music Album for Residente O Visitante, Best Short Form Music Video for "Hay Un Son," and Best Urban Song for "Pal Norte".

Additional BMI songwriter/artists nominated for Latin Grammy’s include Pepe Aguilar, Cristian Castro, Grupo Montez de Durango, Kinky, Panda, Elvis Crespo, Los Horoscopos de Durango, Ivy Queen Graciela Beltran, Oscar D’Leon and Pablo Olivares. The 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8 – 11 p.m. ET/PT.

]]> 2007-08-29T19:41:01-05:00 BMI and Club Fandango Rock The Borderline http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/534972 Joe Lean and The Jing Jang Jong, The Twilight Sad, Panda, Rock BMI’s London office hosted The Twilight Sad and Joe Lean and The Jing Jang Jong at the May installment of its “At The Borderline” showcase series. Presented by BMI and promoters Club Fandango, the showcase is aimed at presenting the hottest talent to the music industry.

photo Pictured (l-r) are: BMI London’s Nick Robinson with The Twilight Sad members Andy MacFarlane, James Graham, Mark Devine and Craig Orzel.

Based outside of Glasgow, brooding Scot-rockers The Twilight Sad formed in late 2003 and their debut album, Fourteen Summers & Fifteen Winters (FatCat Records), hit U.S. stores last month to great critical acclaim.

photo Shown at the gig are (l r-): Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong members Panda, Tom D, Bummer, Dom, Joe Lean and BMI London’s Nick Robinson. In the band’s arms is their biggest fan, Alejander!

Hailing from London are unsigned artists Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, who are the latest hot buzz from the Young And Lost Records stable. With influences such as Alex Chilton, Dion and the Belmonts, The Dovers, and Smokey Robinson, this group delivers classic indie pop and was named a ‘Band to Watch’ by The Fly.

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Mundo Aparte


Panda


Los Abandoned live

Photos: Annamaria DiSanto

 


Go Betty Go and Panda on LATV


Nicolette from Go Betty Go


Josh Kun and Giovanni, VJs from LATV

]]> 2003-06-04T02:00:00-05:00 Coldplay http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/233553 Coldplay, Panda, Smiths, The, Travis, Pop, Rock, Hitmaker With the release of their acclaimed debut album Parachutes, Brit-rockers Coldplay take up where The Smiths left off. Like their '80s predecessors, Coldplay writes and performs romantic, windswept pop that's as alluring as it is unfashionable. Yet for all its winning sentimentality, Coldplay's music is also informed by an enticing intellectualism. Songs like "Shiver" and "Don't Panic" feature lyrics brimming with optimism and philosophic insight. By capturing the complexity of real life, Coldplay has triumphantly positioned itself as the thinking person's rock band.

Coldplay's insinuating sounds are slowly conquering the world. Based on the chart-topping performance of Parachutes, Coldplay was named Band of the Year 2000 in many British music polls. Now the hoopla has reached the U.S., with the band earning critical kudos and impressive stateside album sales. On the singular strength of their debut album, Coldplay has rocketed into the U.K. pop pantheon inhabited by Radiohead, Oasis, Blur and Travis.

The members of Coldplay - singer Chris Martin, bassist Guy Berryman, guitarist Jon Buckland and drummer Will Champion - met at University College in London. The quartet printed 500 copies of an independently produced EP called Safety, and released the single "Brothers and Sisters" on a small U.K. label called Fierce Panda. In 1999, the band inked a deal with England's Parlophone Records, which resulted in the release of another EP, The Blue Room, followed by the single "Shiver".

The single and EPs created such a buzz that Parachutes debuted at number one in the U.K. Coldplay was nominated for an esteemed Mercury Music Prize, received the Q Award for Best Album, signed to Nettwerk America/Capitol and endeared themselves to stateside rock fans. The band's 2001 American tour will undoubtedly be a standing room only affair.

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