Creators

Three Good Reasons To Love Your Songs

By Cliff Goldmacher

The kind of love I’ve been talking about is not something that happens overnight. It comes from putting in the countless hours necessary to perfect your craft, incorporating others’ suggestions that make sense to you and ignoring the ones that don’t. more

BMI Live Celebrates 1st Anniversary of Distributing Royalties for Singer-Songwriter Performances

This month, BMI Live — the important and groundbreaking program that enables performing songwriters to be compensated for their public performances of their songs — celebrates its first year anniversary. Over the course of the year, thousands of songwriters have signed up for the free program, many of them receiving royalty payments for the first time as a result. By logging onto the BMI Live section of bmi.com and…more

NARM Offers $50 Discount Off Entertainment & Law Course Cost

NARM – the National Association of Recording Merchandisers – will offer a CLE (continuing legal education) course on Thursday, March 1 at the offices of Greenberg Traurig LLP in New York City. Part of the Entertainment & Technology Law Conference Series co-presented by NARM and digitalmusic.org, the half-day session will cover bankruptcy’s effects on copyright assets; the complex licensing of musical works; current monopoly and antitrust…more

SF MusicTech Summit & Digital Music Forum Offer BMI Member Discounts

BMI will sponsor two key gatherings of digital and music movers and shakers next month: the San Francisco MusicTech Summit on February 13 and Digital Music Forum: East, February 22 and 23. Held at Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco, the one-day SF MusicTech Summit brings music and technology leaders together. BMI songwriters, composers and music publishers are encouraged to attend and to take advantage…more

MusicWorld: Skylar Grey, Anthony Hamilton, Sundance & More

Check out the new BMI MusicWorld digital issue, featuring… Anthony Hamilton: “This new album came in sections. I was in a space where I wanted to change it up a bit. I was in a moving mood; I wanted to feel like it was traveling.” Skylar Grey: “I don’t go out and specifically take a song and say, ‘I wanna do something like this’—because…more

In Praise of “Modular” Recording

By Dave Simons

For those of us who lack the time or discipline to write a fully formed song in a single gulp, “modular” recording represents the perfect opportunity to recycle discarded bits of musical ideas, using basic editing technology more

Four New Year’s Resolutions for Songwriters

By Cliff Goldmacher

After looking back and taking stock of what last year had to offer, it’s time for us to dig in and start preparing ourselves for songwriting success in the year to come. more

Three Reasons To Be Thankful You’re a Songwriter

By Cliff Goldmacher

We all know how difficult, frustrating and even scary songwriting can be. Being thankful for all of the good it brings us can help keep things in perspective. more

Four Things You Can Do To Improve Your Odds in Film/TV Song Placements

By Cliff Goldmacher

When it comes to getting songs in film and TV, there is absolutely no substitute for doing the work. You need to be a savvy businessperson who is willing to take care of the unromantic, day-in and day-out details of having a career in order to succeed. more

‘In the Mix’ DJ Seminar Slated for Nov. 14-17

The third annual “In the Mix” DJ Seminar is slated for Monday, November 14 through Thursday, November 17 in Belleville, New Jersey. Drawing DJs from all over the world, the event offers educational and networking opportunities within a supportive environment. Participants will explore cutting-edge gear and software during sessions and workshops with Abelton Live, Logic, Serato, Sonar, Traktor Pro 2, and more. Created by pioneer DJ Crème, a veteran of…more