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Recent Electronica News
Allan Eshuijs: Allan Eshuijs inteviewed at the 2010 BMI London Awards
Captured at 2010 BMI London Awards
Dutch Phenom Eva Simons Keeps It In-House
“She’s pretty awesome.” Eva Simons is gushing, her oversized mohawk a tidal wave of orange spilling from one side to the other. The Dutch singer-songwriter launched to pop’s dance-dominated frontlines last year with the surging Afrojack collaboration “Take Over Control,” and she’s hardly reluctant to praise one of that song’s other co-writers—her mother. It’s almost an understatement to say Eva Simons was born into…
From MusicWorld, posted 1.18.12
Chris Willis, Writing Gospel-Bred Electronica with a Rock Edge
The word “songwriter” typically conjures a loner with a guitar or piano, or maybe two or three tunesmiths ensconced in a room at a publisher’s office in Nashville or L.A. But for Chris Willis and other creative sparkplugs of the dance and electronic music realm, it’s a wildly different game, played with trans-Atlantic emails, multiple studios, sample clearances, Skype and the high-tech wizardry of sequencing and beats…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.15.11
deadmau5 Gets Electronica’s Heart Beating Again
From atop a frenetically lit cube structure, Joel Zimmerman lords over a writhing crowd of hundreds of thousands. Performing as deadmau5 (pronounced “dead mouse”), the club-music superstar wears an enormous air-conditioned mouse helmet with LED lights that shift and shimmer in time with the house electronica he mixes, his long, lean arms manipulating computer software, twisting knobs and pushing buttons This is an average night for Zimmerman,…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.27.11
Daft Punk: Still Side-Stepping Celebrity & Magnifying Art
If pop groups were held to strict truth-in-advertising standards, then Daft Punk might be sentenced for deceptive practices. Showcasing the talents of DJs Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christ, Daft Punk’s name veritably defies literal interpretation. Maybe, just maybe a persuasive fan could argue that Daft Punk’s guitar-free dance music represents some non-conformist, “punk” rebuke against modern musical trends. But “daft”? Hardly. If anything, Daft Punk’s Grammy-winning…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.24.11
Meet Kerli, Bubblegoth’s Poster Child
As defined by Kerli, “bubblegoth” is about “putting together things that don’t necessarily go together. It’s about making dark things beautiful and beautiful things dark.” The 24-year-old Estonian singer/songwriter is the hybrid’s poster child, believing in and living out those ideals everyday, extending her fascinations into both extremes and working to understand their dichotomy through her music. Kerli’s unique brand of electropop personifies the light and dark…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.10.11
SXSW Ready: Wallpaper
Wallpaper will play BMI’s SXSW St. Patrick’s Day showcase on Thursday, March 17 at 12 a.m. at The Ghost Room. It’s hard enough being one person. Wallpaper’s Eric Frederic is two. He’s the workaholic producer who lives to puzzle over the wonders of a Quincy Jones piano chord, but he’s also the sequin-encrusted, perpetually plastered pop star Ricky Reed. Ricky has fronted Eric’s Bay…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.08.11
Sky Ferreira: Robot Love Stories and Chart-Topping Dreams
Here’s my confession / I don’t just want you to love me / I want to be your obsession / I want my name on the marquee. Through those words, cooed wistfully on her debut single “Obsession” (written by One Republic’s Ryan Tedder), sultry electro-pop newcomer Sky Ferreira announces her intention: to make you want her. Cool and confident, the 18-year-old singer/songwriter has never been anything but…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.09.11
La Roux’s Big Beats
Elly Jackson has a knack for making the most out of introductions. First came her introduction to Ben Langmaid by a mutual friend in 2006. Another fortuitous introduction, this time facilitated by HBO’s hit series Entourage came in August of this year. Both proved to be worth their weight in gold. Platinum, as well, actually. The first of these introductions lead to the creation of the current critical darling of…
From MusicWorld, posted 1.31.11
New ‘BMI Live’ Program Allows Performing Songwriters To Register Live Concerts for Royalty Payments
BMI has launched BMI Live, a program enabling performing songwriters to register their concerts and set lists online to be considered for payment in live music venues, regardless of size. To qualify, songwriters need to enter their live musical performances on BMI’s website (a BMI Live video demo is available) . BMI will pay royalties to both writers and publishers via direct deposit in its June…
From News, posted 1.11.11
Eminem, Lady Gaga & Lady Antebellum Lead List of 2011 BMI Grammy Nominees
Eminem, Lady Gaga and Lady Antebellum lead BMI’s triumphant surge in the 2011 Grammy nominations, announced last night in Los Angeles. With 10 nominations, Eminem proves yet again that popularity and critical acclaim are best enjoyed hand in hand. His Recovery will vie for Album of the Year, while "Love the Way You Lie,” recorded and co-written by Eminem and his…
From News, posted 12.02.10
Recent Electronica events
| Jul 6 2010 | BMI’s Verano Alternativo Showcase: New York |
| Nov 17 2009 | BMI Pick of the Month: New York |
| Sep 13 2009 | MTV Video Music Awards: New York |
| Jun 5 2008 | Music Matters: The Asia Pacific Music Forum |
| Jun 4 2008 | Music Matters: The Asia Pacific Music Forum |
| Jun 3 2008 | Music Matters: The Asia Pacific Music Forum |
| Oct 10 2007 | Billboard Dance Music Summit: Las Vegas |
| Oct 9 2007 | Billboard Dance Music Summit: Las Vegas |
| Mar 25 2007 | Winter Music Conference: Miami |
| Mar 24 2007 | Winter Music Conference: Miami |
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