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BMI executives and staff joined other music industry leaders for two days of panels and networking during the Production Music Association’s fifth annual Production Music Conference (PMC). The conference kicked off with the 4th Annual Mark Awards, held at the Loews Hollywood Hotel. BMI’s Michael Crepezzi was a judge and…
BMI and Skywalker Sound Complete Another Successful Year of Supporting Sundance Institute Lab
Again this year, BMI proudly continued its support of the Sundance Institute Film Music and Sound Design Lab at Skywalker Sound in California. The Lab, which for the first time included a majority of female composers, provided participants the opportunity to collaborate and develop music and sound for fiction and…
BMI Proudly Supports the Sundance Institute Film Music Program
BMI, in collaboration with the legendary Skywalker Sound, is proud to continue its support of the Sundance Institute Film Music Program in hosting the Sundance Institute Film Music and Sound Design Lab from July 10 through July 23. As a founding supporter of the Institute’s Composers Lab, BMI has played…
John Williams Honored With Special Award at 34th Annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
BMI proudly held its 34th annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards last night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The private ceremony was hosted by Vice President Creative – Film, TV & Visual Media, Doreen Ringer-Ross and BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill, who honored prolific…
BMI Composers Take a Break for ‘Coffee Talk’ at LA Film Festival
One of the highlights of BMI’s sponsorship with the Los Angeles Film Festival is its composer driven “Coffee Talk” panel, which this year was held on June 18 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, CA. Moderated by BMI Vice President Film, TV & Visual Media Relations, Doreen Ringer-Ross,…
BMI Brings Superhero Composers to Comic-Con
BMI and White Bear PR highlighted some of the music from DC and Marvel’s most anticipated film and TV shows at Comic-Con on Friday, July 22, in San Diego. The duo’s panel entitled “I Love That Song! Composing, Scoring, and Singing Superhero Style,” brought together an all-star line-up of renowned…
BMI Composers Talk Superheros and Video Games at WonderCon 2016 Panels
Renowned BMI composers Brian Tyler (Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel’s Iron Man 3), Tyler Bates (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy), and Kevin Kiner (Star Wars Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels) joined equally renowned composer John Debney (Marvel’s Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book) in lending their expertise in a…
BMI Composers Rock Comic-Con 2015
BMI and its affiliates made a compelling case for music in every medium during this year’s Comic-Con, with featured composers talking about their music to the sold-out crowd of interested fans at a number of unique panels. First up was “Behind the Music – Crime, Death and Resurrection,” sponsored by…
‘The Character of Music: Classic Horror Special Edition’ Strikes a Chord at Comic-Con
Saturday, July 11, was a spooky day for the audience at BMI and Krakower Poling PR’s annual ‘The Character of Music: Classic Horror Special Edition’ panel at Comic-Con International, held at the San Diego Convention Center. Co-moderated by BMI’s Anne Cecere and Krakower Poling PR’s Chandler Poling, the discussion on…
BMI and Krakower Poling PR to Present ‘The Character of Music: Classic Horror Special Edition’ Panel
BMI’s Director, Film/TV Relations, Anne Cecere and Chandler Poling of Krakower Poling PR, will return for their fifth consecutive collaboration to moderate “The Character of Music,” a classic Horror Panel at Comic Con, featuring composers Charles Bernstein (Nightmare on Elm Street), Harry Manfredini (Friday the 13th), Laura Karpman (Carrie), Richard…
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