Sometimes, playing it safe is the most dangerous thing we can do. This is especially applicable when our goal is to write songs that rise above the competition; songs that become artists’ signature songs; and songs that impact audiences and propel artists to a next level. We need to find… Read more...
When I worked in the A & R Department at a major record label, and later, as production coordinator for albums by hit artists, in many cases, my ears were the first barrier that had to be crossed when a song was submitted for those acts. Almost all the songs… Read more...
BMI singer/songwriter Carnie Wilson was honored on Friday, June 29, as part of the first annual Girls Rising Game Changer Awards at the Glenwood Landing Firehouse in Glenwood Landing, New York. As a five-time GRAMMY nominee, television personality, CEO and co-founder of Love Bites by Carnie, Wilson was feted for… Read more...
Since its inception in 1991, the New York Songwriters Circle has been an important platform to advance music careers via a monthly live showcase held in the heart of New York City’s thriving Greenwich Village. From the stage of the legendary Bitter End club on Bleecker Street, many top artists… Read more...
The 24th annual Bistro Awards saluted the world’s finest cabaret performers Thursday, April 28 at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York. As part of the ceremony, BMI recognized Grammy-winning songwriter Julie Gold with the BMI Award for Outstanding Songwriter/Entertainer. Co-sponsored by BMI, the celebratory evening also featured performances from… Read more...
More than 30 student participants in the BMI Young Songwriters Project will perform a concert of original songs on Sunday, May 16, at 4:00pm at the Blake Senior High School in Tampa, Florida. Through the help of performing rights organization BMI, two of its leading songwriters, Christopher Cerf… Read more...
What if a group of talented students were to get together with award-winning songwriters and collaborate on a project that would allow the veterans to teach the novices something about the craft of songwriting? The students would develop a set of songs that the veterans critiqued and then refine their… Read more...
BMI, in conjunction with non-profit educational organizations Add Joy to Learning and Better Youth, sponsored the “Voices of Tomorrow” industry executive panel and music showcase featuring performances by area high school students. This unique educational event took place on Thursday, June 6 at BMI's… Read more...
In times of crisis, anger, and grief, the American people seek the comforting and unifying power of music to ease the collective pain of the nation. The phenomenon was especially evident after the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania when songs of patriotism, hope… Read more...
more BMI Songwriter Julie Gold, her humanitarian hit "From a Distance." BMI Songwriters join together for an encore. … Read more...
