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Award-winning BMI songwriter Steve Dorff made the trip up to Boston recently to entertain state and national hotel & lodging association executives who were in town for the summer meeting of the International Society of Hotel Associations (ISHA). Dorff, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018,…
Songwriters Hall of Famer Steve Dorff Shares Stories and Songs with Hospitality & Tourism Execs
Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Steve Dorff entertained a large gathering of Boston-area hospitality and tourism industry executives recently (1/21) with a lunch hour virtual performance of some of his biggest hits, while sharing the stories behind his songs and how they came to be recorded by some of the…
Hall of Fame Songwriter Steve Dorff Performs at Idea Bank Fall Conference
In what has become an annual tradition, BMI provided the musical entertainment at the International Idea Bank fall conference, held recently (10/22) in Elko, Nevada. The GRAMMY and Emmy-nominated songwriter Steve Dorff performed at The Ruby 360 Lodge for an audience of radio executives from around the world. Dorff has…
Legendary BMI Songwriter Steve Dorff Shares Stories and Songs
BMI and Hearst Radio were on hand in Baltimore recently (11/14) when Hall of Fame songwriter Steve Dorff performed at Germano’s Piattini Cabaret, a long time BMI customer that has been supporting BMI songwriters for a number of years through the licensing fees they pay for their live music. The…
BMI Congratulates its 2018 Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees
The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced its latest class of inductees for 2018, and BMI is very proud to count six of these remarkably talented songwriters as longtime affiliates. We happily join our friends at the Hall in celebrating their amazing music. Dedicated to honoring the contributions of the composers…
BMI Treats Country Radio Execs to an Unplugged Performance of Music from “Wheeler”
BMI hosted a special dinner for its radio customers during this year’s Country Radio Seminar held recently (2/22) in Nashville that featured a special musical performance by the cast of “Wheeler,” a new critically acclaimed film that chronicles the journey of a Texas singer-songwriter who comes to Nashville to try…
BMI Songwriter Stephen Dorff’s “Wheeler” Set in Motion in Theatres
In his latest film, Wheeler, BMI songwriter and actor Stephen Dorff plays Wheeler Bryson, an aspiring country singer who travels to Nashville in search of his big break. Shot on location, the unique film features Dorff taking on Music City incognito, due to the help of prosthetic makeup. Throughout his…
Like Father, Like Son: A Conversation With Hit Songwriters Steve and Andrew Dorff
Songwriting, like any art form, is shaped by both nature and nurture. Hit songwriter and composer Steve Dorff – who has been honored with more than 40 BMI Awards, 11 Billboard #1 songs, and multiple GRAMMY and Emmy nominations – could have viewed his adolescent son Andrew’s interest in writing…
BMI Celebrates Songwriter Andrew Dorff’s Hits
Nashville industry executives gathered last night at the private dining room of Park Café to celebrate BMI songwriter Andrew Dorff’s number one hit with Kenny Chesney’s “Save It For A Rainy Day.” Dorff was also awarded with four Million-Air Awards, honoring one million radio spins each of “Somebody’s Heartbreak,” “Neon…
BMI Brings Legendary Songwriter Steve Dorff to California Hotel Conference
This year’s California Hotel Owner Conference was highlighted by a performance from three-time GRAMMY-nominated songwriter Steve Dorff, who sang and told the stories behind some of his biggest hits, including the Kenny Rogers’ classic “Through The Years,” which has reached more than 5 million radio performances, as well as “I…
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