Influential independent publisher Al Gallico passed away last month in Los Angeles. He was 88. Al Gallico began his career in the late 30’s in New York City, running errands for classical music publishing corporation G. Schirmer. After many years with Leeds Music… Read more...
The Big State Festival commandeered Texas World Speedway in Bryan/College Station, Texas, on October 13 & 14. BMI proudly sponsored the inaugural festival, which married country lifestyle and music through two days of nonstop barbeque, stock-car racing and performances by over 50 artists, including BMI’s Willie Nelson, Tim McGraw, Robert… Read more...
“This is the most important record since Pet Sounds.” - Hamed Karzai Kennedy is running for President. Like the current Bush administration, Kennedy is on a mission to make the world a sexier place. He is a lightning bolt of freedom into the pants of millions of Americans. In a… Read more...
BMI's Musical Theatre department held a cocktail party on June 20 honoring the winners of the 2005 Kleban Award. BMI composer/librettist Cheryl L. Davis, an alumna of the Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, was among this year's winners for her new musical, "Barnstormer." Read more...
