“Show—Don’t Tell” is one of the basic tenets taught in almost every songwriting class. Writing cinematic lyrics—lyrics that incorporate visual imagery that listeners can envision like a movie in their minds—is often thought of as one of the most effective ways to connect with audiences. Cinematic lyrics do not spell… Read more...
BMI will once again partner with the Sundance Institute to present the 18th annual “Music & Film: The Creative Process” Composer/Director Roundtable and 14th annual Snowball showcase during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The roundtable will take place on Monday, January 25, from 2:30 p.m. to… Read more...
As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the diversity efforts of the Alliance for Women Film Composers (AWFC), BMI co-sponsored the organization’s inaugural brunch during the Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Café Terigo in Park City, Utah. AWFC celebrated the 15 female composers whose work… Read more...
Doreen Ringer-Ross, BMI’s Vice President, Film/TV Relations, hosted BMI’s annual dinner at Robert Redford’s restaurant, Zoom, on Tuesday, January 27, during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The intimate affair provides Sundance composers, directors and film executives the opportunity to engage in conversation among their peers while in Park City. load_slides_from("BMI… Read more...
Broadcast Music, Inc. was proud to once again to show its support of the Sundance Institute’s Film Music Program. Sundance Institute collaborated for the second year with Skywalker Sound to host the Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Sound. Its first 2014 session of the Lab began… Read more...
Broadcast Music, Inc. is proud to once again show its support of the Sundance Institute’s Film Music Program, which is collaborating for the second year with Skywalker Sound to host the Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Sound. Its first 2014 session of the Lab begins July… Read more...
Broadcast Music, Inc.’s annual Snowball showcase, held during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT, will this year feature: KT Tunstall (@KTTunstall) Craig Wedren (@craigwedren) Kris Orlowski (@krisorlowski) The Good Mad (@TheGoodMad)… Read more...
In 1986, BMI found a kindred spirit in a baby music festival with big ideas. 25 years later, the SXSW Music and Media Conference sets the industry standard, and anchor sponsor BMI is still one of the festival’s most dedicated supporters. At its core, SXSW’s and BMI’s relationship is one… Read more...
Holiday songs are no longer elevator music for the month of December—nor, as seems to increasingly be the case, for late October and November. The BMI repertoire is stacked with new classics that command attention, channeling lovesick blues, winking irreverence and funk-laced grooves into original odes to the season. In… Read more...
Martin Terefe enjoys having a career that includes both writing songs and producing records, often for fellow songwriters. “Sometimes when you produce stuff you grow as a songwriter,” he observes. “And when you are writing songs, you get ideas about arranging stuff and putting things together where you get your… Read more...
