Members of the Latin music industry and music lovers alike came together on the eve of the Latin GRAMMYs in support of a great cause: the 4th annual Los Producers Charity Show benefitting Education Through Music – Los Angeles (ETMLA). Presented by Broadcast Music, Inc. and Los Producers, the evening… Read more...
Broadcast Music, Inc., Los Producers, Full Sail University, Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles Film School, Remezcla, Rums of Puerto Rico, SXSW Music, Universal Music Publishing Group y Warner/Chappell Music presentaron una velada única de música en vivo a beneficio de la organización Education Through Music – Los Angeles (ETMLA) el miercoles,… Read more...
Broadcast Music, Inc. mourns the loss of 31-year-old songwriter and producer Baltazar “Balta” Hinojosa, who lost his battle with leukemia on June 1, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Brenda. Hinojosa was born in Laredo, Texas, educated in Mexico and ultimately based in Houston, where he was treated at… Read more...
Baltazar “Balta” Hinojosa is accustomed to operating in the space between the margins. Having grown up in the border town of Laredo, Texas, he understood Spanish but it was not his native language. Now, the award-winning Latin alternative writer and producer is equally comfortable working in both languages. In fact,… Read more...
BMI has partnered with the Levitt Pavilion for Performing Arts to organize a new summer concert series called BMI Summer Nights. Free and open to the public, BMI Summer Nights launched Thursday, June 23 with performances by Crisantes and Christopher Von Uckermann at the Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park in Read more...
Delia Orjuela has been promoted to Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Latin Music, it was announced today by Del Bryant, President and CEO of the performing right organization. Previously, she was Assistant Vice President of Latin Music. Orjuela will remain based in the company’s Los Angeles office and will continue to… Read more...
As a precursor of what is destined to generate heat in the music business, there are few barometers more prescient than a coup at Austin’s SXSW. Ximena Sariñana was this year’s buzz act: Nominated for two Latin Grammys as well as Latin Rock/Alternative Album of the Year at the 2009… Read more...
BMI artist/songwriters captured a slew of the 2008 Latin Grammy nominations, announced recently in Los Angeles. The fastest-growing format in the country, Latin music continues to commandeer the mainstream spotlight, thanks to both established favorites and promising new voices. With six nominations, Café Tacvba garnered the most nods, boasting a… Read more...
Mexican actress and singer Ximena Sariñana performed to a sold-out crowd at The Mint in Los Angeles in support of her first studio album, Mediocre. Ximena displayed a musical style ranging from from jazz to pop while also pulling from a mixed bag of rock, funk and soul. Whether performing… Read more...
