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Prior to the pandemic only a small percentage of my songwriting students engaged in long-distance, online collaborations. But when COVID-19 arrived it brought most in-person co-writing sessions to a screeching halt. Instead of writers meeting at one of their homes or publishers’ offices, they met in Zoom rooms or used…
5 Ways to Be a Better Collaborator
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” (African Proverb) Not every great song is the result of collaboration, but a look at recent hits by artists such as Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Keith Urban, Imagine Dragons, Luis Fonsi, P!nk, Adam Levine,…
Save the Date: Grammy Edition of BMI’s “How I Wrote That Song” Slated for Feb. 11 in L.A.
Grammy-winning hip-hop icon Rev Run; RZA, the Grammy-winning founder of Wu-Tang Clan; Good Charlotte co-founders Joel and Benji Madden; multiple Grammy nominee/producer/artist and official voice of South Florida DJ Khaled; and Grammy-winning songwriter/producer RedOne are confirmed panelists for BMI’s “How I Wrote That Song” 2012, slated for Saturday, February 11,…
Grammy Winners & Nominees Discuss Songwriting at BMI’s ‘How I Wrote That Song’
BMI staged the annual Grammy-infused installment of its popular “How I Wrote That Song” panel on Saturday, February 12 at the Key Club (9039 West Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069) in Los Angeles. Panelists included multiple Grammy-winning rapper/singer/songwriter/producer Cee Lo Green; multiple Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Seal; Grammy award-winning songwriter/producer Chad…
Cee Lo Green: Love and Happiness
Cee Lo Green will participate in BMI’s How I Wrote That Song panel, slated for this Saturday, February 12 at the Key Club in West Hollywood. He will be joined by Seal, Chad Hugo, Bonnie McKee, Claude Kelly, and BC Jean. Profanity, schmofanity. When a singer as powerful…
BMI’s ‘How I Wrote That Song’ Goes Grammy Feb. 12
Panelists include Cee Lo Green, Seal, Bonnie McKee, Claude Kelly, Chad Hugo, & BC Jean BMI will stage the annual Grammy-infused installment of its popular “How I Wrote That Song” panel on Saturday, February 12 from 1 until 3 p.m. at the Key Club (9039 West Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood,…
Bourgeoning Songwriter, BC Jean, Visits BMI
LOS ANGELES, October 15, 2008 – New BMI singer/songwriter BC Jean visited the BMI Los Angeles office October 13 to discuss her upcoming projects. Jean, who at 21 years of age, wrote “If I Were a Boy,” the first single from Beyonce’s upcoming release I Am.