Having scored nearly 50 feature films, numerous network television series, many of the world’s biggest interactive titles, and spending weeks on the Billboard charts, BMI composer Christopher Lennertz is fast becoming one of the industry’s hottest composers. Add to this his new score for ABC’s Agent Carter, which stars Hayley… Read more...
A new album, Keep the Light Alive: Celebrating the Music of Lowen & Navarro, offers a stunning trek through the career of one of music’s most esteemed songwriting teams, Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro. Featuring contributions from artists including Jackson Browne, Keb’ Mo’, The Bangles, The Refugees, Five for Fighting’s… Read more...
The Songwriters Hall of Fame Silent Auction is well underway, with numerous top-shelf items up for grabs. Musical mementos and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities awaiting bids include a Joan Jett model Gibson Guitar, autographed by many of the 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony inductees, presenters, and performers, including Hal David, Jon… Read more...
BMI, in conjunction with The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and Warner Bros., hosted a screening and Q&A panel for the feature film August Rush. The event, held November 5 at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, also celebrated the original score by Grammy Award-winning BMI composer Mark… Read more...
Some artists have to pay dues for many years before gaining recognition. Josh Groban is not one of them. While he was still in high school at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, he caught the attention of Grammy-winning producer David Foster. His self-titled debut CD, produced… Read more...
In just a few short years, Five for Fighting has firmly established itself as one of rock’s most earnest—and earnestly rewarding—acts. Built around singer/songwriter John Ondrasik, the group first made waves with its second album, 2000’s America Town (Columbia), featuring the Grammy-nominated song “Superman (It’s Not Easy).”… Read more...
It requires considerable artistic agility to write deeply personal songs that also reflect the broader world. That’s just what platinum-certified Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter John Ondrasik and his band Five For Fighting has consistently accomplished on each of his previous CDs. Now with Two Lights, his… Read more...
The follow up to a breakthrough record is never an easy task, but when that breakthrough comes behind a song that captures the world’s imagination and becomes an anthem for millions, many might find that challenge too much to bear. Not so for John Ondrasik and his… Read more...
BMI's J.W. Johnson (right) was on hand at the recent APRA Awards in Sydney, Australia to accept the award for Most Performed Foreign Work from the Australasian performing rights organization for "Superman (It's Not Easy)." The song, written and performed by BMI artist John Ondrasik of… Read more...
In the mournful wake of September 11, 2001, the mysterious California band known as Five For Fighting has deservedly rocketed from obscurity to pop renown. Fortunately for music lovers worldwide, the band's timing couldn't have been better. The saga begins in summer, 2001. Five For Fighting… Read more...
