The nominees for this year’s World Soundtrack Awards have been announced, with several BMI-affiliated composers in the running for the prestigious accolades. This year, Alexandre Desplat, who is also up for Film Composer of the Year and holds the record for most wins in that category, is the event’s Guest… Read more...
BMI is proud to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, recognizing the genre’s top songwriters, producers and publishers of the previous year. BMI’s Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Producer of the Year, Publisher of the Year and 2020’s Social Star were announced across BMI’s digital… Read more...
The nominations for this year’s Creative Arts Emmys are in with many BMI composers in the running for the prestigious awards. This year, BMI is proud to congratulate all of the nominees with a special call out to our affiliates, Laura Karpman, Labrinth, Atticus Ross and Rickey Minor, who are… Read more...
BMI announced its 36th annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards celebrating the top-performing composers in film, TV and visual media of the previous year. The honorees were revealed across BMI’s social media and digital platforms, which features a selection of notable composers including multiple award winners Tyler Bates, Hildur… Read more...
Most of the writers who attend my songwriting workshops already know how to write perfectly crafted songs. My job is to help them write the kinds of songs that a music publisher, record label executive, record producer, or recording artist will feel compelled to choose over the competition. One of… Read more...
At my songwriting workshops I stress the importance of including lyric and melodic elements in our songs that will compel listeners and decision-makers to choose our material over the tough competition. Let’s look at some ways to write lyrics that command attention. 1. Find a Fresh Angle It’s unlikely that… Read more...
Warning: Listening to the songs referenced in this article is likely to result in an inability to get them out of your brain. It is an incredible accomplishment for a song to reach the top of one of the Billboard charts. Occasionally, songs connect with listeners sufficiently to… Read more...
Sometimes, playing it safe is the most dangerous thing we can do. This is especially applicable when our goal is to write songs that rise above the competition; songs that become artists’ signature songs; and songs that impact audiences and propel artists to a next level. We need to find… Read more...
BMI proudly held its 34th annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards last night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The private ceremony was hosted by Vice President Creative – Film, TV & Visual Media, Doreen Ringer-Ross and BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill, who honored prolific… Read more...
One of the highlights of BMI’s sponsorship with the Los Angeles Film Festival is its composer driven “Coffee Talk” panel, which this year was held on June 18 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, CA. Moderated by BMI Vice President Film, TV & Visual Media Relations, Doreen Ringer-Ross,… Read more...
Captured at 2012 BMI Film & TV Awards
