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It was an incredible evening for BMI affiliates who made a strong showing at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which were held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The dynamic night of song and celebration was the culmination of GRAMMY weekend, where several awards were presented prior to the…
Catching Up with Composer Starr Parodi
BMI composer Starr Parodi has pursued an active career as a music creator since getting her start in the late 1980’s. A versatile pianist, the Los Angeles-born Parodi honed her musical chops playing keyboards in a wide variety of bands, playing everything from rock, pop and soul to Gospel, jazz…
Brian Tyler to be Honored as BMI Icon at 38th Annual BMI Film, TV And Visual Media Awards
BMI is proud to name esteemed composer Brian Tyler as a BMI Icon at the 38th annual BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards on May 11 in Beverly Hills, CA. Tyler will be receiving the highest honor of the evening for his exceptional body of work and phenomenal success…
BMI Celebrates the Next Class of AWFC Board Members
BMI would like to congratulate and thank our stellar female composers for their tireless work within the Alliance for Women Film Composers. Founded in 2014 by BMI composers Laura Karpman, Miriam Cutler, and Lolita Ritmanis, along with Chandler Poling of White Bear PR, the AWFC strives to raise visibility and…
Women Warriors Capture the Audience at NY’s Alice Tully Hall
BMI composers Amy Andersson, Miriam Cutler, Lolita Ritmanis, Starr Parodi, Isolde Fair, Mandy Hoffman and Penka Kouneva, along with composers Anne-Kathrin Dern, Sharon Farber and violinist Nathalie Bonin, paid inspiring tribute to some of the women who have changed the course of history on Friday with their stunning concert, Women…
BMI Composers Celebrate Women Warriors Who Have Changed the World
Even the concert’s name, Women Warriors: The Voices of Change, evokes powerful inspirational imagery. Now, this groundbreaking live-action event promises to take that emotion to the next level by celebrating some of the world’s most compelling women at 8PM on September 20, at New York City’s Alice Tully Hall. Performed…
BMI Attends Special Performances Presented by the Oak Tree Group
BMI’s Doreen Ringer-Ross and Reema Iqbal recently attended two special performances put on by the Oak Tree Group in Los Angeles. On September 14, Ringer-Ross attended the musical set of notable composer Rolfe Kent, who mesmerized the audience with his intriguing melodies at the Theatricum Botanicum’s outside stage, while on…
BMI Supports Women Composers at Berklee Empowerment Initiative
BMI’s Doreen Ringer-Ross was proudly in attendance at the Berklee Empowerment Initiative: “Young Women In Music,” held at The Village in West LA on June 20. The special event, which provided important networking opportunities, also served as a chance to brainstorm ways to advance the awareness and careers of female…
Women Who Score Win Over the Crowd at Los Angeles Concert
The Alliance for Women Film Composers, in association with The Film Music Society and White Bear Public Relations, featured more than 20 female composers, many of whom BMI proudly claims as members, at “The Women Who Score: Soundtracks Live” concert on Friday, August 19, as part of Downtown Los Angeles’…
The Film, TV and Video Game Music of Women Composers Celebrated at Free Concert in LA
Where would iconic movies such as Star Wars, Avatar, The Godfather, or Gone with the Wind be without music? Would Downton Abbey, Dexter, or House of Cards be the same and have audiences glued to their TVs without music? Would gamers immerse into Final Fantasy or Legend of Zelda if…