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BMI paid tribute to Oscar and GRAMMY award-winning songwriter and producer Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II at Catch LA in West Hollywood, this past weekend, in honor of D’Mile’s groundbreaking artistry, creative vision and brilliant contributions to the future of music. Already a seasoned music creator, D’Mile started his production career…
D’Mile Produces Tracks for GRAMMY-nominated Album
Singer-songwriter-producer Dernst Emile II, aka D’Mile, expressed his musical talents early. At the age of six, he ably performed pieces from the book, Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises. From there, he mastered the acoustic, bass and electric guitars and drums. His classical training (instilled by his father, Dernst…
Sweet Dreams: Roy Orbison and the Birth of the Pop Masterpiece
BMI legend Roy Orbison - rock & roll’s greatest singer, a crooning rockabilly Caruso who brought opera’s high drama to the malt shop jukebox, broke the hearts of bobbysoxers, and pioneered the three-minute pop masterpiece - started out in a dust-covered oven called Wink. He was a West Texas sensation…
Big & Rich ‘Lost in this Moment’ of First No. 1
Music Row came out in full force to congratulate the singing, songwriting super-duo Big & Rich on Wednesday on their very first, multiple week, number one single, “Lost In This Moment,” penned by John Rich, Keith Anderson, and Rodney Clawson. Big…
BMI Pop Awards Honor Crosby, Stills & Nash as Icons at 54th Annual Ceremony
Rockers Maroon 5 Share Songwriter of the Year Crown with Rapper Lil Jon and See 'She Will Be Loved' Named Song of the Year; EMI Music Repeats Publisher Win BMI staged its 54th Annual Pop Awards on May 16, with top honors given to BMI Icons Crosby, Stills &…
Newcomer Melissa Jimenez Stops by BMI
BMI songwriter/artist Melissa Jimenez stopped by the New York office to say hello and play some of her latest songs for BMI executives. The urban pop singer is currently in the studio with six-man production team Full Force (Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, James Brown, Backstreet Boys) and other top…
Music Row Helps Narmore, Morgan Celebrate First #1
Music Row turned out in full force at BMI Nashville to help Broken Bow Records' artist Craig Morgan and BMI Award-winning songwriter Mark Narmore celebrate their first #1 single, "That's What I Love About Sunday." The song, which Narmore co-wrote with Adam Dorsey, spent five weeks at the…
BMI and Guitar Center to Present ‘Career Connection’ Seminar on July 28
Exclusive Webcast on Songwriter101.com to Feature Atlantic CEO Jason Flom and EMI EVP Evan Lamberg BMI will present the first in a series of educational seminars on Wednesday, July 28 from Guitar Center's Manhattan store (25 W. 14th St.). This unique event entitled "Career Connection," starts at…
Circle of Success!
BMI's launch of its "Circle of Songs" showcase in LA proved a huge success thanks to the tremendous talents of Neal Kassanoff, Lenna, Duane Neillson and Reeva Hunter. After an introduction by singer/songwriter Jimmy Muffin, each performed their songs from the heart with sheer enthusiasm and a…
Full Force: Full Force Interview - The 2005 Urban Awards
Captured at BMI Urban Awards 2005