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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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 &… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
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… Read more...
Captured at BMI Urban Awards 2005
