BMI was proud to partner once again with NYU for this year’s renowned TV Scoring Workshop in which BMI composers give insights, as well as feedback, to NYU scoring students. This year’s BMI mentors included John Kaefer, Ben Decter, Sherri Chung, and Sean Callery. The 12-day workshop, which ran from June… Read more...
BMI proudly congratulates our extraordinary composers and songwriters who captured the prestigious honor of winning or having been nominated for this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards. The ceremony will be aired on CBS Friday, June 24, at 9PM Eastern with streaming available on Paramount+. Congratulations to all! Here are… Read more...
BMI facilitated an intimate conversation between power women in the Latin urban music space during the Tu Música Urban Conference in Puerto Rico on June 22. Panelists included BMI singer/songwriter Mariah Angeliq, Women in Music’s Paola Solís, Protege Tu Música’s Lcda. Yira Santiago, La Música’s Bianca Alarcon and Lcda. Patricia Rivera… Read more...
For genres like pop, hip-hop, R&B, and EDM/dance music, in most instances, the backing track is created before the words and vocal melody. The track consists of essentially all the music that will accompany the vocal and typically includes drums and percussion, keyboards, and bass. Live guitars or computer generated guitar… Read more...
On Saturday, June 11, BMI presented Tribeca Talks: The Art and Business of Scoring for Film, TV & Visual Media, as part of the Tribeca Festival’s Music Lounge at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn. The panel, moderated by BMI’s Senior VP, Creative Alex Flores featured leading composers Kathryn Bostic, Carlos Rafael… Read more...
Panel features BMI composers Kathryn Bostic, Carlos Rafael Rivera, and Tamar-kali Read more...
In this issue: Jason Blume Weighs in on “What Makes the Perfect Demo?” Brian Tyler’s Music Has All Wondering “Are We Dreaming?” Pop Legend Carole Bayer Sager Opens Up About, Life, Love & Collaboration A Conversation With Songwriting Legend Mike Stoller Read more...
“How good do demos need to be?” is one of the questions I am asked most often in my workshops. To effectively answer this question, you need to identify the purpose of your demo recording. For example, is it intended to be pitched in the hopes of finding a home with… Read more...
Whether in a movie theater or on an iPad, the effect is the same: Brian Tyler has an extraordinary way of bringing to life what we’re seeing with his outstanding music. Tyler has scored over 100 films, including blockbusters like Avengers: Age of Ultron, Furious 7, Iron Man 3, and Thor:… Read more...
