In keeping with the times, BMI’s “Speed Dating for Songwriters®” has been revamped into a new online format using Zoom’s Breakout Rooms feature. With the aim of continuing to foster creative collaboration among some of the most promising songwriters, producers, and artists, participants through BMI’s London office, which hosted the format,…
BMI Names Shirin Foroutan Vice President, Creative, Europe
BMI is pleased to announce that Shirin Foroutan has been named Vice President, Creative, Europe. Foroutan will be based out of BMI’s London office and report to Alex Flores, Senior Vice President, Creative, effective immediately. In this role, Foroutan will work closely with BMI’s London office to expand its creative efforts…
Karen Buse Joins BMI as Managing Director, European Society Relations
BMI is pleased to announce that longtime PRS for Music executive Karen Buse is joining BMI as Managing Director, European Society Relations, effective immediately. She will be based in BMI’s London office and report to Ann Sweeney, Senior Vice President, International & Global Policy. In this newly-created role, Buse will work…
Polaris Group Visits With BMI Team Members
Representatives of the Polaris Group, composed of members of Koda (Denmark), TEOSTO (Finland), and TONO (Norway), recently paid a visit to BMI’s New York office to meet with several of the Company’s team members. Pictured (L-R) are: BMI’s Alice Meisel; TEOSTO’s Head of Membership and International, Jani Jalonen; Koda’s Director, Foreign…
BMI Helps Celebrate Danny Elfman’s Music From the Films of Tim Burton in Paris
The music of BMI composer Danny Elfman from the films of Tim Burton has enthused audiences, with the concert of suites from the 15 scores Elfman has composed over three decades having traveled the globe. BMI’s Doreen Ringer-Ross witnessed the phenomenal program, in which Elfman himself sang a number of songs…
BMI Composers Win Global Success at World Soundtrack Awards
BMI is proud to report that on Wednesday evening in Gent the 17th World Soundtrack Awards honored several BMI composers with prestigious recognition of their outstanding music. BMI composer David Shire received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his impressive and immensely popular work on Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation, Alan J.…
Doreen Ringer-Ross Travel Diary Israel Edition
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BMI’s New York Office Welcomes U.K. Society PRS for Music
Representatives of the U.K. performing rights society, PRS for Music, recently paid a visit to BMI’s New York office to meet with members of the Company’s International team. Pictured (L-R) are: BMI’s Saodat Khakimova; PRS’s Head of Legal: Competition, Corporate and International Affairs, Jonathan Aitken; PRS’s International Manager, Sean Collins; BMI’s…
BMI to Honor Jamiroquai Frontman & Songwriter Jay Kay With President’s Award at BMI London Awards
BMI announced today that legendary songwriter and lead singer of Jamiroquai, Jay Kay, will receive the BMI President’s Award at this year’s BMI London Awards in recognition of his profound influence on songwriting within the music industry. The event will be returning to London’s Dorchester Hotel on October 9, 2017, and…
BMI Tops Revenue Records For Third Straight Year With $1.130 Billion
Distributes More Than $1 Billion in Royalties for First Time in Company’s History