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 broadcast…
BMI Indie Spotlight: Junior Mesa
After picking up his grandfather’s guitar in high school and teaching himself “Lithium” by Nirvana, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Junior Mesa, fell in love with music and never looked back. Mired in small-town frustration, Mesa turned to music for his own peace, spending hours writing songs and perfecting his instrumental talents. To educate himself…
BMI Indie Spotlight: Early James
“I make songs for a living,” says singer/songwriter, Early James. “That’s a weird thing to say.” The Birmingham, AL resident caught the music bug at age six, when he witnessed a local musician perform at a family function. There isn’t a time in his life when there wasn’t a song in…
BMI Band Helps Washington Craft Brewers Kick Off Conference
The 1st annual Washington Craft Beer Summit Welcome Party, held recently (11/7) at Half Lion Brewery in Sumner, was highlighted by a raucous performance from the BMI grunge alt rock band Naked Giants. The Seattle- based group performed at the inaugural conference that was hosted by the Washington Brewers Guild and…
Breakthrough Hits and Signature Songs: What Can They Teach Us?
Although it was more than sixteen years ago, I still recall chatting with a twenty-something guy who stood in front of me in line as we waited to attend the taping of the David Letterman Show. The guy was excited because his brother Adam would be performing on the show, along…
Tips for Recording a Compelling Demo
Many of the world’s best-sounding records required only a handful of recording tracks—and such minimalism can still work wonders for today’s demo makers
Weird Al Yankovic’s “Mandatory Fun” Tour is a Mandatory Must-See
Having earned four GRAMMYs and fifteen career nominations, the incomparable “Weird Al” Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history. Best known for his hilariously irreverent parodies of hit songs by the biggest stars in the musical universe over the past three decades, including “Eat It,” “Like A Surgeon,” “Smells…
10 Preguntas con Juan Galeano
“Ganando el Latin GRAMMY por mejor álbum de rock, para mí, es una gran victoria para bandas independientes todos aquí en Colombia”.
10 Questions With Juan Galeano
“Winning the Latin GRAMMY for Best Rock album, for me, is a big win for all independent bands here in Colombia.”
Indie Spotlight: Sunflower Bean
Though its name may suggest otherwise, Sunflower Bean makes far from soft, sunny music. Ask the band members themselves and they’ll describe their sound as everything from “neo-psychedelic for the digital age,” to “night music,” to just good “rock ‘n’ roll.” And while it’s true that the latter may…