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From News, posted 4.30.18. BMI is proud to support its members at Song Arts Academy’s new Workshop Intensive starting Monday, June 4. SAA is a proven and unique learning destination taught by NYU and New School Songwriting faculty member Billy Seidman. Past writers trained in the SAA “Advanced Song Craft Method™” include: Rachel Platten, Bebe… Read more...

From News, posted 12.11.17. BMI held its monthly Acoustic Lounge showcase on Monday, December 4, 2017, at Genghis Cohen Los Angeles. This final showcase of the year featured performances by singer/songwriters Cody Johns, Jess Kallen, Kendra Calhoun, Paige Shannon and Madeleine Mayi. Each singer/songwriter performed a selection of favorites from their original repertoires. The event… Read more...

From News, posted 10.31.17. BMI and Sony Music Latin recently presented an exclusive listening event for Spiff TV’s highly anticipated album entitled The Union, held at the BMI office in Los Angeles. Spiff opened the listening session by elaborating on how he labored for over three years to deliver this particular collection of music. As… Read more...

From News, posted 6.12.17. BMI’s 29th Annual Summer Showcase Concert featured the best new big band and jazz orchestra compositions created during the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop over the past year, and concluded with the presentation of the Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize. Remy La Boeuf’s piece, “Sibbian,” was chosen as the winning work by… Read more...

From News, posted 6.08.17. BMI is proud to support its producer, songwriter, and artists members at Song Arts Academy’s two-day Pro Music Production Seminar, “Making Awesome Tracks,” led by producers Jon Buscema, Pablo San Martin, and Billy Seidman. Learn the contemporary studio production techniques (On Logic, Pro Tools & Ableton) that will get the… Read more...

From News, posted 6.02.17. BMI is proud to support its songwriter members at Song Arts Academy, a unique learning destination for songwriters taught by NYU and New School faculty member Billy Seidman. The advanced summer workshop starts Tuesday, August 1, and runs five consecutive Tuesday evenings: 08/01, 08, 15, 22, & 29 from 7PM -… Read more...

From News, posted 4.19.17. BMI first introduced the Speed Dating for Songwriters program to foster both creative collaboration and a greater sense of community among some of our most promising NYC-based songwriters, producers, and artists whose paths may not have otherwise crossed. It’s a unique initiative that has forged several bonds, friendships and fruitful working… Read more...