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Aug 23, 2011 Pinar Toprak perfects her conducting skills at the Conducting for the Film Composer Workshop, presented by BMI and led by Lucas Richman. View Photo

Aug 23, 2011 Daniel Hamuy conducts during BMI’s 14th annual Conducting for the Film Composer Workshop. View Photo

Aug 23, 2011 The BMI Conducting for the Film Composer Workshop class of 2011 gathers for a photo. Pictured are (l-r, back row): BMI’s Ray Yee, student Jamie Christopherson, BMI’s Reema Iqbal, students Richard Marvin and Lisbeth Scott, BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross, students Alexander Rudd and Jeremy Zuckerman, and BMI’s Lisa Feldman and Anne Cecere; (l-r, front row) BMI’s Chad Irvin and Philip… View Photo

Aug 23, 2011 Noah Sorota works at the Conducting for the Film Composer Workshop, presented by BMI and led by Lucas Richman. View Photo

Aug 23, 2011 Alexander Rudd participates in BMI’s 14th annual Conducting for the Film Composer Workshop. View Photo

Aug 19, 2011 Jaiden recently stopped by BMI’s Los Angeles office. The singer, songwriter and producer released his latest urban-pop mixtape, “Shades of Grey: The Cure Suite II,” on August 16. Already a veteran of tours and/or collaborations with Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Diddy, Shaggy, Estelle and Chris Brown, Jaiden will release his full-length debut in winter 2011. Pictured are… View Photo

Aug 19, 2011 Los Angeles City Council member Jose Huizar recently honored Banda El Recodo de Don Cruz Lizarraga with a certificate naming August 12th Banda El Recodo Day in LA. BMI’s Delia Orjuela helped the group and council member Huizar celebrate the career milestone. Pictured are Orjuela and Huizar (both center), surrounded by members of Banda El Recodo. View Photo

Aug 18, 2011 BMI kicked off its Songwriters On Call series with performances by Kurtis Parks, Chatham Street, James Britton and Derek Evry on August 11 at the Hard Rock Café in Washington, D.C. Hosted by singer/songwriter Margot McDonald, the showcases feature artists from the region’s deep talent pool. The August 11th launch collected donations for Musicians On Call, an organization supporting injured… View Photo

Aug 17, 2011 BMI’s Wardell Malloy (left) recently caught up with BET “Sunday Best” season two runner-up Jessica Reedy, and hit songwriter Claude Kelly during a recording session where Reedy was putting the finishing touches on her anticipated Light Records debut album View Photo

Aug 17, 2011 Steve Cropper assembled an ace band and offered a plush set at Lincoln Center Out of Doors at Damrosch Park in New York. Cropper’s new album, Dedicated: A Salute to The "5" Royales , is an unbridled celebration of classic r&b from one of the genre’s pioneers. Featuring vocalists including Steve Winwood, Betty LaVette, John Popper, Dylan LeBlanc, Lucinda… View Photo