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Sep 18, 2012 BMI and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum co-sponsored a discussion with legendary recording artist Booker T. on September 13 at the 2012 Americana Music Festival. The discussion was led by Grammy-winning filmmaker and author Robert Gordon and featured Booker T.’s stories from decades of recording music. Pictured are BMI’s Ari Surdoval, The Country Music Hall of Fame… View Photo

Sep 18, 2012 Booker T. is interviewed by filmmaker and author Robert Gordon at the Americana Music Festival. View Photo

Sep 18, 2012 The final installment of BMI Summer Nights was held on Saturday, September 8 at the Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park and featured acts Monseuir Perine and Palenke Soultribe. Colombian band Monseuir Perine jumpstarted the evening with their unique blends of Latin sounds, jazz and swing music from their debut album Hecho A Mano, which has already been certified gold in… View Photo

Sep 18, 2012 Pictured performing at the third BMI Summer Nights on August 19 is Diego Garcia. View Photo

Sep 18, 2012 BMI’s second annual Summer Nights concert series ended its 2012 season with two exciting shows. The season’s third installment, held on Sunday, August 19 at the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena, featured acts Davíd Garza and Diego Garcia. Garza (pictured) opened the show by treating the audience to Latin-flavored rock and pop from his upcoming album, due out in early 2013.… View Photo

Sep 18, 2012 Pictured at the third BMI Summer Nights on August 19 are BMI’s Delia Orjuela, Davíd Garza and BMI’s Marissa Lopez. View Photo

Sep 18, 2012 Pictured backstage at the last BMI Summer Nights on September 8 are Levitt Pavilion’s Eddie Cota, Palenke Soultribe’s Juan Diego Borda, BMI’s Marissa Lopez, and Palenke Soultribe’s Andres Erazo. View Photo

Sep 18, 2012 Acoustic Lounge, BMI’s monthly singer/songwriter showcase series, was held on Monday, September 10 at Genghis Cohen in Los Angeles, and featured performances by Michelle Delamor, Victoria Ortiz “La Mala,” Shevy Smith, and Fernando Perdomo. The free monthly shows are open to the public and provide an intimate setting for BMI singers and songwriters to perform and network. Pictured are guitarist… View Photo

Sep 18, 2012 BMI invited three promising young songwriters to perform at its monthly songwriters round on September 13, staged at Nashville’s Two Old Hippies. Featuring the songs of Maggie Chapman, Briana Tyson, and Jenny Gill, the night helped further introduce the writers to music publishers, labels and other key industry tastemakers. Pictured are Chapman, BMI’s Leslie Roberts, Tyson and Gill. View Photo

Sep 18, 2012 Pictured at the SCL reception are Emmy-nominated BMI composer Blake Neely, BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross, and Emmy-nominated composer Javier Navarrete. View Photo