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Apr 09, 2012 BMI’s Clay Bradley presents a BMI special edition Takamine guitar to Kenny Chesney at the “Reality” No. 1 party. View Photo

Apr 09, 2012 BMI toasted the team behind Kenny Chesney’s hit No. 1 hit “Reality” during an intimate gathering on April 5 at Nashville’s Sambuca. Co-written by Brett James, the song is Chesney’s 23rd No. 1 single. Their previous collaborations include the chart-topping “Out Last Night,” the Top 10 “Keg in The Closet,” and “Spirit of a Storm.” Chesney and Tim McGraw will… View Photo

Apr 09, 2012 Brett James and Kenny Chesney celebrate at the “Reality” No. 1 party. View Photo

Apr 09, 2012 Oscar-nominated BMI film composer Alan Silvestri delivered a special guest lecture at the April 4 installment, while throughout the month of April, the student composers will join Dennis Sands at his state-of-the-art studio in Santa Barbara for hands-on lessons in achieving the best possible mixes of their scores, as well as lessons in the business of post-production. The third seminar… View Photo

Apr 09, 2012 USC presented the comprehensive “Mixing for Composers” seminar on Wednesday, April 4. Sponsored by BMI and now in its third year under the direction of professor Brian King, the educational event is taught by scoring mixer and four-time Oscar nominee Dennis Sands and serves as part of USC’s Scoring for Motion Pictures & Television (SMPTV) curriculum. Pictured are (back row)… View Photo

Apr 09, 2012 BMI composer Alan Silvestri and score mixer Dennis Sands lead USC’s “Mixing for Composers” event. View Photo

Apr 09, 2012 Pictured at BMI’s Next Fresh Thing are (l-r): BMI’s Nicole Plantin, Casey Veggies and ICM’s Caroline Yim. View Photo

Apr 09, 2012 Chris Young and Alex “Rossy” Rossman of VIBE deliver a strong set at BMI’s Next Fresh Thing. View Photo

Apr 09, 2012 Overdoz’s Joon and BMI’s Nicole Plantin huddle for a photo at BMI’s Next Fresh Thing. View Photo

Apr 09, 2012 BMI’s March 29th installment of Next Fresh Thing began with Alkatraz delivering his raw hip-hop flow and was followed with duo VIBE performing their acoustic raps. JON MCXRO then hit the stage to perform their single “Girlfriend,” along with a handful of other enthusiastically received tracks. Inglewood’s Skeme took the stage and delivered gritty, West Coast verses, while Los Angeles’… View Photo