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May 17, 2012 BMI presented three promising songwriters at beloved Nashville venue The Basement on May 16 at its quarterly BMI Buzz showcase. Jessica Roadcap, Billy Dawson, and Jesse Lee each played three-song sets in front of a packed house full of industry executives and supportive friends and family. Pictured are BMI’s Mark Mason and Penny Everhard, Roadcap, Dawson, Lee, and BMI’s Jody… View Photo

May 17, 2012 Jessica Roadcap smiles in between songs during the May 16th installment of BMI Buzz at the Basement. View Photo

May 17, 2012 Jesse Lee delivers an energetic set at BMI Buzz at the Basement on May 16. View Photo

May 17, 2012 Billy Dawson performs three of his hand-crafted tunes at BMI Buzz at the Basement on May 16. View Photo

May 17, 2012 Composer Atticus Ross, BMI vice president of film and television relations Doreen Ringer Ross, and composer Mark Mothersbaugh attend the 2012 BMI Film & Television Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 16, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 17, 2012 BMI president and CEO Del Bryant, BMI Richard Kirk Award recipient Rolfe Kent, and BMI vice president of film and television relations Doreen Ringer Ross pose during the 2012 BMI Film & Television Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 16, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 17, 2012 Composer Atticus Ross (L) and BMI vice president of film and television relations Doreen Ringer Ross attend the 2012 BMI Film & Television Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 16, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 17, 2012 Composer Rolfe Kent poses with his BMI Richard Kirk Award during the 2012 BMI Film & Television Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 16, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 17, 2012 Composers Mike Post (L) and John Williams attend the 2012 BMI Film & Television Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 16, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo

May 17, 2012 Composer Blake Neely, Vice President of Film & Television Relations, BMI, Doreen Ringer Ross, and composer Benjamin Romans attend the 2012 BMI Film & Television Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 16, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. View Photo