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Mar 15, 2012 BMI's Jake Simon, Mike O'Neil and Samantha Cox pause for a photo with a friend at BMI's Howdy Texas party at Stubb's. View Photo

Mar 15, 2012 BMI's Bradley Collins (far left) and Mark Mason (far right) huddle for a photo with the Ben Miller Band at BMI's Howdy Texas party. View Photo

Mar 15, 2012 Courrier performs at BMI's Howdy Texas party during SXSW 2012. View Photo

Mar 15, 2012 Lera Lynn wows the crowd at BMI's Howdy Texas party. View Photo

Mar 15, 2012 BMI kicked off its schedule of music events at SXSW with its 12th annual Howdy Texas party at Stubb’s in Austin. Always a favorite, the event featured performances by the Ben Miller Band, Courrier, Lera Lynn, Whiskey Shivers, and The Hobart Brothers featuring Lil’ Sis Hobart. Pictured: Whiskey Shivers gather with BMI's Kay Clary and Carol Fitzgerald at BMI's Howdy… View Photo

Mar 15, 2012 Jon Dee Graham of the Hobart Brothers performs at BMI's Howdy Texas party during SXSW. View Photo

Mar 15, 2012 BMI's Ari Surdoval, Jamil Walker and Kay Clary stop for a quick photo at the BMI Howdy Texas party. View Photo

Mar 15, 2012 Susan Cowsill of the Hobart Brothers performs at BMI's Howdy Texas party on March 13 at Stubb's. View Photo

Mar 15, 2012 U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante (center) is pictured with BMI's Mike Steinberg, Joe DiMona, Ron Solleveld, Barry Bronstein, Fred Cannon, Jim King, Stu Rosen and Gary Roth. View Photo

Mar 15, 2012 BMI's Michael Drexler (far left) participates on the CLE’s “Gimme Shelter from the Storm Clouds” panel at SXSW Interactive 2012 on March 13 at the Austin Convention Center. Also pictured are attorney John Simson (middle) and MP3tunes’ CEO Michael Robertson (right). View Photo