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Apr 13, 2012 BMI celebrated the team behind Keith Urban’s two-week No. 1 “You Gonna Fly” on April 11 during a party at beloved Nashville restaurant Chappy’s. Preston Brust and Chris Lucas of the LoCash Cowboys teamed up with the Cadillac Black’s Jaren Johnston to co-write the song, which was the first trip to the top of the charts for each of them.… View Photo

Apr 13, 2012 Preston Brust tells some of the story behind his first No. 1 “You Gonna Fly.” View Photo

Apr 13, 2012 Keith Urban shows off his new gold whistle at the “You Gonna Fly” No. 1 party. View Photo

Apr 12, 2012 BMI’s Lisa Feldman attended a taping of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday, April 4 at the NBC Studios in Burbank, CA in support of the show’s Emmy-nominated music director and bandleader Rickey Minor, who is also a longtime BMI songwriter. BMI songwriter Cee Lo Green was a guest on the show, while BMI songwriter Seal was the… View Photo

Apr 09, 2012 BMI’s Clay Bradley presents awards to Sony Music Nashville’s Gary Overton, producer Buddy Cannon, Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s Troy Tomlinson, and Kenny Chesney at the “Reality” No.1 party. View Photo

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