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Oct 18, 2011 BMI filled its stage with rising indie talent at the inaugural Peachtree Music Festival in Midtown Atlanta on Saturday, October 1. The one-day, two-stage music fest was co-sponsored by BMI and the W Atlanta Downtown and featured a stacked, genre-hopping lineup. Pictured are BMI’s David Claassen and Shiny Toy Guns. View Photo

Oct 18, 2011 Shiny Toy Guns performs at the Peachtree Music Festival. View Photo

Oct 18, 2011 Freesol performs at the Peachtree Music Festival. View Photo

Oct 18, 2011 BMI’s David Claassen is pictured with Tesla Rossa at the Peachtree Music Festival. View Photo

Oct 17, 2011 Phil Hummer & the White Falcons perform at BMI’s Thursday Throwdown during the 2011 Americana Music Festival and Conference. View Photo

Oct 17, 2011 Kenny Vaughan performs at BMI’s Thursday Throwdown during the 2011 Americana Music Festival and Conference. View Photo

Oct 17, 2011 During the 2011 Americana Music Festival and Conference, BMI gave roots music lovers an irresistible reason to rise and shine: Kenny Vaughan and Phil Hummer & the White Falcons roared through sets on Thursday morning, the second day of the festival. One of Nashville’s premier guitarists, Vaughan is a longtime member of Marty Stuart’s band, the Fabulous Superlatives. Sugar Hill… View Photo

Oct 17, 2011 Phil Hummer & the White Falcons are pictured at BMI’s Thursday Throwdown during the 2011 Americana Music Festival and Conference. View Photo

Oct 17, 2011 BMI’s Dan Spears spoke to the National Association of Licensing Compliance Professionals (NALCP) at the organization’s annual conference, held in Philadelphia on October 13. Following Spears’ presentation, BMI award-winning songwriter Hugh Prestwood performed a stacked set that included his no. 1 hit “The Song Remembers When.” NALCP includes executives from the hospitality industry who are responsible for both liquor and… View Photo

Oct 17, 2011 BMI hosted a fundraiser for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) at the organization’s New York headquarters on October 14. Music industry leaders mingled and got better acquainted with the senator, who is a strong proponent of creators’ rights. Pictured are the American Society of Media Photographers’ Gene Mopsik, BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, Senator Leahy, and BMI’s… View Photo