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Jun 21, 2011 BMI presented the “Coffee Talk” panel on composing music for the silver screen at the Los Angeles Film Festival on Sunday, June 19. Moderated by BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross, the discussion featured insight from composers Mychael Danna (The Ice Storm, Little Miss Sunshine), Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption) and Clint Mansell (Black Swan, The Fountain). Pictured are the… View Photo

Jun 21, 2011 Black Swan composer Clint Mansell discusses his creative process at BMI’s “Coffee Talk” panel during the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival. View Photo

Jun 21, 2011 Little Miss Sunshine composer Mychael Danna explains film music composition at BMI’s “Coffee Talk” panel during the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival. View Photo

Jun 21, 2011 BMI presented multi-genre hit songwriter Jeff Cohen at the Media General Mid South Group Leaders Conference, held recently in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at the beautiful Brookgreen Gardens. Cohen has penned songs for stars including Sugarland, The Band Perry, Big & Rich, Macy Gray, the Spin Doctors, Josh Groban, and others, while his work has also been featured in television,… View Photo

Jun 16, 2011 Composer Robert Lopez, fresh from winning multiple statuettes at the 65th Annual Tony Awards for The Book of Mormon, stopped by BMI’s New York office for a congratulatory lunch in his honor hosted by Pat Cook, BMI’s new Director of Musical Theatre & Jazz. Pictured are Lopez’s wife, composer/lyricist Kristen Anderson-Lopez; BMI President & CEO Del Bryant; Lopez; and Cook. View Photo

Jun 15, 2011 Natalie Hemby offers another gem at the Musicians On Call Songwriters in the Round show hosted by BMI during CMA Music Fest 2011. View Photo

Jun 15, 2011 Rhett Akins delivers a hit at the Musicians On Call Songwriters in the Round show hosted by BMI during CMA Music Fest 2011. View Photo

Jun 15, 2011 Pictured at the Musicians On Call Songwriters in the Round show hosted by BMI during CMA Music Fest 2011 are performers Luke Laird, Rhett Akins, Thomas Rhett, and Natalie Hemby. View Photo

Jun 15, 2011 Thomas Rhett performs at the Musicians On Call Songwriters in the Round show hosted by BMI during CMA Music Fest 2011. View Photo

Jun 15, 2011 Luke Laird performs at the BMI-hosted Songwriters in the Round show during CMA Music Fest 2011. View Photo