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Oct 19, 2010 Director Ron Mann (In the Wake of the Flood); songwriter/artist John Sebastian; Meira Blaustein, Founder of the Woodstock Film Festival; actor, director, producer and songwriter Ed Burns; BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross; producer Ted Hope; and Oscar-winning director Barbara Kopple attend the 2010 Woodstock Film Festival. View Photo

Oct 19, 2010 BMI sponsored the 2010 Woodstock Film Festival, where it presented its “Music for Change” panel. The panel showcased both prominent and emerging musicians and filmmakers who use music as a tool for social change. Doreen Ringer Ross, BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations, moderated the discussion and hosted an industry dinner the night before the panel conversation. Pictured are composer Peter… View Photo

Oct 19, 2010 BMI songwriter Tom Douglas enjoyed a big night at the annual NSAI Hall of Fame dinner on October 17 in Nashville. The veteran hitmaker is in the midst of yet another hot streak, evidenced by his three contributions to NSAI’s 11 “Songs I Wish I Had Written”: “I Run to You,” “Southern Voice,” and “The House That Built Me,” the… View Photo

Oct 19, 2010 The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame held their annual dinner at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville on October 17. This year’s inductions into the Hall of Fame included the late Stephen Foster and Paul Davis, Pat Alger, and Steve Cropper. During the ceremony, former BMI President & CEO Frances Preston joined the night’s… View Photo

Oct 19, 2010 BMI songwriters collected award after award during the annual NSAI and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame dinner in Nashville. Steve Cropper was inducted into the NSAI Hall of Fame; Bob DiPiero, Jim Collins, and Wynn Varble were all commended for penning one of the 11 “Songs I Wish I had Written”; Layng Martine helped salute former BMI President & CEO… View Photo

Oct 15, 2010 Producer Carson Chamberlain (left) and songwriter Troy Jones (center) share a laugh during the “Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer” #1 party on October 14. View Photo

Oct 15, 2010 BMI led the way to Rooster’s in Nashville on Thursday, October 14, where revelers gathered to celebrate the chart-topping success of “Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer,” recorded by Billy Currington and written by BMI “fork-lift philosopher” Troy Jones. This isn’t the first time Jones has watched one of his tunes climb to the top: Last year, he and BMI heavy… View Photo

Oct 15, 2010 Billy Currington (right) cuts up with “Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer” songwriter Troy Jones (left) at the song’s #1 party on October 14. View Photo

Oct 15, 2010 Pictured at the “Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer” #1 party are Crozier Music’s Keith Crozier, Leigh Ann Crozier, Carnival Music’s Frank Liddell, songwriter Troy Jones, and BMI’s Clay Bradley. View Photo

Oct 15, 2010 #1 party co-sponsor Avenue Bank presented a donation to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Troy Jones’ name at the “Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer” #1 party on October 14. Pictured are Avenue Bank’s Cooper Samuels, songwriter Troy Jones, Billy Currington, and Avenue Bank’s Ron Cox View Photo