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Mar 11, 2010 BMI composer Kurt Farquhar created the original score for film Lifted, which was recently screened in Los Angeles. Pictured at the screening are (front row) Lifted director/screenwriter Lexi Alexander; actor Uriah Shelton, who plays Henry Matthews in the film; BMI’s Linda Livingston; and composer Kurt Farquar; (back row): actor Dash Mihok, who plays William Matthews in the film. View Photo

Mar 11, 2010 Comedic folk-rock duo Garfunkel & Oates stopped by BMI’s Los Angeles offices on February 26 to perform a short set. The pair is currently touring throughout the country and were recently voted one of the top 12 funniest female comedians by Comedy.com. Pictured are BMI’s Casey Robison and Barbara Cane, Riki “Garfunkel” Lindhome, Kate “Oates” Micucci, and BMI’s Tavi Shabestari… View Photo

Mar 11, 2010 BMI hosted a “Lunch and Listen” songwriting workshop in Atlanta during which writers and artists tapped from an array of genres, from pop and country to r&b and hip-hop, mingled and performed. Held over the weekend March 5 and 6, the event also laid the groundwork for future collaborations, as participants paired up and made plans to co-write together. Pictured… View Photo

Mar 09, 2010 BMI’s Clay Bradley presents the traditional BMI signature Takamine guitar to Ashley Monroe in honor of her very first #1. View Photo

Mar 09, 2010 Reynsong Publishing’s Ree Guyer Buchanan presents a trophy to producer Michael Knox during the party celebrating the chart-topping success of “The Truth,” held March 8 at BMI in Nashville. View Photo

Mar 09, 2010 Co-writer Ashley Monroe expresses her gratitude after earning her first chart-topper. View Photo

Mar 09, 2010 Pictured at “The Truth” #1 party on March 8 are co-writer Ashley Monroe and Jason Aldean. View Photo

Mar 09, 2010 BMI celebrated Jason Aldean’s third consecutive chart-topper, “The Truth,” on Monday, March 8 at its Music Row offices. Co-written by 23-year-old BMI songwriter Ashley Monroe and Brett James, “The Truth” marks Monroe’s first trip to the top of the charts, and is the third single off Aldean’s already platinum album Wide Open. Pictured at the party are BMI’s Clay Bradley,… View Photo

Mar 09, 2010 Porfirio Piña, Director of the BMI Foundation's peermusic Latin Scholarship, recently announced that Samuel Genao is the winner of the seventh annual peermusic Latin Scholarship, a competition for original Latin songs and instrumental compositions. Genao, a 22-year-old native of New York City and a student at The City College of New York, received a $5,000 scholarship for his song, “Amor… View Photo

Mar 08, 2010 SRP/SRC/Universal Records recording artist Shontelle serenades a packed house at BMI’s Industry Insider – “How I Produced the Record,” held March 4 in New York. View Photo