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Mar 15, 2019 BMI’s Brandon Haas (center) hangs out with Illiterate Light before their set on the outdoor stage during the BMI / Yeti Day Party at Yeti’s Flagship Store in Austin during SXSW on March 13, 2019 View Photo

Mar 15, 2019 Guitarist and singer/songwriter Billy Strings kicks off the BMI / Yeti Day Party’s inside stage at Yeti Flagship Store during SXSW on March 13, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 15, 2019 BMI’s Jody Williams and Josh Tomlinson pose with Billy Strings before he hits the inside stage at the BMI / Yeti Day Party held at the Yeti Flagship Store during SXSW on March 13, 2019, in Austin, TX. View Photo

Mar 14, 2019 Pictured (L-R) are BMI composer John Frizzell, BMI’s Anne Cecere, and GRAMMY-winning BMI songwriter Ronnie McCoury of The Travelin McCourys. View Photo

Mar 14, 2019 BMI’s Anne Cecere and BMI composer John Frizzell smile for the camera after the incredible show honoring bluegrass founder Bill Monroe. View Photo

Mar 14, 2019 Producer and BMI affiliate Mike Judge, BMI’s Anne Cecere and BMI composer John Frizzell gather for a photo at the musical show announcing the launch of the new documentary “Call Me Mr. Bluegrass.” View Photo

Mar 14, 2019 Pictured onstage are Gabe Witcher of Punch Brothers, Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, Isreal Parker, Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek, Ed Helms (“The Office,” “The Hangover”) and Noam Pikelny of Punch Brothers. View Photo

Mar 14, 2019 Pictured are Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek, Sebastian Steinberg, Jackson Browne, GRAMMY-winning BMI songwriter Ronnie McCoury of The Travelin McCourys and Noam Pikelny of Punch Brothers. View Photo

Mar 14, 2019 Pictured (L-R) onstage are Gabe Witcher of Punch Brothers, Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, Isreal Parker, Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek, BMI songwriter, musician and actor John C Reilly, and BMI composers, creators, directors and producers of “Call Me Mr. Bluegrass,” Mike Judge and John Frizzell. View Photo

Mar 13, 2019 SXSW Film Festival director Janet Pierson with filmmakers Morgan Neville and Jeff Malmberg who screened a work in progress of a new Showtime mini-series called “Shangri-La,” about Rick Rubin and the magical ethereal process of creating and recording music. View Photo