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Mar 16, 2012 BMI's Porfirio Piña, Mike O'Neill and Marissa Lopez join David Garza for a photo after his set at BMI’s Thursday night SXSW showcase. View Photo

Mar 16, 2012 Films of Colour perform at BMI’s SXSW showcase. View Photo

Mar 16, 2012 Uncle Skeleton performs at the BMI showcase. View Photo

Mar 16, 2012 BMI's Traci Verlinde (far left), Tavi Shabestari (kneeling, right) and Casey Robison (far right) pause for a photo with Youngblood Hawke at BMI’s Thursday night SXSW showcase. View Photo

Mar 16, 2012 New York Rivals perform at BMI’s Thursday night SXSW showcase. View Photo

Mar 16, 2012 Jesse Malin wows the crowd at BMI’s SXSW songwriting panel. View Photo

Mar 16, 2012 BMI presented an illuminating discussion on the art of songwriting Thursday, March 15 at SXSW with some of the nation’s most revered writers. Led by BMI’s Jody Williams, the panel featured songwriters John Doe, Todd Snider, and Jesse Malin, who also performed a number of their original songs after the conversation. BMI's Ari Surdoval (far left) and Jody Williams (far… View Photo

Mar 16, 2012 Legendary songwriter and artist John Doe performs during BMI’s SXSW songwriting panel. View Photo

Mar 16, 2012 Todd Snider performs a song from his new album Agnostic Fables and Stoner Hymns during BMI’s SXSW songwriting panel, "How to Track and Capture Wild Roots Songs of North America.” View Photo

Mar 16, 2012 DEVO's Mark Mothersbaugh explains his approach to composition during his one-on-one session with BMI – "A Conversation with Mark Mothersbaugh" – at SXSW. View Photo