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Mar 15, 2010 BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross pauses for a photo with SXSW Film Festival Director Janet Pierson at the SXSW BMI Film Dinner at Manuel's. View Photo

Mar 15, 2010 boxViolet performed as BMI’s Pick of the Month on February 22 at the Echo in Los Angeles. What started as boy-girl duo Luke Ehret and Margo Paige has expanded to include drummer Sean Johnson, and the band has placements in television programs including Without a Trace, Psych, Charmed, and Dawson’s Creek. Pictured after the showcase are BMI’s Tavi Shabestari and… View Photo

Mar 15, 2010 Pictured at BMI’s Los Angeles offices during Graham Russell’s Million-Air presentation are BMI’s Tracie Verlinde, Claudia Billen, Michael Crepezzi, Maria Elena Perez, Phil Shrut, Chad Irvin, and Angelica Mejia; Air Supply’s Graham Russell; BMI’s Barbara Cane; Air Supply’s Russell Hitchcock; and BMI’s Marlene Meraz, Delia Orjuela, Casey Robison, Marissa Lopez, Doreen Ringer Ross, Nicole Plantin, Andrew Serri, Joni Baker and… View Photo

Mar 15, 2010 Graham Russell, co-vocalist of pop/rock group Air Supply, was recently honored with a BMI Million-Air certificate recognizing the more than 3 million performances of “All Out of Love,” which Russell co-wrote. Barbara Cane, BMI Vice President/General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations, Los Angeles presented the award at BMI’s Los Angeles offices. Air Supply, comprising Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, are celebrating the… View Photo

Mar 11, 2010 Pictured at the annual Oscar nominees party hosted by the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) are BMI’s Ray Yee, Michael Crepezzi and Linda Livingston; composer Alexandre Desplat, whose music for Fantastic Mr. Fox was nominated for Original Score; Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett, whose co-written composition “The Weary Kind,” the theme song from Crazy Heart, garnered the Original Song… View Photo

Mar 11, 2010 Academy Award winners T-Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham enjoy the SCL Oscar nominees party in Los Angeles. View Photo

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 05, 2010 Songwriter of the Year, Espinoza Paz and BMI President's Award Winner Juanes pose at the 2010 BMI Latin Awards. View Photo

Mar 05, 2010 Juanes and Ximena Sariñana perform at the 2010 BMI Latin Awards at the Bellagio on March 4, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. View Photo