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BMI & Los Angeles Times Announce 2nd Annual ‘How I Wrote The Song’ Panel
Marquee Lineup Includes Rodney Jerkins, Chris Daughtry, Mos Def, Ben Moody, Polow Da Don, Anthony Hamilton and Brian Howes BMI will pair with the Los Angeles Times to present the second annual “How I Wrote the Song” panel Saturday, February 9, from 1p.m. until 3p.m., at the Key Club…
From News, posted 2.03.08
BMI Hands Out Over 100 Awards at Annual Film/TV Gala
Mark Mothersbaugh Honored for Outstanding Career Achievement BMI honored the composers and songwriters of the music from the past year's top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series and highest-ranking cable television shows at its annual Film & Television Awards dinner on May 12. Held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, the black-tie gala was hosted by BMI President and CEO Frances W. Preston.…
From News, posted 5.12.04
Craig Wedren
For artist, composer and songwriter Craig Wedren, his current life is all about rock. Wedren just finished scoring as well as writing songs for director Richard Linklater's fall hit School Of Rock, starring Jack Black, as well as acting as musical director/kid-rock wrangler to the group of child actors in the movie for their live musical promotional appearances. He also is just finishing up the first…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.08.03
Don Davis
The sci-fi trilogy The Matrix not only revealed a hidden world programmed by evil computers, it also cast a spotlight on Emmy-winning composer and orchestrator (“The Beauty and the Beast,” “Seaquest DSV”) Don Davis. "I knew these guys had quite a bit up their sleeves," says the Anaheim-born, UCLA grad, who majored in music theory and composition. "But, I had no idea it would turn into working…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.28.03
LA Heroes Honored at Governor’s Luncheon
The Los Angeles Chapter of the Recording Academy presented its annual Heroes Awards June 19 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Honorees included music industry executive Clarence Avant, film composer/songwriter Randy Newman and artist Lionel Richie who each received the prestigious Governors Award in recognition of their creative and artistic talents and their service to the Recording Academy. BMI's Barbara Cane served as a…
From News, posted 6.24.03
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
It seems like Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been on the brink of stardom forever, even though the band has only been together for about two years. Tipped as one of New York City’s hottest young acts in everything from Rolling Stone to YM, the three-piece group is readying its first full-length album for release later this year. The garage band certainly has its college-rock credits in order:…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.13.02
Stylistic Diversity puts Danny Elfman in a Class by Himself
Danny Elfman is in the control room at 20th Century-Fox's scoring stage, mixing the main-title music for Men in Black 2, his second big action movie of the summer. As he listens carefully to the playback of the orchestral track, he paces the floor in his stocking feet, head buried in a score as several technicians await his direction. Intense and specific, he knows what he wants…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.30.02
David Byrne: At the Head of his Class
"As an adolescent I wasn't sure if I wanted to be a scientist or an artist," David Byrne recently stated. "I eventually opted for art school because, A) the graffiti in the halls was better and, B) I wouldn't have to go through at least four years of boring shit before I had the opportunity to do anything bordering on the creative." It's not hard to understand…
From MusicWorld, posted 4.30.02
Avant
Magic Johnson knows something about the sophomore jinx: Athletes attempting to build on the success of their first year in the pros often run into stumbling blocks. The same pitfall awaits recording artists who, having poured a lifetime's worth of experience into their first recording, are asked to repeat their initial success in short order. Fortunately, Avant, a Magic Johnson Entertainment/MCA recording artist, has been able…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.28.02
Jim Pugliese
photo by Dana Rodriguez BMI composer Jim Pugliese (seated) is presented with a check by BMI Foundation officers Robbin Ahrold (VP), Gary Roth (VP) and Ralph Jackson (President) during his recent visit to the New York office. Pugliese is the BMI Foundation's Composer-in Residence at New York City's…
From News, posted 2.27.02
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