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Songwriters Gather at NY Acoustic Lounge

The BMI New York office presented its monthly Acoustic Lounge showcase at the Living Room recently, with a stellar "in the round" performance by songwriters Boots, Chris Barron of Spin Doctors fame and Jeff Cohen. Cohen, a former BMI executive, has written a number of BMI Award-winning songs, including the Evan and Jaron smash, "Crazy For This Girl,"…


From News, posted 6.21.06

TV Execs Tune In To Special BMI Performance

For the 10th consecutive year, performing rights organization BMI was a sponsor of the NAB 100 Plus Small Market Television annual conference held recently in Phoenix. The sponsorship included a special performance by BMI singer/songwriter Jeff Cohen on September 10 during a poolside dinner for the 200 conference attendees. Cohen performed some of his hit songs, including the Evan and Jaron smash "Crazy For This Girl,"…


From News, posted 9.16.04

BMI Salutes Rock ‘N Roll Past and Present at 50th Annual Pop Awards

BMI saluted the writers and publishers of the past year’s 50 most performed songs during the 50th Annual BMI Pop Awards tonight, with superlatives reserved for Rob Thomas’s song “If You’re Gone,” songwriter Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down and Universal Music Publishing. Frances W. Preston, President & CEO, and Barbara Cane, Vice President & General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations, Los Angeles, handed out BMI Citations of Achievement to…


From News, posted 5.13.02

BMI Sponsors DC Songwriters Summit

Songwriters in the nation’s capital came together for a day-long Recording Academy “Songwriters Summit” sponsored by BMI. The day touched off with a publisher’s forum focusing on how writers should approach a publishing deal. Speakers on the publisher's forum included Eric Beall, Zamba Music Publishing; Julia Kirkendall, CD Enterprises; Rebecca Wright, Universal Music…


From News, posted 5.07.01

Jeff Cohen

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Jeff Cohen started working at BMI to help upcoming bands protect their music and insure they collect the royalties they deserved. It is now Jeff himself who is collecting those royalties, writing hit songs featured on both radio and television. Cohen's first big break after leaving BMI to pursue his music career was landing the theme song to the WB show Jack and Jill. The…


From MusicWorld, posted 1.31.01

Evan and Jaron

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Armed with a fetching hit single called "Crazy for This Girl" and pinup boy good looks, identical twins Evan and Jaron appear to be prototypical teen heartthrobs in the Duncan Sheik mold. But there's something distinctly unorthodox - or shall we say orthodox - about this Atlanta-bred, Los Angeles-based duo. Observant Jews, the pair refuses to perform on Friday nights and keeps kosher on the road,…


From MusicWorld, posted 9.30.00

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