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BMI Hosts ‘Hitmakers Night’ in Miami
BMI presented a night of outstanding music when it co-hosted “Hitmakers Night” on June 23 at Van Dyke in Miami Beach. Co-hosted by BMI Associate Director, Latin Writer/Publisher Relations, Jake Cavazos, singer/songwriter Elsten Torres (Luis Fonsi, Julio Iglesias Jr.) and songwriter Randy Singer, the evening featured ten singer/songwriters performing their original works to an appreciative crowd of music and TV industry execs, along with…
From News, posted 7.03.08
BMI Creates Trifecta Experience at Great Escape Festival
The Great Escape, Europe’s leading new-music festival, held May 15-17 in Brighton, England, provided a platform for BMI to host three unique events. BMI Senior Executive, Writer/Publisher Relations Nick Robinson and Emmanuel Le Grand (Editor, Impact magazine) co-moderated a music-publishing panel at the Queens Hotel, in Brighton on May 15. Topics included the difference between U.S. and U.K. publishers, how to set up your own publishing company, publishing in a…
From News, posted 5.28.08
BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers of Year’s Top Film and Television Music
Christopher Young Honored for Outstanding Career Achievement; Peter Golub Receives Classic Contribution Award BMI honored the composers of music featured in the past year's top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series and highest-ranking cable network programs May 21 at its annual Film & Television Awards. Held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, the black-tie gala was hosted by BMI President & CEO…
From News, posted 5.21.08
Shakira’s Songs Are the Heart of Her Success
A single moniker can be a significant designation for a recording artist; think Madonna, Prince and Beyoncé. The Grammy-winning artist and songwriter, Shakira — born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll — has certainly earned a place in this hierarchy. The most popular Colombian artist in history, Shakira has sold over 50 million albums worldwide. But sales figures are only one star in a gleaming constellation that encompasses videos,…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.30.07
Jean
Known by a single moniker, Jean spins his songs on an intoxicating axis of smooth r&b and Latin heat, a cross-cultural mélange with elements both current and classic. Originally from Puerto Rico and born into a musical family that includes his brother, Latin star Luis Fonsi, Jean grew up singing in a teen band on the island. His introduction to the concert stage came when he moved…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.19.07
Samantha Cox, Porfirio Piña Elected to BMI Foundation Board of Directors
Samantha Cox and Porfirio Piña have been elected to the Board of Directors of the BMI Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to encouraging the creation, performance and study of music. Formed by BMI employees in 1985, the organization sponsors a variety of programs designed to support music education, encourage talented young musicians in all genres of music, and to promote music in communities…
From News, posted 6.17.07
Harrington Awards Honor Theatre Workshop Students
The 8th BMI Foundation Jerry Harrington Awards for Creative Excellence were given at a ceremony held on June 11 at the BMI New York offices. These awards, funded by BMI Assistant Vice President and BMI Foundation board member Evelyn Buckstein in honor of her colleague, the late Jerry Harrington, who was passionately devoted to musical theatre, are given to a member of each BMI Lehman Engel Musical…
From News, posted 6.12.07
Harrington Musical Theatre Award Winners Feted
The BMI Foundation, Inc. is proud to announce the winners of the 7th Annual Jerry Harrington Musical Theatre Awards in recognition of outstanding creative achievement in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. BMI's Jean Banks, Director of the Workshop, and Patrick Cook, Artistic Coordinator of the Workshop, presented certificates and cash prizes during a cocktail reception held…
From News, posted 7.06.06
Kleban Award Honors BMI Theatre Writers
BMI's Musical Theatre department held a cocktail party on June 20 honoring the winners of the 2005 Kleban Award. BMI composer/librettist Cheryl L. Davis, an alumna of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, was among this year's winners for her new musical, "Barnstormer."
From News, posted 7.04.05
Patsy Bradley, Jo Walker-Meador Among Pioneers Honored at SOURCE Foundation Awards
The second annual SOURCE Foundation Awards Ceremony and Dinner, held October 14 at the Chapel at St. Bernard's Convent in Nashville, paid tribute to 10 pioneering women in the country music industry. Loudilla Johnson, Loretta Johnson, Kay Johnson, Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell, Marie Ratliff, Patsy Bradley, Janet…
From News, posted 10.28.04
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