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BMI's annual award shows honor the year's best in every genre, attracting and celebrating the world's preeminent songwriters, composers, and superstars. At each ceremony, BMI captures red carpet interviews, which are now available for viewing exclusively on bmi.com. To watch one-on-one chats with a-listers including Colbie Caillat, Taylor Swift, Michael Bublé, Estelle, Polow Da Don, and
From News, posted 5.29.09
BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers of Year’s Top Film, Television, & Cable Music
David Newman Honored for Outstanding Career Achievement; Mike Post 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 tonight at its annual Film & Television Awards. Held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Film/TV Relations Vice President Doreen Ringer Ross, the black-tie…
From News, posted 5.21.09
SCL and BMI Celebrate Awards Season with Film Screenings
To toast hard work and engage the industry during the current awards season, the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) and BMI recently hosted numerous screenings of critically acclaimed films. The events featured Q&A sessions with each project’s composer, along with the director and industry executives. The screenings are open to SCL members, many of whom are also voting members of the Academy’s music branches, as well as Emmy and…
From News, posted 1.24.09
YMF Honors Richard and Elizabeth Sherman
The Young Musicians Foundations (YMF) honored BMI songwriter Richard Sherman (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book) and his wife Elizabeth Sherman with their prestigious Magic Baton award at the organization’s 54th Annual Gala Benefit, which also honored composer Tom Hormel. Past Magic Baton award recipient and fellow BMI composer John Williams presented the award to the Shermans. Both Mr. Williams and…
From News, posted 1.07.09
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
‘Coffee Talk’ Gets a Jolt at 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival
BMI presented its sixth annual "Coffee Talk" panel at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival (LAIFF) on Sunday, June 24. Moderated by BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President of Film/TV Relations, and featuring composers John Ottman (The Usual Suspects, X-Men 2), Alex Wurman (March of The Penguins, Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby), Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada) and…
From News, posted 7.25.07
YMF Celebrates 52 Years of Nurturing Young Musical Talent
The Young Musician's Foundation recently hosted its 52nd Annual Awards Gala, celebrating another year as the premier youth music organization in the country. BMI VP Doreen Ringer Ross, Composer-in-Residence and former YMF honoree John Ottman, and BMI composer Merv Griffin, previous winner of the YMF Humanitarian Award and Chairman of Foundation's Board of Directors, attended the gala ceremony. The BMI-sponsored event also featured…
From News, posted 11.21.06
Film Music Industry Gathers at Composer Expo
BMI's Linda Livingston and Anne Cecere of the Film/TV Relations department showed their support at the recent Composer Expo, presented by Turner Classic Movies and Film Music Magazine. The expo was held in Los Angeles and featured BMI composers David Newman, John Ottman, Aaron Zigman, Charles Fernandez, Mark Holden, Ron…
From News, posted 8.13.06
Top American Film Composers Head to Spain for Conference
The second annual International Film Music Conference, which took place July 20-23 in Ubeda, Spain, featured guest composers who took part in the panel on film music performing their masterpieces. Special guests included Academy Award nominee John Debney (Passion of the Christ), Basil Poledouris (Conan the Barbarian), John Ottman (Superman Returns), John Frizzell (Alien Resurrection, Gods and Generals) and several European composers including Oscar…
From News, posted 8.07.06
YMF Hosts 51st Annual Awards Gala
The Young Musicians Foundation held its annual awards gala recently celebrating 51 years as the premiere youth music organization in the country. Sponsored by BMI, the event honored renowned composer Merv Griffin with the premiere of the "Merv Griffin Rose," the first celebrity flower by Organic Bouquet. Griffin, the winner of last year's YMF Humanitarian Award, was recently named chairman of Foundation's board of directors.…
From News, posted 11.15.05
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