Photo Archive
Mar 11, 2010
Members of the Board of Directors of the Country Music Association met with policymakers during their recent board meeting in Washington to learn about current legislative and regulatory issues. Board members also shared individual views formed by their respective roles in the country music industry. Pictured are CMA Board Member and BMI Vice President, Writer Publisher Relations Jody Williams, BMI; CMA Board President-Elect Gary Overton; CMA Board Members Tim Wipperman and Joel Katz; U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch; and CMA Board Members Victoria Shaw, Barry Coburn, Bob DiPiero and Pat Collins. 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 win; BMI’s Anne Cecere; composer Maury Yeston, whose song “Take It All” from Nine was nominated for Original Song; and BMI’s Alison Smith. 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
To celebrate the Non-Commissioned Officers’ recent Road to Bonnaroo win, BMI treated the band to lunch at Nashville hotspot Lime on Wednesday, March 10. The group, known as the “Non-Coms” to their growing fanbase, secured the one of four Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival slots up for grabs during the first installment of the 2010 Road to Bonnaroo competition, held Monday, February 22. The three remaining slots will go to the winners of the three remaining contests, slated for March 22, April 19 and May 17 at the Mercy Lounge. Pictured are (back row) The Non-Commissioned Officers’ Adam Gold and BMI’s Mark Mason; (middle row) The Non-Commissioned Officers’ Buddy Hughen, Aaron Irons, and Jonathan Brock; (front row) The Non-Commissioned Officers’ Eric and Jordan Lehning. 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 and Tracie Verlinde. View Photo
Mar 11, 2010
BMI hosted a “Lunch and Listen” songwriting workshop in Atlanta during which writers and artists tapped from an array of genres, from pop and country to r&b and hip-hop, mingled and performed. Held over the weekend March 5 and 6, the event also laid the groundwork for future collaborations, as participants paired up and made plans to co-write together. Pictured at the workshop are (back row) singer/songwriter Michael Tolcher, BMI’s Catherine Brewton, singer/songwriters Billy Falcon and Selau, Colton Entertainment’s Doug Colton, and BMI’s David Claassen; (front row) BMI’s Byron Wright, rapper/singer/songwriter/producer Novel and singer/songwriter Elisha Hoffman. View Photo
Mar 09, 2010
BMI’s Clay Bradley presents the traditional BMI signature Takamine guitar to Ashley Monroe in honor of her very first #1. View Photo
Mar 09, 2010
Reynsong Publishing’s Ree Guyer Buchanan presents a trophy to producer Michael Knox during the party celebrating the chart-topping success of “The Truth,” held March 8 at BMI in Nashville. View Photo
Mar 09, 2010
Co-writer Ashley Monroe expresses her gratitude after earning her first chart-topper. View Photo
