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Apr 29, 2010 BMI’s April 22 installment of DRINKSHOP Live! at the downtown Atlanta W hotel featured lively performances by local acts Mat Musto, All Get Out, and Rocketboys. Pictured are Rocketboys’ Daniel Wheeler and Alex Bhore; BMI’s Byron Wright; Rocketboys’ Brandon Kinner, Josh Campbell, and Justin Wiseman; and BMI’s Liz Vangraafeiland. View Photo

Apr 28, 2010 Nicoya took top prize at the 13th Annual Unsigned Urban Showcase, staged April 20 in Atlanta. Along with the three other finalists Tra Squad, Miss Mykie, and Terrell Howard, Nicoya edged out over 700 competitors to win a spot on a bill hosted by DJ drama and featuring Drake, Travis Porter, and Lloyd, and was then voted the night’s most… View Photo

Apr 28, 2010 Acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Phil Madeira recently made the switch to BMI. Madeira has had songs recorded by Toby Keith, Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and many others, while the lengthy list of musicians with whom Madeira has performed includes Buddy Miller, Solomon Burke, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, and Patty Griffin. Pictured are Phil Madeira… View Photo

Apr 28, 2010 On April 12, BMI took 2006 BMI Country Songwriter of the Year Vicky McGehee to dinner to celebrate a number of her songs achieving over a million performances each. The list of McGehee’s hits that have been heard over a million times includes Toby Keith’s “God Love Her”; Faith Hill’s “Like We Never Loved At All”; Gretchen Wilson’s “When I… View Photo

Apr 26, 2010 BMI composer Charles Sydnor recently completed the composition and recording of an orchestral tone poem entitled “Aeschylus.” Sydnor recorded the piece with a 51-piece orchestra at East West Studios, the historic site of United Western Studio 1. Pictured at the recording session are BMI’s Anne Cecere and Sydnor. Learn more about his work at charlessydnor.com. View Photo

Apr 26, 2010 Doreen Ringer Ross, BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations, served as an advisor during the recent IFP Rough Cut Documentary Lab in New York. Ringer Ross was joined as an advisor by composer T. Griffin, who is also a Sundance Composers Lab alumnus. Pictured at the lab are Griffin, IFP Program Manager Rose Vincelli, Ringer Ross and Milton Tabbot, Senior Director… View Photo

Apr 23, 2010 Pictured at the 2010 BMI Christian Awards on April 20 are Leslie Roberts, BMI Associate Director, Writer/Publisher Relations; artist/songwriter Phillip LaRue, co-writer of the Dove Awards Song of the Year “By Your Side”; Beth Mason, BMI Director, Writer/Publisher Relations; and Kristi Brazell, Publishing Coordinator, Maxx Music Publishing. View Photo

Apr 23, 2010 BMI hosted Music 101 – Songwriting at Georgia State University’s alumni hall on Friday, April 16. The panel was designed to give aspiring songwriters the opportunity to learn from established artists through both a discussion led by BMI’s Catherine Brewton and an in-depth Q&A session. Pictured are BMI’s Catherine Brewton, songwriter/producer Jazze Pha, artist/songwriter Sean Garrett, artist/songwriter Jonathan Nelson, N.A.R.S./Jive… View Photo

Apr 22, 2010 Trances Arc perform at BMI’s showcase at Vinyl on April 1. View Photo

Apr 22, 2010 On April 1, BMI and 99x Locals Only co-hosted a showcase at Atlanta’s Vinyl featuring a hand-picked selection of the southeast’s up-and-coming rock bands: Andy Lehman & the Night Moves, The Orkids, The Falcon Lords, and Trances Arc were tapped to perform on the quarterly showcase. Pictured are Trances Arc’s Michael Dorio, Daniel Silvestri, and Eric Toledo; BMI’s Dave Claassen;… View Photo