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Jan 31, 2011 BMI presented the newest installment of its Next Fresh Thing series on Wednesday, January 26 at the Viper Room in West Hollywood. HerStory (pictured) hosted the musically stacked evening, which featured performances from magnetic up-and-comers Ginette Claudette, i SQUARE, and Kevin McCall. View Photo

Jan 31, 2011 i SQUARE perform at BMI’s latest installment of its Next Fresh Thing showcase series, held January 26 at the Viper Room. View Photo

Jan 31, 2011 BMI’s Nicole Plantin, Kevin McCall, and ICM’s Caroline Yim pause for a photo at BMI’s latest installment of its Next Fresh Thing showcase series, held January 26 at the Viper Room. View Photo

Jan 28, 2011 BMI bluesman Seth Walker was the featured performer at the National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) winter board meeting, held January 26 in Palm Springs, California. Walker has opened for legends including Ray Charles and B.B. King, and was a favorite surprise guest during Raul Malo’s recent residency at Nashville’s Station Inn. Pictured after his performance are BMI’s Dan Spears, NRA President/CEO… View Photo

Jan 28, 2011 BMI is proud to welcome dj/remix master Antonio “Toy” Hernandez to its growing family of songwriters. Best know to his fans as Toy Selectah, he is co-founder of legendary group Control Machete and part of the Mad Decent camp. Mad Decent will release Selectah’s new EP, “Mex Machine,” soon. Pictured are BMI’s Delia Orjuela, Selectah, and BMI’s Marissa Lopez. View Photo

Jan 27, 2011 BMI singer/songwriters Fast Forward Romance performed during the January 25 OC Music Awards showcase in the Best Live Acoustic field of competition. Other performers included The Orange Effect, Brothers of the Castle, I Hate You Just Kidding, and Case Brothers. BMI’s Tavi Shabestari served as a panel judge, and the winner will be announced March 5 at the 10th Annual… View Photo

Jan 27, 2011 BMI band The Steelwells perform during the January 4 installment of the Orange County Music Awards showcase series. The 10th Annual OC Music Awards’ showcase series runs weekly January through February, culminating with the final awards ceremony on Saturday, March 5, 2011. View Photo

Jan 27, 2011 BMI singer/songwriters Headshine (pictured) delivered a strong set at the January 11 OC Music Awards showcase in the Best Live Acoustic field of competition. Other performers included Skee, Honeypie, Canvas, and Stacy Clark. The winner will be announced March 5 at the 10th Annual OC Music Awards ceremony. View Photo

Jan 27, 2011 Brett Dennen and Guster’s Luke Reynolds perform at BMI’s annual Snowball on Wednesday, January 26 during Sundance 2011 in Park City, Utah. View Photo

Jan 27, 2011 BMI’s Anne Cecere and Allen Stone enjoy BMI’s annual Snowball on Wednesday, January 26 during Sundance 2011 in Park City, Utah. View Photo