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Mar 21, 2011 BMI's Brandon Haas (far left) and Tavi Shabestari (far right) pose for a photo with Bright Light Bright Light at BMI's SXSW 2011 St. Patrick's Day Showcase on March 17 at The Ghost Room in Austin. View Photo

Mar 21, 2011 Hayes Carll, Ron Sexsmith and Hazel Dickens participate in BMI’s “Songwriters Explain Everything” panel, held Thursday, March 17 during SXSW 2011. View Photo

Mar 21, 2011 Hazel Dickens shows folks how it’s done at BMI’s “Songwriters Explain Everything” panel, held Thursday, March 17 during SXSW 2011. View Photo

Mar 21, 2011 Ron Sexsmith performs one of his carefully crafted jewels at BMI’s “Songwriters Explain Everything” panel, held Thursday, March 17 during SXSW 2011. View Photo

Mar 21, 2011 Hayes Carll illustrates a point during BMI’s “Songwriters Explain Everything” panel, held Thursday, March 17 during SXSW 2011. View Photo

Mar 21, 2011 Esteemed songwriter/storyteller Hazel Dickens participates in BMI’s “Songwriters Explain Everything” panel, held Thursday, March 17 during SXSW 2011. View Photo

Mar 21, 2011 BMI's Jody Williams and songwriters Hayes Carll, Hazel Dickens, and Ron Sexsmith gather for a photo before their SXSW 2011 panel on March 17. Moderated by Williams, the “Songwriters Explain Everything” panel focused on the components of a great song, which, while easy to describe, remain intrinsically mysterious. View Photo

Mar 21, 2011 Midnight Riot performs at the Express Rocks! Music Lounge at Cedar Door during SXSW 2011. The band won KTBC/Fox TV Austin’s 2011 “My Band Rocks Fox” competition. View Photo

Mar 21, 2011 Sports industries consultant Diarmuid Quinn, the NHL’s Charles Coplin, BMI's Hanna Pantle, Dallas Mavericks and HD.net Owner Mark Cuban, and retired New York Yankees All-Star outfielder and musician Bernie William conduct the “Who’s The Rockstar? Sports as Entertainment and How Music Fits In” panel on March 17 during SXSW 2011 in Austin. View Photo

Mar 21, 2011 Retired New York Yankees All-Star outfielder and musician Bernie Williams and publicist Jill McGuckin prep for the “Who’s The Rockstar? Sports as Entertainment and How Music Fits In” panel, held March 17 during SXSW. View Photo