April 7, 2014

Crespo, Tapia, Oscarcito, Gómez, Magán and The Julcas To Headline BMI’s ‘How I Wrote That Song’ Panel at 2014 Billboard Conference

Media Alert

WHO:

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, is set to present its “How I Wrote That Song®” panel at the 2014 Billboard Latin Music Conference in Miami. The panel will be moderated by BMI Vice President, Latin Music, Delia Orjuela. Confirmed panelists include:

• GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Award-winning artist and celebrated wordsmith Elvis Crespo
• Multifaceted hit-making songwriter and chart-topping recording artist Roberto Tapia
• Award-winning and supremely talented singer, music producer and scribe Oscarcito
• Charismatic artist and songwriting veteran Guianko Gómez
• Chart-topping artist, songwriting and production duo the Julca Brothers
• Super talented producer, DJ, composer, lyricist and vocalist Juan Magán

WHAT:

BMI’s “How I Wrote That Song®” panel is an annual pre-Latin Billboard Awards & Conference event that serves as a platform to discuss the process of writing, producing and performing hit songs. Among other topics, the discussion will also explore establishing career longevity and determining today’s Latin charts. The panel has historically featured an array of music’s top-tier talent.

WHEN:

• Wednesday, April 23
• Panel discussion
• 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

WHERE:

JW Marriott Marquis,
255 Biscayne Blvd. Way
19th Floor Corporate Lounge Level
Miami, FL 33131

Visit http://www.billboardevents.com/latin/ for further details.

About BMI:

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) is a global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in more than 8.5 million musical works created and owned by more than 600,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. The Company negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music. Today, the musical compositions in BMI’s repertoire, from chart-toppers to perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among the most-performed hits of the year. For additional information and the latest BMI news, visit http://www.bmi.com, follow us on Twitter @BMI or stay connected through Broadcast Music, Inc.’s Facebook page.

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MEDIA CONTACT

Marlene Meraz / BMI
310.289.6325; .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)