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Key West Songwriters Festival Slated for April 29 – May 3
The 14th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival will invade the venues of its paradisiacal namesake April 29 through May 3, 2009, offering eclectic show lineups that introduce crowds to the faces, voices and stories behind the songs. The festival features more than 100 top songwriters and revolves around five days and nights of more than 20 free concerts, staged at an array of the island’s most popular drinking holes and…
From News, posted 2.05.09
Special Guest John Oates Strums at “Songwriters Circle”
BMI joined The New York Songwriters Circle on March 3 to present “Nashville Night,” with special guest John Oates at The Bitter End. Oates, along with a diverse line-up of songwriters including Kylie Sackley, Jeff Cohen and Hugh Prestwood, performed acoustic interpretations of their songs to a standing-room-only crowd. Shown are…
From News, posted 3.18.08
Cohen Connects at FAB Function
This year’s Florida Association of Broadcasters’ Convention in Palm Beach featured a performance by BMI songwriter Jeff Cohen, who played many of his top radio and television hits, as well as telling stories about how some of the tunes were written.
From News, posted 6.27.07
2007 John Lennon Scholarship Winners Announced
Emily Shackelton, a 21-year-old Berklee College of Music student, has won first place and a $10,000 scholarship for her song, "Goodbye," in the 10th Annual John Lennon Scholarship competition. Recognizing the best and brightest young songwriters between the ages of 15 and 24, the scholarships were announced by Ralph N. Jackson, President of the BMI Foundation, Inc. Listen to the winning songs: Goodbye…
From News, posted 5.03.07
Songwriters Gather at NY Acoustic Lounge
The BMI New York office presented its monthly Acoustic Lounge showcase at the Living Room recently, with a stellar "in the round" performance by songwriters Boots, Chris Barron of Spin Doctors fame and Jeff Cohen. Cohen, a former BMI executive, has written a number of BMI Award-winning songs, including the Evan and Jaron smash, "Crazy For This Girl,"…
From News, posted 6.21.06
Nashville Tunesmith Cliff Goldmacher Brings Songwriter Workshop to BMI LA
Veteran Nashville songwriter Cliff Goldmacher will be teaching a singer/songwriter workshop on Wednesday, October 26 at BMI Los Angeles. The workshop, being held from 7pm to 9pm at the performing rights organization's offices located at 8730 Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood, is free and open to participants on an advanced registration basis. Space is limited; participants can request admission by emailing LARSVP@bmi.com. The workshop is…
From News, posted 9.13.05
TV Execs Tune In To Special BMI Performance
For the 10th consecutive year, performing rights organization BMI was a sponsor of the NAB 100 Plus Small Market Television annual conference held recently in Phoenix. The sponsorship included a special performance by BMI singer/songwriter Jeff Cohen on September 10 during a poolside dinner for the 200 conference attendees. Cohen performed some of his hit songs, including the Evan and Jaron smash "Crazy For This Girl,"…
From News, posted 9.16.04
BMI Sponsors Kaua`i Music Festival
BMI was a proud sponsor of the 1st annual Kaua`i Music Festival, a four-day celebration of the art of songwriting. The Festival, which took place June 1-4 on the island of Kaua`i in Hawaii, gave aspiring songwriters the opportunity to learn and improve their craft under the tutelage of some of the best songwriters in the world. The multi-faceted event featured seminar style instruction for small groups of songwriters in…
From News, posted 6.16.03
Bottom Line for Jesse Harris and The Ferdinandos
BMI songwriter Jesse Harris and his band The Ferdinandos recently headlined a spectacular show at New York's famous Bottom Line. Harris, who penned the Norah Jones hit "Don't Know Why," earned his first Grammy Award at the 45th annual ceremony held in New York City on February 23. The song, from the 23-year-old jazz-pop vocalist's multi-platinum debut album, Come Away With Me, earned the…
From News, posted 4.29.03
Kauai Music Festival Adds Grammy Winner Jesse Harris
Grammy winner Jesse Harris has joined the staff of the Kauai Music Festival, set for June 1-4 in Kauai, Hawaii. Harris received 2003 Grammy Song of the Year honors for "Don’t Know Why," recorded by five-time Grammy winner Norah Jones on her multi-platinum project Come Away with Me. In addition to "Don't Know Why," the CD -- named…
From News, posted 3.24.03
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