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George Clinton to Become BMI Icon at Urban Music Awards

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Ceremony Slated for Sept. 10 in New York Funk originator George Clinton will be named a BMI Icon at the organization’s annual Urban Awards ceremony Thursday, September 10. Staged at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, New York City, the event will also salute the world’s premier r&b, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers by celebrating…


From News, posted 7.28.09

Brian Howes

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As a singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer, Brian Howes is an artist whose career knows few limits. He has been the frontman for the Canadian bands DDT and Closure, written songs that have been covered by artists around the globe, and produced such acts as Hedley, Hinder, Skillet, Faber Drive and Puddle of Mudd. Such musicality and versatility is likely genetic, or at least reflected by his…


From MusicWorld, posted 2.17.08

BMI & Los Angeles Times Announce 2nd Annual ‘How I Wrote The Song’ Panel

Marquee Lineup Includes Rodney Jerkins, Chris Daughtry, Mos Def, Ben Moody, Polow Da Don, Anthony Hamilton and Brian Howes BMI will pair with the Los Angeles Times to present the second annual “How I Wrote the Song” panel Saturday, February 9, from 1p.m. until 3p.m., at the Key Club…


From News, posted 2.03.08

Documentary Chronicles Public Enemy’s Legacy

BMI and the New York Chapter of the Recording Academy sponsored a screening of the documentary Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome, December 21, 2007 at the Directors Guild Theater. Following the screening, Charlie Feldman, BMI Vice President of Writer/Publisher Relations, New York, moderated a Q&A session, which featured producer Walter Leaphart, and Professor Griff and Chuck D of Public Enemy. The documentary chronicles Public Enemy’s influential…


From News, posted 1.28.08

‘BMI Presents’ Public Enemy, Ozomotli & X-Clan at SXSW

BMI will present musical icons Public Enemy, bilingual rockers Ozomatli and legendary rap group X-Clan on Friday, March 16 at the Town Lake Stage during the SXSW Music Festival being held in Austin, Texas, March 14-18. X-Clan will kick off the show at 5:45 p.m. and then hand the mic off to Ozomatli at 6:30 p.m. to keep the evening rolling. Public Enemy will close the night,…


From News, posted 2.26.07

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