Wednesday, August 27, 2008
BMI composers George Benson (guitarist), Jimmy Cobb (drummer), Lee Konitz (saxophonist) and Toots Thielemans (multi-instrumentalist) have been named recipients of the 2009 NEA Jazz Masters Award by the National Endowment for the Arts. The honorees…
Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 08/27 at 03:11 PM
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
The Durango Songwriter’s Expo will be held for the first time in Colorado Springs at the stunning Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Oct. 2-4. The Expo is one of the nation’s premier singer/songwriter events with workshops, listening…
Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 08/26 at 09:45 AM
Monday, August 18, 2008
So far, ASCAP’s Bill of Rights for Songwriters and Composers has garnered
nearly nine thousand signatures in support of the message that the rights
of songwriters need to be remembered and…
Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 08/18 at 03:14 PM
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
SESAC’s recently hosted their Songwriter’s Bootcamp, a no-cost symposium for artists and songwriters to be educated and enlightened with lectures and discussions by award-winning writers, producers and music supervisors. The event featured such high caliber…
Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 08/06 at 03:16 PM
Monday, July 28, 2008
SESAC has announced the signing of Carolina Rain’s lead singer/songwriter Rhean Boyer for representation. Boyer, who is currently in the studio with bandmates Jeremy Baxter and Marvin Evatt working on a new Carolina Rain CD…
Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 07/28 at 02:06 PM
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The ASCAP Foundation 2008 Lester Sill Songwriters Workshop is now accepting submissions. Geared toward advanced songwriters, the workshop will take place at ASCAP’s Los Angeles office beginning in October for a series of eight sessions.…
Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 07/22 at 02:01 PM
Monday, July 14, 2008
The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop is now accepting applications for its first year composer/lyricist class. The August 1, 2008 deadline is quickly approaching and applicants are asked to send in the requested materials…
Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 07/14 at 01:54 PM
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
The 9th BMI Foundation Jerry Harrington Awards for Creative Excellence were given at a ceremony held on June 9 at the BMI New York offices. These awards, funded by BMI Assistant Vice President and BMI…
Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 07/09 at 01:56 PM