Doreen Ringer-Ross News

BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), the global leader in rights management, is proud to present legendary film composer John Williams with a special award bearing his name in recognition of his incomparable status as one of the greatest film and television composers of our time. The John Williams Award will be presented for the first time at the 34th annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards on Wednesday, May 9th at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.  The private black-tie event will be hosted by BMI President and CEO Mike O'Neilland BMI Vice President Creative - Film, TV & Visual Media Doreen Ringer-Ross.

For the 10th Anniversary of Hollywood in Vienna, the annual gala of film music, the creator and producer Sandra Tomek spared no efforts and will present an extraordinary event with uniquely different artists. The highlight of the jubilee week will be the Red Carpet Gala in the Vienna Concert Hall (Wiener Konzertaus) and the presentation of the"Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award" to Danny Elfman by the City of Vienna.

Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound today announced the composers and directors selected for the Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs, which return to the legendary Skywalker Sound Facilities for the fifth year.

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, is proud to continue its support of the Sundance Institute Film Music Program, which collaborates each year with Skywalker Sound to host the Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Sound.

Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound today announced the composers and directors selected for the Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs, which return to the legendary Skywalker Sound Facilities for the fifth year.

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), the global leader in music rights management, held the 2017 Film, TV & Visual Media Awards last night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), the global leader in music rights management, will present the BMI Icon Award for outstanding career achievement to celebrated composer Alan Silvestri at the company's 2017 Film, TV & Visual Media Awards.

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) and Sundance Institute have announced the line-up for the 19th annual Composer/Director Roundtable and 15th annual Snowball during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

 Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) the global leader in music rights management is proud to announce that BMI Vice President of Film, TV & Visual Media Relations, Doreen Ringer-Ross, composers Lolita Ritmanis, and Miriam Cutler will present its annual music scholarship at Berklee College of Music on November 14. The BMI sponsored scholarship will go to a film scoring student selected by the department on the basis of their demonstrated musical ability and potential for career success in film scoring. The scholarship presentation will include a luncheon for special guests and members of the media.

Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound today announced the composers and directors selected for the Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Sound .

James Newton Howard received BMI's Icon Award, which is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music.

Award-winning pianist and composer Peter Manning Robinson enthralled audiences with a stunning aural and visual art experience at his THE REFRACTOR PIANO CONCERT on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Santa Monica's Bergamot Station. BroadwayWorld has photos from the concert below!

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), the global leader in music rights management, will present the BMI Icon Award for outstanding career achievement to prolific composer James Newton Howard at the Company's 2016 Film & Television Awards.

 Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, is proud to continue its support for the Sundance Institute Film Music Program, which collaborates with Skywalker Sound to host the Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Sound. Its first 2015 session of the Lab, which begins July 7 at Skywalker Ranch, provides an opportunity for composers and directors to explore the collaborative process of writing music for feature film and is a joint venture of the Institute's Film Music Program and Feature Film Program.

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), the global leader in music rights management, will present the BMI Icon Award for outstanding career achievement to prolific composer Alexandre Desplat at the organization's 2015 Film & Television Awards.

This coming Monday and every Monday through June 2 Knitting Factory Entertainment presents premier Afrobeat exponents Chop and Quench in residency at Knitting Factory Brooklyn. I would love to extend an invitation to you to come see the show.

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, will continue its support for Sundance Institute, which is collaborating with the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills to present two events exploring the role of music in film: Composers Lab: LA On Stage with world-renowned BMI composer Harry Gregson-Williams on Sunday, March 30, at 2:00pm; and Composers Lab: LA today, April 12, for composers working in film and television. Composers Lab: LA is supported by BMI and will include a discussion on career development led by BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations.

BMI will present the Richard Kirk Award for outstanding career achievement to prolific composer Mychael Danna at the organization's 2014 Film & Television Awards.

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, is proud to continue its support for Sundance Institute, which is collaborating with theWallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills to present two events exploring the role of music in film: Composers Lab: LA On Stage with world-renowned BMI composer Harry Gregson-Williams on Sunday, March 30, at 2:00pm; and Composers Lab: LA on Saturday, April 12, for composers working in film and television. Composers Lab: LA is supported by BMI and will include a discussion on career development led by BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations.

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and the Sundance Institute Film Music Program are collaborating to present two events exploring the role of music in film: ComposersLab: LA On Stage with world-renowned composer Harry Gregson-Williams on Sunday, March 30 at 2:00pm; and ComposersLab: LA on Saturday, April 12 for composers working in film and television. Both programs will provide an intimate, behind-the-scenes look into the creative process of a film composer.