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GRAMMY WINNERS AND NOMINEES TAKE CENTER STAGE AT BMI’S ‘HOW I WROTE THAT SONG’ PANEL S P O N S O R E D
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, BRAND X & LEVI’S® U.S. performing right organization BMI presented a Grammy-infused version of its acclaimed “How I Wrote That Song” panel discussion series on Saturday, January 30 at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. Sponsored by the Los Angeles Times, Brand X, and Levi’s, the discussion featured insight from Grammy Award-winning rapper and songwriter Common; multiple Grammynominated singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat; multiple Grammy-winning rapper and songwriter Nas; multiple Grammy-winning producer Sebastian Krys; 2010 Best New Artist Grammy-nominee Zac Brown of the Zac Brown Band; and super film and music producer Salaam Remi. BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations Catherine Brewton and the Times Pop Music Critic Ann Powers moderated the conversation, which focused on the composing processes of the panelists, whose hits include “The People,” “Testify,” “Bubbly,” “It Ain’t Hard to Tell,” “Hate Me Now,” “Chicken Fried,” “Toes,” and more. PHOTOS BY MARK SULLIVAN/WIREIMAGE
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(top row l-r) are: BMI Associate Director, Writer-Publisher Relations, Nicole Plantin; BMI Senior Vice President, Writer-Publisher Relations, Phillip R. Graham; rapper/songwriter Common; singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat; best new artist nominee musician Zac Brown of The Zac Brown Band; BMI Vice President, Writer-Publisher Relations Atlanta, Catherine Brewton, music producer, Sebastian Krys; BMI Vice President, Writer-Publisher Relations, New York; BMI Senior Director, Writer-Publisher Relations, New York Wardell Malloy. Pictured (bottom row l-r) BMI Vice President, Writer-Publisher Relations, Nashville, Jody Williams; Los Angeles Times Pop Music critic Ann Powers; BMI Vice President, Writer-Publisher Relations, Los Angeles Barbara Cane; BMI Assistant Vice President, Writer Publisher Relations, Latin Music, Delia Orjuela and rapper/songwriter NAS attend the BMI “How I Wrote That Song” panel discussion at House of Blues Sunset Strip.
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Common and Colbie Caillat talk shop.
Pictured (l-r) are: BMI Senior Vice President WriterPublisher Relations Phillip R. Graham, artist/songwriter Tanvi Shah and Senior Vice President Performing Rights Allison.
The How I Wrote That Song” panelists
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and Salaam Remi chop it up.
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