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One of the great breakthroughs of the early magnetic tape era was the ability to activate the record function independent of the playback head, thereby allowing performers to isolate and repair intermittent mistakes, rather than starting all over from the top.

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Earlier this summer, legendary Latin Jazz trumpeter Charlie Sepúlveda was honored during the 69th Annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City. In keeping with the theme of this year’s event, “Somos Más Que 100x35,” celebrating the extraordinary global contributions of Puerto Ricans, Sepúlveda was given a lifetime achievement award in recognition of his creative impact and timeless music. That same week, he visited BMI’s New York office to discuss his remarkable journey.

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When a good new song idea emerges, naturally the inclination is to get tracking as fast as possible. But while spontaneity certainly has its merits, taking the time to properly prep for the session is at least as important. These steps include tuning (or changing) guitar strings, testing drum heads, eliminating chair squeaks, ticking clocks and other mechanical noises, plus incorporating a regimen of vocal warm-ups, and above all thoroughly rehearsing the material beforehand.

BMI is building a new Licensing Center to better serve you, and we'll be migrating all businesses to the new platform on a rolling basis. In the meantime, please select your business type below to access your account. Have you received an invite to the new Licensing Center? Login to BMI Community Trouble logging in? Call (800) 925-8451

BMI is building a new Licensing Center to better serve you, and we'll be migrating all businesses to the new platform on a rolling basis. In the meantime, please select your business type below to access your account. Have you received an invite to the new Licensing Center? Login to BMI Community Trouble logging in? Call (800) 925-8451

BMI is building a new Licensing Center to better serve you, and we'll be migrating all businesses to the new platform on a rolling basis. In the meantime, please select your business type below to access your account. Have you received an invite to the new Licensing Center? Login to BMI Community Trouble logging in? Call (800) 925-8451

BMI is building a new Licensing Center to better serve you, and we'll be migrating all businesses to the new platform on a rolling basis. In the meantime, please select your business type below to access your account. Have you received an invite to the new Licensing Center? Login to BMI Community Trouble logging in? Call (800) 925-8451

BMI is proud to support Song Arts Academy’s 6-week Songwriters Workshop starting Monday, July 27, in person and on Zoom. Songwriters will acquire innovative writing skills using SAA’s “Advanced Song Craft” and re-writing tools designed to unmask the creative codes driving today’s hit songs. Members will write and rewrite five original songs during the Workshop using our momentum strategies and a host of advanced songwriting tools designed to accelerate writers’ melodic and lyrical skills.