BMI Songwriter Workshop Review

Recently BMI posted a series of videos onto their newsfeed, of a songwriter workshop held in Atlanta, GA, moderated by BMI executive Byron Wright. Hit making songwriters India Shawn of Full Circle, Shama “Sak Pase” Joseph of the Jugganauts, Reo of the Sound Killers and Kief Brown of The Building, were the panelist educating their listeners on various topics of songwriting. Some of the topics discussed were:

·      Working With Limited Means

·      Taking Less Credit Than You Deserve

·      Pitching A Song

The workshop was great for not only the beginning songwriter, but for any songwriters in the industry to serve as a reminder of the mental and psychological state you need to be in as we take our crafts to the next level.

Getting Your Songs Played Nationwide on iHeartRadio Not Such A Long Stretch

Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio added new stations to its selection.  Here is what’s so big about this addition; the stations that they added are all college campus stations. 

14 of some of the countries well known universities will take their local radio appeal to the entire nation. Clear Channel’s CEO John Hogan told Billboard that those 14 universities are just the first selection and that they will be looking for more colleges to participate in the near future

For those who may not know, iHeartRadio is an Internet radio company that gives access to stations around the nation, including a variety of genres to its subscribers for free.

What does this mean for the unknown artist or the little guy trying to make it to the big leagues?