Straight from the homie Jamil over at BMI:
Gyant,
How are you? All is well here. We’re [BMI] sponsoring this songwriter/production contest for BMI-affiliated writers to get their song mastered by Grammy-winning engineer Ken “Duro” Ifill (Jay-Z, Kanye West). Any help getting the word out would be great. I know a lot of your readers are musicians and could benefit from the opportunity.
BMI PRESENTS: MIXED BY DURO
Six-Time Grammy Award-Winning Mix Engineer Ken ‘Duro’ Ifill
To Add Midas Touch to BMI Affiliate’s Song
Duro’s credits include Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Fabolous and
the #1 record “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys
WHO: Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), the U.S. performing right organization that represents more than 500,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers and more than 7.5 million works in all genres of music.
WHAT: BMI Presents: Mixed By Duro, a contest for BMI-affiliated songwriters/producers to submit a song for professional mixing by six-time Grammy Award-winning mix engineer Ken “Duro” Ifill. A BMI executive, using input from Duro, who is CEO of Desert Storm Records, will pick five top submissions and choose one winner, who will also receive a Lexicon MPX Native Reverb Plug-in. Song submissions must have a contributing BMI writer with at least 1/3 ownership of the work. For details on where to submit a song and rules of the contest, visit http://bit.ly/xFv7n9
WHEN: Deadline to submit a song is Tuesday, March 27; the winner will be announced Monday, April 9.
About BMI
Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in rights management, is an American performing rights organization that represents more than 500,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music and more than 7.5 million musical works. BMI has represented the most popular and beloved music from around the world for more than 70 years. The company provides licenses for businesses that perform music, and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to the musical creators and copyright owners it represents. Find out more at www.bmi.com, follow @BMI on Twitter and stay connected through Facebook.
Contact:
Jamil Walker – BMI jwalker@bmi.com
