Photo Friday (4/27/12)

SESAC Hosts Music Supervisors Panel at Film Festival
SESAC hosted “Music Supervisors 101: The Basics Of Song Placement” during the Nashville Film Festival. The panel offered insight and advice from successful music supervisors Evyen Klean (Hemingway & Gellhorn, Game Change), Tricia Holloway (Middle Men, Honey 2), P.J. Bloom (Glee, American Horror Story), Jo Jo Villanueva (American Reunion, Arthur), Jenee DeAngelis (Cold Case, Breaking Pointe) and Michael Freeman (Music Producer/Ogilvy & Mather). Jim Scherer, President of Whizbang Inc., moderated.

Pictured (back row L-R): SESAC’s Tim Fink, Michael Freeman, Evyen Klean, PJ Bloom, SESAC’s Shannan Hatch, Jim Scherer. (front row L-R): Nashville Film Festival’s Stacey Widelitz, Jo Jo Villanueva, Tricia Holloway, Jenee DeAngelis and Nashville Film Festival’s Tyler Middleton. Photo: Peyton Hoge

Rachele Lynae Visits CMA
Momentum Label Group artist Rachele Lynae stopped by the CMA offices this week to treat the staff to barbeque and share new music including current single “Party ‘Til the Cows Come Home.” Momentum is headed by CEO Jamie O’Neal.

(L-R): Momentum Label Group Radio Strategist, John Ettinger; CMA Sr. VP of Marketing & Communications, Sheri Warnke; CMA Chief Executive Officer, Steve Moore; Rachele Lynae; Momentum Label Group Chief Executive Officer, Jamie O'Neal; Momentuam Label Group GM, Jimmy Murphy; and CMA Sr. Coordinator of Member Relations & Services, Betsy Walker. Photo: Christian Bottorff

BMG Chrysalis Debuts Concert Series With Carly Simon
Carly Simon performed an intimate concert at BMG Chrysalis’ Los Angeles space; the first in a new showcase series featuring the music right’s company’s top songwriters. Simon offered her beloved classics including “You’re So Vain” and “Anticipation,” as well as new songs such as “I Can’t Thank You Enough.” The following evening, Simon was honored with the Founders Award at ASCAP’s Annual Pop Awards for her four-decade career.

Pictured (L-R): Richard Blackstone, Exec. VP, Creative and Business Development, BMG Chrysalis NA; Laurent Hubert, Pres., Creative and Marketing, BMG Chrysalis NA; Debra A. White; Carly Simon; David Hirshland, Exec. VP, Client Services, BMG Chrysalis NA; Hartwig Masuch, CEO, BMG Rights Management; Larry Ciancia, Manager; Wendy Griffiths, Sr. VP, Marketing, BMG Chrysalis NA