In Pictures: BMI At Sixth Annual Island Hopper Songwriters Festival
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) recently sponsored the sixth annual Island Hopper Songwriters Festival presented by the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau and co-sponsored by iHeartMedia.
More than 70 BMI songwriters performed during the 10-day festival, which spanned across venues in Fort Myers Beach and Downtown Fort Myers as well as Captiva Island. Performers included Gone West, Jerrod Niemann, Kristian Bush, Rodney Atkins, Ryan Hurd, Bobby Tomberlin, Brandon Kinney, Clint Daniels, Danny Myrick, Even Stevens, recent Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Kostas, Katie Lyon, Wynn Varble, Sarah Peacock, Stephanie Quayle, Striking Matches, Robert Counts, and more.
The festival spotlights the craftsmanship of songwriting, while boosting the local economy by bringing locals and tourists into the hotels and restaurants (particularly BMI-licensed businesses); this year’s attendance (based on venue capacity) increased by 16% over 2018.
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