Industry Ink: BMI, The MLC, Tyler Childers, Tori Martin
BMI Spark Adds Cubase, Fender, Merch Cat, Muso.AI & More
BMI Spark, the portal which launched earlier this year featuring exclusive discounts, special offers and resources for BMI songwriters and composers, has added Cubase and Dorico by Steinberg, Fourthwall, Hyperwknd, MusiCares®, Merch Cat, Muso.AI, Orchestral Tools, Shure, and Fender, with offers on Fender.com, Fender Play and PreSonus. In addition, due to the program’s success, three existing partners, Disc Makers, RoEx and RootNote, have expanded their offerings, resulting in more savings for BMI affiliates.
“We’re thrilled with the overwhelming positive response that Spark has received from our songwriters and composers, as well as the partners and companies who want to be part of what we are building,” says Jess Robertson, Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships & Industry Research, BMI. “We’re looking forward to introducing this new group to our BMI family and continuing our work to ensure music creators get the support they need to keep growing and developing while doing what they love.”
MLC Hosts Creator Event With Prophet & Tammy Hurt
Pictured (L–R): The MLC’s Kayla Ott, Ellen Truley, and Jamie Dominguez; entertainment executive, entrepreneur, and drummer Tammy Hurt; and Prophet, Co-Founder, President & CEO of the Black Music Action Coalition.
The MLC hosted a creator event in Atlanta on Wednesday night (Sept. 24) with Prophet, Co-Founder, President & CEO of the Black Music Action Coalition, and Tammy Hurt, entertainment executive, entrepreneur and drummer, to discuss the importance of songwriters understanding their rights, collecting all streaming royalties and managing the business side of their careers.
Tyler Childers Launches Reading Club
Tyler Childers. Photo: Sam Waxman
Tyler Childers is launching the Hickman Holler Reading Club in partnership with Libby. Each month, Childers will select a book for fans, starting with Jack Kerouac’s On the Road.
Pop-up libraries will be set up at select tour stops, including Nashville from Oct. 10- 11, allowing attendees to sign up for library cards, explore local resources and enter for the chance to win signed books from Childers.
LuckySky Music & Tori Martin Celebrate Third No. 1
Bill DiLuigi (LuckySky Music), Jason Engelman (LuckySky Music), Tori Martin, Kirsti Manna (LuckySky Music), Bill Warner (LuckySky Music) and J4 (LuckySky Music).
LuckySky Music celebrates their third No. 1 song with Tori Martin. Martin’s “Cowgirls Ride,” produced by Bill Warner and written by Bill Diluigi, Kirsti Manna and Martin, has topped the Texas Regional Radio Report.
