BMI How I Wrote That Song event in West Hollywood Feb. 9

 BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations Catherine Brewton will moderate “How I Wrote That Song,” a panel event featuring GRAMMY-nominated hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion, GRAMMY-nominated songwriter/artist B.o.B, GRAMMY-nominated hip-hop icon Busta Rhymes, chart-topping songwriter/producer Benny Blanco, and hit songwriter Luke Laird; with more hit makers to be announced.

 

WHAT: BMI’s “How I Wrote That Song” panel discussion is an annual pre-Grammy weekend event that celebrates Grammy winners and nominees, and also serves as a platform for panelists to discuss the process of writing, producing and performing hit songs.

 

BMI’s “How I Wrote That Song” is open to members of the public, ages 15 years old and up. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day-of the panel. Tickets can be purchased at http://theroxyonsunset.com/.

 

WHERE: The Roxy

9009 West Sunset Boulevard

West Hollywood, CA 90069

Public parking is located across the street.

Media van parking upon request.

 

WHEN: Saturday, February 9, 2013.

Media check-in is at 10:30 a.m.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

Panel discussion will be held from 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

 

About the panelists:

 

SNOOP DOGG aka SNOOP LION (@SnoopDogg @SnoopLion) 

Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion is multi-platinum artist and entertainment icon. With over 20 years in the industry, Snoop’s ability to stay at the forefront of popular culture and new technology through hit records, brand partnerships, innovative digital strategies, philanthropy and more has resulted in unwavering relevance. 

Most recently, Snoop has been making headlines with his upcoming “Reincarnated” project and announcement of his new moniker, Snoop Lion - which has been the most controversial journey of a modern day icon. His spiritual awakening as Snoop Lion grew from his recent trip to Jamaica - where the Jamaican people and culture positively affected him. Snoop spent a significant amount of time in Jamaica recording his upcoming “Reincarnated” album, which was also documented with a film of the same name. An official selection of the critically acclaimed Toronto International Film Festival, the highly anticipated VICE Films/Snoopadelic Films release, “Reincarnated”, chronicles his illustrious career dating back to his beginnings and leading up to hisspiritual awakening as Snoop Lion.

B.o.B (@bobatl)       

Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia Bobby Ray aka B.o.B began writing lyrics at a young age.  B.o.B introduced himself to the world in 2006 with his mixtape "Cloud 9," and has since traveled the world, topped the charts and broken invisible barriers that the music world didn’t know existed. His sophomore album "Strange Clouds," garnered six Grammy nominations. His debut album "B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray" certified gold, while also capturing multi-platinum breakout hits including “Airplanes” featuring Haley Williams of Paramore and “Nothing On You” featuring Bruno Mars, which was nominated for “Record of The Year” at the 2010 Grammy Awards. In just six years, B.o.B has gone from earning stripes to having stripes by means of a national Adidas endorsement campaign, along with being recognized by every award show from the American Music Awards and Grammys, to the BET Awards and NAACP Image Awards.

http://www.bobatl.com/

 

BUSTA RHYMES (@BustaRhymes)

Busta Rhymes is an American rapper, producer, and actor from Brooklyn, NY. His name was given to him by Public Enemy’s Chuck D after NFL wide receiver George “Buster” Rhymes.  Busta Rhymes is best known for his fast paced rapping technique which has helped him garner 11 Grammy nominations over the years. Rhymes is best known for collaborating with a long list of top artist and producers including Linkin Park, Estelle, Asher Roth, Tiesto, Diplo, Eminem, Swizz Beatz, Mariah Carey, Mary J Blidge, P Diddy, and Kelis among countless others. Busta recently announced that he was working on his tenth studio album, alongside Canadian producer Boi-1da.

 

BENNY BLANCO (@itsBennyBlanco)

Benjamin "Benny Blanco" Levin, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter and record producer. With 14 number-one singles to his name, the 24-year-old producer and songwriter Benny Blanco has already made an indelible mark on the contemporary pop-music scene. A partial accounting of his hits includes smashes by Katy Perry ("California Gurls," "Teenage Dream"), Maroon 5 ("Moves Like Jagger," Payphone), Britney Spears ("Circus"), Taio Cruz ("Dynamite"), Ke$ha ("Tik Tok") and Gym Class Heroes (Stereo Hearts"). Recently, Benny worked on Ke$ha's "Die Young" and Rihanna's "Diamonds," both of which became number one records in late 2012. Blanco spends his time collaborating in the studio with such music heavyweights as Dr. Luke, Shellback, Ryan Tedder, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, Dan Wilson, Mike Posner, Max Martin, Sean Paul and Paul Epworth. 

 

LUKE LAIRD (@LukeLaird)

Luke Laird is an award-winning songwriter from Pennsylvania. Laird started his career in music as an assistant tour manager for Brooks & Dunn, honing his songwriting skills while on the road. Mentored by Nashville songwriter Bill Luther and publisher Chris Oglesby, Laird scored his first big placement with the song “Painless,” recorded by Lee Ann Womack. He has gone on to have ten number one singles including Carrie Underwood’s “So Small,” “Last Name,” “Temporary Home,” and Undo It;” Blake Shelton’s “Hillbilly Bone;” Sara Evan’s “A Little Bit Stronger;” and Rodney Atkin’s “Take a Back Road;” among others. In addition, Laird was named Songwriter of the Year at the 2012 BMI Country Awards, also winning the coveted Song of the Year award for “Take a Back Road.” A prolific and sought after writer, producer and collaborator, with more than 800 compositions to his credit, Laird’s songs have been on more than 20 million albums sold.