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February
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ASCAP
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LOVE
FEST
Pictured at ASCAP's 2nd Annual Brill West Love Fest
which brings together the songwriting community
in Los Angeles are: right photo, Jeff Silbar, Holly
Knight and Steve Kipner, whose collective works
offer a snapshot of pop music history from the last
few decades; below, Eman, Joey McIntyre, Narada
Michael Walden and Derek Bramble meeting and greeting;
and ,lower right, writer/artist Alejandro Lerner
with ASCAP's Brendan Okrent, Gabriela Benitez and
Charis Henry. Lerner held the winning ticket for
a Baby Taylor guitar (generously donated by Taylor
Guitars), which was raffled off to raise money for
the ASCAP Foundation.
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Vita Men
The infamous acrobatic team known as the Vita Brothers
are also a hip hop group named Soul Patrol. They
recently became ASCAP members and have a new album
in the works with platinum producer "Budda." Pictured,
(l-r), at the ASCAP L.A. office are Cousin Darnell,
Babatu, ASCAP's Charis Henry, Omari and Osei. |
Funk Brothers
Premiere
Pictured at the New York City premiere of the documentary
film Standing in the Shadows of Motown,
about the legendary Funk Brothers, at Lincoln Center
are (l-r) ASCAP's Keith Johnson, Jive Records' Jimmy
Maynes, Warner/ Chappell's Kamala Gordon, Octavia
Taylor, Esq. of Johan Powells office and ASCAP's
Kenny Ferracho. |
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Pictured at the 22nd Annual Black Entertainment
and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) conference
in Cancun, Mexico are: |
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Louise West, Esq., ASCAP's Kenny Ferracho
and Susan DePasse |
Johan Powell, Esq., Ferracho and EMI's Big John |
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Bonnie Berry, Esq., Merrill Lynch's Willie Miles
and ASCAP's Charis Henry at the BESLA Awards gala |
J. Martin of FUBU, Dedra Davis, Esq.,
Maury Winkler, Esq. and Ferracho |
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Spoken word artist Taalam Acey
at ASCAP's BESLA luncheon |
BESLA Chairman Darrell D. Miller, Susan DePasse,
Ferracho and BESLA President Joi Rideout |
Tupac
Amaru Shakur Foundation
Tupac Shakur's mother, Afeni Shakur, on behalf
of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation presented
a $15,000 check to Principal Susan Blackmon of
WH Knuckles Elementary School in Lumberton, North
Carolina. The presentation was made to coincide
with the James "Head" Lassiter Swing for Kids
Charity Golf Tournament in November, which is
also hosted by Shakur. Lumberton Mayor Ramond
B. Pennington was on hand to personally thank
Ms. Shakur for her efforts. Pictured, below left,
holding the check (l-r) are Shakur, Pennington
and Blackmon at the school. Also pictured, below
right, (l-r), are "Team A" at the ASCAP hole at
the golf tournament.
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Fine Romance
A special concert entitled "A Fine Romance: Celebrating
the Songs of Dorothy Fields" was presented on November
14th at New York City's Weill Recital Hall. Michael
Feinstein served as Artistic Director and the show
was produced by ASCAP's Michael Kerker. Performers
included Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical),
Carol Hall (Best Little Whorehouse in Texas),
Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie)
and special guest Kristin Chenoweth. Pictured backstage
(l-r) are Kerker, Chenoweth, Feinstein, Ahrens,
Hall, Tesori and ASCAP's Lisa Ganzenmuller. |
Alanis Morissette
ASCAP greeted Alanis Morissette backstage before
a recent show in support of her new CD Under
Rug Swept. Pictured (l-r) are ASCAP's Kim
Parker, ASCAP's Cindy Braun, Morissette, ASCAP's
Sascha Von Tiergarten and Shawn LeMone. |
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