BMI presents pre-Grammy ‘How I Wrote That Song’ panel with top hitmakers

BMI’s annual ‘How I Wrote that Song’ panel reveals the stories behind some of today’s biggest hits featuring songwriters Liz Rose, Stevie J, Jerry Wonder and Bilal ‘The Chef’ Hajji with more special guests to be announced. The Grammy-infused event will be held February 13th at The Roxy on world famous Sunset Strip.

Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, is set to present its GRAMMY-infused How I Wrote That Song® panel moderated by BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations Catherine Brewton.

Invited panelists include:

GRAMMY-winning Country songwriter Liz Rose
Hitmaker and songwriter Bilal ‘The Chef’ Hajji
GRAMMY-winning super-producer Jerry ‘Wonda’ Duplessiss
GRAMMY Award-winning producer and TV personality Stevie J
and more special guests to be announced.

BMI’s How I Wrote That Song ® is an annual pre-GRAMMY weekend event that celebrates GRAMMY winners and nominees, and serves as a platform for panelists to discuss the process of writing, producing and performing hit songs. Previous panelists have included Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Nas, will.i.am, RedOne, Zac Brown, Cee Lo Green, B.o.B, Kara DioGuardi, Seal, Luke Laird, Claude Kelly, John Legend, Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Wilson, Alex Da Kid, Dallas Davidson, Common, Colbie Caillat, Linda Perry, Salaam Remi, Rev Run, RZA, The Madden Brothers and more.

Check out some of the 2015 panel highlights below!

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ABOUT THE PANELISTS:

Liz Rose (@lizrose)-Rose has worked with many of country music’s finest artists including Tim McGraw, Hunter Hayes, and Taylor Swift. Already a GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter for her work with Swift, this year Liz Rose has done it again with a nomination for “Song of The Year” for her megahit, “Girl Crush” performed by Country superstars Big Little Town.

Stevie J (@hitmansteviej)– Stevie J is a three-time GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter and producer best known as one of The Hitmen from Bad Boy Entertainment. At their peak, The Hitmen dominated R&B and Hip-Hop in the 90’s, working with P. Diddy, Notorious B.I.G, Mariah Carey, Faith Evans, and more. Now a TV personality on VH1’s Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, Stevie J still produces music for artists like Snoop Dogg and Faith Evans.

Jerry ‘Wonda’ Duplessis (@princewonda) – Over the course of his 22-year career as a producer, Jerry ‘Wonda’ has worked with the best of the best including Michael Jackson, Shakira, The Fugees, Carlos Santana, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, and many more. Early in his career, Wonda co-produced The Fugees’ sophomore album, The Score, which went platinum and is still one of the best-selling Hip-Hop albums of all time. In 2009, Wonda opened his new studio, Wonda Music, which provides a creative and collaborative space for artists and songwriters.

Bilal ‘The Chef’ Hajji (@BilalTheChef) – Known as the ‘The Chef’, Bilal Hajji is based in Sweden working and writing with chart-topping artists like Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Pitbull, and many more. Starting off strong, Hajji’s first released song, “Step Up” by the Scandinavian pop singer, Darin, went to #1 in Sweden for 9 weeks. This catapulted his career as a songwriter, collaborating and producing music for artists across many genres from the Marc Anthony to Sting, as well as Enrique Iglesias and Usher.

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