Clay Bradley, Anne Cecere, Dan Coleman, Corey Field and Antonella Di Saverio Elected to Board
The Board of Directors of the BMI Foundation, Inc. has announced the election of five new members: BMI’s Clay Bradley, Anne Cecere and Antonella Di Saverio, Dan Coleman of Modern Works Publishing, and Corey Field of Ballard Spahr. “Clay, Anne, Antonella, Dan, and Corey are all leaders in their respective professions who will each bring their own highly-developed understanding of music and its importance to humanity to the Board of Directors,” says BMI Foundation President Deirdre Chadwick. “We are delighted they will be joining the Board.”
Based in Nashville, Clay Bradley is BMI’s Assistant Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations. He began his career at BMI in 1991 immediately after college, left for a time, and returned in 2008. Prior to his return to BMI, Bradley was Vice-President of A&R for Sony BMG/Nashville, where he worked for 5 years. Past work experience includes three years at Acuff Rose Music Publishing and two years as Vice President of A&R for MCA/Nashville. Bradley’s experience includes heavy involvement in music selection for such artists as Gretchen Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Montgomery/Gentry, George Strait, and Gary Allan. He nurtured dozens of songwriters, including Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon, Tia Sillers and Chesney, and, for more than 20 years, has been a primary liaison among artists, managers, producers, songwriters, and publishers. Bradley’s achievements include being awarded the #14 position in the 2006 World Top 20 A&R chart, which was based on the national official sales charts of the 25 largest markets, including the USA, UK, Germany, and France at HitQuarters.com. He serves on the board of Fifth Third Bank, Academy of Country Music, and Cedar Creek Yacht Club. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1990 with a BA in communications.
In 2012, Broadcast Music, Inc.’s Anne Cecere was nominated for Billboard Magazine’s “40 Power Players under 40” by BMI’s CEO Del Bryant. Her current duties as BMI’s Director of Film & TV Relations include signing new songwriters, composers, and publishers while maintaining relationships with existing BMI affiliates. Her roster includes some of the top composers, publishers and songwriters in diverse genres. Some of BMI’s most celebrated affiliates include John Williams, Thomas Newman, Danny Elfman, Mike Post, Alan Menken, Lalo Schifrin, The Sherman Brothers, Christopher Young, Aaron Zigman, Bobby Lopez, George S. Clinton, and Bryan Tyler to name a few. Anne’s responsibilities also include routinely organizing and promoting showcases that introduce new talent to worldwide audiences in multiple markets. Additionally, Cecere oversees BMI’s relationships in the increasingly important video game community. Before joining BMI in 2004, Anne had the pleasure of working with multiple award-winning composer Mark Isham. As Managing Director for Earle Tones Music, she was involved in every aspect of the post production process with notable contributions to films including Miracle, the Cooler, Highwaymen, Twisted, Spartan and the 2006 Academy Award-winning film, Crash. Ms. Cecere is currently the Vice President of the California Copyright Conference and sits on the Board of Directors on the Society of Singers. Her professional affiliations also include: the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (EMMYs), the National Association of Recording Arts and Science (GRAMMYs), Association of Independent Music Publishers, the Society of Composers & Lyricists, the National Association of Professional Women, the Game Audio Network Guild, and the Women’s Industry Network (WIN), which she co-founded. Ms. Cecere is a graduate of the prestigious University of Miami with a degree in Music Business and Entertainment Industries (MBEI).
Dan Coleman is a founder and manager of Modern Works Publishing, where he oversees a roster of artists that includes Andy Summers (The Police), Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelics), contemporary bluegrass icon Alison Krauss, Motown legend Ronnie Spector, multiplatinum record producer Michael Beinhorn (soundgarden, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Hole), and composer Michael Torke, among many others. Prior to founding Modern Works Music Publishing, Dan ran Crowded Air Music, a recording and publishing company whose first singer was John Legend. Modern Works continues to administer copyrights by many of John Legend’s co-writers, and its catalog houses over 20,000 works. Dan holds a master’s degree in composition from the Juilliard School; his teachers have included Stephen Albert, Robert Beaser, George Crumb, and Jay Reise, William Bolcom, and George Tsontakis. He has been the recipient of fellowships from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the MacDowell and Yaddo artists colonies, and Copland House, and has served as composer-in-residence for numerous music festivals as well as the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra in Boston and the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Corey Field is a leading copyright and entertainment law attorney, and a former music publisher and composer. Born in Los Angeles, he initially pursued a career as a concert composer, earning a PhD from the University of York, England. Corey began a successful career in the international music publishing industry on the East Coast, serving as Vice President of European American Music, the United States affiliate of the European publishers Schott and Universal Edition, and a leading publisher of American composers. While working full time in the music industry, Corey attended law school, which led to a new career as a copyright and entertainment lawyer with a unique background in both the arts and the entertainment industry. He now represents clients worldwide including some of the largest entertainment corporations, as well as representing smaller companies and prominent individuals and celebrities, in all areas of the entertainment industry including music, film, television, publishing, and new media. Corey is currently Of Counsel in the Los Angeles office of national law firm Ballard Spahr LLP. Corey has been honored by leadership positions on several entertainment industry and legal boards of directors, serving as President of The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., and as a board member for organizations including The Marlboro Music Festival; the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music; the Grammy Foundation Entertainment Law Initiative; and the Recording Academy.
Antonella Di Saverio is Director, Distribution & Administration Services at Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). In this role, she works with writers, composers and publishers on royalty related and administration issues, as well as provides direction in the same capacity to Writer/Publisher Relations staff at BMI. In addition, Di Saverio is heavily involved in aspects of the organization’s Live Pop Distribution for top touring acts. Di Saverio joined BMI in 1994, was promoted to Associate Director in 1997 and then to Director in 2000. She is newly elected to the Board of Directors of the BMI Foundation. Di Saverio holds a BBA in Finance from Hofstra University and a Masters degree in Mass Communications from Hunter College.