| On October 16th, ASCAP
honored the writer and publisher members of
PRS for the most performances of their works
in the U.S. during 2001. The presentations were
made at a special reception at The Grosvenor
House Hotel in London.
U2's Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono and Larry
Mullen were named Songwriters of the Year. "Thank
You," written by Dido Armstrong and published
by Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., was named Song
of the Year. The Publisher of the Year Award
went to Warner/Chappell Music. Ltd.
The College Award was presented to Idlewild
for their song "100 Broken Windows," written
by Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones and Colin Newton
and published by EMI Music Publishing. The Club
Award was presented to Wise Guys for their song,
"Start the Commotion," written by Theo Keating,
Melvin Taylor*, Donald Wilson*, Robert Bogle*
and ASCAP members Salam Gibbs and Greg Mays
(*share not licensed by ASCAP).
Film Awards for scores were presented to composes
Patrick Doyle for Bridget Jones' Diary;
Marius De Vries for the score to Moulin
Rouge; Craig Armstrong for the music direction
of Moulin Rouge; Trevor Jones for the
score to From Hell; and Stephen Warbeck
for the score to Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
A highlight of the evening was the presentation
of the Heritage Award to Richard Rodgers, which
was accepted by musical theater great Andrew
Lloyd Webber.
Andrew Lloyd-Webber collects the Heritage Award
on behalf of Richard Rogers. |
Among those honored at the ASCAP/PRS Awards in
London were co-writers Cathy Dennis and Simon
Ellis for their song, "Never Had A Dream Come
True." Pictured (l-r) are ASCAP Senior Vice President/International
Roger Greenaway with EMI Music's Sally Perryman,
Simon Ellis, BMG Music's Lee Cannon, ASCAP's Sean
Devine and award winner Cathy Dennis.
Stephen Warbeck received his award for his
score to Captain Corelli's Mandolin
from ASCAP Senior Vice President Nancy Knutsen . |
Roger Greenaway is pictured with ASCAP/PRS
Publisher of the Year winners Warner/Chappell's
Mike Sault and Richard Manners and Sean
Devine. |
(l-r), Trevor Jones, honored for his score to
From Hell, Knutsen, a beaming Patrick
Doyle who scored Bridget Jones's Diary,
IMRO (Irish Music Rights Organisation) CEO Adrian
Gaffney, Deirdre Gaffney, and ASCAP Executive
Vice President Todd Brabec.
PRS Director of Membership John Sweeney,
who accepted on behalf of composer Craig
Armstrong for his score to Moulin Rouge,
Knutsen and writer/producer Marius DeVries,
who received an award for his music direction
and arrangements for Moulin Rouge. |
Pictured during the Club Award presentation
are (l-r) Chrysalis Music's Jeremy Lascelles,
Devine and Wise Guys' Theo Keating. |
College Award Winners Idlewild are pictured with
ASCAP's Sean Devine (center) and EMI Music's Mike
Smith. |
