Bernie Bierman was born in New York on August 26, 1908. He attended George Washington High School, New York University, and was a graduate of Brooklyn Law School in 1930. He practiced law from 1931-1942, and served in the armed forces during World War II It was in 1947, that his secret dream came to fruition. Under contract to the music publishing firm, Shapiro/Bernstein and Company, Bernie worked as a composer and lyricist in New York's Brill Building alongside his Tin Pan Alley contemporaries Sammy Cahn, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer and Jimmy Van Heusen. From 1947-1951, Bernie had over sixty songs recorded by various artists on major labels. Several songs charted top ten lists in the country most notably recordings made by Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Don Cherry, Sammy Kaye, Harry James, Guy Lombardo, Xavier Cugat, and Fran Warren.
   In 1952, Bernie's fledging music career was halted by unfortunate circumstances that required he take over an existing family contracting business. He went on to shine in yet another profession, as head of the Master Painter's Association of New York City where he remained for the next thirty years.
   After retirement, Bernie returned to songwriting. In 1989, the release of the Woody Allen film, Crimes and Misdemeanors, revived an old song, "Cuban Mambo" on which he was a collaborator. Subsequently, Bernie was requested to write a song for the final Carnegie Hall performance of the Incomparable Hildegarde. The next decade and a half, brought four consecutive CD releases featuring artists such as Hildegarde, Rita Gardner (of the original Fantastics), Steve Ross, and in 2002, the debut of jazz vocalist Michelle Pirret. Bernie continues to remain a fixture on the New York cabaret scene with a history of 120 recorded songs. In 2004, he received a Backstage Bistro Award for Lifetime Achievement of Excellence in the Field of American Popular Song. Bernie's journey in music is everlasting as he actively composes from his East Village home, a recipe that keeps him eternally young.