Midem Roundup & 2009 Dates
8,000 participants from sectors of the global music business and over 80 countries will leave Cannes today as Midem 2009 winds down. Summing appears to be a real shift in. Continue reading
Midem News & Deals: PIAS, Digit, IODA, 7Digital
Indie Mobile, the mobile marketing and distribution agency of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, have just signed a deal with US mobile content and widget specialist Dijit to be their exclusive. Continue reading
MidemNet Day 2
This was the final day of MidemNet and the first day of the broader Midem music industry trade show. MidemNet was a real success though like most things there is. Continue reading
MidemNet: Serving Artists, Serving Fans
The Sunday afternoon MidemNet panel "Serving Artists, Serving Fans. What Is The Best Organization?" looked at different models and methods for developing the strongest artist to fan relationship. A few. Continue reading
MidemNet: J.Y. Park’s Worldwide Hit Machine
J. Y. Park, who is a #1 selling artists in his own right in Korea and throughout most of Asia, runs a a small private school turning out, he hopes,. Continue reading
MidemNet Day 1
This year's MidemNet conference is primarily exploring the opportunities & solutions to enhance the artist-fan relationship. What are the most promising ways to foster this relationship further? This is a. Continue reading
Midem Update: I’m In Cannes, Meetup Moving
I just arrived in Cannes for MidemNet and Midem via an overnight flight from Boston Gotta say that Air France's food and service beats the US carriers. Little to report. Continue reading
Hypebot / Topspin Meetup @ MidemNet
Hype-bot is partnering with Ian Rogers and his Topspin Media team to host a meetup on Saturday January 17th in Cannes for those in town for MidemNet and Midem. For. Continue reading
Will I See You At MidemNet Or Midem?
I’ll be attending my first Midem and MidemNet in quite awhile both to do business and help host MidemNet as member of its Visionary Char Committee. (I didn’t choose the. Continue reading
Hypebot’s Houghton Opens Skyline Consultancy
Because of a growing number of inquiries, I am formally launching the Skyline Music Consultancy. In many ways this is just the formalization of something I’ve been doing for almost. Continue reading