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Ted Cohen Gets Google, Merlin, Amazon and Universal Music in the Same Room @ #midem
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HypeBot
The panel “How To Work With The Fab Four" moderated by Ted Cohen served as the centrepiece of Midem's Visionary Monday afternoon session. The panel comprised Charles Caldas, CEO of Merlin; Zahavah Levine, director of content partnerships for Android at Google; Craig Pape, director of music content acquisition at Amazon; and Rob Wells, president of Universal Music Group's global digital business. First question: Is there room for new digital service players, or does the industry need a year to take ...
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Does Midem Still Matter? The Facelift Finally Begins...
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Digital Music News
You may be here this year. But what about next year, and the year after that? This is now an obvious problem for Midem organizers, who finally got the memo that legacy doesn't pay the bills. Which is why a complete facelift is now underway, with SXSW and even upstarts like the SF MusicTech Summit informing the transformation. The highly-structured presentations and discussion blocks of yesteryear have been replaced with frenetic, all-at-once how-tos, with lots of emphasis on DIY, startups, ...
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U2 Manager Calls Google "Monopoly", Spotify "Promotional Medium" #midem
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From Cannes by Stuart Dredge for Midem content partner Music Ally. Find them at musically.com and @musically. Google's role in the recent campaign against the proposed SOPA anti-piracy legislation in the US came in for a sustained attack by U2's manager Paul McGuinness this morning, at the Midem conference in Cannes. “Why are they not trying to solve the future in a more generous way?" he asked. “Ultimately it is in their interests that the flow of content will continue. ...
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Tough Showbiz Lessons from Billie to Beyoncé
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Paulette Dozier
In an age where pop stars and divas face unrelenting scrutiny, a look back to one of our strongest, most independent female singers is due. While performing an old vaudeville song throughout her career, a typically protective Billie Holiday would sing, “ I'm going to do just as I want to anyway / And don't care just what people say / T'ain't nobody's business if I do." It's the message of an independent woman, which Holiday proudly stood as until ...
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Celebrate Columbus' Bicentennial with "Jazz Moves Columbus," Feb 2-12
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Michael Ricci
Columbus, OH—Three of Columbus' best organizations Jazz Arts Group, BalletMet and WOSU Public Media have developed an innovative and unprecedented collaboration to celebrate Columbus' past, present and future through the first major presentation of the 200Columbus celebration “Jazz Moves Columbus" (February 2 12 at the Capitol Theatre Riffe Center). These unique and creative multi-media performances will celebrate Columbus' 200th birthday through music, dance and imagery with the artistic leadership of Byron Stripling (Columbus Jazz Orchestra) and Gerard Charles (BalletMet), working ...
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Carmen Lundy Returns With All-new Nine Song Collection, "Changes"
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Dorothy Riley
Composer & Jazz Vocalist Teams With Legendary Engineer Don Murray and an All-Star Band to Create an Album of Unprecedented Warmth and Depth Carmen Lundy—Changes Street Date: February 7, 2012 Los Angeles, CA / New York, NY: Encountering the work of Carmen Lundy can, admittedly, be a bit surprising for the first time listener. In an age of prepackaged, mass-produced beats and slavishly retro stylings, Lundy offers something that's become increasingly rare: utter authenticity. A unique and adventurous singer, often ...
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CBS-FM Sets 'Legends of Disco Live' at Hammerstein Ballroom 3/31
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Seth Cohen PR
CBS-FM welcomes Legends of Disco “Live" at the Ballroom; Recreating a Studio 54-Style Dance Party at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC, Saturday, March 31, 2012—Featuring: Chic with Nile Rodgers, Tavares, France Joli, the Trammps featuring Earl Young and Harold Melvin's Blue Notes CBS-FM and Legends Entertainment Group build 'the ultimate time machine': a one night dancing experience recreating the disco phenomenon that swept a generation to their feet! Take a giant step back in time to the glory days of ...
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NAMM 2012: The Epitome of a Confused Business
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For those not familiar with NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), it is a trade show featuring everything in music, from the latest recording software to neon guitar strings. Taking place a stones throw from Disneyland, with 1000's of stalls lining the cavernous halls of Anaheim Convention Center, it is seemingly a musicians paradise. Or, depending on your affinity to being in close proximity to carefully coiffured, black clothed, painted nailed, wannabe rock stars—an absolute nightmare. The invite only ...
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