Resilient Music at MIDEM 2012

I'll be at MIDEM 2012 next month in Cannes, participating as a mentor in a couple of sessions. The details I've just received are below. Hope to see you there!

1.    Mentoring roundtables in the D2F Camp on the marketplace:

The format:
4 roundtables opened to the public, including 7 active participants (artists and music SMEs) and 1 mentor per table, for a duration of 30min.  At the end of the first round, the participants swap to another table. Total duration of the whole mentoring session: 60 min.

In the conference programme:
Each mentor will lead an one-to-many discussion with 7 participants, during which you will be able to ask all your questions and get practical advises on the related topic.

Don’t miss out! places are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

When:
Saturday 28 January, from 12:00 to 13:00 in a session organised in association with Impala/Win

2.    Meet-up session: Meet the Branding, Advertising and Sync Specialists, in the Hub (on the marketplace)

The format:
10 mentors are available to meet any midem participants interested to meet with experts from Branding, Advertising and Sync, through 5 minute speed meeting (12 meetings as a maximum)

In the conference programme
Come and meet with specialists in branding, advertising and synchronisation through a 5 minute speed meeting session, and boost your network. Don’t miss out! Places are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis

When:
Sunday 29 January, from 15:00 to 16:00

 

Resilient Music on MIDEMblog

Resilient Music is featured on MIDEMblog - reporting on the Music4.5 session "How to make Music & Brand partnerships work". Read it here.

We're attending MIDEM in January 2012, speaking on music and brand partnership panels. Hope to see you there!

Resilient Music in PRS M Magazine

Resilient Music is featured in PRS' M Magazine under the heading "Making It Happen - Working With Brands".

Read the advice given to PRS writer members here.

Resilient in WWD - printed version of article

If you'd like to view the printed version of the recent WWD article featuring Resilient Music, click on the thumbnail to the right.

And then there were three .......

EMI R.I.P.

Universal takes the label. Sony ATV takes the publishing company.

Instead of halting the uncertainty, these acquisitions raise more questions than they answer:

- Is this inevitable market consolidation in a struggling music industry?

 - In the mid-1990s we had 6 majors, now we have 3.  Is BMG Rights a challenger for the 4th spot?

  - Does this provide additional marketing clout for artists fortunate enough to remain on major label rosters? Or reduced competition in a market where fewer artists sign to majors? If the latter, will Universal only sign artists who include all non-recorded music income streams within the deal (the 360 model)?

 - For B2B music users (brands who license recordings & songs), what does this development mean? Surely reduced competition, which usually leads to proportionally smaller synch licensing teams dealing with larger catalogues and a marked increase in licensing fees. Slower service at higher cost?

 - Monopoly enquiries (certainly in Universal's case) forcing the disposal of some recorded catalogues as part of the transaction? This previously occurred when Universal Music Publishing acquired BMG Music Publishing in 2006 (resulting in the sale of Zomba, Rondor, 19 & BBC catalogues to Imagem.)

 My thoughts are with the staff of EMI, as the only certainty is that many of them will face an uncertain future.

Your thoughts?

Exclusive seminar on music rights - The Hospital Club - 15th November

We've been kindly invited by The Hospital Club ("THC") to present a Business@Breakfast session on music rights.

Hosted in THC's smart Covent Garden premises, the event is part of their regular series of business insight presentations.

Entitled "Music Rights For Marketers", the session will cover "10 things you need to know about music rights", specifically aimed at brands and their agencies.

Attendees will gain a better understanding of this complex area, learning tips to improve cost and risk management when working with music tracks and artists in marketing communications.

Event details:
Time: 8.30AM
Date: Tuesday, 15th November 2011
Venue: The Hospital Club, 24 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HQ
Cost: £10, which includes breakfast

For more details and tickets for THC members, click here.

Non-THC members can book tickets by contacting THC Reception on:
Email reception@thehospitalclub.com or Tel +44 (0)20 7170 9101

MIDEM Marketing Campaign Competition

If like myself, you're planning to attend MIDEM 2012, you might want to enter recent campaign work for the MARKETING CAMPAIGN COMPETITION.

You can read all the details here. Do have a look.

Good Luck!