SONGLINK's MIDEM NOTICEBOARD #2 Go to Noticeboard #1 **** MASTERS WANTED - WORLD CUP CD We are urgently searching hit single acts and tracks for a soccer World Cup album we produce for one of Germany's largest retail chains. Besides a high marketing budget a minimum of 600.000 units will be pressed with an option for up to 1.8m units. Sports-related music of all styles is welcome, as well as artists for the video campaign (can be Asian or Latin as well). As the soccer World Cup here in summer is the main event in 2006, major industry partners will feature this product. You can email us suitable MP3 files as soon as possible. Please also always send us your regular sample CD's by mail for our coming releases. NB: Hit Masters only - NO Demos. === Doug Laurent, MD World2media Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz 8 63225 Langen Germany Tel: +49 6103 - 284 72 Mobile: +49 178 - 83 20 384 Fax: +49 6103 - 284 35 email doug@world2media.com http://www.world2media.com At MIDEM: contact for meeting at the Palais or Majestic Hotel. **** LICENSING AVAILABLE 1) For Pat Boone's Gold Label Records. This includes his standards, "April Love" " Moody River" and so on, plus his new duets cd with Smokey Robinson, Earth Wind and Fire and much more, Pat's country CD, his new DVD honoring Billy Graham featuring Bono, Lee Ann Rimes and more. Plus Boone's Christian cd with brand new mixes of some the greatest standards and finally Pat's remarkable Heavy Metal cd with the likes of Ozzy Osbourne. Please visit http://www.patboonemp3.com 2) Cafe Soul All Stars, featuring George Benson, Peabo Bryson, Maysa, Roy Ayers and more. Includes new bonus remixes and a new dvd of a recent concert at BB King's place in NYC. Please visit http://www.cafesoulallstars.com 3) UK licensing of Dionne Warwick's recent Christmas CD with many great duets, eg Bebe Winans and Gladys Knight. We also have other amazing R&B/ jazzy soul talents to license. === Contact: Glenn Friedman President, Music Umbrella Mobile: +1 310.804.2266 Tel: +1 310.828.0116 e-mail: themusicumbrella@yahoo.com AT MIDEM: At the Gray D'Albion http://www.patbooneandfriends.com http://www.cafesoulallstars.com http://www.jeapster.com http://www.aliencowboys.com Proud to represent: YOU Entertainment, Jeapster, Alien Cowboys, and the legend PAT BOONE. **** LICENSING AVAILABLE TAURI SRL - RITMI LATINI is a 22 years old independent producer and publisher of Italian and Latin music; founded by Mr. Romeo Ferrero to develop and promote the Cuban group HAVANA MAMBO, since 1994. The company is looking for a large organized distribution around the world. The Tauri catalogue includes 10 albums. The latest production of HAVANA MAMBO was released in september 2005 and includes a very fine latin repertoire: 8 bachatas, 1 son cubano, 3 salsa. 1 Reggueton. Also available is the first album of Daniel Martinez Izquierdo (13 new latin tracks). In 2005 we produced with Hobby & Work publishing a LATIN MUSIC collection "25 cds (350 different tracks) called RITMI LATINI. This year we have a new project: two Italian groups sing in italian language the songs of Havana Mambo: Obsesion Latina and Edo Puma Orchestra. 40 latin tracks in italian language. We are present from 22 to 26 January 2005 in Cannes (Fr) for the Midem 2006 at Italia in Musica stand. 12.02 - 14.13 == Romeo Ferrero Tauri s.r.l. Strada Settimo 13 10154 Torino Italy tel. +39 011 2424316 fax.+39 011 2424315 mob. + 39 335.6107140 e-mail: tauri@tauri.it http://www.tauri.it **** LICENSING AVAILABLE KARLEX, the Haitian-American singer, has been selected this year by the Midem within the "new talent" category. He will be in concert at the Martinez Acajou on the 24th of January at 20h15. On stage with four musicians, he will perform in front of many professionals worldwide, and present a selection of titles from his new record: 'Here Comes.. Karlex' which fuses with soulfulness the vibes of his native island, with funky guitar sounds, in a unique blend called Afro-Groove. === Contact: Gina Chinn & Michael Drai 5 rue du Commandant Lamy 75011 Paris +33 (0)1 43 29 00 48 info@uneidee.com http://www.lilpeoplerecords.com **** LICENSING / DISTRIBUTION WANTED Richard Hingley a singer songwriter from the UK is to attend the 2006 Midem conference and exhibition in Cannes from Monday January 23rd to Thursday 26th. "After a huge response to the launch of my website www.richardhingley.com, I feel it is the next stage in promoting myself to the music industry executives that travel to the show," comments Hingley. "One of the hardest things about being an Independent artist is exposure and distribution for traditional non digital download music such as CD's." Hingley who is in the middle of recording his first solo album entitled "and back to me..." is anxious that he reaches out to an International audience. "I intend to try and make as many relevant contacts as possible in the fields of Artist Management, Agents, distributors, and of course record companies themselves with the view in expanding my Live work and trying to get a distribution deal for my new album." === Contact: Richard Hingley Mobile: +44 7768 210420 e-mail: info@key-music.co.uk http://www.richardhingley.com At MIDEM: c/o The British Stand 19.01 **** ASIAN SINGER WANTED DreamEngine Composition in the UK has a strong set of pop songs, given unique identity by an Asian flavour. We are looking for an Asian girl singer with the voice and image to take these songs forwards. Are you the Asian Kylie? Do you manage or promote an act or singer who could use top quality mainstream commercial pop songs with a theme and identity that sets them apart? Get in touch now. === Contact: David Baboulene DreamEngine Media +44 (0)7787 521 598 Davidb@dreamEngine.co.uk http://www.dreamengine.co.uk **** MOBILE TECHNOLOGY Hitmedia, a mobile phone technology company based in Oulu, Finland, has developed a player that can turn 1 billion mobile phones around the world into multimedia devices. HITplayerTM works on all mobile phones with a color display and a memory card. It is compatible with all the mobile phone brands and models, and is not processor type or phone operating system dependent. It can also be integrated into other technologies or devices, making it extremely attractive for many different applications. HITplayerTM will be featured at Midem and we would be happy to show you more of its unique features in detail. Please feel free to send us an e-mail to schedule an appointment or come by and see us at the Finland stand (Booth 21.02, 23.01). === Contact at Midem: Jussi Alaputto - jussi.alaputto@hitmedia.fi Pia Harju - pia.harju@hitmedia.fi **** ONLINE REMIXING On Sunday, 22 January, 2006, Digimpro, a leading provider of online remixing and music interaction software, will unveil two new products ushering in a new generation of music services that allow the fan to become an active and involved part of the music experience. With the exploding popularity of weblogs, online photo- and video-sharing and personal networking sites, consumers are now becoming an integral part of the content creation process, and music is no exception. At Midem, Digimpro will demonstrate an exclusive preview of www.yourspins.com, a new online community scheduled to launch in February 2006, which will allow music fans to create, listen to, share, and download remixes that were generated by the community itself. The company will also unveil RemixRingTones, a remixing tool to create and publish your own ringtones available for any phone, on any network. At 3 pm on Sunday, 22 January, at their MIDEM booth (R34.08) Digimpro will demonstrate how RemixRingTones are created and sent to any mobile phone, worldwide, followed by a demonstration of how the new Yourspins.com community works. Company executives are available for meetings, interviews and individual demonstrations. === Contact Zuzanna Pasierbinska Custard PR +44 (0) 20 7494 6575 http://www.digimpro.com **** MUSEXPO AT MIDEM For the first time ever the world's biggest music trade fair, MIDEM, A&R Worldwide and MUSEXPO have teamed up to co-host joint events in Cannes, France during MIDEM 2006. Not only will all three organizations co-produce the first-of-its-kind Global A&R & Radio Forum at MIDEM, but will host a special invitation only VIP networking luncheon (already at maximum capacity). The Global A&R forum features Thorsten Köenig, VP international A&R, Universal Germany, Guy Moot, MD EMI Music Publishing UK, John Cloud, Head of Int'l Playground Music Group Sweden and Ric Salmon, VP A&R, Warner Music International and will be co-moderated by Jim McKeon, MD, A&R Worldwide and Sat Bisla, EVP, Creative & Media, A&R Worldwide. The Global Radio and A&R Forum starts with a special keynote hosted by Nic Harcourt (Head of Music, KCRW Los Angeles) and follows-up with a highlight of influential talent discoverers such as Michael Steele, Program Director, KDLD "Indie 103.1FM" Los Angeles, Colin Martin, Head of Music, BBC Radio 2 UK, Lee Abrams, Chief Programming Officer & SVP, XM Satellite Radio and Jay Frank, Head of Artist and Label Relations, Yahoo! Music Radio. This event will be hosted by Cyndee Maxwell, VP Editorial/Music Operations for R&R, America's leading radio and record industry publication. The Forum gets underway on Tuesday, January 24th at the Palais des Festival in the auditorium Esterel Level 5 and begins at exactly 11:30AM (seating will be first come). === http://musexpo.net **** SOCAN AT MIDEM SOCAN is an official sponsor of the Canada Stand, will participate in the Quebec Stand, and will co-present Canada's Icebreaker Luncheon at the 40th annual MIDEM music conference, to be held Jan. 22-26, 2006, at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. MIDEMNet and MidemNet Mobile, the annual, affiliated new media and mobile forums that precede MIDEM, are slated for January 21-22. About 300 Canadians, representing almost 190 companies and organizations, will attend the international conference. More than 100 of these groups and individuals will participate in the Canada or the Quebec Stand. Participants include record labels, publishers, licensing and distribution companies, artist managers, funding organizations and songwriters. SOCAN and Canadian-based music publisher ole are co-sponsoring one of the conference's most popular events, the Icebreaker Luncheon, scheduled for Jan. 23 in Cannes' Majestic Beach Restaurant. This event allows Stand participants to invite delegates from other countries to promote exchanges and networking. SOCAN's MIDEM delegation will include CEO André LeBel, and executives Kent Sturgeon, Lynne Foster and Joanne Pouliot. Also expected to attend are SOCAN president Earl Rosen and board members Pierre-Daniel Rheault and Holger Petersen. === http://ww.socan.ca At MIIDEM: Booth 05.02 Tel: +33 93 4 8011 8150 *************************** All contents © 2006 SongLink International. The information is for the sole use of the individual named subscriber. Re-distribution or copying to others by any means strictly prohibited. Follow the style guidelines carefully, and be extremely selective with your submissions. 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