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* MUSICDISH NETWORK
- Some Thoughts On The Digital Music Forum, Part 1
* BUSINESS NEWS
- EMI Music Launches DRM-Free Downloads;
- Are Webcasters Telling A Half Truth?:
- Music Industry Sales Figures In Germany;
- Victory Records Expands Into Tour Booking;
- XM-Sirius Merger Constitutes A Monopoly;
- and more…
* TECH NEWS
- MP3 Inventors Inducted Into Hall Of Fame;
- Orange & Bebo Partner On Mobile Social Networking;
- A New Movement In Sport And Entertainment;
- Landmark Study Of Mobile Audio Consumption;
- and more…
* CAREER NEWS
- Muze Names Janice P. Anderson As CEO;
- Redmond To Step Down From The BPI;
- and more…
* EVENT PICKS
- In Debt We Trust;
- Ben Godwin Record Relase Party;
- and more…
* Mi2N RESOURCES
* Mi2N INFO
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SOME THOUGHTS ON THE DIGITAL MUSIC FORUM, PART 1
The American Dream Is Myspace, The American Disease Is The
Music Industry
I was walking through Battery Park the other day and there
was a very realistic mini-me Statue Of Liberty getting all
interactive with a couple of its admirers. I like that.
Fifty yards further north there was another Statuette
engaged in photo op. Ironically I came upon this very analog
interaction on my way to the Digital Music Forum where I
gained entry, by way of mediachannel.org, posing as a
journalist.
Read “Some Thoughts On The Digital Music Forum, Part 1″ at
MusicDish Network member - DAYTON BANDS
http://tinyurl.com/3bb83g
More on MusicDish Network
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=> EMI MUSIC LAUNCHES DRM-FREE
SUPERIOR SOUND QUALITY DOWNLOADS
ACROSS ITS ENTIRE DIGITAL REPERTOIRE;
Apple’s iTunes Store To Be The First Online
Music Store To Sell EMI’s New Downloads
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98842
=> SOUNDEXCHANGE CALLS ON WEBCASTERS
TO RECOGNIZE VALUE OF MUSIC PERFORMERS
TO WEB-BUSINESS; Suggests Webcasters Not
Telling Whole Story About Royalty Process
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98841
=> MUSIC INDUSTRY SALES FIGURES
IN GERMANY; Download Sales Rise By 40%;
Downloads And Mobile Combined Make Up 5%
Of Sales; Internet Is Second Most Important
Distribution Channel For CD Sales
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98826
=> GEMA SCORES ANOTHER SUCCCESS
AGAINST RAPIDSHARE; Cologne Regional
Court Confirms Interim Injunctions
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98825
=> VICTORY RECORDS EXPANDS INTO TOUR
BOOKING; A Tour Booking Department, Adding
To The Company’s Current, Forward Thinking
Structure
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98787
=> STUDY SENT TO FCC AND DOJ
CONFIRMS XM-SIRIUS MERGER CONSTITUTES
A MONOPOLY; Satellite Radio Is Confirmed A
Distinct Product Market Raising Antitrust
Concerns
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98813
=> ITUNES INTRODUCES COMPLETE MY
ALBUM; Turns Individual Songs Into Complete
Albums At Reduced Prices
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98817
=> AUSTRALIAN MEDIA LAWS PROCLAIMED;
The Government’s Media Reforms Will Encourage
Greater Competition And Allow Media Companies
To Achieve Economies Of Scale And Scope
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98816
=> ‘INSIDE THE MUSIC BUSINESS’
SEMINAR & SHOWCASE AN UNPRECEDENTED
CHANCE TO NETWORK, LEARN AND BE
DISCOVERED’; ‘Inside The Music Business’
Seminar & Showcase An Unprecedented Chance
To Network, Learn And Be Discovered’ “Adam
Gaynor Formerly Of Matchbox Twenty Set To
Co-host”
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98726
=> MUSICBRIGADE LAUNCHES FREE
ONLINE MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE
WITH MAJOR SWEDISH NEWSPAPER
AFTONBLADET; Free Streaming From Over
20,000 Music Video Titles, In-depth Music
News And Reviews Content And Over 1.6 Million
Music Audio Files
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98806
=> ITN ON LAUNCHES MUSIC DIVISION;
ITN On, The UK’s Leading Independent News
And Entertainment Content Provider For Mobile
And Broadband Platforms
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98802
=> ELISTENINGPOST WORKS WITH WARNER
MUSIC, V2, INDEPENDIENTE; Travis, Rakes
And Cornelius Use Viral Music-To-Inbox
Service; Ad Deal Creates Potential New
Income Stream; DIY MySpace “Preview And
Buy” Buttons Added
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98800
=> VMIX.COM SIGNS ON AS SPONSOR
FOR IMC ‘07; Online File Sharing Community
Vmix.com Recently Signed On As A Sponsor
For The Fifth Annual Independent Music
Conference
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98797
=> PLACEBO, CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP AND
MOTIONBOX TEAM UP TO MAKE YOU THE STAR
OF PLACEBO’S NEW VIDEO, “RUNNING UP THAT
HILL”
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98794
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within the mind’s eye.
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=> EASTERN ORCHESTRAL BOARD BECOMES
ORCHESTRAS LIVE; After More Than 40 Years
Of Groundbreaking Orchestral Development
Work, Eastern Orchestral Board (EOB) Is
Reinventing Itself
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98792
=> BOB HARRIS AND BBC RADIO 2 TO
BROADCAST LIVE FROM NXNE, CANADA’S
‘BEST NEW MUSIC’ FESTIVAL; Harris To Be
Keynote Speaker
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98773
=> RL SELECT DEBUTS IN COMSCORE
ARBITRON ONLINE RADIO RATINGS; New
Network Delivers More Than 700,000 Cume
Listeners Per Week
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98771
=> BT VISION DOWNLOAD STORE GETS EVEN
MORE ENTERTAINING!; BT Announced That It Has
Signed A Range Of New Deals For Its BT Vision
Download Store
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98769
=> MPAA WELCOMES KELLER LEGISLATION
AIMED AT CURBING CAMPUS PIRACY; Introduction
Of Legislation Giving Colleges And Universities
Greater Incentive To Implement Anti-piracy
Tools Within Their Networks
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98838
=> IRISH RECORDED MUSIC ASSOCIATION
(IRMA) WINS LANDMARK RULING IN UK
ON ILLEGAL IMPORTS, AGAINST ON-LINE
RETAILER CDWOW; CDWOW, The Online Music
Retailer Who Was Found In Contempt Of
Court After Repeatedly Breaching Undertakings
To Cease Illegal Importing
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98837
=> SWAPPING IS THE NEW SHOPPING
AS HITFLIP.CO.UK OPENS FOR BUSINESS;
Hitflip Acquires Swopex.com, The UK’s Leading
CD, DVD And Game Trading Site To Create
Hitflip.co.uk, Europe’s Largest Online
‘Swapping’ Portal
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98836
=> IRMA PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES
ASSOCIATION INITIATIVE TO SERVE
ALL CONSUMER CONTENT DELIVERY
FORMATS; Launch Of A Major Association
Initiative To Address The Emerging Technology,
Service And Storage Needs Of The Ever-expanding
Content Delivery Marketplace
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98827
=> CHUM LIMITED LAUNCHES ENERGY
101.5 FM - CALGARY’S NEWEST RADIO
STATION; ENERGY 101.5 FM Hit The Air At
1:01pm MT On Thursday, March 22 Playing A
Mix Of Today’s Hottest Adult Contemporary
Music
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98815
=> MUSIC LOVERS REJOICE: MOG COMES
OUT OF BETA, LAUNCHES PERSONALIZED
GATEWAY TO MUSIC DISCOVERY; New And Addictive
Features: MOG TV, The ‘Magic Button’, Peer
Recommendations, And Personalized Music News
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98814
=> HGC LAUNCHES O8MEDIA DIGITAL
MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT SERVICE WITH PIONEER
HOLLYWOOD MOVIE DOWNLOAD SERVICE AND OVER
150,000 MUSIC AND MUSIC VIDEOS FOR SELECTION
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98811
=> LIVE NATION ACQUIRES SIGNIFICANT
STAKE IN ACADEMY MUSIC GROUP; Enhances UK
Music Venue Presence; Brings Well-recognized
AMG Brand Under The Live Nation Umbrella
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98807
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RockPoP Gallery is dedicated to bringing customers the
best selection of limited-edition, rock music album/CD
cover-related art prints, photos and related
collectibles available on the market today
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TECH NEWS~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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=> FRAUNHOFER’S MP3 INVENTORS
INDUCTED INTO THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
HALL OF FAME; The Award Honors Their Work On
Inventing And Introducing The Mp3 Compression
Format
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98824
=> ORANGE AND BEBO PARTNER TO PROVIDE
MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORKING; One Of The World’s
Largest Social Networks And Orange Have Joined
Forces In A Groundbreaking Partnership To
Bring Mobile Social Networking To Orange
Customers
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98840
=> U.S. LAUNCH OF SONY ERICSSON
NIGHT TENNIS PIONEERS A NEW MOVEMENT
IN SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT; Sony Ericsson
Engages A Diverse Audience Through Combining
Its Innovative Concept In Tennis With Leading
Talent In Music And Fashion
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98830
=> ARBITRON AND TELEPHIA TO
RELEASE LANDMARK STUDY OF MOBILE
AUDIO CONSUMPTION; Study To Profile
Current UsersAnd Explore Motivations That
Can Drive Increased Use Of Mobile Digital
Audio
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98828
=> SMART LOOPS RELEASES SL HIT
TRACKS HARD ROCK DOWNLOAD BUNDLE;
Smart Loops, A Leading Provider Of Pro
Audio Loops And Web-based Recording Services,
Has Released SL Hit Tracks Hard Rock Download
Bundle, A Collection Of 6 Six Hard-rocking
SL Hit Tracks Drum Loop Pa
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98708
=> EASTWEST DELIVERS SOUNDS
INSPIRED BY THE BEATLES WITH
“FAB FOUR VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS”;
The Same Kind Of Vintage Instruments
And EMI/Abbey Road Recording Equipment
As The Beatles Used Recorded In EASTWEST’s
Historic Hollywood Studios
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98805
=> TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
ANNOUNCE TECHNOLOGY BRIDGE BETWEEN
OMA AND MARLIN DRM STANDARDS; “OMArlin”
Specification Provides Interoperability
Between Open Standards For Consumer DRM
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98784
=> CERWIN VEGA! ANNOUNCES THE FIRST
21-INCH ACTIVE SUBWOOFER ON THE MARKET
USING LEGENDARY STROKER TECHNOLOGY; New Line
Of Active Subwoofers To Launch At Musikmesse
Include 21-inch And 18-inch
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98782
=> NOKIA 5700 XPRESSMUSIC: ADDING A
NEW TWIST TO MOBILE MUSIC; 3G Smartphone
Can Download And Play Tracks From Range
Of Internet Music Stores
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98777
=> LG ELECTRONICS LICENSES INTERTRUST’S
PATENTS FOR MOBILE HANDSETS; LG Has Taken A
License To Intertrust’s Patents For Its Mobile
Voice And Data Products
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98770
=> SRS LABS RELEASES NEW AUDIO
SOLUTIONS FOR WINDOWS MOBILE 6; SRS Labs
To Debut New Audio Solutions For Windows
Mobile 6 Powered Devices In Microsoft’s
CTIA Wireless Booth
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98834
=> VERIZON WIRELESS AND MOTOROLA TAKE
MOTORAZR TO THE MAX; Exclusive To Verizon
Wireless; MOTORAZR Maxx Ve Is Packed With
Powerful Imaging Features, Music Technology
And Fast Connectivity
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98832
=> 10TACLE STUDIOS AG AND MTV GERMANY
LAUNCH MULTI-USER 3D ONLINE WORLD; Joint
Production And Marketing Of MTV Brand World
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98808
=> MOTOROLA SIGNS PATENT AGREEMENT
WITH CODING TECHNOLOGIES IN SUPPORT
OF THE COMPANY’S MPEG-4 AACPLUS DIGITAL
AUDIO CODEC; New Agreement Paves The Way For
Delivering A Broad Range Of High Fidelity,
Bandwidth-Saving Wireless Devices Into The
Consumer Mobile Music Market
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98812
=> MICROSOFT SELECTS AUDIBLE MAGIC’S
DIGITAL FINGERPRINTING TECHNOLOGY AS
FILTERING SOLUTION FOR SOAPBOX VIDEO
SITE; The System Will Be Used To Identify
Music And Other Copyrighted Content
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98818
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=> MUZE NAMES JANICE P. ANDERSON AS
CEO; CEO Brings Track Record Of Leading
Companies To Profitable Growth And Market
Leadership
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98839
=> REDMOND TO STEP DOWN FROM THE BPI;
BPI Director Of Communications & Development
Steve Redmond Will Leave The Organisation On
March 31st
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98820
=> BATT APPOINTED AS NEW BPI DEPUTY
CHAIRMAN; Appointment Of Dramatico Entertainment
Founder And Director Mike Batt To The New
Role Of BPI Deputy Chairman
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98819
=> CORNERSTONE ADDS DJ BEVERLY BOND
TO TALENT DIVISION; Cornerstone, A Leading
Marketing Agency, Announced The Signing Of
DJ Beverly Bond To Its Talent Management
Division
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98776
=> DAVE BLOMSTERBERG PROMOTED TO
VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES, FONTANA
DISTRIBUTION; In His New Role, Mr. Blomsterberg
Will Be Involved With All Aspects Of Fontana’s
Sales Division
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=98831
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~EVENT PICKS~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* IN DEBT WE TRUST
Features instrumental music and songs by Polarity/1
April 4 & 5, 7:00 PM
the QUAD
34 W. 13th St., NY
* BEN GODWIN RECORD RELASE PARTY
Kobo Town’s Drew Gonsalves opening
Listen Liebrally event
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Club Midway
25 Avenue B (bet. 2nd & 3rd Streets), NYC
http://musicdish.net/events/bengodwin/
* IN DEBT WE TRUST
Features instrumental music and songs by Polarity/1
April 13, 7:00 PM
Fine Arts Theatre
8556 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills
* IN DEBT WE TRUST
Features instrumental music and songs by Polarity/1
April 14 & 15, 2007
Pickford Theatre
1416 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, WA
* IN DEBT WE TRUST
Features instrumental music and songs by Polarity/1
April 19, 12:00 PM
Northeastern University
Snell Library, Media Center, Boston
* INSIDE THE MUSIC BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
SEMINAR & SHOWCASE
Saturday April 28, 2007
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
http://www.Insidethemusicbusiness.com/splash2
* NEWMUSICWEST FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE
May 2 - 6, 2007
Vanvouver, BC
http://www.newmusicwest.com
* ARE YOU READY TO INNOVATE?
New Music West Festival
Friday, May 4, 2007
Vancouver, BC
http://www.mi2n.com/mdnet/news2.php3?press_nb=98271
* SOULJAZZ FESTIVAL
Pioneer Amphitheater Spring Music Series
May 26,2007 (Memorial Day Weekend)
Hayward, CA
* NORTH BY NORTHEAST (NXNE) MUSIC & FILM
FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE
June 7 - 10, 2007
Toronto, ON
http://www.nxne.com/
* POPKOMM CONFERENCE & FESTIVAL
September 19 - 21, 2007
Berlin, Germany
http://www.popkomm.com
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