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MidemNet 2010 is sixty days out & I can’t wait to be back in Cannes!

2009 has been an amazing year for digital and mobile music, some of the notable events & game-changers, in no particular order:

• Spotify
• Nokia’s ‘Comes With Music’
• Topspin
• Twitter
• Google Search Box initiative
• YouTube/Warner Music detente
• The iMeem fire sale
• The debut of Hello Music
• Ongoing drama with: Pirate Bay’s wind-down, Choruss, Q Trax, ISP Levies, Playlist.com, Michael Robertson & EMI

I look forward to spirited discussion around:

• The future of music as service
• The role of ISP as gate keeper and fee collector
• Artist Development in 2010
• Monetizing the live experience
• Creating new revenue streams

It’s going to be great seeing old friends & making new ones. The integration of MidemNet into Midem will finally join the present and the future of music, it’s time to stop the hand-wringing and winging and get on with it!

See you on the Croisette!