Mi2N's B2N, BUSINESS NET NEWS

Welcome to Mi2N's B2N, BUSINESS NET NEWS
The Largest Music Business & Technology News Resource
http://www.mi2n.com

February 8, 2010

Media Sponsor of:
* Digital Music NY Meetup: February 9th
http://dmnyfeb.eventbrite.com/
* Digital Music Forum East: Feb. 24-25
http://www.digitalmusicforum.com/east
* Canadian Music Week: March 10-14, 2010
http://www.cmw.net/cmw2010/
* Music Matters: May 26-28, 2010
http://www.musicmatters.asia

Featured MusicDish Site: MusicDish Network
http://www.musicdish.net

MUSICDISH*CHINA SOUNDS AVAILABLE @ ITUNES
MusicDish*China Sounds podcast, presented by Metal
Postcard Records, focuses on the growing indie scene
emerging in cities like Beijing Hong Kong, Shanghai &
beyond - Subscribe on iTunes:
http://tinyurl.com/MDCS-itunes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~INSIDE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* MUSICDISH NETWORK
- Attend Digital Music Forum East!

* WORLD NEWS
- Canadian Album Sales Down 2.2% In 2009;
- ARIA Releases 2009 Wholesale Sales Figures;
- SABAM Vs Tiscali Goes To EU Court;
- EMI Songs Australia Lose Copyright Case;
- Landmark ISP Copyright Infringement Case;
- and more...

* BUSINESS NEWS
- Kazaa Forced To Issue Consumer Alert;
- The Grammys Hit Highest Notes In 6 Years;
- Thumbplay Forges 20 New Content Deals;
- Bravado Signs Superstar Divas;
- Didiom Introduces Didiom Pro;
- and more...

* TECH NEWS
- Music Discovery System Wins Lifestyle Awards;
- 2011 CES iLounge Pavilion Doubles;
- Sonoro Audio Awarded Good Design For Eklipse;
- Sirius XM & Slacker Radio Mobile Apps;
- Rhyme Player Available On Apple App Store;
- and more...

* Mi2N RESOURCES
* Mi2N INFO

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~MUSICDISH NETWORK~~~~~~~~~

ATTEND DIGITAL MUSIC FORUM EAST!
The Opportunities Are Here! Seize the Day

Don't miss the 10th Annual Digital Music Forum in New
York City on February 24-25: We are only event in the
United States that brings together the top music,
technology and policy leaders for high-level
discussions and debate, intimate meetings and unrivaled
networking about the future of digital music. Digital
Music Forum is known worldwide for the news that is
made in our auditorium, the deals that get done in our
hallways, and the friendships and partnerships that are
forged year after year. Why wait by the sidelines, when
you can join the event that is helping to drive the
industry's future!

Mi2N readers receive a 10% discount by registering at
http://digitalmusicforumeast.eventbrite.com/?discount=
DMFE10MDISH or via the site using the promo code
DMFE10MDISH! For more information please visit
http://www.digitalmusicforum.com/east.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~WORLD NEWS~~~~~~~~~~~~

Submit Your Music News To Mi2N
http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3

=> ARIA RELEASES 2009 WHOLESALE SALES
FIGURES; Digital Sales Continue To Increase,
Delivering Return To Growth For Recorded Music
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127058

=> THE NIELSEN COMPANY AND BILLBOARD'S
2009 CANADIAN INDUSTRY REPORT; Canadian
Album Sales Down 2.2% In 2009; Digital Track
And Digital Album Sales Reach New Highs
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127063

=> SABAM VS TISCALI - THE CASE IS
BEING REFERRED TO THE EUROPEAN COURT
OF JUSTICE OF LUXEMBURG; No Solution Yet
For The Huge Financial Losses Brought About
By The Millions Of Illegal Exchanges Of
Musical Files
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127042

=> LARRIKIN MUSIC PUBLISHING PTY
LTD V EMI SONGS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED;
The Federal Court Of Australia Found In Favour
Of Larrikin Music Publishing Pty Ltd (Larrikin)
In A Decision Handed Down By Jacobson J
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127019

=> FILM INDUSTRY DISAPPOINTED BY
FEDERAL COURT RULING ON ONLINE COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT; Federal Court Found That iiNet
Was Not Liable For The Copyright Infringements
By Its Customers On Its Network
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126981

=> RICARDO B. SALINAS PLIEGO RECEIVES
'MEDALLA MOZART 2010'; Grupo Salinas Founder
And Chairman Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego Receives
'Medalla Mozart 2010' For The Promotion Of
Music Through The Orquesta Sinfonica Esperanza
Azteca
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127065

=> POLICE SHUT DOWN ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S
LARGEST ILLEGAL MUSIC BURNING OPERATIONS
IN MELBOURNE; Police Seized Close To 100 CD
Burners And Approximately 25,000 Discs
Containing Pirate Music
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127047

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ADVERTISEMENT~~~~~~~~~~~

SPIDER ROCKETS JOIN POP EVIL ON MIDWEST TOUR

Crafting a sound that pushes the line between elegance
and aggression, New Jersey-based SPIDER ROCKETS will be
joining Pop Evil on a Midwest USA tour starting
February 10, 2010. Spider Rockets' latest release is
self-titled and follows up 2007's buzz-worthy 'Ever
After.'

http://www.spiderrockets.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~BUSINESS NEWS~~~~~~~~~~~

Asian Music News Headlines
http://www.mi2n.com/topics/asia.php3

=> KAZAA CONSUMER ALERT - SYMANTEC
GETS IT WRONG AGAIN; Kazaa Was Forced To
Issue Consumer Alert And Special Notice To
Customers After Symantec Mistakenly Flags
The Service As High Risk
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127060

=> THE GRAMMYS HIT HIGHEST NOTES IN
SIX YEARS; The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
Posts Year-to-Year Gains Of +35% In Viewers,
+32% In Both Adults 18-49 And Adults 18-34
And +36% In Adults 25-54
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127051

=> THUMBPLAY FORGES 20 NEW CONTENT
DEALS FOR JUST-LAUNCHED THUMBPLAY
MUSIC; 8 Million Tracks Now Under License
For The Cloud-Based, On-Demand Service
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127049

=> BRAVADO SIGNS SUPERSTAR DIVAS;
World's Leading Global Merchandising
Company Partners With Rihanna, Mariah
Carey, Alicia Keys And Whitney Houston
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127068

=> DIDIOM INTRODUCES DIDIOM PRO;
Premium Service For Wireless Media Streaming
From Personal Computers To Mobile Devices
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127046

=> DEVELOPER OF THE IPHONE AND ITOUCH
MUSIC TOP 10 APP, "RELATIVEPITCH" LAUNCHES
LEARNING PORTAL EASYEARTRAINING.COM
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127028

=> TV BROADCASTING COMPANY ANNOUNCES
NATIONWIDE TALENT SEARCH; Television
Commercial Company Partners With A National
Record Label To Find Music Artists Interested
In Television Distribution Opportunity
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127021

=> EMPRESS MULTIMEDIA INC LAUNCH
ONLINE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR ARTIST,
PRODUCERS, AND LABELS; A Revolutionary New
Website That Will Allow Artist To Promote,
Distribute, And Sell Their Material Using A
Low Cost Prepaid Scratch Off Card
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127010

=> VELOCITY RECORDS FORMS AND STARTS
IMPRINT WITH RISE; Dave Shapiro (Booking
Agent At The Agency Group, Los Angeles)
And Portland, Oregon's Rise Records Are
Pleased To Announce Their Recent
Partnership
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127033

=> GRACENOTE PARTNERS WITH TOP FOUR
MUSIC LABELS TO RECEIVE PRE-RELEASE
SONG DATA; Deals Will Speed Discovery Of
New Music For Consumers And Drive Commerce
For Labels
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127062

=> MEDIA INSTITUTE OPPOSES RIAA
PERFORMANCE TAX; Forcing Radio Broadcasters
To Pay Royalties For Sound Recordings Would
Impose Economic Burden, Reduce Diversity,
New Issue Paper States
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127067

=> PANDORA PROMOTES LIZZIE WIDHELM
TO VP NATIONAL AD SALES, ENTERTAINMENT;
Key Producer In Entertainment Ad Category
To Build Upon Her Successes
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127064

=> LGN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRIBUTION TO
LAUNCH NEW MEDIA & ANNOUNCES TWO NEW
ARTISTS' SIGNINGS; The Launch Of A New Media
Division -- "Sun Sign Media"' And The Signing
Of Two Clients
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127057

=> COOL MUSIC NETWORK (THECOOLTV)
AND SINCLAIR TELEVISION GROUP ANNOUNCE
PARTNERSHIP; Partnership Will Put THECOOLTV
In 24 Million Homes, Representing Approximately
22% Of U.S. Television Households
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127055

=> ALL LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO MENUDO
ENTERTAINMENT HAVE BEEN RESOLVED
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127041

=> SAM ASH MUSIC SUPPORTS MUSICARES;
Sam Ash Music Donated A $25,000 Gibson Jeff
Beck Les Paul To The Silent Auction Benefitting
Musicares
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127039

=> JAMES HORNER RECEIVES OSCAR NOMINATION
FOR "AVATAR" ORIGINAL SCORE, FEATURED ON
"AVATAR: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE"
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127032

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ADVERTISEMENT~~~~~~~~~~~

PAZZ KLUGER: DEBUT ALBUM & SOME RAW HEARTACHE

Pazz Kluger is proud to announce the recent release of
his debut, self titled album, out on Wrong Wroad
Records. Honest, personal lyrics set the tone for this
alternative 80's inspired soundtrack, made to drown
your sorrows. With a D.I.Y. mentality, Pazz Kluger
recorded, and produced this record from his basement
calling on artists such as: Joy Division, Bauhaus, &
Johnny Cash for his inspiration.

http://www.reverbnation.com/#/pazzkluger77

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TECH NEWS~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Follow MusicDish Tweets
http://www.twitter.com/MusicDish

=> MPH MUSIC DISCOVERY SYSTEM WINS
BEST LIFESTYLE AWARDS AT THE HONG
KONG ICT AWARDS 2009; "MPh Music Discovery
System" Won "Best Lifestyle Grand Award"
And "Best Lifesytle (Creative & Free Living)
Gold Award" In Hong Kong ICT Awards 2009
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127026

=> 2011 CES ILOUNGE PAVILION DOUBLES,
WILL FEATURE LARGEST DISPLAY OF IPOD,
IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC PRODUCTS IN CES
HISTORY; Exhibit Space Expands For 2011 CES
Due To Industry Demand
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127031

=> SONORO AUDIO AWARDED GOOD DESIGN FOR
EKLIPSE; All-in-one Compact Audio Solution's
Distinctive Design
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127053

=> SIRIUS XM RADIO NOW AVAILABLE ON
BLACKBERRY; All Users Of The SIRIUS XM
App For BlackBerry Get A 7-day Free Trial
Of The SIRIUS XM Premium Online Service
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127066

=> SLACKER RADIO ANNOUNCES MOBILE APP
FOR PALM WEBOS SMARTPHONES; Slacker Radio
For The Palm WebOS Offers Free Personalized
Radio Stations And New Music Discovery
On-the-Go
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127056

=> RHYME PLAYER NOW AVAILABLE ON
APPLE APP STORE; Konami Reveals Billboard
Chart-Topping Artists For Innovative Title
Now Available For The iPhone And iPod Touch
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127037

=> ROCK OUT WITH THE NEW T-MOBILE
MYTOUCH 3G FENDER LIMITED EDITION;
Eric Clapton And Fender Join The MyTouch
3G Campaign To Showcase The Limited Edition
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127061

=> SHOOTOUT: 7 PRO AUDIO SOFTWARE
PRODUCTS RATED; A New Analysis Comparing 7
Of The Most Popular Digital Audio Workstation
Software Products From DigiDesign, Steinberg,
Cakewalk, MOTU, Apple, Ableton And Image Line
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127038

=> BLUE SKY UPDATES STAND-ALONE BASS
MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER; BMC MKIII Allows
For Complete Control Of All Monitoring
System Parameters - From Surround To Post
Production - From Single Easy-To-Use, Remote
Control
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127035

=> A.R. RAHMAN DOUBLES UP AT
GRAMMYS COMPOSER USES EUPHONIX
TO CREATE AWARD-WINNING MUSIC;
Rahman's First Grammy Of The Night Was
For Best Song Written For Motion Picture,
Television, Or Other Visual Media
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127034

=> BLASTWAVE FX RELEASES FIRST
SOUND EFFECTS HARD DRIVE UPDATE
FOR SDS LIBRARIES; True To Their Promise,
Blastwave FX Has Released New Additional
Sound Effects To Update The SDS Libraries
SONOPEDIA, The BLASTDRIVE, And .wavFX,
TITLEWAVE
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126993

=> METALLIANCE CERTIFIES MILLENNIA
HV-3R MIC PRE; Millennia Music & Media
Systems, Manufacturer Of Highly Acclaimed
Audio Recording Products, Has Had Its New
HV-3R Eight-channel Microphone Preamplifier
Certified By The METAlliance
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126987

=> FIVE/FOUR PRODUCTIONS ACHIEVE GRAMMY
SUCCESS; Prism Sound's SADiE Helps Five/Four
Productions Achieve GRAMMY Success
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126976

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~Mi2N RESOURCES~~~~~~~~~~~

RESOURCES
Submit news - http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3
PR Distribution - http://www.mi2n.com/services/
Mi2N-PRESS - http://www.mi2n.com/services/mi2n_press.php3
Mi2N Gift Certificates - http://www.mi2n.com/gift.php3
Free Newsletter Subscription - http://www.mi2n.com/subscribe.php3

MUSICDISH NETWORK
MusicDish Network - http://www.musicdish.net
MusicDish Network Services - http://www.musicdish.net/marketing/
MusicDishTV - http://tv.musicdish.net

SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
http://twitter.com/MusicDish
http://www.facebook.com/musicdish
http://www.myspace.com/musicdish
http://www.reverbnation.com/label/musicdish
http://musicdish.livejournal.com/
http://www.mog.com/musicdish
http://www.virb.com/musicdish
http://musicdish.vox.com/
http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish
http://www.ourstage.com/profile/musicdish
http://www.youtube.com/MusicDishTV
http://www.dailymotion.com/MusicDishTV
http://www.veoh.com/channels/musicdishtv
http://www.wildscreen.tv/channel/MusicDishTV

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mi2N INFO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Editor-in-Chief: Eric de Fontenay
mailto:editor@mi2n.com
Publisher: MusicDish LLC.

Mi2N's B2N, BUSINESS NET NEWS

Welcome to Mi2N's B2N, BUSINESS NET NEWS
The Largest Music Business & Technology News Resource
http://www.mi2n.com

February 1, 2010

Media Sponsor of:
Digital Music NY Meetup: February 9th
http://dmnyfeb.eventbrite.com/
Canadian Music Week: March 14-17, 2010
http://www.cmw.net/cmw2010/
Music Matters: May 26-28, 2010
http://www.musicmatters.asia

Featured MusicDish Site: MusicDish*China
http://china.musicdish.com

DIGITAL MUSIC NY FEBRUARY MEETUP
Tuesday, February 9 meetup wIll take a look at new
developments you need to know about today with an
overview of announcements made at CES and MIDEM.
RSVP - http://dmnyfeb.eventbrite.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~INSIDE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* MUSICDISH NETWORK
- MusicDish*China Sounds Available @ iTunes

* MIDEM 2010
- 2008 Royalty Collections Topped 7 Billion;
- Breakthrough Year For Pan-European Deals;
- Getty Images Signs Deals @ MIDEM;
- [PIAS] Launch D2C Services;
- Blue Horizon Label Launch @ MIDEM;
- and more...

* BUSINESS NEWS
- Live Nation/Ticketmaster Merger Complete;
- Social Media Sites Up 82% Year Over Year;
- Tune Tribe Launches Arising Artist;
- Hello Music Raises $4 Million From KVG;
- Dockers And Shazam Partner;
- and more...

* CAREER NEWS
- Eric Baptiste Named CEO Of SOCAN;
- Warner Music UK Names New SVP, Commercial;
- RealNetworks Names Mike Lunsford Exec. VP;
- American Composers Orchestra Appoints MD;

* MUSIC EVENTS
- Slash In Rare One-On-One At CMW 2010;
- Berlin Congress On Event Management;
- AES Announces Nashville Expo 2010;
- New Music Seminar Comes To Hollywood;
- Metalliance Academy Convenes In Hollywood;
- and more...

* TECH NEWS
- Android Outpaces iPhone Users On Myxer;
- CD Preservation File Format Launched;
- Diversion Media Develops Grammy iPhone App;
- Nokia Introduces Fans To The Latest Music Apps;
- MXP4 Launches Max It, Dynamic Real-Time Remixes;
- and more...

* Mi2N RESOURCES
* Mi2N INFO

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~MUSICDISH NETWORK~~~~~~~~~

MUSICDISH*CHINA SOUNDS AVAILABLE @ ITUNES

MusicDish*China Sounds podcast, presented by Metal
Postcard Records, is now available on iTunes. In this
inaugural installment, we focus on some bands that have
impacted Hong Kong in 2009, including Time Out
favorites Chochukmo and ST, A/V duo Volt In Music,
SXSW-bound DP, Lona Records' A Roller Coaster as well
as Shanghai-based Liman.

Subscribe on iTunes:
http://tinyurl.com/MDCS-itunes

More on MusicDish*China:
http://china.musicdish.com
http://twitter.com/MusicDish_China
http://soundcloud.com/musicdish-china-sounds

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~MIDEM 2010~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Submit Your Music News To Mi2N
http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3

=> 2008: ROYALTY COLLECTIONS TOPPED 7BN
DESPITE DISMAL ECONOMY; Authors' Societies
Across The World Collected 7.035 Billion Euros
In Royalties In 2008
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126842

=> BREAKTHROUGH YEAR FOR PAN-EUROPEAN
DEALS; 2009 Witnesses 12 Key Deals For UK
Collection Society
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126818

=> EUROPEAN MUSIC RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS
ANNOUNCE COMMITMENT TO DDEX MESSAGING
STANDARDS; Five Major European Music Rights
Organisations Have Announced Their Commitment
To Adopt The DDEX Messaging Standard
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126839

=> 8 PUBLISHERS SIGN UP TO PAN-EUROPEAN
LICENSING INITIATIVE; First Society In The
World To Offer A Multi-territory Solution For
Independent Publishers
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126829

=> GETTY IMAGES SIGNS DEALS WITH
PROMINENT PLAYERS IN DIGITAL MUSIC
INDUSTRY; Alliances Will Enhance Consumer
Music Experiences With Premium Artist And
Event Images
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126813

=> [PIAS] LAUNCH D2C SERVICES;
Launch Of [PIAS] D2C, A Range Of Services
That Provide [PIAS] Related Repertoire Owners
With Integrated E-commerce Capabilities
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126798

=> [PIAS] SELECTS RIGHTSFLOW FOR MECHANICAL
LICENSING AND ROYALTY SERVICES
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126637

=> RIGHTSFLOW BECOMES FIRST FULL MEMBER
UNDER NEW DIGITAL DATA EXCHANGE (DDEX)
MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126683

=> RIGHTSFLOW AND PRS FOR MUSIC AGREE
TO A DEAL TO SHARE DATA AND FACILITATE
MECHANICAL COMPULSORY LICENSING IN THE US
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126646

=> SIRE RECORDS FOUNDERS LAUNCH
BLUE HORIZON LABEL @ MIDEM; The Founders
Of Legendary Sire Records, Richard Gottehrer
And Seymour Stein, Announced The Relaunch Of
Legendary Record Label
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126779

=> MP3 PIONEERS REVEAL FUTURE OF
DIGITAL MUSIC: MUSICDNA; Bach Technology
Unveil Successor To MP3; Dynamically Updated
Smart File To Revolutionise Music Experience
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126787

=> EUROPEAN MUSIC COMPANIES VOTE
NEW FINANCIAL ACTION PLAN FOR SMES
IN CANNES; European Music Companies Are
Launching A Financial Blue Print For Music
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126785

=> IMPALA LAUNCHES NEW BUSINESS
AFFILIATE PROGRAMME; IMPALA Launched Its
New Friends Of IMPALA Programme At MIDEM
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126783

=> TAG STRATEGIC AND ONLY MUCH LOUDER
ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AT MIDEM
2010; Only Much Louder, A Multi-level Music
Business In India, Active In Artist Management,
Live Event Management, Production And More
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126840

=> SX AND MYSPACE ANNOUNCE JOINT
PARTNERSHIP TO IDENTIFY AND REGISTER
THOUSANDS OF ARTISTS WITH UNCLAIMED
ROYALTIES; In A Surprise Announcement At
MIDEM, SoundExchange And MySpace Unveiled
The Partnership
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126834

=> MUSIC DISCOVERY ENGINE MUFIN UNVEILS
FREE MUSIC MARKETING FOR UP-AND-COMING
ARTISTS AT MIDEM CONFERENCE; Music Discovery
Engine Mufin Helps Musicians And Bands Promote
Their Music Using Unique Acoustic Fingerprinting
Technology
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126828

=> SACEM AND WAT.TV ARE PROUD TO
ANNOUNCE AN AGREEMENT AT MIDEM 2010;
WAT.tv Will Remunerate SACEM For The Works
Of The Authors, Composers And Publishers The
Authors' Society Represents
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126824

=> TOPSPIN EXPANDS ECOSYSTEM WITH
MORE THAN 60 PARTNERS; Expansion Includes
Announcement Of First Annual Topspin Content
Partner Day In February And Opening Of
Topspin Offices In The United Kingdom
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126811

=> IODA STRENGTHENS POSITION AS
LARGEST INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTOR
OF CLASSICAL MUSIC; IODA Strengthens
Position As Largest Independent Distributor
Of Classical Music With New Content And
Marketing Partnerships
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126807

=> IAEL RELEASES 2010 BOOK ON ISP
LICENSING AT HIGH LEVEL SEMINAR AT
MIDEM; The International Association Of
Entertainment Lawyers Release "Collective
Licensing At The ISP Level"
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126801

=> CLEOPATRA RECORDS SELECTS
COUNTERPOINT SYSTEMS CRM FOR
ONLINE ROYALTY STATEMENTS; CRM Software
To Provide Its Clients With Access To
Royalty Statements Online
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126789

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ADVERTISEMENT~~~~~~~~~~~

GINA CUTILLO & THE LOVER ARE SET
FOR MUSICAL WORLD DOMINATION

From the songstress that gave us the catchy Pop/Rock
release 'From here to Desire' ... which landed her on
stage with Prince, Best Song on NBC's Star Tomorrow, a
final contestant receiving national press with Doritos
Superbowl commercial and on Warped Tour 09' with Katy
Perry, Paramore and others. Gina Cutillo is now
bringing us her 3rd release The Lover.

Website: http://www.myspace.com/ginacutillo
Music: http://itunes.apple.com/album/the-lover/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~BUSINESS NEWS~~~~~~~~~~~

Submit Your Music News To Mi2N
http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3

=> LIVE NATION AND TICKETMASTER
ENTERTAINMENT COMPLETE MERGER;
As Of The Close Of Trading January 25,
Ticketmaster Common Stock Ceased Trading
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126805

=> JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES
TICKETMASTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO
ITS MERGER WITH LIVE NATION INC;
Software Licensing Agreement, Divestiture
And Anti-Retaliation Provisions Will Preserve
Competition In Ticketing In The United States
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126837

=> LED BY FACEBOOK, TWITTER, GLOBAL
TIME SPENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES UP
82% YEAR OVER YEAR; Global Consumers Spent
More Than Five And Half Hours On Social Media
Sites
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126794

=> TUNE TRIBE LAUNCHES ARISING ARTIST;
Stellar Team Of Consultants Offer Music Industry
Insight From The Inside
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126665

=> HELLO MUSIC RAISES $4 MILLION
FROM KVG; A New Music Company That Combines
Technology Resources With The Art Of A&R To
Identify Talented Musicians And Connect Them
With Career Opportunities
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126622

=> DOCKERS AND SHAZAM PARTNER TO
BRING "WEAR THE PANTS" CAMPAIGN TO
SMARTPHONES EVERYWHERE; Consumers Can Use
The Shazam App To Tag A Television Commercial
And Receive Enhanced Brand Content
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126775

=> COPYRIGHT OFFICE ADOPTS INTERIM
REGULATION ON MANDATORY DEPOSIT GOVERNING
CERTAIN WORKS PUBLISHED ONLY ONLINE
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126791

=> UK FILE SHARER ARRESTED;
A 39 Yr Old Female, Who Was A Member Of
A UK DC Hub: UK-Rippers.DNS2GO, Has Been
Arrested
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126808

=> SESAC CELEBRATES 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF
PROVIDING SERVICE, TRADITION AND INNOVATION
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126832

=> IFPI DIGITAL MUSIC REPORT 2010
RELEASED; Digital Revenues Up, But Not
Offsetting Piracy Losses
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126830

=> COLLECTING SOCIETIES AND
"BUNDESVERBAND COMPUTERHERSTELLER
E.V." REACH AGREEMENT ON PC REMUNERATION;
Agreement With The Manufacturers And Importers
Of PCs On The Level Of The Remuneration For
Private Copying For PCs
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126838

=> SAMSONITE SELECTS TRUSONIC TO
PROVIDE IN-STORE BACKGROUND MUSIC;
Fluid Music Canada's Trusonic, A Provider
Of Internet-delivered Music And Messaging
Services For Retail Stores
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126835

=> VODAFONE ANNOUNCES LARGEST BASE
OF PAYING MUSIC SUBSCRIBERS IN EUROPE;
Nearly 450,000 Vodafone Customers Have Signed
Up For Music Subscription Services
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126833

=> UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP
SIGNS PUBLISHING AGREEMENT WITH ALBERT
MUSIC, HOME OF AC/DC AND MANY OTHERS;
UMPG Signs Publishing Agreement With Albert
Music, Home Of AC/DC And Many Others
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126827

=> UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP
SIGNS EXCLUSIVE PUBLISHING AGREEMENT
WITH GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER KENNY LOGGINS;
UMPG Signs Exclusive Publishing Agreement With
GRAMMY Award-Winner Kenny Loggins
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126825

=> WE7 LAUNCHES UNLIMITED MUSIC
ACCESS AND 'MUSIC ON THE MOVE' WITH
NEW SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES; Building On
Its 'Play Button For The Internet' Strategy,
We7 Will Launch Two Premium Music Services
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126823

=> UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND
NETBISCUITS ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT
TO EXPAND UMG'S DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER
MOBILE OFFERINGS; UMG Will Leverage Netbiscuits'
Market-leading B2B Web Software Platform To
Launch Mobile Websites And Services
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126781

=> THRIVE RECORDS, #1 U.S. INDIE DANCE
LABEL, SIGNS EXCLUSIVE PRODUCTION &
DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH ISLAND DEF JAM
MUSIC GROUP
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126780

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ADVERTISEMENT~~~~~~~~~~~

THE PEACH TREE

After 5 years, 9 LPs, and 4 EPs of completely free
music, Angus Maiden aka. The Peach Tree has released
his 10th self-titled concept album through his new net
label Tribal Dancing Kid. Over the years, Angus has
forged a distinctive path of genre-blurring,
tag-defying art complete with a cute out-of-tune voice
that either captivates or repels audiences.

Website: http://thepeachtree.bandcamp.com
http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/343270102/For%2BMarie.mp3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~CAREER NEWS~~~~~~~~~~~~

Submit Your Music News To Mi2N
http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3

=> ERIC BAPTISTE NAMED CEO OF SOCAN
- SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND
MUSIC PUBLISHERS OF CANADA; Eric Baptiste
Replaces Andre LeBel Who Announced His Plans
For Retirement Last Year
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126820

=> WARNER MUSIC UK NAMES NEW SVP,
COMMERCIAL; He Replaces Alan Young, Who
Left The Company To Pursue New Opportunities
In December
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126819

=> REALNETWORKS NAMES MIKE LUNSFORD
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, MUSIC, MEDIA,
AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS; Mr. Lunsford Will
Continue To Oversee Rhapsody America, The
Company's Digital Music Joint Venture With
MTV Networks
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126817

=> AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA
APPOINTS GEORGE MANAHAN MUSIC DIRECTOR;
Conductor George Manahan Will Join Orchestra
As Music Director
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126815

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~MUSIC EVENTS~~~~~~~~~~~

Submit Your Music News To Mi2N
http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3

=> ICONIC ROCK FIGURE AND LEGENDARY
GUITARIST SLASH IN RARE ONE-ON-ONE AT
CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2010; A Very Special
In-depth Celebrity Interview At Canadian Music
Week On Thursday, March 11, 2010
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126803

=> EVENT US 2010;
Event Us 2010, The Third Berlin Congress
On Event Management, Features Presentations
And Hands-on Experience
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126777

=> AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY ANNOUNCES
NASHVILLE RECORDING WORKSHOP + EXPO 2010;
Two-day Conference And Trade Show Exposition
Set For March 5-6, 2010
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126657

=> NEW MUSIC SEMINAR COMES TO HOLLYWOOD;
The New Music Seminar Comes To Los Angeles,
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 At The Henry Fonda
Theater
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126651

=> METALLIANCE ACADEMY CONVENES
AT CAPITOL STUDIOS IN HOLLYWOOD;
The METAlliance Is Presenting The Inaugural
METAlliance Academy Event On March 20 & 21
In Hollywood At The Historic Studios In The
Capitol Records Tower
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126604

=> XANTECH PROVIDES FREE TRAINING
SEMINARS AT INTEGRATED SYSTEMS EUROPE
2010; Leader In A/V Control Offers Attendees
Training Seminars On Its Extensive Product
Line As Well As Discuss The Current And
Future Direction Of The Industry
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126673

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ADVERTISEMENT~~~~~~~~~~~

PROFESSOR LOUIE & THE CROWMATIX - NEW RELEASE

The prolific band Professor Louie & The Crowmatix have
another fine release - this one is a combination of
studio and live recordings. Whispering Pines features
10 songs from their extensive repertoire including the
youtube favorite title track Whispering Pines.

Website: http://www.professorlouie.com
Music: http://fairtilizer.com/track/whisperingpines

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TECH NEWS~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Follow MusicDish Tweets
http://www.twitter.com/MusicDish

=> ANDROID OUTPACES IPHONE USERS ON
MYXER IN TERMS OF GROWTH AND DOWNLOADS
FOR 2009 ACCORDING TO BOOMBOX; Google's
Android Platform Is Already Gaining Significant
Traction With Consumers According To A New
Report By Myxer
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126826

=> THE STR3EM TEAM LAUNCHES COMPACT
DISC PRESERVATION FILE FORMAT POWERED
BY WIKIPEDIA; Format Released To Preserve
Compact Discs Using Wikipedia Pages As Digital
Liner Notes
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126664

=> DIVERSION MEDIA DEVELOPS GRAMMY
IPHONE APP; New York Agency Supports 52nd
Annual GRAMMY Awards
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126661

=> NOKIA PREMIERES THE WONDERFUL WORLD
OF OVI VIDEO AND INTRODUCES FANS TO THE
LATEST MUSIC APPS; Wonderful World Of Ovi Music
Video By Hiro Murai
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126626

=> MXP4 LAUNCHES MAX IT, DYNAMIC
REAL-TIME REMIXES, TO EXTEND INTERACTIVE
MUSIC EXPERIENCE AND DRIVE INCREASED FAN
ENGAGEMENT; MXP4 Launches Max It, Which Creates
Dynamic Remixes Of Tracks In Real-time, And Max
It Editor, Which Gives Any Artist The Ability
To Create Interactive Music Releases
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126724

=> EXPLORE NEW MUSICAL HORIZONS WITH
VOCAL AVATAR "BIG AL"; PowerFX Release Big
AlBig Al's Vocals Come From A Real Singer Who
Was Recorded Extensively, Enabling PowerFX
To Create A Comprehensive Library Of His
Vocal Sounds
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126721

=> CHICAGO'S ALA CARTE ENTERTAINMENT
LOOKS TO GC PRO TO SOURCE ALL THE SOUND
SYSTEM COMPONENTS FOR THEIR LATEST VENUE,
PARK PLACE
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126728

=> VOX AMPLIFICATION FEATURED IN THE
BEATLES: ROCK BAND VIDEO GAME; In The 1960s,
VOX Amplifiers Gained International Status As
The Guitar Amplifier Used By The Beatles
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126727

=> WAVES AUDIO ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC
ALLIANCE WITH DIGICO; Waves Audio And
DiGiCo Joins Forces To Develop Breakthrough
Products For The Live Sound Industry
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126726

=> LENNON BUS ROLLS WITH INTEGRATED
MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES; One Of The Major Highlights
At This Year's Annual NAMM Show Gathering Of
Musicians And Music Industry Manufacturers
Was The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
Celebration
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126704

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~Mi2N RESOURCES~~~~~~~~~~~

RESOURCES
Submit news - http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3
PR Distribution - http://www.mi2n.com/services/
Mi2N-PRESS - http://www.mi2n.com/services/mi2n_press.php3
Mi2N Gift Certificates - http://www.mi2n.com/gift.php3
Free Newsletter Subscription - http://www.mi2n.com/subscribe.php3

MUSICDISH NETWORK
MusicDish Network - http://www.musicdish.net
MusicDish Network Services - http://www.musicdish.net/marketing/
MusicDishTV - http://tv.musicdish.net

SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
http://twitter.com/MusicDish
http://www.facebook.com/musicdish
http://www.myspace.com/musicdish
http://www.reverbnation.com/label/musicdish
http://musicdish.livejournal.com/
http://www.mog.com/musicdish
http://www.virb.com/musicdish
http://musicdish.vox.com/
http://www.last.fm/user/musicdish
http://www.ourstage.com/profile/musicdish
http://www.youtube.com/MusicDishTV
http://www.dailymotion.com/MusicDishTV
http://www.veoh.com/channels/musicdishtv
http://www.wildscreen.tv/channel/MusicDishTV

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mi2N INFO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Editor-in-Chief: Eric de Fontenay
mailto:editor@mi2n.com
Publisher: MusicDish LLC.