Midem Moves Cannes Conference To June, Announces New Initiatives

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For some time now attendance at the worlds largest music industry trade show Midem has been declining. Contrary to this trend niche based trade shows such as JazzAhead & Classical Next have been reporting strong growth in attendance. Last week Midem announced major format changes including moving the show form the traditional January time frame to June. Music tech website Hypebot.com published the following news item.

Source: HYPEBOT | Published: 2 June 2014

International music industry mega-conference Midem is moving from its usual January/February time frame to June 5-8 in 2015. The gathering is staying in Cannes, but adding an enlarged program to support labels and artists looking for international deals along with new exhibition space and content devoted to tech and innovation.

The new program adds more live showcases in front of Midem delegates and the public, artist access to the Midem conference sessions, industry mentors and VIP networking opportunities.

Attendance at was down 4% in 2014 compared to the previous year. 6,150 gathered in Cannes vs. 6,400 in 2013, according to stats provided by convention organizers. Attendance from some European countries fell, but Japan and Turkey saw a 40% attendance increase. Australia and Brazil were up 50% and 30% respectively.

International music industry mega-conference Midem is moving from its usual January/February time frame to June 5-8 in 2015. The gathering is staying in Cannes, but adding an enlarged program to support labels and artists looking for international deals along with new exhibition space and content devoted to tech and innovation.

The new program adds more live showcases in front of Midem delegates and the public, artist access to the Midem conference sessions, industry mentors and VIP networking opportunities.

Attendance at was down 4% in 2014 compared to the previous year. 6,150 gathered in Cannes vs. 6,400 in 2013, according to stats provided by convention organizers. Attendance from some European countries fell, but Japan and Turkey saw a 40% attendance increase. Australia and Brazil were up 50% and 30% respectively.

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