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Never has there been such demand for music. By putting you in direct contact with nearly 10,000 music and technology professionals from over 90 different countries, MIDEM connects you with the players matching this unprecedented demand. This January, delegates from the recording, publishing, live, digital, mobile and branding sectors gathered in Cannes to do deals, network, learn and check out new talent. See who's already agreed to exhibit at MIDEM 2008 here: or read on for more on the world's music market...
 
 
 
MIDEM 360

Click on the below thumbnails to view exclusive new all-round photos of MIDEM!

 
 
MIDEM 2008 IN FIGURES

  • Participants: 9,093
  • Companies: 4,545
  • Exhibiting companies: 2,233
  • Countries: 88
  • Total stand space: 9,017m²
  • Journalists: 482
 
MIDEM IN VIDEO


This video presentation gives you the low-down on the world’s music market, including soundbites from some of its biggest participants (Universal, Fox Music, Orca Digital…)
 
MEET KEY PLAYERS FROM EVERY SECTOR, GENRE AND COUNTRY*

*MIDEM 2008 figures
(% of companies in each activity)

  • Recording: 48 %
  • Publishing: 35 %
  • Licensing: 30 %
  • Production: 27.5 %
  • CD/DVD distribution: 19 %
  • Artist management: 17 %
  • Exporting: 11.2 %
  • Importing: 11 %
  • Online media: 8.4 %


You can find just about every single music genre represented at the market, with specialised sections for Classical, Jazz, Electronic and Urban.

  • Rock: 24.5 %
  • Jazz/Blues: 20.8 %
  • Dance: 20.3 %
  • World: 20.2 %
  • Electronic: 19.6 %
  • Classical: 16 %
  • Rap/Hip Hop/Urban: 14.7 %
  • Rythm & Blues: 12 %
  • Country & Folk: 12 %
  • Traditionnal - Ethnic: 11.8 %

 
THINK GLOBAL (participant breakdown)


MIDEM also now hosts a vibrant selection of over 50 national and regional pavilions, representing over 1,600 companies.
 
MIDEMNET FORUM: YOUR EYE ON THE FUTURE

Accessible to MIDEM delegates for an extra fee, the MidemNet Forum is a two-day conference event which has been a sold-out success for the past two years. It provides a unique opportunity to find out about the industry’s digital and mobile future, and to meet the people shaping it.

Click here for more about MIDEM's conferences