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•••2008 - CANNES, France -- "It's time to put the corpse of what we know as the record industry in the ground and let some other beautiful things start to grow out of it," Peter Gabriel told the crowd at theinternational music conference, the musician and Web entrepreneur says new technologies must be embraced. ••• But the musician and technological innovator skipped the opportunity to revel in the past that this kind of honor affords.••• Accepting a glass trophy from MIDEM President Paul Zilk before a group of about 300 industry movers and shakers that also included his mother and sister, Gabriel remarked that "It's time to put the corpse of what we know as the record industry in the ground and let some other beautiful things start to grow out of it." ••• Few appeared to take offense, as the forward-thinking musician echoed comments he'd made earlier in the day and that others have been raising during the five-day gathering of nearly 9,500 participants from 91 countries. ••• The 57 year old Gabriel, recently launched We7 Internet service that generates free legal music downloads by pairing music with brief advertisements that create the revenue to pay artists. Gabriel has sunk $6 million of his own money into We7, which he said has logged about 1 1/2 million downloads since it went online last year. ••• The advertising-driven download model is one that many companies represented at MIDEM are experimenting with in different ways, and Gabriel acknowledged the potential pitfalls of so directly mixing art and commerce. ••• "It's climbing in bed with the devil," he said shortly before the award dinner at the Carlton Hotel. But the day of keeping the two segregated may well be over. ••• "I'm a big fan of Neil Young," Gabriel said, "but the artist who has complete control of his music and keeps his music completely apart from advertising is probably a thing of the last century." ••• The way Gabriel sees it, most young listeners are accustomed to hearing music in advertising environments. So by combining the ad-sponsored downloads for free with commercial pitches tailored to each We7 user's individual interests, ads can "become less annoying and more informational. It's about not selling dog food to cat owners." ••• The idea expands on what Gabriel helped develop with TheFilter.com, a website that generates music playlists based on users' record collections. ••• Asked whether he was worried about other similar services now coming online, Gabriel said, "I love competition -- bring it on." Peter Gabriel shares the"personality of the year" -- an award previously handed out to such music-biz luminaries as Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun, Clive Davis, Quincy Jones and Montreux Jazz Festival founder Claude Nobs. Part 02/ ABOUT MIDEM. It's the place to organise high-level networking events to take advantage of the market's captive audience of industry professionals. Contact our events department (details below) to find out more... ROCK, POP, WORLD & ELECTRO CONCERTS • Talent Only: MIDEM's talent-nurturing initiative will feature a series of up-and-coming artists in a brand new seafront location, in partnership with Orange and Sonicbids (January 27-30); click here to find out more, including confirmed artists! • Special Showcases: MIDEM regularly plays host to numerous showcases highlighting the best music from the world over. Star genres & countries at MIDEM '08 include the China-focused Opening Night Party (January 27) and regular favourite, the British at MIDEM night (January 28) • Electronic Delights: Returning to Jimmy'z for MIDEM 2008, the Electronic Club sessions will welcome DJ/producers such as Lopazz and Dennis Ferrer (22.30-04.30, January 28 & 29); not forgetting the traditional Pschent Closing Party (January 30) • The European Border Breaker Awards: This European Commission-organised event rewards the artists who have achieved top export sales within Europe, with live performances from winners (January 27) • The NRJ Music Awards: These glitz-tastic awards welcome the world's biggest music stars to Cannes the night before MIDEM's official opening (January 26). CLASSIQUE & JAZZ CONCERTS Guest of Honour, MIDEM Classique 2008: Legendary mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig
• The MIDEM Classical Awards' fourth edition takes place on January 30. Click here for the 2008 nominees • Themed concerts backed by the Orchestre régional de Cannes-PACA, conducted by Philippe Bender (Opera Night, January 28) & a Slovenian Night January 29, with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra… • "Talent Only Classique" concerts, with artists such as Peter & Patrik Jablonski, Olivia Doray, Janacek Trio, Bojan Gorisek and Diego Tosi • "Talent Only Jazz" showcases: early evening sessions welcoming Europe's most gifted jazz talent • MIDEM & IJFO Jazz Club sessions offer pure excellence late into the night, hosted with the International Jazz Festivals Organisation. 03
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• • "Now give us lands where the olives grow," Cried the North to the South, "Where the sun with a golden mouth can blow blue bubbles of grapes down the vineyard row!" Cried the North to the South. (to borrow a phrase from the English writer Elizabeth Barret Browning). • • "Cannes," wrote Charles Lentheric, the indispensable and erudite historian of maritime Provence, in 1880, "is a town where you feel no need to work," and "where the inhabitants were not interested in the world that lay beyond their shady gardens, or the sheltered balconies of their hotels." • • Now the world has come to Cannes, chosen it to be their Mediterranean queen for its annual events, and when you stroll along the Croisette on some warm April day you will hardly share Mr. Lenteric's sentiments. Voila! Cannes! It has emerged so cosmopolitan. - Josie Cory More Articles • Converging News OCTOBER / TeleCom BuyOuts, Spinoffs and Asset Seizure Boom Respectfully
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