MIDEM Buzz Bands 2007 (Official Showcases)

Official Showcases - MIDEM BUZZ BANDS

23 January 2007 - Cannes, France

MIDEM, the world’s music market, is unequalled in the business of music. With 41 years of experience, MIDEM has a rich history of launching artists’ careers. No other single event in the world can boast providing potential access to an audience of 9700 music professionals from 93 countries. For the 2007 edition, MIDEM has teamed up with Sonicbids to offer MIDEM 2007 clients the unique opportunity to get their acts onstage during the tradeshow and in front of the professional audience. On the evening of January 23, 8 selected groups will play "MIDEM BUZZ BANDS" at the Hotel Martinez, Cannes, France.

Get your act onstage at MIDEM 2007.

Please read all details listed below:

1) Presentation of the offer

2) Conditions for submitting an act

3) What MIDEM offers

4) Financial and administrative conditions

1) Presentation of the offer - "MIDEM BUZZ BANDS 2007": A new opportunity for international acts of all genres and styles to perform live at MIDEM, the world’s music market 21 - 25 January 2007, Hotel Martinez, Cannes, France. In association with Sonicbids, "MIDEM BUZZ BANDS" is a series of showcases during the MIDEM market to be held from 8:00 pm to 12:00 am on January 23, 2007.

• All requests to perform at "MIDEM BUZZ BANDS 2007" are submitted via the Sonicbids website (please see conditions)
  
• All requests go through a selection process
  
• Up to a maximum of 8 acts will be selected to perform
  
• The selection process will be undertaken by MIDEM and will be based on artistic quality
  
• All acts will be informed of their status by the end of November 2006
  
• The time and date of each individual showcase will be allocated by MIDEM
  
• The deadline for submissions is November 16, 2006

2) Conditions for submitting an act: Submissions must be made online via the Sonicbids website. To submit an artist/group:

• The person or company submitting the artist or group must subscribe to Sonicbids (All submission fees are non-refundable)
  
• The artist/group must be signed with a label
  
• The artist/group must have a verifiable experience of 3 live performances
  
• The artist/group must have no more than 7 artists onstage
  
• Each artist must be 18 years old or over
  
• The artist/group must be available to perform at "MIDEM BUZZ BANDS 2007" in Cannes, France on the date allocated for the showcases
  
• The artist/group must sign a contract with MIDEM before their performance at “MIDEM BUZZ BANDS 2007” (for French administrative purposes and to be able to be paid the legal salary by MIDEM)

3) What MIDEM offers - "MIDEM BUZZ BANDS 2007": 23rd January 2007 – 8:00 pm to 12:00 am - venues Acajou and Ballroom, Hotel Martinez, Cannes, France

• A 30 minute time slot for a private showcase (with a maximum of 7 artists) during MIDEM
  
• Venues: Hotel Martinez, Cannes, France, venue Acajou (capacity 350) and venue Ballroom (capacity 800)
  
• Basic equipment (lighting and sound)
  
• Technical staff
  
• Line-check
  
• Basic catering
  
• Dressing room
  
• Ground transportation (Nice airport/hotel/Nice airport/venue)
  
• One night’s hotel accommodation and continental breakfast in a 3* hotel for all acts whose place of residence is within Europe; or two nights for artists whose place of residence is outside Europe. A room sharing policy is applied but each act is considered individually.
  
• A basic legal salary per performing artist: approximately 95 EUR (ninety-five euros) per performing artist and 69 EUR (sixty-nine euros) per technician (with all proper reserves regarding legal employer contributions 2007) and the administrative papers involved (this involves each performing artist signing a contract with Midem)
  
• A mention of the showcase with the artist’s/group’s name in a global “MIDEM BUZZ BANDS 2007” advertising page to appear in the MIDEM official pre-market magazine “Mag: Preview Edition” sent to all participants who have registered before 15 December 2007
  
• A mention of the showcase with the artist’s/group’s name in a global “MIDEM BUZZ BANDS 2007” advertising page to appear in the Midem official daily magazine “The News” distributed on the day of their showcase to the entire MIDEM market
  
• Listing of the showcase with the artist’s/group’s name in the official MIDEM programs and schedules, notably: www.midem.com, Pre-schedule in “Mag: Preview Edition”, onsite official MIDEM program of events, official “mini-program”, poster on the day of the event, daily schedule in “The News” on the day of the event…
  
• The inclusion of the artist’s/group’s biography/discography on www.midem.com
  
• Signposting for the venue within Hotel Martinez in Cannes, France
  
• Free registration to the MIDEM market for the performing artist/group (maximum seven people)
  
• Free registration to the MIDEM market for the artist/group’s agent or manager (one person only)
  
• Listing of artist's/group's managerin the MIDEM guide 2007
  

4) Financial and administrative conditions

• The artist/group must subscribe to Sonicbids if not already a member (All submission fees are non-refundable)
  
• The artist/group must accept to participate in the financial costs of the production of the showcase for the sum of 2,500€ before taxes (two thousand five hundred euros exclusive of French VAT at 19.6%) per showcase (only payable if their submission is selected)
  
• Accept to register for MIDEM 2007 if their submission is selected (cost 1050€ before taxes)
  
• The artist/group must cover all transport costs for themselves and the artist/group to and from Nice, France
  
• The artist/group must obtain visas for themselves and the artist/group
  
• The artist/group must ensure that each performing artist signs a contract with MIDEM before their performance at “MIDEM BUZZ BANDS 2007” (for French administrative purposes and to enable the artist/group to be paid the legal salary by MIDEM