Archive for December, 2008

Ted Lapidus dies in Cannes

Ted Lapidus, whose name became synonymous with sixties chic, died on Monday December 30 2008 at a hospital in Cannes. He had been suffering from leukaemia, and died of pulmonary problems. The son of a tailor, Lapidus shot to fame in the sixties with the unisex look and specifically the “safari” jacket. He became a [...]

people December 30, 2008 10:51 pm 0 Comments

30% of travellers want to visit Cannes Film festival in 2009

Thirty percent of travellers is quite a large number of people! In research conducted by insurance group Travel Guard, some 30% of respondents said the event they “would most like to travel to” in 2009 was the Cannes Film Festival, followed by the presidential inauguration of Barrack Obama. Another interesting tidbit is that the people [...]

Cannes festival December 26, 2008 10:51 pm 0 Comments

The future of music counted in months

Once again, MidemNet will be debating the future of music this year prior to Midem itself. Won’t the current financial mayhem only make life more difficult? What is left for music as a business? Well, I’d say the relatively good news is that music as a business has already sunk 50% in value since 2003. [...]

Midem December 17, 2008 10:49 pm 0 Comments

Midem: bring a colleague for 30% less

Midem has introduced an interesting promotion. If you attend Midem 2008, you can bring colleagues to 2009 and save 30% on their registration. It’s a good way of covering the market with more feet, as in my experience, two people are more than twice as efficient than one. There are simply so many things happening [...]

Midem December 8, 2008 10:47 pm 1 Comment