MusicDish To Launch 'MusicDish*China Sounds' At MIDEM 2010

Email: chinasounds@musicdish.com
Website: http://china.musicdish.com

As music professionals from around the world gather in Cannes for MIDEM 2010, MusicDish will be unveiling its first podcast in a series called 'MusicDish*China Sounds presented by Metal Postcard Records'. A monthly podcast hosted by Hong Kong-based Sean Hocking, MusicDish*China Sounds shines on spotlight on China's independent music scene emerging in cities like Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai as well as chinese music throughout Asia. Conference attendees can find the full page 'MusicDish*China Sounds' ad in Monday, January 25th's MIDEM News #2.
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http://soundcloud.com/musicdish-china-sounds

"As the largest and most prominent global music conference, MIDEM 2010 seem like the most appropriate platform to launch our first major Asian initiative," noted MusicDish founder Eric de Fontenay. "China has an exciting, burgeoning independent music scene that will increasingly attract worldwide attention. We look forward to meeting the China, Taiwan and broader Asian delagations at the conference"

In the inaugural installment of MusicDish*China Sounds, Metal Postcard Records' founder Sean Hocking focuses on some bands that have impacted Hong Kong in 2009, including Time Out favorites Chochukmo and ST, A/V duo Volt In Music, SXSW-bound DP, Lona Records' A Roller Coaster as well as Shanghai-based Liman.

The podcast coincides with the launch of MusicDish*China, a new site within MusicDish focusing on China's NEW music industry with news, articles and interviews. Mi2N, MusicDish's online music newswire, opened the new decade with the addition of an asian music channel and RSS to its website.

MusicDish LLC has been serving the music industry since 1997, creating a model for original, successful representation of artists and firms. The company is a leading source of knowledge on the music industry, providing a personal, yet business-minded perspective on key issues affecting professionals and executives with newsletters, reports and interviews. With its comprehensive website MusicDish.net and online music magazine MusicDish.com, as well as frequently updated user profiles on popular social networking sites such as Myspace, facebook, YouTube, LiveJournal and ReverbNation, MusicDish proudly saturates the internet with its artist profiles and unique services. Formed by media culture veteran Eric de Fonteney, MusicDish's principal function is to represent talent in the most effective ways, while also bringing the most recent music news to your computer screen.
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Mi2N Opens 2010 With Revamped Music Newswire Website

Website: http://www.mi2n.com/

Music Industry News Network (Mi2N), the largest online music industry newswire, opened the new decade with a new site design delivering more news, easier navigation and new categories. Launched in 1998, Mi2N is the most comprehensive online music industry newswire, having kept professionals worldwide informed on the latest developments shaping nearly every facet of the industry.

Music Genre-Based Categories
Featuring between 700-800 news stories per month, the primary goal of the redesign was to provide users with access to more news while easing navigation. In addition to its original 10 categories - Business, Technology, Record Label, Radio, Video, Web, Career, Events, Music Release and Band - Mi2N has expanded its selection to now include major music genres: Country/Folk, Dance/Electronica, Jazz/Blues, Latin, Rock, World music, Urban

Global Reach
The new decade also opens on a much more globalized and interconnected music industry. Reflecting Mi2N's international reach and subscriber base, regional categories have also been added to the website, covering: Asia, Canada, Europe

More RSS Feeds
Mi2N has also made all the above categories accessible as RSS feeds, available at http://www.mi2n.com/rss/

Full-Service PR
In addition to its PR distribution, it now offers full-service PR under Mi2N-PRESS. MI2N-PRESS provides a complete PR solution for independent artists, labels and music companies, including professional press release copywriting and Mi2N PR distribution packages. Mi2N PR marketing packages can also be purchased as gift certificates.

About Mi2N
Mi2N (Music Industry News Network) is the largest online daily newswire serving the music industry. Since 1998, Mi2N has kept professionals worldwide informed on the latest developments shaping their sector by covering nearly every facet of the industry, from new business models and technological innovations to up-&-coming artists and emerging trends. Through its Mi2N Music PR service, it has become a leading PR resource for major and independent music companies around the world.
http://www.mi2n.com

For more information, please contact:
Eric de Fontenay
Mi2N Founder/Editor
(718) 278-0662
ecfont@musicdish.net

Mi2N And Music Xray Partner To Connect Musicians With Industry Professionals

Music Xray (aka Platinum Blue Music Intelligence) and Music Industry News Network (Mi2N) have collaborated to offer musicians a unique opportunity to have their music exposed to music industry professionals. With any Mi2N PR Music order, artists can submit a song of their choosing to any of the many industry opportunities offered on Music Xray and the service submission fee will be waived. By doing so, artists can capitalize on the opportunity for exposure to hundreds of industry professionals available through Music Xray, including major and indie labels, producers, career coaches, song critiques, and contests.

Ideal for artists, labels, and promoters, the Mi2N Music PR service provides guaranteed press release placements through a network of newswires, social media, blog communities, and forums. With packages ranging in price from $9.95 (PR Express) to $179.95 (PR Platinum Video), Mi2N offers a PR marketing solution to meet every budget and need. Clients will receive a promo code voucher for one free song submission to Music Xray's platform of top music industry professionals, labels, agencies and producers. Over 150 industry professionals and entities use Music Xray, including major labels and Grammy-winning producers, and thousands of artists have already joined the site.

Begin the process to uploading your song to Music Xray by purchasing an Mi2N Music PR package at http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3.
You can also download a PDF on Mi2N Music PR at http://www.mi2n.com/services/pdf/Mi2N_MusicPR.pdf

What People Are Saying About Mi2N Music PR:

"I've used Mi2N to increase exposure of my press releases for my company (WaTunes). I highly recommend that you use Mi2N for your press distribution as it is the most cost effective solution out there!" Kevin Rivers, CEO WaTunes.com

"This system rocks! I'm going to recommend this to absolutely no-one as I don't want other people knowing my secret weapon. And you can use that as a quote from me, mate." Kevin Fetterplace, Mojo Working International

"Eric has an amazing press release distribution and publicity organization for the music industry. It has been easy and effective for our clients...at a great price! We all highly recommend Mi2N PR services to everyone we know!" Kathy Douglas, Indie Extreme

About Mi2N
Mi2N (Music Industry News Network) is the largest online daily newswire serving the music industry. Since 1998, Mi2N has kept professionals worldwide informed on the latest developments shaping their sector by covering nearly every facet of the industry, from new business models and technological innovations to up-&-coming artists and emerging trends. Through its Mi2N Music PR service, it has become a leading PR resource for major and independent music companies around the world.
http://www.mi2n.com

About Music Xray
New York, NY based Platinum Blue Music Intelligence Inc. (Music Xray) is leading the way in song filtering for the music industry and in enabling artists to interact directly with professionals and companies that screen songs for exposure and licensing opportunities. The company has developed, acquired and licensed technologies that uniquely position it to provide valuable services and create more efficient systems for the music business.
http://www.musicxray.com

Email: prsyndicate@mi2n.com
Url: http://www.mi2n.com/input.php3
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