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International Music Summit Ibiza 2013: Day 1 [EVENT RECAP & VIDEO]

Fame House's Hisham Dahud is currently in Ibiza, Spain helping put on the International Music Summit. IMS is a high level music industry conference attended by the global industry leaders in the dance music scene and signals the official launch of the Ibiza season. These are his reports from the island.

The sixth International Music Summit kicked off Wednesday May 22^nd, 2013 from the gorgeous Ibiza Gran Hotel on the island of Ibiza, Spain. The vibe was electric, as the sold out event drew in people from all parts of the dance music space from around the globe including artists, producers, managers, publishers, digital agencies, bloggers, lawyers, club owners, and more.

Vote In The O Music Awards: From Digital Geniuses To Favorite Musical Cats

Voting has begun for the O Music Awards with the opportunity to nominate wild card contenders for the Awards' cutting edge mix of categories. Open nominations continue through May 21st with a 24-hour livestreamed awards ceremony and party taking place June 19th.

The O Music Awards offer a typically eclectic array of contenders. Some nominations still have room for nominees and you can vote for those through Tuesday using a complicated system of hashtags and hand gestures.

Songza, V Squared, Questlove & More Win SoundCtrl FlashFWD Awards 2013

SoundCtrl’s FlashFWD Awards, which honors excellence and innovation in music technology, has announced this year's winners. A ceremony honoring the will be held on May 22 at NYC's Gramercy Theatre and include performances by Glassnote-signed EDM artist Robert DeLong, rapper Joey Bada$$, and dance crew iLuminate.

The 2013 SoundCtrl’s FlashFWD Award Winners:

Grammys Force Midem Date Change

Reed MIDEM today announced that Midem 2014 has been rescheduled to 1-4 February. Learning of the strong chance that the Grammy Awards will take place on the January 26th next year, to avoid key televised sports events, Midem organizers decided to reschedule the date of the 2014 international music business trade event.

BeatStars Seminars Offers Free Music Industry Advice & BeatStars Membership

BeatStars, a retail and services site for beatmakers and producers, is hosting a series of free BeatStars Seminars on the web next week from May 13 to 17. Topics include distribution, live events, music creation, marketing and label operations with a variety of speakers. Hypebot readers can also have a free trial of BeatStars membership.

New Music Seminar Announces 2013 Conference, First Round Of Speakers

The New Music Seminar is back in New York City this June 9-11 with a new format and venue. During the 3 day conference, 150+ leaders in music and entertainment convene to discuss and shape the future of  the new music industry.  The new format is designed to enhance industry player's and creator's knowledge of new business models and offer increased networking opportunities.

FREE Invites To Music Biz '13 LA Meetings with YouTube and Spotify

Spotify and YouTube are holding open meetings at Music Biz 2013, the annual confab of NARM and digitalmusic.org being held this week in LA. The companies, along with the trade association, are inviting Hypebot readers to participate in these meetings FREE of charge. Twenty-five (25) seats for each meeting have been reserved for Hypebot readers. Use the links below to RSVP today.

O Music Awards To Feature 24-Hour Drum-a-thon w/ Questlove & (Maybe) Your Band

The next O Music Awards is just around the corner on June 19th. This edition includes 24 hours of live music and a day-long drum-a-thon initiated by Questlove. In addition, 5 bands will perform as part of The Make A Band Famous Award for which the last day of nomination is today.

International Songwriting Competition Announces Winners, U.S. Musician Grabs Grand Prize

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced the winners for the 2012 edition of the contest. ISC's Grand Prize was awarded to Joshua Hanson of Irvine, California, USA, for his song "Monsters With Misdemeanors," which was entered in the Folk/Singer-Songwriter category.

REWIND: The New Music Industry's Week In Review

• Why Modern Musicians Should Care About Metadata
• Chirpify Adds $2 Million In Funding, Signs Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg & Puma For In-Stream Social Commerce
• Think A Big Festival Play Can Make You A Star? Jimmy Kimmel Proves Fest Fans Are Oblivious
• Listen & Decide: Will.i.am Admits Copyright Infringement On New Track
• EvntLive Opens To The Public Just In Time To Livestream Free Bon Jovi Concert

Why Modern Musicians Should Care About Metadata

By Bill Wilson, Vice President of Digital Strategy and Business Development at NARM and digitalmusic.org.

Metadata. It’s a jargon-y word that probably turns a lot of artists off at the mere mention of it. It’s also one of the main things standing between them and a variety of new opportunities to make money. And those new opportunities are becoming increasingly important for cash-strapped musicians.

A2IM Announces Indie Artist & Label 2013 LIBBY Awards Nominees

The American Association Of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced the nominees for the 2nd Libera Awards (The “LIBBYs”), to be held June 20 at NYC’s Highline Ballroom. The LIBBY's celebrate Independent labels, artists and services; and are voted on solely by members of the indie community. ATO Records & Dualtone Music Group earned the most label nominations this year. Bandzoogle, PledgeMusic, Rdio and Spotify were among the top nominees from music tech.

IMS Engage: EDM Talks With Outsiders Reaching In [EVENT RECAP]

Fame House's Hisham Dahud was part of last week's IMS Engage in Los Angeles, a selection of “unmoderated conversations” between pioneers in the EDM space and prolific outsiders from different industries reaching in. Overseeing social media and acting as the official blogger for IMS Engage, this is his overview of the event.

The International Music Summit’s (IMS) first major conference stateside, IMS Engage took place last Wednesday April 17th at the W Hotel in Hollywood, CA. The event drew in 250 people from all over the world including music artists, industry professionals, techies, press / media and local L.A. residents seeking to enthrall themselves in this unique and first of its kind experience.

ASCAP Expo Wrap Up: Business And Creative Communities Close Conference

By Geoff Nudelman of Telos Studios.

The final day of the Expo was a great representation of the finish line of the creative process as plenty of successful collaborators were lined up to share their success.

ASCAP Expo: The Hot Topic is the Future

By Geoff Nudelman of Telos Studios.

For the songwriters, composers, and producers in attendance, the Expo’s second day took a bigger focus on the future of the business from a variety of perspectives.

ASCAP Expo Day 1: New ASCAP Stats plus Katy Perry, Big Sean & Diplo On Their Early Years

By Geoff Nudelman of Telos Studios.

The Annual ASCAP Expo kicked off yesterday at the Loews Hollywood Hotel with an inspired General Membership Meeting featuring remarks from most of ASCAP’s leadership.

IMS Engage And ASCAP Pop Awards Kick Off Big Music Week In LA

By Geoff Nudelman of Telos Studios.

Ever since Coachella expanded to two weekends, the week between them has become more of an industry week throughout Los Angeles as many bands and professionals are hanging out, playing, and connecting in the city proper.

Wednesday marked the unofficial start of this week as the annual ASCAP Pop Awards and International Music Summit’s (IMS) first major conference stateside took place a ten-minute walk apart from each other in Hollywood.

ASCAP EXPO Brings Songwriting Trade Talks, Expanded Schedule To Hollywood

By Geoff Nudelman of Telos Studios.

Sandwiched between both Coachella weekends, the annual ASCAP EXPO is back next week April 18-20 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood.

Ibiza International Music Summit Brings EDM Business Talks To Hollywood

With EDM action shifting State-side, Pete Tong brings his International Music Summit, held annually in Ibiza, to the W Hotel in Hollywood. The one-day business gathering in LA is dubbed "IMS Engage" and will feature a series of "conversations" between well-known pairs of speakers including some surprising choices.

Reflections On SXSW 2013

The romantic notion of being spotted in a small bar, by someone with power in the industry, is bought to the forefront at SXSW. With each tiny piece of available performance real estate taken by an eclectic mix of artists, SXSW is a bubbling hub of multinational talent. 

Merlin's Charles Caldas Wins Impala Award

MERLIN CEO Charles Caldas has been named as the latest recipient of the IMPALA Outstanding Contribution Award which recognizes the efforts of an individual or organization to promote and develop European independent music and the sector’s diversity.

REWIND: The New Music Industry's Week In Review

• Social Demographics: Who Uses Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest & Instagram?
• Next Big Thing Launches Reddit For Music & Music News
• Google Opens Universal Analytics To All Users Plus Visualize Your Google Analytics
• Who Are Hip Hop's Richest Artists 2013?
• 5 Ways Musicians Can Benefit From Google Glass[es]
• iTunes Sales Are Making Apple Money, No Longer Just A Lure For Hardware

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Virgin EVP Ron Fair & New Music Seminar To Choose Top 6 A&R "Young Guns"

Ron Fair, EVP and Chief Creative Officer at Virgin Records and the New Music Seminar are looking for the best new A&R people.  Fair will select twelve finalists and conduct a live chat interview via the hot new Shindig video chat platform in mid-April.

D.I.Y. Artist Must Read: The Weekly Batch

Musicians especially independent musicians have so many tasks to do and keep up with that it can get overwhelming. From blogging to interacting on social media, musicians are expected to be everywhere online. On Music Think Tank, Brian Hazard gives a list of items that he tackles each week. What list of items do you have to finish on a weekly basis...monthly basis, etc?

5 Reasons You Should Have Gone To Canadian Music Week Instead Of SXSW

Matt Voyno (@Voyno), co-author of The New Rockstar Philosophy book and blog, is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo.

Recently I had the chance to attend both SXSW in Austin Texas, and Canadian Music Week (CMW) in Toronto Canada. I've had fun at both but I think for many bands CMW could be a better choice. Why? Check out the reasons below: