Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Midemlab: Music Discovery, Recommendation & Creation pitches - Midem 2014



Presented by Pepsi & Vivendi
After receiving personalised coaching sessions from Pepsi's marketing leadership team, finalists hit the stage and have five minutes to pitch their business models to jury members. 

Finalists:
Blitzr (France) - Bertrand Sebenne, CEO
Indiloop (Canada) - Erik Ashdown, Founder & CEO
Muzieo (USA) - Leland Robinson, Founder & CEO 
Cubic.fm (Turkey) - Erdem Gelal, Co-Founder
Nagual Sounds (Germany) - Matthias Strobel, Chief Marketing Officer
Sound Wand (UK) - Hari Karam Singh, Director
Music Gateway (UK) - Phil Carr, Founder & CEO 
Soundwave (Ireland) - Craig Watson, Co-Founder & COO
Jukely (USA) - Bora Celik, Co-Founder
Moodsnap (USA) - David Blutenthal, Founder & CEO 

Jury:
Eric Archambeau, General Partner, Wellington Partners (UK)
Jon Bradford, Managing Director, TechStars London (UK)
Paul Brindley, CEO, Music Ally (UK)
Howie Singer, SVP of Strategic Technology & CTO, Warner Music Group (USA)
Denis Ladegaillerie, Founder and President, Believe Digital (France)
Tak Lo, Director, TechStars London (UK)