French music industry independents rally to London Calling 2007

Top representatives from the independent French music industry will be attending London Calling 2007, one of the record industry’s leading European trade shows, to be held at Earl’s Court on 28-29 June. UBIFRANCE and the French Music Export Office will showcase about 15 small- and medium-sized companies at the French exhibition stand, in the heart of the international pavilion.

[ClickPress, Tue May 08 2007] Top representatives from the independent French music industry will be attending London Calling 2007, one of the record industry’s leading European trade shows, to be held at Earl’s Court on 28-29 June. UBIFRANCE and the French Music Export Office will showcase about 15 small- and medium-sized companies at the French exhibition stand, in the heart of the international pavilion.

In 2006, London Calling attracted 3,500 music professionals, more than 200 of whom were exhibitors. London Calling 2007 also promises to be a major success. Participating companies seek to promote the artists they represent in the UK and in the rest of Europe through new licensing and distribution agreements; they also follow the British music scene closely to better expand their catalogues of promising new talents.

The following companies will be present at stand No 430, part of the French national pavilion:

-ALMAE, a music label;
-CHRIS MUSIC, a music label specialising in pop-rock, electro-rock and world music, whose main artists are Bismak, Malou and Jorge Humberto (www.chrismusic.fr);
-COMET MUSIC, a music publisher specialising in Afrobeat, soul and Urban World Jazz, whose main artists are Meissa, Ji Mob and Ruth Tafebe & The Afrorockerz (www.myspace.com/cometrecords);
-FAIRPLAY, a music publisher distributing all kinds of music, whose main artists are Trio Joubran, Abaji, L’Attirail, Elzef, Didier Squiban and Aiwa (www.myspace.com/fairplaymusique);
-GAIA MUSIC PUBLISHING, a music publisher (www.myspace.com/chrislung);
-JAY JAY PRODUCTIONS, a music label (www.mr-lab.com);
-LIL'PEOPLE RECORDS, a music label (www.lilpeoplerecords.com);
-MELMAX MUSIC, a publisher specialising in industrial, dark metal, electro-rock and electro-pop, whose main artists are Hermetics, ALB and Klanguage (www.myspace.com/melmaxmusic);
-STARZIK, a distributor of digital musical content, offering all styles of music (www.starzik.com);
-WAGRAM, a music publisher offering all kinds of music, whose main artists are Corneille, Gage, Pauline Croze, CharlElie Couture, Aaron and Kaolin (www.wagram.fr);
-WILD PALMS MUSIC, an aggregator of musical content (www.wildpalmsmusic.com);
-WTPL MUSIC, a music publisher offering all kinds of music, whose main artists are K-Maro, Axiom, Ministère des Affaires Populaires, Têtard, Obdurate and Unswabbed (www.wtpl.fr).


About London Calling 2007

London Calling 2007 will take place on 28 & 29 June 2007 at Earl’s Court (in London). The French exhibition stand will showcase innovative and creative independent French companies that are at the forefront of the music industry.

London Calling, the UK’s biggest music-business event, brings together the decision-makers, innovators and investors who will determine the future of international music —from music labels’ representatives, managers and distributors to the most forward-thinking brand owners and promoters, service providers and related technology companies.

For more information, go to: http://www.londoncalling2007.com/

About the French Music Export Office

The French Music Export Office is a non-profit organization that was created in 1993 through the initiative of French record labels, and with the help of both public entities and private professionals from the record industry and the live-music scene. Its goal is to collectively help French music professionals to better develop the presence of their artists and productions outside France, and thus support French record sales outside France as well.

In freeing up the necessary synergies between the various partners and operators within France and without, the French Music Export Office facilitates contacts between French and international professionals. It also co-ordinates the French presence at international music fairs and organizes professional encounters in France and outside the country. Finally, the French Music Export Office offers various financial-support programmes to French record companies, notably through its export and promotion commissions.

With the backing of France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the French Music Export Office has created a network comprising nine Offices and Correspondents worldwide. The French Music Export Office has offices in Germany (the Berlin office covers the markets of German-speaking countries, the Netherlands, as well as Central & Eastern Europe); in the UK (London); in Spain (the Barcelona office covers the Spanish and Portuguese markets); in the United States (New York); and in Japan (Tokyo).

For more information, go to: http://www.french-music.org/tpl_home.php



About UBIFRANCE

UBIFRANCE, which is supporting French participation in the London Calling 2007 event, is the French Agency for International Business Development, a French government agency and part of France’s export-support framework. UBIFRANCE came into being in February 2004, as a result of the merger of the French Centre for External Commerce (CFCE) with what was then the Ubifrance Association.

As the partner of reference for French companies wishing to export, UBIFRANCE offers a complete range of services based on the provision of information concerning export markets, legal issues and regulations, international finance and tenders, while also supplying sectorial data. Besides, UBIFRANCE offers export advice and targeted support to companies’ commercial activities, such as exploratory visits, partnership meetings, foreign exhibitions, and international press communication. Finally, UBIFRANCE runs the International Voluntary Service in Business employment scheme (VIE) for deploying qualified personnel and young graduates outside France.

To provide support for French companies of all sizes and from all sectors in their development in foreign markets, UBIFRANCE relies on the expertise of 2,500 staff in France (in Paris and Marseilles) and in 120 countries through the Trade Missions (Missions Economiques) of the various French Embassies, clubs, associations and a network of press offices.

The French Technology Press Bureau (FTPB) is the London bureau of UBIFRANCE, whose unique, worldwide network of 13 press offices includes Bangkok (for South-East Asia), Beijing, Cairo (for the Middle East), Chicago (for North America), Düsseldorf, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico, Milan, São Paulo, Tokyo, and Warsaw. Two additional press bureaux are due to open this year — one in Moscow (Russia) and the other in New Delhi (India).

For further information, please go to: www.ubifrance.fr


FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Kate AMBLER – Press Officer
French Technology Press Bureau (FTPB)
21, Grosvenor Place
London, SW1X 7TB (United Kingdom)
Telephone: 020-7235-5330
Email: contact.ftpb@ubifrance.fr