by Tom Leu, Too many bands really don't have a clue when it comes to realistically assessing the quality of their recorded music when submitting for airplay, gigs, or general promotionÅ  this article demystifies what those of us in the biz are really looking, and listening forÅ 

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MIDEM 2006, Cannes, France, January 23, 2006
by Gerd Leonhard,

It's the 40th MIDEM (the music industry's annual gathering in Cannes, France) and the first few days of 2006, and so I figured it's a good time to throw these ideas into the mix, and present this paper for public discussion. Btw: I already published another paper on this, pretty much exactly one year ago, and there are various online slideshows available on this subject, as well. And, you can Search Inside My 2005 book "The Future of Music" using that fantastic tool Amazon offers.