Cannes Festival - MIDEM 2006

On the evening of January 24 2006, I played at the Hotel Martinez, Cannes, France with my live band at the MIDEM Buzz Bands 2006 event. MIDEM 2006 is the 40th anniversary of the world's largest music conference. No other event can boast a potential audience of almost 10,000 music professionals and is seen as the launch pad for artists such as Elton John, Nina Simone, Tom Jones, Simply Red, and more recently Katie Melua. It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase my material to the music industry who were represented by delegates from almost 100 countries.

Glideascope was the only British artist selected to appear out of the new talent selected globally from over 25 countries, the other 7 were Anat Damon (Israel), Aronas (Australia), Beat Assailant (France), Dope Poet Society (Canada), Karlex (France), Selasee (USA) and The Spectaculars (USA). To be selected by MIDEM to appear at this event has been the highlight of my music career to date.

I wasn't sure how my mix of live classical, world influences and contemporary downtempo beats would fare with an industry crowd, but in terms of audience appreciation and feedback it was a resounding success!

I have a handful of MIDEM Buzz Band compilations to give away featuring all 8 artists, please send an email to obtain a copy.

-Glide