> > A friend who is off list is thinking of going to either. > > MIDEM: Looks like WMC Europe (bad) to me (http://www.midem.com/) > > MIDEM: Is in Cannes (good), but in late January (brrrrr) no - one good thing about Cannes is that the weather remains nice - even in January
> Sonar: Doesn't look or feel like WMC (good) > > Sonar: Is in Barcelona (better), and in mid June (ahhhhhh) > > I know which one I'd choose. (Hint: I've been to Sonar > twice, MIDEM nonce) The two are completly different - from what I remember, Sonar is techno only with a focus on the most interesting artists, Midem is music industry at large with a focus on what's selling Gwendal