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January 2007 |
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THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION HAS STARTED |
Digital Warehouse, Online Reports, Secret Shopping, Higher Rates, total DRM control are all in the core of MMG's activity in the New Media. Read all about it.
MMG in cooperation with Eurofun would introduce a digital warehouse to store all the content that contains any of its copyrights. All the players in that market who would want to use the content will have to pull the content from this warehouse. This warehouse will be available to the owners of midi files,ring tones,audio and video owners (labels) and will supply us with online reports on each transaction that will be done with our copyright. No license will be granted to any operator, aggregator or label that would not use the warehouse.
After opting our digital rights from the local society Acum early this year we have been looking for the best partners in our market place to insure total control on the works of our writers. After a very long process we have established the following system.
An auditing and tracking system that would provide us with daily statistics on what was pulled from the digital warehouse and for what price. The system will also generate a "Secret Shopper" module that would allow us to see that any content that is purchased is being pulled from our digital warehouse. Any player that would try to "fool" the system would be denied access to the digital warehouse and would have to provide us with explanations for the discrepancies.
The digital warehouse and the collection of the royalties will be done via Eurofun, an Israeli based company that is a leading publisher and distributor of mobile content in Israel & EMEA . This company is owned by MAPAL Communications which is held by public companies and serves as the mobile content distributor for Disney, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Mirage and CAPCOM to name but a few.
The monitoring system is provided by All About Rights (AAR) who developed this system that would be used to monitor the traffic of our content. AAR also provides other solutions to content owners such as the Content Tracking System that allows content owners to find out who sells their content across the internet and at what fee.
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HEAR IT AND GET IT |
Finger printing based impulse purchase of mobile content service was launched in Israel. The service has shorten the 7-8 clicks process to 1-2 clicks. Its working its simple: it makes us more money.
Hingi (Hear It And Get It) is an Israeli company that has developed a technology-based, patent pending associative search engine, enabling a new buying experience, and driving consumers to spontaneous downloading: while listening to your favorite song on the radio or TV, sending an SMS with the channel number you’re currently listening to will cause our server to send you back the ringtone, song, video clip or any other related product.
The service was launched in December 2006 by two of Israel's leading cellular operators, and has created a lot of traffic both on song recognition and downloads.
The company's database contains over 750K fingerprints of works from all over the world and allows you to know within 2 seconds what song is being played in every radio station and music channel in Israel. MMG will offer its clients a monthly tracking service of selected works with real up-to-date air play information.
The firm’s founders and management were executives of successful start-ups and industry leaders.
Eyal Katz - President and CEO - co-founder of Hingi. Mr. Katz has more than 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship. Previously held positions as CEO of Adjungo Networks (merged into Flash Networks); COO of Peach Networks (acquired by Microsoft); early stage employee of DSPG (IPO), and various managerial and technical positions in Motorola, Microsoft, and Nexus (IPO);
Ofir Paz - Chairman - co-founder of Hingi. Mr. Paz headed the Microsoft TV Platform Group in Israel; Founder and CEO of Peach Networks (acquired by Microsoft). Director, having an active role in several hi-tech companies.
Itamar Mor - VP Products - co-founder of Hingi. Mr. Mor held positions of Director for New Markets Developments as well as member of the first teams in Exalink (acquired by Comverse for USD 550 Million), and in Odigo (also acquired by Comverse). Prior to that, Itamar was Product Engineer in ECI Telecom (ECIL), and a Software Engineer in Telrad.
Segev Levi - VP R&D. Mr. Levi has vast experience in the development of carrier-grade systems and multi-disciplinary knowledge in Internet applications and platforms, value-added services, and Telecom. Mr. Levi lead the video & new technologies group, and managed a large R&D team in Comverse (CMVT). Prior to that, he was VP R&D of BrowseUp, an internet software start-up.
Ron Shani - Executive VP, Marketing and Operations. Mr. Shani has over 20 years experience in high-tech, mainly in communications. Prior to Hingi, Ron was instrumental in many successful exits in start-up companies. Ron was VP Marketing for Vyyo’s Xtend subsidiary (Xtend acquired by Vyyo); Director of Marketing for Microsoft TV division; VP Marketing and Director in Peach Networks (acquired by Microsoft); Director in Hynex (acquired by Cisco); VP Business Development for Elbit, and VP Marketing and R&D Manager for Fibronics.
The company is planning to branch out to major markets in Europe and North America with in the next year.
MMG is proud to be a share holder and contributor to Hingi's success.
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OUR MUSIC AT MIDEM |
Remake of an Iraqi hit by Dudu Tassa, an Israeli megastar and the grandson of the king of music of Iraq and a remix of a Yamani Jewish prayer by Bonna Music are all part of our candy box and are all available for licensing. Have a look, have a listen, get in line!
"Wein Wein Ya Albi" Cry, Cry my Heart is a song that was written in the 40s by Zalah and Daud El Kuwaiti. These two Jewish brothers wrote songs for the leading Arab performers Um Kolthom, Abd El Wahab, Salima Murad and Sultana Yussuf, and were the founders of the Iraqi National Radio Orchestra and Iraq's King's Fissal's favorite musicians. In the 50's, the two brothers immigrated to Israel, and their names were stricken from their works and were registered as "Public Domain" throughout the Arab world.
Sixty years after the song was written and celebrated as a huge hit in Iraq, the grandson of Daud, and his name sake Dudu, is rerecording this beautiful love song. "My hope is to release it in Iraq, the birth place of my grandfather and the source of his inspiration", says Dudu Tassa, "my grandfather was a singer that performed all over the Arab world, and my wish is to follow his footsteps and bring our neighbors a simple message of music and love. We need to put the past behind us and create a better world to all of us for the sake of our future and respect to the times that our cultures have blended".
"Im Nin'alu" is a famous Yamani Jewish prayer that was used in the famous Ofra Haza and Maddona tracks. The new interpretation of Bonna Music is based on old recordings of a Yamani Kantor, which were made in the 50's, when the Jews from Yemen were flown to Israel in Operation "Magic Carpet". This recoding was found in the audio archives of the "Diaspora Museum" in Tel Aviv, and contains authentic live percussion.
Bonna Music (Doron Plascow, Ziv Matushka and Ronnie Noy) is a production team based in Tel Aviv. This successful production team has released several successful hits in Israel (Mash ups with Depeche Mode and the Cure). The team has used samples of the recordings to create an updated version to these catchy tunes. "The idea was to use the authenticity of the old Yamani Kantor and his band of percussionists, and mix it up with modern beats that could create a genuine World Music that would fit the "now".
"Wein Wein YA Albi" and "Im Nin'alu" have both been produced by Bonna Music.
To listen to Dudu Tassa's "Wein Wein YA Galbi" press here.
To listen to Bonna Music's "Im Nin'alu" press here.
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ASTRIX'S NEW ALBUM |
The master of Trance is releasing a new album this March. The album "Red Means Distortion", released on "HOMmega Productions ", contains 12 new tracks and is available for licensing thoughout the world. A sample track from Astrix is found below.
Israeli Astrix, aka Avi Shmailov, is without a doubt one of the fastest rising stars on the Psy Trance scene, UK and world wide DJs. Producers and media are singing his praises not only on the underground trance scene, but also with the more adventurous hard dance and trance DJs, and it is due to his highly infectious sound. His debut album ‘Eye To Eye’ (HOMmega / 2002) marked his arrival on the trance scene and saw Astrix embark on what has since been a non-stop global tour performing at massive parties and international festivals alike, always raising the roof with his unique sound and style. Astrix has made remixes for and has been remixed by the likes of Infected Mushroom and GMS. At the end of 2004, Astrix released his second album 'Artcore' (HOMmega) which sold over 20,000 copies up to date. Astrix has compiled a bestseller mix CD - 'Psychedelic Academy' - for a leading UK label (Hit Mania), where, like in his own music, he manages to combine psy trance elements with clubbier trance. This gives him a credible crossover appeal by mixing both futuristic and forward thinking music with a lot of uplifting moments that grab the attention of many music lovers from all sides of trance.
Many of Astrix tracks were included in compilations that were released in Europe, Japan and South America. During 2006 Astrix performed in over 60 venues throughout the world and enjoyed massive airplay in Radio and TV stations. Astrix was named No. 41 in the Top 100 DJ list of DJ Mag for the year 2006.
Listen to Astrix track from his new album "Future Music"
Eyal Yankovich and Erez Leket, from his label HOMmega, will be available for meetings in Midem to discuss possible gigs booking and album deals.
To set up a meeting with HOMmega please contact erez@hommega.com
To have a look when Astrix is performing next, please visit HOMmega
MMG is proud to be Hommega's artists publisher and supports the artist and the label in their next success. |
WITH A CHERRY ON TOP |
With 11 nominations at the Grammy Awards and new deal with Quincy Jones, Cherry Lane is on top.
Legendary Quincy Jones has signed with New York-based indie publisher Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company for a multi-year, worldwide publishing deal. The agreement covers Jones’ 1600+ copyrights, spanning five decades of music covering numerous musical genres and songs recorded by, among others, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, Brothers Johnson, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Michael Jackson, George Benson, Barry White, Ray Charles, and Ludacris. Music for film and TV include the extraordinarly popular “Sanford and Son” theme, as well as “Soul Bossa Nova", featured in the Austin Powers movies.
You will find below the Cherry Lane Music artists and songs that have received 11 Grammy Nominations.
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance – John Legend "Save Room"
- Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - John Legend "Heaven"
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group - John Legend "Family Affair" - Sly and the Family Stone, John Legend, Joss Stone with Van Hunt
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – Black Eyes Peas "My Humps"
- Best Hard Rock Performance – Wolfmother "Woman"
- Best Urban Alternative Performance – Will I Am "That Heat" - Sergio Mendes feat. Erykah Badu and Will.i.am
- Song of the Year - "Jesus, Take The Wheel" - Carrie Underwood
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Carrie Underwood "Jesus, Take the Wheel"
- Best Country Song - "Jesus, Take The Wheel" - Carrie Underwood
- Best Score - Munich - John Williams, composer
- Best Instrumental Composition - "A Prayer For Peace" - John Williams, compose
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NEW PRODUCTIONS |
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Summer Vacation - Film
"Summer Vacation" is the ironic title of this tragedy of an orthodox religous family. The film enters into the inner world of the believer faced with the silence of God.
The story unfolds during three days of preparations for a longed-for trip to the Dead Sea, during an intimate and poetic journey to the protagonist’s world and the wishes of his followers - the mother and son. The film’s plot is a variation on the story of the Binding of Isaac and chronicles events that lead to the inevitable. In a single moment of naked truth, the major friction between the mass of sensuality and pain and the mass of hope and faith, leads to an uncontrollable outbreak.
The film corresponds with Krzysztof Kieslowski’s first episode in the Dekalog series, "I am the Lord thy God." It allows us a rare glimpse of a specific orthodox religous Lithuanian culture. This culture has become more and more elitist and exclusive and has produced great leaders of the Jewish Orthodox community both in Israel and around the world.
David Wallach was born in Jerusalem in 1970 into the Haredic community and graduated from the Punjab Yeshiva in Bnei Brak. Wallach now lives in Tel Aviv. "Summer Vacation" is his feature debut.
Approximately 20 minutes of the sountrack was taken directly from the MMG Production Music Library
Director: David Wallach
Producer: Eyal Shirai (Golden Cinema Productions)
Cast: Assi Dayan, Sharon Hacohen Bar, Ilan Grif
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Born to Dance
Tedy Productions started the second season of its dance contest to find the next, great dancing talent of Israel. The first episodes followed the auditions of selecting the 20 contestants. The soundtrack of the episodes is based on MMG's PML music. As more and more people are looking for more material on the Internet, Tedy and Keshet TV have created two web sites for the show: One presents the dancers and clips from the show, and the second is called "the Studio", which presents original content, exclusively for the Net. The Studio offers dance lessens and interviews with the contestants and judges of the show. The clips in it include a lot of MMG's music.
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The Eight
The third season of the children's hit series "The Eight" (Tedy productions and Noga Communication) started at the end of 2006. The series tells the story of 8 boys and girls who participate in a secret project to investigate the energy of the human mind. The soundtrack of the third season is based on MMG's PML music. There is a plan to create a collection of clips from the series to be broadcast via the mobile phone company, Pelephone.
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Zoom Zoom
The children comedy series Zoom-Zoom has started a new season on Cable's Children Channel. The series is produced by Noga Communication and use MMG's library music for the soundtrack. For several years, Noga Communication has worked with MMG's library music for its promos, and in 2006 they signed a blanket agreement with MMG to use its PML music for their productions. |
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SHOW ROOM |
Here are several clips of commercials using our music (publishing and library)
Click on a icon on the left to open the clip. Enjoy.
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ISRAELI CHARTS |
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Music controlled by MMG in Israel is colored.
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Keep Holding On - Avril Lavigne
Too Little Too Late – Jojo
Ridin - CHAMILLIONAIRE/KRAYZIE BONE
Give It Up To Me - Sean Paul
Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor
The Saints Are Coming - U2 feat Green Day
Irreplaceable –Beyonce
I Don't Need A Man - Pussycat Dolls
Dreams - Deep Dish
When You Were Young - The Killers
This Is Not Real Love - George Michael Feat Mutya
Rock Steady - All Saints
Love You Lately - Daniel Powter
Hard Rock Hallelujah - Lordi
Stars Are Blind - Paris Hilton
Rompe - Daddy Yankee
Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake
What's Left Of Me - Nick Lachey
Stupid Girl – Pink
Chocolate - Kylie Minogue
Life For Rent - Dido
Hollaback Girl -Gwen Stefani
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Give It Up To Me - Sean Paul Ft Key
My Love - Justin Timberlake
Everytime We Touch - Cascada
Ladys Light - Miss Sin
Rock This Party - Bob Sinclair
Snow (Hey Oh) - Red Hot Chili Pepper
Deja Vu - Beyonce Feat Jay-Z
I Don't Need A Man - Pussycat Dolls
Be My Boyfriend - Offer Nissim
I'll Be Fine - Henree Feat Nikka
Who Cares - Gnarls Barkley
Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
Over And Over - Hot Chip
Rock steady - All Saints
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Rudebox - Robbie Williams
Spinning Around - Kylie Minogue
Turn Off The Light - Nelly Furtado
LDN - Lily Allen
Cry Me A River - Justin Timberlake
Nothing In This World - Paris Hilton
I Don't Need A Man - Pussycat Dolls
Hurt - Christina Aguilera
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4 Promiscuous Girl - Nelly Furtado
6 I Don't Feel Like Dancing -Scissor Sisters
7 Call Me When You're So -Evanescence
8 Come To Me -P. Diddy
9 When You Were Young -The Killers
10 Young Folks -Peter Bjorn And John
11 Jump - Madonna
12 Sexy Back -Justin Timberlake
16 Unfaithful - Rihanna
17 Deja Vu – Beyonce
18 Hush Boy- Basement Jaxx
19 Buttons -The Pussycat Dolls
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Miracle Of Love - Annie Lennox
Put Your Hands Up For Detroit - Feddle Le Grand
Give It Up To Me - Sean Paul
Snow (Hey Oh) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Is It Love - Lio
Ill Be Fine - Henree Ft Nikka
Be My Boyfriend - Offer Nissim
So Amazing - Danny Tuval And Zigo
Hurt - Christina Aguilera
Rock This Party - Bob Sinclair
Revolution - Henree ft Nikka
Aint No Other Man - Christina Aguilera
Promiscuous Girl - Nelly Furtado
London Bridge - Fergie
Smile - Lily Allen
Sexy back - Justin Timberlake
Cool Down The Pace - Mattafix
Upside Down - Jack Johnson
Break It Off - Sean Paul ft Rihanna
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1. 9 crimes - Damien Rice
2. All good things - Nelly Furtado
3. America - Razorlight
4. Boten Anna - Basshunter
5. Daydreamin' - Lupe Fiasco
6. Dead Meat - Sean Lennon
7. Hurt - Christina Aguilera
8. I Don't feel like dancin' - The Scissors Sisters
9. I Don't Need a Man - The Pussycat Dolls
10. It's too late (remix) - Evermore & Dirty south
11. Jump – Madonna
12. Keep Holding On - Avril Lavigne
13. Ldn - Lily Allen
14. Like the wind - Vibe kings
15. Love like winter - A.F.I
16. Love you latley - Daniel Powter
17. Lovelight - Robbie Williams
18. Martyr - Depeche Mode
19. My love - Justin Timberlake
20. Patience - Take That
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1. Hurt - Christina Aguilera
2. Give It Up To Me - Sean Paul
3. Rock This Party -Bob Sinclar
4 My Love -Justin Timberlake
5. Smack that -Akon Feat Eminem
6. Irreplaceable -Beyonce
7. Snow (Hey Oh)- Red Hot Chili Peppers
8. Call Me WHen You're Sober - Evanescence
9. Unfaithful - Rihanna
10. Long Way 2 Go-Cassie
11. I Don't Need A Man - Pussycat Dolls
12. Be My Boyfriend - Offer Nissim Feat. Maya
13. Everytime We Touch - Cascada
14. Amazed - Duncan James
15. Satellites -September
16. No Promises - Shayne Ward
17. Eye Of The Tiger - Amel Bent
18.The Rose - Westlife
19. London Bridge - Fergie
20. Promiscuous -Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland
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