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Considerations such as market intelligence including the size, scope and potential "If you're going to try to do international process." on Latin America. The annual week-long event, business, Latin America wouldn't be a bad place Dixon is targeting the Canadian which is being moved to the Westin Harbour Castle of the target markets, the type of music that is suitable for it, local customs and costs of doing to start," says Dixon. "Sales in the rest of the world and distributors with the new idea, wi and adjoining Convention Centre on March 4-7, large attendance volume will be inch will be bringing in key players from the Latin business including international rules and have gone up and Canada is stagnant." Not surprisingly, there has been a resurgence costing. countries in the hopes of giving industry players at regulations and the identification of key players in those areas. Ultimately the strategy is to provide a of interest in the format in Canada, with retail across ... a lotof independentCI chance for domestic and international heads to the country making room for Latin product and Latin "A lot of people attend RfilDEM and sections and specialty programming on day radio do participate in a lot of Mil:DIEGVD Asia and PopCom and network and take advantage of the time to speed the process up of doing business. and multi -cultural stations. overseas trade missioi various things," says Dixon, "but "A lot of people attend MIDEM and MIDEM "The industry here is really putting a lot of focus on it," says Dixon. they don't attend them every year Asia and PopCom and various things," says Dixon, "I think one of the things we id and there are always new people in "but they don't attend them every year and there CMW will continue its established series of even though a lot of independent ci band showcases in downtown Toronto clubs and is the business because the market are always new people in the business because the expanding and developing its trade centre, is ever changing." market is ever changing. So we kind of feel it is a irbados Week kici necessary thing that we need to do to expand now." introduced last year, to put the emphasis on networking. Plans to maintain the central lounge home the opportunity to cement deals for Latin CMW's focus comes at a crucial time with The Barbados Tourism Authority an area of last year's exhibition will remain, but with America. respect to both Canadian and Latin American legendary Old Mill, through General Is/ the added organisational feature of the different CAM's international spotlight puts the focus markets. Recent International Federation Of Gerhardt officially launched Barba& companies around the perimeter of the display. The media event at the Old Mill on May 2 on a different territory every year that Canadians Phonographic Industry statistics indicate that reason, says Dixon, is strictly to facilitate can do export business with. The organisational Canada has dropped in the world market for sales Lee Johnson, head chef of "Enids" Al from sixth place overall (with 3% representation interactivity. Village in the Barbados, prepared tl of the global market) to seventh place with 2%. "There will probably be a couple of areas for Barbadian lunch. Tragically Hip zirid Leahy receptionists so that people can make appointments The Troubadours, a 30 -year Ironically, the market that bumped Canada from with other people and there will also be an on the rise at SounciScan sixth place is Brazil, with 4% of the market share. musical treat, were among the perfc Overall the Latin market represents a 6% of the international business centre too where there will luncheon, along with Barbadian at The Tragically Hip's newest release Live Between global marketplace, fully triple that taken up by be phone and fax machines so people can stay in "Tom" Clark and other surprise g Us has already lived up to universal expectations Canadian product and second only to Asia in touch with their office," he says. "So it will be a bit captivating was a performance of Inkl with a #1 debut this week on SoundScan. The top a Barbadian opera in three acts, writ spot was secured after sales figures from the Voiceprint premieres AudioCinema service Johnny Kidd, a major player in the Ban weekend came in (not the full monitoring period of Festival, was instrumental in revivir the entire week, as the album was released on May Through AudioCinema, developed by AudioVision Eastern, to premiere the AudioCinema version of about a rich merchant who is shit 24th). The early success was secured after a strong Canada (AVC), one of three divisions of The The Quiet Man starring John Wayne and Maureen Venezuela where he was rescued b: several weeks of pre -hype from Universal Music, National Broadcast Reading Service (NBRS), O'Hara. A second AudioCinema production, Indian Princess. He eventually t including several Internet related events, contests watching movies can now be "a portable leisure Witness for the Prosecution with Charles Laughton, Barbados where he sells her into sl and a two hour live Sound Service interview which activity." Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power, will air May called on Barbadian musicians to upd; was beamed via satellite across Canada. Heather Lusignan, Director of VoicePrint, and 31 at noon Eastern. which has created an exquisitely moue Leahy, the hottest family band to come out of Marc Rosen, Director of AudioVision Canada, It is estimated that almost four million entertaining, folk opera. the country just got hotter this week when their explain that "Narration of the visual elements Canadians make "some use" of the VoicePrint Founded in 1964, The Troubadot self -titled debut crashed the ceiling on SoundScan's essential to the meaning of a film are woven into service, considered "the largest reading service in their "indigenous sponge beat" w Top 100 retail albums with a #95 last week. The the original soundtrack and packaged on audio the world. Appealing to listeners from all walks of Barbadian entertainer Jackie Opel group continue their tour of western Canada with cassette. Movies can now be enjoyed on a walkman life, the service is delivered by way of a hybrid became synonymous with the musical sell out shows in Kelowna, Victoria, Vancouver, or a car tape deck." satellite -to -cable network to 5.2 million homes in Islands over the next 10 to 12 y( Calgary, Fort McMurray and Edmonton. They have AVC operates the only audio -description all provinces and territories. becoming dormant for almost 20 yea just finished up running their first single, The Call production centre in Canada. It was further pointed AudioCinema and narrated video versions of To Dance, to radio and currently have the video in out that while the purpose of audio description is classic films can be purchased through VoicePrint. heavy rotation on CMT, where it is charting top 10. to make video products accessible to people with A portion of the proceeds go towards maintaining Look for Leahy in Charlottetown's Bridgefest and vision -restrictions, AudioCinema products "offer a VoicePrint, a not -for-profit registered charity. opening ceremonies for Confederation Bridge, at dynamic entertainment experience for everyone." For more information contact Lusignan or the end of this month. VoicePrint has scheduled May 30 at 12:30 pm Marc at 416-422-4222, fax 416-422-1633. 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