Reconstruction of the Bureau and the Conseil d’administration of Phonopaca

The general meeting has taken place on the 7th of June. After the elections, the new composition of the Bureau de Phonopaca for the two next years is as follows :

- President : Bernard Coquelet (Corail Production)
- General secretary : Georges Laterade (GL. Music)
- Tresurer : Etienne Imer (Element Music Publishing)
- Assistant General Secretary : Nadine Verna (Nerves Wos)

The Administration Board is now composed of nine members :

- Cedric Claquin (Aïlissam)
- Eric Féraud (Apela)
- Bernard Coquelet (Corail Production)
- Georges Laterade (GL Music)
- Etienne Imer (Element Music Publishing)
- Wolfgang Westermann (Media Sound Art)
- Nadine Verna (Nerves Wos)
- Benoît Fremin du Sartel (Pro Fusion Multi Cultures)
- Michaël S. Berberian (Season of Mist)

Phonopaca has rewarded two artists and delivered the « Label Sud » prize.

During the opening party, on March the 31st, Phonopaca gave the first « Labels Sud ». The ethno-electro-jazzy band, LoOp, and the swing vocal trio, Delizioso, were rewarded by Bernard Coquelet (president of Phonopaca).

Michel Vauzelle, president of the régional council PACA, also gave the artists a golden Olive Tree.

The giving of these « Labels Sud », during the Babel Med Forum, awards artists whose carrer is recognised by the independant professionals of the musical industry from the region of Southern France.

Phonopaca is looking for coordinating a soon as possible a musical event to award various musical categories composed of artists from the region of Southern France or developed by régional professionals. « Labels Sud » aims at distinguishing and favouring artistes in a key moment of their career, that is to say the difficult transition to become more famous. For the next Bab el Med Forum, the prize will be accompanied by an acces to more diffusion rooms and more tours and/or to funds allowing to think of a 2d or a 3rd album.

This project has been shown to the regional cultural contacts and elected members, to some representative members of the SACEM, ADAMI, Snep…all of them aroused a lively interest regarding such an important event.

23rd to 27th of January 2005

For the 7th time, Phonopaca coordinates a stand at the Midem in Cannes and puts at its members’ disposal a meeting space, a Cd listening point and a catalogs presentation space.

Seventeen members will be on Phonopaca’s stand : A Capella, Aci Production, Apela, Aïlissam, Cactus, Colibri Jazz, Corail Production, Cyclone Music, GL Music, Nerves Wos, Lyrinx, Media Sound Art, Mike Music, Music 4 Pro, Pro Fusion Multi Cultures, Saul Sarl, Season of Mist.

On Tuesday 25th of January at 11.30 a.m, Phonopaca welcomes on its stand all its members as well as the culture representatives from Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur embassies (in collaboration with the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie of Marseilles). Corresponding foreign professionals federations which take part in the Midem should also be invited. This is an opportunity for the members to meet up foreign counterparts.

Warning : the location of Phonopaca’s stand has been slightly changed for a bigger space.

Stand number : 08.12/10.13
Phone number : +33 (0)4 92 99 82 26

2005 : Les Talents du Sud at the Fnac

A Capella, Fnac and Phonopaca present a selection of bands from Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur’s region. You can discover them at the Fnac forum in Cannes from the 24th to the 27th of January 2005.

Monday 24th of January at 5.30 pm : K2R Riddim
Tuesday 25th of January at 3.30 pm : Layne
Wednesday 26th of January at 3.30 pm : Maupity
Thursday 27th of January at 3.30 pm : Olive d.

Fnac Cannes - 83 rue d’Antibes – 06400 Cannes – France

Since October 2004, Phonopaca has moved to new premises in a business center located on the Vieux Port of Marseilles, in the Euroméditerranée area :

Phonopaca
Building de la Bourse
2 rue du Beausset
13001 Marseille – France
Phone : 33 (0)4 88 66 17 19

From the 30th of March to the 2nd of April, the first World Music Forum « Babel Med Music » is organized at the Dock des Suds in Marseilles. Phonopaca will fully take part in this forum and will have a stand so that its members can participate to this first Mediterranean musics’ professionals meeting.

After a long examination work in 2004, Phonopaca, in partnership with the key cultural actors of the Region, considers setting up and organizing an award ceremony for the artists whose career is linked to Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur’s region.

Akim Barika, Cyclone Music’s Manager, has represented Phonopaca at the Womex tradeshow from the 27th to the 31st of October in Essen (Germany).
Hosted on the Bureau export de la musique française stand, he took part to the most important times of this famous world music market.

Phonopaca, member of the Printemps de Bourges selection committee

At the request of the Udcm (Union des diffuseurs de créations musicales), Phonopaca took part in the selection of the « song » category artists for the next Printemps de Bourges festival. Bernard Coquelet, Phonopaca’s President, has represented the Organization and joined the selection committee on the 5th of October 2004 at the Fnac Marseilles.

Phonopaca represented in Sarajevo

For the French speaking week organized in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Stéphane Moginot, Cactus’ production assistant was commissioned by the cultural service of the French Embassy.
These meetings organized from the 12nd to the 20th of March were the opportunity to present Phonopaca and its members.

Phonopaca on France Inter

During the Fiesta des Suds (world music festival - Marseilles), Bernard Coquelet and Cédric Claquin, Aïlissam manager and member of Phonopaca, were invited by Valli for her program « Système disque ».
Bernard Aubert, the Dock des Suds’ artistic director, the Troublemakers and Ben, guest artist of honour of the 2004 Fiesta des Suds, were also invited. They have presented their activities and spoken about the production and diffusion’s situation in Marseilles.
The program « Made in Marseille » took place live and in public at the Dock des Suds from 5 to 6 pm on the 16th of October.

Phonopaca, partner of the Promusicfrance’s initiative

Phonopaca has officially joined Promomusicfrance’s initiative and its website promusicfrance.com
Its goals : to hearease public awareness of hacking’s evils and music’s value by explaining the diferent steps of music creation and disc production, their costs by giving their point of view as professionals or artists and by listing the online music legal services. Created on the spur of the music industry main actors, it federates the independents as well as the Majors, all aware that the free downloads on the Internet’s development contributes to destabilize the entire music industry and endangers the cultural diversity and the creation.

Bernard Coquelet on France 3

In January 2004, France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur requested Bernard Coquelet to take part in the program « questions publiques ». There was a debate about the drop in disc sales in 2003. As part of this program, which is the first part of the
« 19-20 » news, Phonopaca’s President answered to the viewers’ questions about music downloads on the Internet and about music creation in general.