Midem announces the opening of the call for entries for the Midemlab 2015 competition, the leading business catalyst for startups offering exciting new opportunities for the music ecosystem.

Presented by Pepsi & Vivendi, Midemlab features the most innovative solutions to enable creative industries to build new consumer experiences. The competition is part of Midem, the leading business event for the music ecosystem which takes place in Cannes from 5-8 June.

Midemlab has proved to be an effective launch pad throughout its past editions for many ground-breaking companies in the entertainment field, including SoundCloud, The Echo Nest, BandPage, Songkick, and Next Big Sound (named first in Fast Company World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 In Music).

Now in its 8th year, the competition will feature not only music startups, but also larger tech companies offering relevant solutions that can be used by the creative industries.

Brian Solis was selected to the jury to help select the 2015 class of business catalysts.

Corinne Bach, VP, Innovation Projects, Vivendi (France)
Jason Ball, Senior Director, Qualcomm Ventures (UK)
Jon Bradford, Managing Director, Techstars London (UK)
Paul Brindley, CEO, Music Ally (UK)
Ciara Byrne, Freelance Technology Journalist, Fast Company/Forbes/VentureBeat (Netherlands)
Frederic Court, General Partner, Advent Venture Partners (UK)
Stéphane Distinguin, Founder & CEO, FABERNOVEL and President / Chairman, Cap Digital (France)
Martin Duval, President & COO, bluenove Group (France)
Marie Ekeland, Co-President, France Digitale (France)
Brady Forrest, VP, Highway 1 (USA)
Dave Haynes, Business Development, Seedcamp (UK)
Ellen Healy Pietropaoli, Senior Director, Global Consumer Engagement, PepsiCo Global Beverage Group (USA)
Jason Mendelson, Managing Director, Foundry Group (USA)
Chris O’Brien, European Correspondent, VentureBeat (France/USA)
Pär-Jörgen Pärson, General Partner, Northzone (Sweden)
Jean-Paul Roland, Managing Director, Eurockéennes Festival (France)
Brian Solis, Principal Analyst, Altimeter Group (USA)
Roxanne Varza, Startup Lover / Emerging Business lead, Microsoft (France)

Full details here.