MUMBAI: EMI Music Publishing will showcase a collection of new international talent at the Midem 2007 opening night party on 21 January 2007 in Cannes, France.

Midem and EMI Music Publishing will co-host the party. The evening event, which is one of the highlights of the week for the 10,000 music industry executives who attend Midem, will bring together four bands and artists currently signed to EMI Music Publishing.

This showcase will bring together new Swedish star Mando Diao (EMI Music, Sweden), rising electronica/indie/rock artiste Shiny Toy Guns (Universal/Motown, US), New York-based R’n’B septet Naturally 7 (Festplatte AG-Switzerland –EMI/Virgin, France) and DJ Eric Prydz (Data/Positiva, UK).

EMI Music Publishing president and co-CEO Roger Faxon says, "We hope this evening will remind us all that it is the joy of the music which makes our industry so great. Sometimes we are so bogged down in business details, we forget it's all about music and musicians, and so we are very pleased to have the opportunity to join with Midem to celebrate the creativity of these talented songwriters and performers.”

Midem director Dominique Leguern says, “EMI Music Publishing’s commitment and dedication to finding new artists from all over the world and helping them build their careers and share their music with us all, is something Midem deeply relates too."