Midemlab Music Tech Startup Competition Winners Announced

Midem, the home of the global music community, today announces the winners of this year’s Midemlab competition. The 14th edition of the competition, presented by Sacem, took place digitally on November 16 during Midem Digital Edition.

The leading music startup competition, Midemlab, seeks out the most exciting international startups developing new tech with the potential to reshape and disrupt the music industry. The 20 finalists to present their projects at this year’s Midem were selected from a total of 203 submissions from 34 countries reflecting the dynamic entrepreneurship in the music industry.


The Midemlab 2021 Winners:

Music Creation & Education
Infinite Album (USA) - copyright-free, AI-powered, custom game soundtracks for livestream gamers.

Music Distribution & Discovery
Rippla (UK) - social platform allowing fan communities to connect around their passion for specific artists.

Music Marketing & Data Analytics
Rightsholder (USA) - a solution that creates insanely simple tools to facilitate sync music licensing.

Live Music Experiences
Anything World (UK) - a platform where everyone can create their wildest 3D dreams.


Midem Director, Alexandre Deniot, says: ““Congratulations to all of the 2021 Midemlab winners. I’d also like to particularly thank our sponsors, Sacem and LyricFind, the jury members, the partners and everyone involved in the success of the competition. The quality of the selected start-ups and the engagement of the top music tech players with the program make Midemlab the leading competition in the world dedicated to the music tech ecosystem and I’m very proud of it.”

Midemlab 2021 thanks its leading industry sponsors and partners, including:
Sacem / LyricFind/ Abbey Road Red / Beijing International Music Industry Conference / BPI / Cap Digital / Digital Lab Africa / East West Digital News / IAEL / Kuack Media / Lincc / Music Ally / Music Innovation Hub / Music Tectonics / Music Tech France / Music Tech Germany / Music WorX / Mustach / Panache Ventures / Plaine Image / Raised in Space / Rock Paper Scissors / Silicon Luxembourg / STHLM Music City / The Lynk / Ukraine Digital News / Wallifornia Musictech / Wework Labs / Zú / 2112

Midem Digital Edition takes place 16-19 November, free and accessible to all with registration open throughout the event. It encompasses three key areas of focus. Discover features exclusive talks from leading industry figures; Learn, sees exclusive panels hosted with global perspectives; and Connect hosts the Midem Artist & Label Services Forum.

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