Almost 2 months ago, I mentioned my new role as Managing Director of The Swish Group (ASX:SWG) and our efforts to re-capitalize the company and have it re-listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).

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SWG acquires MP3, NiceShorts & TheScene.pdf (44 KB)

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SWG acquires MP3, NiceShorts & TheScene.pdf (44 KB)

 You can also access the above announcement and all other Swish Group ASX announcements on the ASX website (http://asx.com.au/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=SWG#headlines).

You would probably have realised from my numerous blog posts, tweets and fan page updates that I’ve been very active of late.

Back in December 2009 I made mention of the announcement to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) that an agreement had been reached to recapatilise The Swish Group (ASX:SWG). I was also appointed Managing Director of The Swish Group at this time.

First and foremost my focus as the recently appointed MD of The Swish Group has been to work with the Board of Directors of the Company to restructure if and get it back on to the Australian Stock Exchange.

I’m pleased to report that the stated aim of having Swish re-listed moved one step closer last week with the announcement to the ASX of the Notice of Annual General Meeting.

The full announcement can be viewed here.

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The Swish Group NOM 310310.pdf (1.32 MB)

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The Swish Group NOM 310310.pdf (1.32 MB)

It can also be downloaded directly from the ASX here.

Should 'all' the proposed resolutions be passed (and subsequent to this, the Company succeeds in raising working capital in the weeks following) then the Company could be re-listed as early as the middle of May, 2010.

For more information on The Swish Group visit the official website here.

Bonjour mon nom est Dean Jones… Vous pouvoir me dirige à la barre la plus proche s'il vous plait?

Well I haven’t quite managed to fit learning French into my hectic schedule (www.freetranslation.com) so my polished English will have to do at the Midem conference 2010 in Cannes.

Midem (short for Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale) is the world’s largest trade show for the independent music sector.

Since 1967 Midem has been held annually at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. To give you an idea of it’s scale Midem 2008 was attended by 9,093 delegates from 4,545 companies (of these 2,233 had stands or pavilions of their own) and 482 journalists, from a total of 88 countries.

With my return to music production and also my recently appointed position of Managing Director for Swish Group Ltd, Midem will be an invaluable networking opportunity.

For Swish I hope to meet digital music businesses that are looking to have their products/services represented in the Australian and South East Asian regions.

An extensive conference schedule providing 5 days of back-to-back keynotes, seminars and tradeshow, it’s set to be a very busy trip.

If you’re reading this and have plans to attend Midem 2010, drop me a line and let me know. Lindy is in the process of scheduling meetings on my behalf in between the many keynotes and networking op’s I plan to attend.

Avoir un grand jour!

Is it really that time of year again…?

With projects as varied as the contents of Santa’s sack, 2009 has been a very productive year.

This year Whodeani has managed to somewhat live out his dream of becoming a rock star with his first commercial musical release in around 15 years titled ‘Tweet Me’.

Dean has re-discovered his passion for music so in 2010 expect to see some more Whodeani tunes come to life including a 2nd single due for release February/March 2010 and 'hopefully' an album which he has half written and expects to complete over the Festive Break.

On the movie front, the film Dean is producing and co-writing has made some steady progress this year. With completion of the story due early 2010, fingers crossed the movie will shoot mid next year for a late 2010 release.

In other Whodeani news the printed version of the Better Sports Pocket Golf Guides was released to retail late in the year so you may notice them popping up on the counter tops of Golf Clubs and various stockist around Australia. The iTunes version of the guide is also quite popular and if you haven't downloaded it as yet, head over to iTunes now, it's available for free (http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/golf-guide/id305594968).

The Marketing e-Book, written by Dean along with co-writers Richard Mataska and Tim Giles, is nearing completion and will be available 2010.

On the corporate front, yesterday it was announced on the Australian Stock Exchange that agreement had been reached to recapatilise The Swish Group (ASX:SWG) and that Dean is as of now the companies new Managing Director. Damian London, a long standing partner in many of Dean's ventures, also joined the board of the company.

Lastly, Dean has recently invested in a stealth start-up company by the name of HotShot Media based out of the US. We could tell you what it's about... but it wouldn't be stealth then would it. Watch this space in the New Year.

For Whodeani in 2010 there will never be a dull moment. The New Year is shaping up to be a biggie creatively, personally and corporately.

Merry Christmas and we say cheers to much success, good times and great health for you all in 2010.