MIM stands for Music Industry Manual. It was founded in 1996 by James Robertson and in its first year was called The Promoter's Handbook. The Promoters Handbook was a reference manual for the dance music

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 industry including DJs agents, nightclub

Nightclub

A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...

s and unusual venues, promoters, flyer designers. The following year its title was changed to give it a broader appeal.

It still caters for the dance music industry, but is now fully international with over 100,000 contacts from countries as remote as Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

to developed nations. Whilst the focus is still on DJ and club culture it has over 100 categories including bar designer, music lawyers, event management.