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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.13


THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO AS OF THE 13th DAY OF OCTOBER 2003.


BETWEEN :                            TOUCHTUNES MUSIC  CORPORATION,  a company
                                     incorporated under the laws of Nevada.

                                     c/o TouchTunes Digital Jukebox Inc.,
                                     a corporation incorporated under the
                                     Canada Business Corporations Act,
                                     having its offices at Three Commerce Place,
                                     4th floor, Nuns' Island, Verdun,
                                     Province of Quebec, Canada H3E 1H7;


                                     (hereinafter referred to as
                                     the "CORPORATION")

AND:                                 MS. LAURIE HUGHES, 3017 23RD AVENUE SOUTH,
                                     NASHVILLE,  TENNESSEE, 37215


                                     (hereinafter referred to as
                                     the "EXECUTIVE")



IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:


     WHEREAS the Corporation wishes to retain the services of Executive to
provide the services hereinafter described during the term hereinafter set out;


     NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESS that in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable
consideration, the parties agree as follows;

1        TERM

1.1      The Corporation shall employ Executive for an indefinite term, such
         employment shall commence on January 5, 2004.

2        DUTIES

2.1      The Corporation hereby confirms having agreed to engage Executive as
         Vice President Business Affairs, Music Rights and Licenses. In such
         capacity, Executive shall perform such duties and exercise such powers
         pertaining to such role for the Corporation and its affiliates.



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2.2      By her acceptance hereof, Executive agrees to devote substantially all
         of her working time, attention and skill to the Corporation and to make
         every effort necessary to promote the success of the Corporation's
         business and perform adequately the duties that are assigned to her.

3        REPORTING PROCEDURES

3.1      Executive shall report directly to the President and Chief Executive
         Officer of the Corporation or such other person as designated by the
         Corporation from time to time.

4        REMUNERATION

4.1      The annual base salary payable to Executive for her services hereunder
         shall be $160,000, exclusive of bonuses, benefits and other
         compensation. The annual base salary payable to Executive pursuant to
         the provisions of this Section 4 shall be payable in equal bi-weekly
         installments in accordance with the Corporation's normal practices
         less, in any case, any deductions or withholdings required by law.

4.2      The Corporation shall provide Executive with employee benefits
         comparable to those provided by the Corporation from time to time to
         other senior executives of the Corporation.

5        LONG-TERM COMPENSATION PLAN

5.1      Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, Executive shall be
         granted, within 60 days from the commencement of her employment, a
         grant of 50,000 Units in the Long-term Compensation Plan of TouchTunes
         Music Corporation ("the Plan").

5.2      The Units shall vest over a four-year period in equal annual
         installments.

6        BONUS

6.1      Executive is entitled to an annual bonus. Said bonus shall be payable
         on an annual basis and within the following guidelines set by the
         compensation committee. Such bonus will be based upon the achievement
         of the budget plan ("BP") of the Corporation, as approved by the
         Corporation's Board of Directors and will be capped at 35% of base
         salary. The bonus will be based upon a prorated percentage of the
         Corporation's achievement versus BP as set out in Exhibit 1 to this
         agreement. In addition, Executive is entitled to an additional bonus at
         the discretion of the compensation committee up to an additional 10% of
         her annual base salary as set out in Exhibit 1.


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7        VACATION

7.1      Executive shall be entitled to three (3) weeks of paid vacation per
         fiscal year of the Corporation. Such vacation will be prorated for
         partial years. Should Executive decide not to take all the vacation to
         which she is entitled in any fiscal year, Executive shall be entitled
         to take up to one (1) week of such vacation in the next following
         fiscal year. Upon termination under Section 9, Executive is entitled to
         payment for a maximum of one (1) week of unused vacation.

8        EXPENSES

8.1      Executive shall be reimbursed for all reasonable travel and other
         out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Executive from time to time in
         connection with carrying out her duties hereunder. For all such
         expenses Executive shall furnish to the Corporation supporting evidence
         for expenses in respect of which Executive seeks reimbursement. Said
         expenses must be submitted on a timely basis with a maximum delay of
         four weeks.

8.2      The Corporation shall also reimburse Executive for reasonable cost of
         training and professional development.

8.3      The Corporation shall provide Executive with adequate support and
         equipment to perform her duties.

9        TERMINATION AND SEVERENCE PAYMENTS

9.1      This agreement may be terminated, except for continuing obligations
         hereunder as at any such termination, in any of the following
         eventualities and with the following consequences:

9.1.1    At any time, for Cause, on simple notice from the Corporation to
         Executive the whole without any other notice or any pay in lieu of
         notice or any indemnity whatsoever from the Corporation to Executive,
         and any further claims or recourse by Executive against the Corporation
         or its affiliates in respect of such termination; or

         "CAUSE" shall mean cause for dismissal without either notice or payment
         in lieu of notice for reasons of fraud, embezzlement, gross negligence,
         willful and careless disregard or gross dereliction of duty, incapacity
         or refusal to perform employment functions due to drug use or alcohol
         addiction, conviction of a felony, serious breach of duty not corrected
         within thirty (30) days of notice to that effect and discriminatory
         practices governed by statute.

9.1.2    Upon three- (3) months notice in writing from Executive to the
         Corporation, specifying her intention to resign, in which event the
         Corporation shall only be obliged to pay Executive her annual base
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         of the period specified in the notice from Executive, and the
         Corporation shall have no further obligations.

9.1.3    Upon termination of Executive's employment for cause or by the
         voluntary termination of employment of Executive as set forth in
         Section 9.1.1 and 9.1.2, Executive shall not be entitled to any
         severance payment.

9.1.4    Upon written notice from the Corporation to Executive in the event of
         termination of her employment without Cause, in which event Executive
         shall be entitled to receive an indemnity in lieu of notice equal to
         nine (9) months of Executive's base salary at the time of termination.
         Upon receipt of a release and discharge acceptable to the Corporation,
         such indemnity shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum in accordance
         with the normal and then current payroll practices of the Corporation
         and the Corporation shall have no further obligations hereunder in the
         event of such termination.

9.2      For Disability/Death

         The Corporation may immediately terminate this agreement by notice to
         Executive if Executive becomes permanently disabled. Executive shall be
         deemed to have become permanently disabled in the event of any mental
         incapacity or physical disability of such severity that Executive shall
         have been unable to attend to any normal duties with the Corporation
         for more than nine (9) consecutive months in any year or for twelve
         (12) months out of any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months
         during the employment period.

         This agreement shall terminate without notice upon the death of
         Executive.

         In the event of permanent disability or death of the Executive, the
         Executive shall be entitled to receive an indemnity in lieu of notice
         equal to nine (9) months of Executive's base salary at the time of
         termination. Upon receipt of a release and discharge acceptable to the
         Corporation, such indemnity shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum in
         accordance with the normal and then current payroll practices of the
         Corporation and the Corporation shall have no further obligations
         hereunder in the event of such termination.

10        CONFIDENTIALITY

10.1     Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, without the specific prior
         written consent of the Corporation, at any time after the date hereof,
         divulge to any business, enterprise, person, firm, corporation,
         partnership, association or other entity, or use for Executive's own
         benefit, (i) any confidential information concerning the businesses,
         affairs, customers, suppliers or clients of the Corporation or its
         affiliates, including, without limitation, any trade secret (process,
         plan, form, marketing strategy, etc.), all computer programs in any
         form (diskette, hard disk, tape, printed



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         circuit, etc.), all access codes to computer programs together with any
         plan, sketch, diagram, card, contract, bid, price list and client list
         relative to the Corporation's business, or (ii) any non-public data or
         statistical information of the Corporation or its affiliates, whether
         created or developed by the Corporation or its affiliates or on their
         behalf or with respect to which Executive may have knowledge or access
         (including, without limitation, any of the foregoing created or
         developed by Executive), it being the intent of the Corporation and
         Executive to restrict Executive from disseminating or using any data or
         information that is at the time of such use or dissemination
         unpublished and not readily available or generally known to persons
         involved or engaged in businesses of the type engaged in from time to
         time by the Corporation (the "Confidential Information"). For purposes
         of this Employment Agreement, Confidential Information shall not be
         deemed to include:

                  10.1.1   Information that, at the time of disclosure under
                           this Employment Agreement or during Executive's
                           employment, is in the public domain or that, after
                           disclosure under this Employment Agreement or in
                           connection with Executive's employment, becomes part
                           of the public domain by publication or otherwise
                           through no action or fault of Executive or any other
                           party subject to an obligation of confidentiality;

                  10.1.2   Information that the Corporation authorizes Executive
                           to disclose in writing; or

                  10.1.3   Information that Executive is required to disclose
                           pursuant to a final court order that the Corporation
                           has had an opportunity to contest prior to any such
                           disclosure.


10.2     This undertaking to respect the confidentiality of the Confidential
         Information and to not make use of or disclose or discuss it to or with
         any person shall continue to have full effect notwithstanding the
         termination of Executive's employment with the Corporation for a period
         of two (2) years following the date of such termination.

11       NON-SOLICITATION

11.1     Executive agrees that she shall not, during her employment and for a
         period of twelve (12) months following the termination of her
         employment, on her own behalf or on behalf of any person, whether
         directly or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever, alone, through or
         in connection with any person, employ, offer employment to or solicit
         the employment or the engagement of or otherwise entice away from the
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         who is employed by the Corporation or its subsidiaries at the time of
         the termination of Executive's employment or who was employed by the
         Corporation or its subsidiaries in the six (6) month period preceding
         the termination of Executive's employment.

12       NON-COMPETITION

12.1     Executive agrees that during the Employment Term and for a period of
         twelve (12) months after Executive ceases to be employed by the
         Corporation, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, for
         Executive's own account or as an employee, officer, director, partner,
         joint venture, shareholder, investor, consultant or otherwise (except
         as an investor in a corporation whose stock is publicly traded and in
         which Executive holds less than 5% of the outstanding shares) engage in
         any business or enterprise, in the United States of America, that
         directly or indirectly competes with the business of the Corporation,
         as it exists now or in the future during the Employment Term.

 13      INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 13.1    For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "Inventions" means
         ideas, designs, concepts, techniques, inventions and discoveries,
         whether or not patentable or protectable by copyright and whether or
         not reduced to practice, including but not limited to devices,
         processes, drawings, works of authorship, computer programs, methods
         and formulas together with any improvement thereon or thereto,
         derivative works therefrom and know-how related thereto made, developed
         or conceived by Executive while at the employment of the Corporation
         during working hours using the Corporation's data or facilities and
         which relates to the Corporation's areas of business.

13.2     Executive shall assign and hereby does assign all Inventions to the
         Corporation. Executive shall disclose all Inventions in writing to the
         Corporation, shall assist the Corporation in preparing patent or
         copyright applications for Inventions, and execute said applications
         and all other documents required to obtain patents or copyrights for
         those Inventions and/or to vest title thereto in the Corporation, at
         the Corporation's expense, but for no additional consideration to
         Executive. In the event that the Corporation requires assistance under
         this Section after termination of employment, Executive shall provide
         such assistance at the cost and expense of the Corporation.

13.3     During the term of this Agreement or after termination, on request of
         the Corporation and at the cost and expense of the Corporation,
         Executive shall execute specific assignments in favor of the
         Corporation or nominees of any of the Inventions covered by this
         Section, as well as execute all papers and perform all lawful acts that
         the Corporation considers reasonably necessary or advisable for the
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         copyright applications and patents and copyrights for the Inventions,
         and for transfer of any interest Executive may have, and shall execute
         any and all papers and lawful documents required or necessary to vest
         title in the Corporation or its nominee in the Inventions.

 14      ENFORCEABILITY

 14.1    Executive hereby confirms and agrees that the covenants and
         restrictions pertaining to Executive contained in this agreement,
         including, without limitation those contained in Sections 10 to 14
         hereof, are reasonable and valid.

14.2     Without limiting the remedies available to the Corporation, Executive
         hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that a breach of the covenants
         contained in Sections 10 to 14 may result in materially irreparable
         harm to the Corporation for which there is no adequate remedy at law;
         that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries
         precisely, and that, in the event of such a breach, the Corporation
         shall be entitled to obtain any or all of a temporary restraining order
         and a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining Executive from
         engaging in activities prohibited by the provisions of Sections 10 to
         14 or such other relief as may be required to enforce specifically any
         of the covenants of Sections 10 to 14. Such proceedings shall not
         preclude the Corporation from claiming for damages that it has
         suffered.

15       RETURN OF MATERIALS

15.1     All files, forms, brochures, books, materials, written correspondence,
         memoranda, documents, manuals, computer disks, software products and
         lists (including lists of customers, suppliers, products and prices)
         pertaining to the business of the Corporation or any of its affiliates
         and associates that may come into the possession or control of
         Executive shall at all times remain the property of the Corporation or
         such subsidiary or associate, as the case may be. On termination of
         Executive's employment for any reason, Executive agrees to deliver
         promptly to the Corporation all such property of the Corporation in the
         possession of Executive or directly or indirectly under the control of
         Executive. Executive agrees not to make for her personal or business
         use or that of any other party, reproductions or copies of any such
         property or other property of the Corporation.

16       GOVERNING LAW

16.1     This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
         the laws of the state of New York.



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17       SEVERABILITY

17.1     If any provision of this agreement, including the breadth or scope of
         such provision, shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to
         be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such invalidity or
         unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
         remaining provisions, or part thereof, of this agreement and such
         remaining provisions, or part thereof, shall remain enforceable and
         binding.

18       NO ASSIGNMENT

18.1     Executive may not assign, pledge or encumber Executive's interest in
         this agreement nor assign any of the rights or duties of Executive
         under this agreement without the prior written consent of the
         Corporation.

19       SUCCESSORS

19.1     This agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the
         successors and assigns of the Corporation and the heirs, executors,
         personal legal representatives and permitted assigns of Executive.

20       SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS

20.1     Insofar as any of the obligations contained in this agreement are
         capable of surviving termination of this agreement they shall so
         survive and continue to bind Executive notwithstanding the termination
         of the agreement for whatsoever reason.

21       LEGAL ADVICE

21.1     Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Corporation and
         acknowledges and agrees that she had the opportunity to seek and was
         not prevented nor discouraged by the Corporation from seeking
         independent legal advice prior to the execution and delivery of this
         agreement and that, in the event that she did not avail herself of that
         opportunity prior to signing this agreement, she did so voluntarily
         without any undue pressure and agrees that her failure to obtain
         independent legal advice shall not be used by her as a defense to the
         enforcement of her obligations under this agreement.


                            (SIGNATURES ON PAGE 9.)


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this agreement as of the
date first above written.


                            TOUCHTUNES MUSIC CORPORATION



                            /s/ John Perrachon
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                           per: John Perrachon,  President & CEO



                           EXECUTIVE



                            /s/ Laurie Hughes
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                           per: Laurie Hughes