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Tuesday, March 11
Financing shouldn't be a dirty word. It's an integral part of the music business, and perhaps the most overwrought topic facing the industry as traditional models give way to 360, equity investments, crowdfunding, self-f…
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Ben Cary, Benji Rogers, John Strohm, Eli Ball
Are you a coder who doesn't know what a gaffer does? Are you a filmmaker who doesn't know what HTML means? Then get ready to play...The Smartest Dumbass: Interactive vs. Film! It's not just a panel. It's a game sh…
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In 2012, the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events launched a plan to guide the city’s future cultural and economic growth. The goal of this initiative was to establish Chicago as a global d…
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Michelle Boone, Rahm Emanuel, Brad Keywell
Rock legend and SXSW Music Keynote alumnus Neil Young sits down for an interview to discuss his streaming audio brainchild, a high-quality music service called Pono. Young has long been an advocate for studio-quality mus…
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Mike Snider, Neil Young
Wednesday, March 12
"Accountants To The Stars" spill the beans on the latest in royalty recovery tactics and emerging income streams. Protect your financial future and increase your income.……
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Gerri Leonard, Laura Merry, Lynise Levine, Cedar Boschan
To grow the music business in a world of only 300 million music buyers, we must tap the 5 billion who do not buy music. How do we do this? The only way is to include all of the world’s music in every connected device, mo…
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Dave Allen, Jonathan Dworkin, Michael Huppe, Vivien Lewit, Tom Silverman
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before they…
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Adam Bauer, Brian Beck, Christie Dames, Howie Weinberg, jenni Sperandeo, Josh Rosenfeld, Mary Jurey, Nick Bodor, Stephanie Shim
Jarvis Cocker presents an illustrated selection of his lyrics detailing his development as a songwriter and provides useful tips for aspiring songsmiths. Cocker was one of the founding members of Sheffield, England-based…
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Jarvis Cocker
From internet radio, to streaming on demand, back to internet radio; the cycle has shifted again. Why is this happening now? Explore this curious phenomena. How sustainable will it be? Can we expect a new wave of targete…
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Andrew Hampp, Daren Tsui, Tim Herbster, Tommy Page
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before they…
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Ashley Capps, Davis McLarty, Eddie Gomez, Glenn Max, Jennifer Masset, Jesse Lauter, Michael Starr, Nancy Fly, Paul Adams, Robin Danar
According to The Awl, St. Vincent's new record "St. Vincent" is a "spectacular thing." St. Vincent aka Annie Clark sits down with Ann Powers of NPR Music for a SXSW Interview. With lyrical topics ranging from a creation…
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Ann Powers, St. Vincent
SXSW V2V is back in Las Vegas this July for its second year uniting startups, innovators and artists for four days of inspirational speakers, great networking, a pitch competition, workshops, mentoring, and more. We had …
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Christine Auten, Jessica Cox, Sean Glass, Shawn O'Keefe
Music libraries have long been considered the last resort for supervisors in finding music for TV, games and advertising. Recently, more artists are working directly with libraries. Demanding a large and consistent suppl…
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Adam Taylor, David Rockwood, Eric LaBrosse, Kevin Wilson, Steve Knill
Music curation demands a global approach. What can we learn from international success stories? For example, museum music events such as Kraftwerk at the Tate Modern, the programming at the Barbican, and the fact that st…
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Danny Rogers, Huston Powell, Katie Schlosser, Mark Kates
Audience members submit their websites and then each site's design, organization, content and functionality will be assessed. How does the website fit with the artist's overall online strategy, and how successfully does …
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Andrew Salmon, Brian Felsen, David Dufresne, Emily White, Michael Schneider
In the last few years, several large music listening platforms have emerged as leaders – giving iTunes a serious run for its money. BandPage, SoundCloud, Pandora, and Spotify have achieved record growth in listeners, but…
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Alex White, J Sider, Mike Herring, Hany Nada
Thursday, March 13
Hear from Grammy nominated and Grammy winning performers about their path to music’s biggest honor. Also learn about the many ways in which artists and professionals alike can benefit and contribute to the music communit…
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Dave Alvin, Gavin Lurssen, Jeffrey Greenberg, Christine Albert
Success in songwriting involves both creativity and business and financial know how. Go through the entire checklist of everything you need to know and do to write a successful song. Discuss all the money making opportun…
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Jeffrey Brabec, Ralph Murphy, Todd Brabec
Todd & Jeff Brabec will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Music, Money and Success”.……
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Jeffrey Brabec, Todd Brabec
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before they…
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Barbara Mitchell, Darren Hill, James Evans, Joan Myers, Jordan Kurland, Mahmood Shaikh, Mara Schwartz, Olivia Harrington, Roger Cramer, Tim Palmer
A freewheeling conversation about the creative process, collaboration and the business of music with the most talented group of songwriters ever assembled for one panel in the history of SXSW (says their moderator). Last…
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Bob Mould, Jeremy Messersmith, Matthew Caws, Steve Wynn, Karen Glauber
Artists have to change the way they think about how to make money, so lawyers and business people should change the way they think too. The 360 deal is a giant sledgehammer applied where a conceptual artist with precisio…
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Damon K Wayans, Melinda Lee, Rick Goetz, Steve Savoca, Steven Masur
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before they…
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Brandon Haas, Brian Rosenblatt, Dave Clemmons, Jacob Daneman, Jody Stephens, Matt Hanks, Michael Goldstone, Printz Board, Richard James Burgess, Ron Burman
Join guitarist and singer-songwriter Rusty Anderson, as he shares his stories, techniques, and creative process. Perhaps best known as lead guitarist in the Paul McCartney band since 2001, he's played with acts as divers…
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Jody Denberg, Rusty Anderson
Who owned the 80's? Spandau Ballet, and they're back to play their first US show in nearly three decades, screen the documentary 'Soul Boys Of The Western World,' and to sit down for a SXSW Interview at the Music Confere…
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Gary Kemp, John Keeble, Lori Majewski, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman, Tony Hadley
Most of the growth in Finnish music export originates from the success of Finnish metal music. Bands like Amorphis, Nightwish and Children of Bodom have been touring and selling records globally since late '90s. These ar…
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Laura Laaksonen
The thrill of discovery and sense of ownership experienced by finding a new band now applies to finding a new small batch bourbon, pop-up restaurant, or food truck. And we’re loyally evangelizing small batch food and dri…
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Michael Mast, Nils Bernstein, Rick Mast, Tom Monday, Josh Wittman
Best known for his work as front man and creative force behind Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Alex Ebert discusses not just music-making, but his growing horizons beyond music. He'll detail his new tech venture, rec…
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Alex Ebert, Jim DeRogatis
Friday, March 14
Join all Music & Platinum registrants who work in College Buying and College Radio for this unique networking opportunity. This meeting is an opportunity for like-minded professionals to meet and exchange ideas and sugge…
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Kelly Benini
Follow the rock-to-tech-to-rock journey of American composer, guitarist, producer and electronics engineer, James Williamson, contrasted with the enduring career of heavy music titan Buzz Osborne of the Melvins. Williams…
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Buzz Osborne, Jack Boulware, James Williamson
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before they…
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Elizabeth Cohen, Erica Krusen, Jordan Burger, Juan Cristobal Losada, Mitchell Davis, Rachel Barnhard, Shawn Nolan, Steve Nice, Suzanne Cadgene, Zach Hundley
Rock biographies -- and memoirs -- are hot. Yet, not all subjects pique the interest of publishers. How do you choose your pop-music book topic, then successfully pitch it to an agent and/or publisher? Once you get your …
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David Ritz, Denise Oswald, Parke Puterbaugh, Holly George-Warren
Young indie artists with promising careers find themselves signing away their album and publishing rights or other assets in order to propel themselves forward. Most music services for indie artists require a fee for “pr…
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Anina Moore, Chris Douridas, Christopher Tyng, Peter Schwinge
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before they…
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Judy Tint, Kevin Wommack, Lawrence Gelburd, Marc Lipkin, Michele Clark, Randy Alexander, Stuart Sullivan, Vincent Wilburn Jr, Zach Hinkle
The music industry continues to change at a rapid pace given the proliferation of streaming content, high mobile device penetration, social sharing, the app economy, and more. What’s less clear is what this means for the…
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David Macias, Gregory Mead, Simon Wheeler, Steve Savoca, Yinka Adegoke
Hear from top level women executives in the music business. who share anecdotes of their personal journeys. Explore their successes, challenges and sacrifices. Gain tools and advice on how to achieve equality in the work…
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Julie Pilat, Karen Kwak, Lisa Worden, Michele Harrison, Sharon Dastur
Saturday, March 15
Cee Lo Green’s distinctive voice was first heard as part of the Goodie Mob, a central group in the Atlanta rap explosion of the ‘90s. He went on to top the charts with Gnarls Barkley’s ‘Crazy’ and as a solo artist with ‘…
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CeeLo Green, Frannie Kelley
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before they…
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Brian Bloom, Jo Lenardi, Leah Selvidge, Mark Spier, Russell Baltera, Tim Kolleth, Trevor Gale, Tyler Middleton, Will Hoffman
How can data analysis help identify the next wave of emerging music acts before they break out? How can insights drawn from data can help artists maximize their commercial potential? Explore the interrelationship between…
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Christopher Tynan, Steve Ritter, Victor Hu, William Gruger
Join Belle & Sebastian lead singer and songwriter, Stuart Murdoch, as he discusses not just his music, but his feature directorial debut, "God Help the Girl," which will screen at SXSW Film. He'll explore how the coming-…
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Jason Cohen, Stuart Murdoch
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