Complete event listing for
Austin Convention Center
500 E Cesar Chavez St
Thursday, March 6
Presented by Publicis Groupe, the Digital Creative Job Market offers a convenient meeting spot for innovative thinkers and equally innovative companies. Bring your CV and your A-game and match your skills with 21st centu…
Friday, March 7
Test drive a 2014 Chevrolet Volt, Sonic, Camaro, Impala, Spark, Equinox, Tahoe, Cruze Eco, or Malibu. Find Chevrolet on Trinity St. between Cesar Chavez and 2nd St. from Friday, March 7 through Saturday, March 15.……
Presented by Publicis Groupe, the Digital Creative Job Market offers a convenient meeting spot for innovative thinkers and equally innovative companies. Bring your CV and your A-game and match your skills with 21st centu…
Austin: the Breakfast Taco Capital of the World? Hell yeah it is! And why not? The people of Austin love their breakfast tacos; they love them in the morning, for lunch, when they’re hungover, at midnight, on the streets…
Beginner
Presenters
Mando Rayo
Festival-goers can once again count on festival favorite, Catch A Chevy, to beat the heat and help them navigate the busy streets of Austin. Why walk when you can catch a complimentary ride in a wrapped Chevrolet Impala …
Attend an interactive workshop with the team responsible for bringing new apps to Chevrolet. Learn how to build apps for vehicles, discuss developer opportunities within Chevrolet, and demo a sample of in-vehicle apps. …
Start your morning at SXSW Home Room. Introduced in 2013, Home Room sessions are part SXSW program information, part meet up. Each session is led by two Home Room Leaders who will help you get the most out of your day, …
Beginner
Presenters
Alix Morrow, Amanda O'Brien
Start your morning at SXSW Home Room. Introduced in 2013, Home Room sessions are part SXSW program information, part meet up. Each session is led by two Home Room Leaders who will help you get the most out of your day, …
Beginner
Presenters
Christopher Walton, Elizabeth Salazar
Author Mando Rayo will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of his latest release "Austin Breakfast Tacos: The Story of the Most Important Taco of the Day".……
Presenters
Mando Rayo
Jeff will read an excerpt from his book, Lean UX: Applying lean methods to improve user experience. Specifically, Jeff will discuss how product design and user experience has to adapt to fit in an agile and lean world. …
Advanced
Presenters
Jeff Gothelf
Author Jeff Gothelf will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of his latest release “Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience”.……
Presenters
Jeff Gothelf
If iPad Nation were a country, by the end of 2013 it would be the 7th largest in the world, on its way to being 5th by mid-year 2014. From Kickstarter to Mommy bloggers, never before have so many people had so many cheap…
Intermediate
Presenters
James McQuivey
Welcome to the 2014 SXSW Interactive Festival. We're excited that you'll be joining us for 5 days of amazing panel content and networking events. SXSW is a community event, so we invite you to come kick off the event wit…
Intermediate
Presenters
Hugh Forrest
Author James McQuivey will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Digital Disruption: Unleashing the Next Wave of Innovation".……
Presenters
James McQuivey
Ushahidi is from Kenya; we know how hard it can be to get connected. Those who lack connectivity are at a disadvantage to their more connected peers. Yet the equipment used to connect in Kenya or India is the same as tha…
Intermediate
Presenters
Erik Hersman, Juliana Rotich, Reg Orton
The doughnut and croissant have operated alongside each other for years, each awesome in their own way. Until one day, you bring them together and witness the magic unfold – The Cronut. Content and Commerce is the next e…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Lerer
Pioneering nonprofit 'Projects For All' is democratizing access to education by implementing digital infrastructure (Hello Hubs) in developing countries. Recently, the nonprofit launched ‘Project: Hello World’, an instal…
Beginner
Presenters
Katrin Macmillan, Lane Merrifield, Roland Wells, Sophie Kelly
Crowdfunding is grassroots community engagement. Its powerful approach to fundraising and brandraising leverages the speed and reach of the Internet -- as well as advocates’ networks -- to acquire more donors and raise m…
Intermediate
Presenters
David Neff, Miriam Kagan
SXSW Interactive is an amazing event where you can make life and career changing connections. But, do you have a clear strategy for success for the five days and nights ahead? In this session, entrepreneur and social med…
Beginner
Presenters
Gary Vaynerchuk
Much of today’s news coverage dwells on images of violence, stories of government instability, and a world in chaos, but there is another story to tell here. Technology is reshaping human society in ways we never imagine…
Advanced
Presenters
Eric Schmidt, Jared Cohen, Steven Levy
LEGO fans make up one of the most enthusiastic online fan communities in existence. We don’t mean kids within the product target group; we mean the teen and adult fans. That’s right: Adult fans! By nature, these fans bu…
Advanced
Presenters
David Robertson, Frederikke Hoff, Glen Wadleigh, Sara Moore
We write 3.6 trillion words online -- every single day. How is this explosion of online expression changing the way we think? In this talk, based on my book "Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds f…
Advanced
Presenters
Clive Thompson
Engaging millennials now takes more than just traditional outreach methods. Innovative approaches such as leveraging celebrity voices and platforms, new technologies and culturally relevant messaging is critical for impa…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alex Wagner, Rosario Dawson
Author Clive Thompson will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better".……
Presenters
Clive Thompson
Synopsis: This presentation was designed for anyone who ever looked at a fantastic adventure or science fiction movie, or an amazingly complex and rich computer game, or a TV commercial where cars or gas pumps or biscuit…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jon Peddie
Author Jon Peddie will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The History of Visual Magic in Computers".……
Presenters
Jon Peddie
Gary Vaynerchuk will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World".……
Presenters
Gary Vaynerchuk
A nexus of discovery and collaborative energy, SXSW Film kicks off in high gear with their annual Beginner's Guide. Answering questions like how do I get around Austin during the fest? When should I arrive to get into my…
Beginner
Presenters
Brian Kelley, Jette Kernion, Kelly Williams, Kimberley Jones, Neil Miller
Good work is all about process, yet we tend to only share the products of that process, and not the process itself. Learn how opening up and sharing your process brings you closer to an audience, adds value to your work,…
Advanced
Presenters
Austin Kleon
Ernie Cline will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign commemorative postcards for his soon to be released book “ Armada” and copies of "Ready Player One: A Novel".……
Presenters
Ernie Cline
Through his work on both independent and studio films, Pete Horner has developed an approach to film sound that explores the unique language of each film. In this presentation, Pete will share clips illustrating the pote…
Intermediate
Presenters
Pete Horner
Attend an interactive workshop with the team responsible for bringing new apps to Chevrolet. Learn how to build apps for vehicles, discuss developer opportunities within Chevrolet, and demo a sample of in-vehicle apps. …
Austin Kleon will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered" and past publications.……
Presenters
Austin Kleon
Kick off SXSW Film right on Day One by getting insider tips, strategies and advice you can use to maximize your time at the film fest, straight from some of today’s most influential film pundits. Offering up a “sneak pre…
Beginning
Presenters
Anne Thompson, Dave Karger, Eugene Hernandez, Meredith Borders
Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell, will host a panel of successful entrepreneurs for an insightful discussion about starting and scaling a business, innovating beyond the startup phase, corporate reinvention and lead…
Advanced
Presenters
Carley Roney, Jeff Housenbold, Michael Dell, Steve Kaufer
Innovators face a growing epidemic of litigation from so-called "patent trolls" - companies that do not make or produce products, but sue those who do. Last year the majority of patent lawsuits were brought by such enti…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alan Schoenbaum, Hon Hakeem Jeffries, Julie Samuels, Michael Petricone
Still can't decide which films you wanna check out this week? OR Have a film in the festival and want to get the word out? Then come to this informative and fun SXSW Filmmaker Pitch Session! Filmmakers - Come pitch your…
Beginner
Presenters
Owen Egerton
80% of humanity lives on less than $10/day. If you are part of the world's lowest socioeconomic level you may be living in a house that can barely be called that. It's a collection of sticks, cardboard, plastic sheet. A …
Intermediate
Presenters
Jose Briones
The technology industry has reinvented information, commerce, and social connection. But what if we could do more? What if the tech industry, the cornerstone and hope of the new economy, could reinvent business as usual?…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Rattray
Drawing on more than 40 years as a Hollywood executive and his current roles as co-owner of the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Peter Guber discusses why sports content “isn’t just programming, it’s pa…
Intermediate
Presenters
Peter Guber
Does the recent explosion of MOOC’s into the education marketplace threaten to destroy traditional post-secondary educational institutions in it’s path? Or is it just another fad in a long history of educational movement…
Beginner
Presenters
Dave Hinger, Jeff Meadows
MailChimp.com enables its 3 million users to send 5 billion email newsletters each month. The site is key to many nonprofits’ and small businesses’ efforts to stay in conversation with their audiences. MailChimp's succ…
Intermediate
Presenters
John Foreman
Africa has a population set to double by 2050, and along with population growth, the continent is reaping the benefits of expansion in the country’s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure. In Sub-…
Beginner
Presenters
Claude Migisha Kalisa, Fred Mweetwa, Gertjan van Stam, Jessica Colaço
Real-time storytelling allows the audience to actively participate in the making of a story or advertisement. A recent example of ours, “Remote Control Tourist,” exemplifies this concept. For this, we used Twitter and Fa…
Intermediate
Presenters
Dustin Callif, Jason Nickel, Jason Zada
In 2010, I took the stage at an entrepreneurship competition. While I stood up there, I didn’t notice that the other four finalists were male until the organizer gave us our awards. Along with a plaque, they gave me a ma…
Intermediate
Presenters
Catherine Cook
Like any powerful tool, the human brain needs a bit of a tune-up now and then. Take a break from the bustle of SXSW and give your mind and body a chance to assimilate all the new ideas and energy at the conference. This …
Beginner
Presenters
Ari Stiles
Can you use data to spot a liar? The answer may not be found in what a person says, but rather in how he/she says it. Prepared liars are always conscious about their spoken content and details, but often overlook the wor…
Intermediate
Presenters
Noah Zandan
Author John Foreman will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Data Smart: Using Data Science to Transform Information into Insight".……
Presenters
John Foreman
Larry Vincent will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Brand Real: How Smart Companies Live Their Brand Promise and Inspire Fierce Customer Loyalty".……
Presenters
Larry Vincent
Cloud Economics Inside the Firewall -for many CIOs, data privacy, data residency, and compliance requirements will ensure that certain enterprise applications remain on premise for some time. This doesn't mean the infras…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adam Carter
In the next era of computing, the coming “plague” will bring an elaborate network of devices, sensors and radios that will talk with each other, and collect, store and analyze overwhelming amounts of data. It will delive…
Intermediate
Presenters
Tony Salvador
Wearable technology, smart meters, and networked devices have generated an environment of abundant digital chatter. It’s now socially acceptable to compete with your FuelBand, send a text to your thermostat, and argue wi…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jennifer Dunnam
Should women in business be funny? It’s proven (2011 psychology study) that men are funnier than women. Women shy away from humor in the work place, and (yet another study) men are not attracted to funny women. Till now,…
Intermediate
Presenters
Amy Harrison
Anne Thompson will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The $11 Billion Year: From Sundance to the Oscars, an Inside Look at the Changing Hollywood System". To learn more about her book visit: http://bit.ly/1c…
Presenters
Anne Thompson
In an increasingly connected world, our devices will become an extension of ourselves, embracing elements of ambient intelligence, voice and natural language understanding to not only deliver desired information, but und…
Advanced
Presenters
Vlad Sejnoha
Rob Garner will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Search and Social: The Definitive Guide to Real-Time Content Marketing".……
Presenters
Rob Garner
Coding is a skill that is traditionally held by a select group of individuals within a company. We know them as developers, computer science students, programmers, hackers… and in a few rare cases (perhaps too few), CEOs…
Beginner
Presenters
Lew Cirne
What does it mean when low literacy communities are overrepresented on Twitter? When their residents own more cell phones than computers? When their shopping districts have liquor stores and wig shops but no libraries o…
Advanced
Presenters
Candis Best, Sian Morson
I think the cancer space is broken. By using tech, humor & humans we've managed to challenge the status quo & create a truly different cancer movement. I'll talk about why we've made the decisions we have, how they've ma…
Intermediate
Presenters
Yael Cohen
The idea of making isn’t just reserved for handmade bikes, artisan pickles, and Arduino helicopters. The future of making is a product of our human needs and the possibilities we create through technology. This is about …
Beginner
Presenters
Joie Ito, Tim Brown
The hilarious tweets written by funny people Megan Amram @meganamram, Jenny Johnson @JennyJohnsonHi5 and Josh Hara @yoyoha have not only attracted hundreds of thousands of followers, they've also landed these social medi…
Beginner
Presenters
Jenny Johnson, Josh Hara, Matt Silverman, Megan Amram
This panel will uncover new & exciting ways to use technology to power social change. We will go beyond the basics—sending targeted action alerts & creating online petitions—& discover fresh & innovative virtual campaign…
Advanced
Presenters
Anastasia Khoo, Joel Bartlett, Marah Lidey, Noah Cooper
Moderated by Bravo’s Andy Cohen, host of Watch What Happens Live, this panel will bring together two of YouTube’s hottest stars—Tyler Oakley and Grace Helbig—with BuzzFeed’s EVP of Video, Ze Frank, to spark a discussion …
Beginner
Presenters
Andy Cohen, Grace Helbig, Tyler Oakley, Ze Frank
It is projected that by 2050 Africa's GDP will be bigger than the GDPs of the U.S and China combined. The continent as a whole has been growing at over 5% annually for close to a decade. This trend if maintained means th…
Beginner
Presenters
Frank Aswani, John Kidenda, Rick Reeder, Takalani Malivha
A panel of highly successful digital media professionals (who in no way set out to be highly successful digital media professionals) discuss their views on career paths, success, failure, and professional satisfaction. …
Intermediate
Presenters
Laura Lee, Lauren Zalaznick, Michael Slaby, Steven Waldman
Chris Nodder will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Evil by Design: Interaction Design to Lead Us into Temptation".……
Presenters
Chris Nodder
My car gives me feedback on my driving. My bracelet helps me understand my sleep patterns. Smartphone apps monitor my mood, diet and social life. We're entering a Quantified Self revolution, as every product we interact …
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Essen
Last year, we spent the equivalent of 1 million years watching cat videos online, uploaded ½ million different versions of Harlem Shake and took more pictures of what we ate for dinner last night than who we ate dinner w…
Intermediate
Presenters
Abigail Posner
Margot Bloomstein will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Content Strategy at Work: Real-world Stories to Strengthen Every Interactive Project"……
Presenters
Margot Bloomstein
Created in 1935 on a kitchen table, Monopoly has been played more than 1B times, available in 111 countries in 43 languages and sold more than 275M games. The goal was to reinvigorate the fan base, utilize a medium to c…
Beginner
Presenters
Victor Lee
Beth Kanter will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World ".……
Presenters
Beth Kanter
The theory of the traditional purchase funnel has been debunked. And consumers now believe each other more than advertising. As such, a new breed of marketer is emerging. One with the competence to leverage new tools and…
Advanced
Presenters
Chris Kneeland
Artificial intelligence has advanced to the point where it’s no longer just science fiction. Computers now perform intelligent tasks such as collect bridge tolls, drive cars, deliver newspapers, make and serve food, and …
Intermediate
Presenters
George John
The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. Conferences and large gatherings can be a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All ar…
Saturday, March 8
Festival-goers can once again count on festival favorite, Catch A Chevy, to beat the heat and help them navigate the busy streets of Austin. Why walk when you can catch a complimentary ride in a wrapped Chevrolet Impala …
Test drive a 2014 Chevrolet Volt, Sonic, Camaro, Impala, Spark, Equinox, Tahoe, Cruze Eco, or Malibu. Find Chevrolet on Trinity St. between Cesar Chavez and 2nd St. from Friday, March 7 through Saturday, March 15.……
It's great to be a thought leader when your perceived allies are on your side. But how do you stay true to your ideals when allies decide you are a traitor to "the cause" and throw you to the wolves? Whether you are a f…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jehmu Greene, Joanne Bamberger, Sally Kohn
Cyber security journalist Kim Zetter will speak about Stuxnet and the launch of the world’s first digital weapon. She explores the story of the virus that destroyed Iran’s nuclear centrifuges—and how it ushered in a new …
Beginner
Presenters
Kim Zetter
From a grocery store parking lot in Tucson, AZ to a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. From a teenager named Trayvon Martin to the children of Sandy Hook Elementary. The narrative about gun violence in America has chan…
Beginner
Presenters
Mark Glaze, Peter Ambler, Shannon Watts, Stephen Geer
Technology is beginning to democratize book publishing by giving authors control over the entire process -- from content to distribution, marketing and sales. This session will go beyond discussion to demonstrate (live a…
Beginner
Presenters
Babette Pepaj, Erik Deutsch
52,000: The number of texts sent every second around the world. The proliferation of texting has exploded, starting with basic SMS in the late ‘90s, evolving to advanced iMessages and Emoji (picture characters) used to i…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Zimmer, Sam Huston
It's time to slim down our Web and mobile apps. Some features only clutter the interface, distract our users and waste our precious time. The only problem: Which ones can be removed? How do you decide whether a feature b…
Advanced
Presenters
Jeremy Tunnell, Malcolm Ong, Mat Mullen, Matas Petrikas
The myth that there are no successful tech companies run by people of color is just that, a myth. Meet three successful tech-enabled companies that have raised over $4 Million dollars in angel and seed funding, won prais…
Intermediate
Presenters
Darlene Gillard Jones, Heather Hiles, Nichelle McCall, Nicole Sanchez
Start your morning at SXSW Home Room. Introduced in 2013, Home Room sessions are part SXSW program information, part meet up. Each session is led by two Home Room Leaders who will help you get the most out of your day, …
Beginner
Presenters
Alix Morrow, Amanda O'Brien
Robots soon will change how we work; how we feed ourselves; how we heal; and how we relate to each other. Few emerging technologies have the power to disrupt our world on quite this scale. But with these enormous opport…
Intermediate
Presenters
Carl Bass
Yoga was developed thousands of years ago as a way to prepare the mind and body for enlightenment. What better way to prepare yourself for all the new ideas, insights, and people you will encounter at SXSW? This is an al…
Beginning
Presenters
Melodie Tao
Kim Zetter will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign book plates for her soon to be released book "Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon".……
Presenters
Kim Zetter
"MAXED OUT: American Moms on the Brink," (Seal Press, Sept. 2013) tells a deeply personal story about “having it all,” failing miserably, and what comes after. The author, a former user experience principal for an award-…
Intermediate
Presenters
Katrina Alcorn
Katrina Alcorn will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Maxed Out: American Moms on the Brink".……
Presenters
Katrina Alcorn
Just as we took our cues from MBAs and the military in casting the ideal CEO of the 20th century, we can look to design - in its broadest form - to model our future leader, the DEO. DEOs look at every business challenge …
Beginner
Presenters
Christopher Ireland, Maria Giudice
Nancy Duarte will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences".……
Presenters
Nancy Duarte
Maria Giudice and Christopher Ireland will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Rise of the DEO: Leadership by Design".……
Presenters
Christopher Ireland, Maria Giudice
Every year, People selects its World’s Most Beautiful People, Time dubs its Person of the Year and Rolling Stone crowns its Albums of the Year. But, does having a small elite choose the best make sense when the barriers …
Intermediate
Presenters
Anna Deavere Smith, Jordan Roth
As we look at what’s ahead for technology leaders, it’s clear that we’ll need more than good ideas, products and experiences to stay at the forefront. If we want to continue to transform how people look at the world, sim…
Intermediate
Presenters
Stephen Kim
Aimee Roundtree will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Computer Simulation, Rhetoric, and the Scientific Imagination: How Virtual Evidence Shapes Science in the Making".……
Presenters
Aimee Roundtree
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombing, the subReddit group /r/findbostonbombers was launched, tossing a dragnet across the internet and catching both good and bad information in the process. The crowdsourcing e…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bill Jensen, Michelle McNamara
With nearly $250 million raised for important causes all over the world combined, RYOT News, (RED) and Omaze set the standard for collaboration in the social entrepreneurship space, and how incredibly important it is for…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bryn Mooser, Chrysi Philalithes, Ian Somerhalder, Ryan Cummins
As more cities start to realise the benefits of using technology to improve their neighborhoods, Cinemacity, co-produced by the franco german broadcaster Arte and the parisian native transmedia studio Small Bang, provide…
Beginning
Presenters
Michel Reilhac, Pierre Cattan
Attend an interactive workshop with the team responsible for bringing new apps to Chevrolet. Learn how to build apps for vehicles, discuss developer opportunities within Chevrolet, and demo a sample of in-vehicle apps. …
In the last century, visionary media theorist Marshall McLuhan predicted the emergence of the Internet and coined the phrase "the medium is the message," to highlight the role of the communication medium itself and its e…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Huh
What is the future of responsive web design? With screen sizes and shapes evolving by the month, if not the moment (iPad mini, the 13-inch tablet, Google Glass), designers, developers and marketers need to rethink how th…
Intermediate
Presenters
Chris Saint-Amant, Kerry Bodine, Mike Norman, Tim Hayden
Bringing geeks into government won’t make a difference if they can’t crack the code on bureaucracies (and the politicos and government workers who run them). A hyper focus on technical problem solving by newcomers to th…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jed Sundwall, Richard Boly
Global memes add snark and commentary to politics. Memes have helped citizens around the world express political support and dissent: from the meme that helped a cat run for office in Mexico, to the goats that parodied O…
Intermediate
Presenters
Andres Monroy-Hernandez, Ben Valentine, Elena Agapie, Katy Pearce
Webb most recently directed the smash hit The Amazing Spider-Man starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, and Sally Field which grossed over $750 million worldwide. Upcoming, he helmed the latest chapter in the Spider-Man l…
Beginner
Presenters
Logan Hill, Marc Webb
Learn about the nuts and bolts of the all-important packaging, marketing and selling of your film. Who you are selling to? How do you land that buyer? Who picks up the tab? Find out here. Sign Up Here: http://mentor…
Beginner
Presenters
Annick Mahnert, Benjamin Braun, Dan Fisher, Hailey Wierengo, Kate Hurwitz, Peter Trinh, Peter Van Steemburg, Ryan Kampe
Sophia Amoruso, the founder, CEO, and chief troublemaker of Nasty Gal, grew her fashion enterprise from a one-woman vintage store on eBay to an online retail haven for “badass girls” around the globe. The Los Angeles-bas…
Intermediate
Presenters
Christine Lagorio, Sophia Amoruso
According to the USDA, a “food desert” is any part of the United States where healthy, affordable food is difficult to obtain, either due to low household income or poor accessibility. In order to close the gap between f…
Intermediate
Presenters
Kel Smith
Like any powerful tool, the human brain needs a bit of a tune-up now and then. Take a break from the bustle of SXSW and give your mind and body a chance to assimilate all the new ideas and energy at the conference. This …
Beginner
Presenters
Bea Love
It’s easy to assume that social media is a recent development. But the exchange of media within social networks goes back centuries. I think it can be traced back to Roman times, when members of the elite shared and copi…
Intermediate
Presenters
Tom Standage
With recent disclosures about online surveillance, Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, continues his dedication to the pursuit of individual privacy and transparency. Labeled everything from martyr, anarchist, whist…
Advanced
Presenters
Benjamin Palmer, Julian Assange
In May of 2013, WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell conceded his clients were wasting 15-25% of their advertising dollars, only he didn’t know which 25% exactly was being wasted. This statement resurrected a similar comment made by…
Advanced
Presenters
Joseph Jaffe, Maarten Albarda
Over the past year, the Voice of America set out to to create a universal mobile and tablet application for its global news services in 43 languages from Affan Oromoo (Let me Google that for you: it's used primarily in E…
Advanced
Presenters
Will Sullivan
I'm not a reader. I somehow made it through school (including time in a philosophy PhD program) without being a reader. This fact has made me apologetic, embarrassed, and above all thankful for the explosive growth of on…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ed Castillo
Kel Smith will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Digital Outcasts: Moving Technology Forward without Leaving People Behind".……
Presenters
Kel Smith
Maarten Albarda and Joseph Jaffe will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Z.E.R.O.: Zero Paid Media as the New Marketing Model".……
Presenters
Joseph Jaffe, Maarten Albarda
Whose job is it to imagine the way that technology functions in society? Over the past century, science fiction has played a crucial role in imagining what the future looks like and what devices / technology make each im…
Intermediate
Presenters
Yashoda Sampath
If you are fascinated by AI and robotics, and interested in how you can create and customize your own 3D printed plastic pal, then “21st Century Robot” by Brian David Johnson is for you. As an author and Intel futurist, …
Intermediate
Presenters
Brian David Johnson
Today, China is already the world's largest Internet, smartphone and e-commerce market. Yet, most people outside the "Great Firewall" would have difficulty naming even 3 Chinese technology brands. Furthermore, there are …
Intermediate
Presenters
Justin Tsang
Tom Standage will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Writing on the Wall: Social Media - The First 2,000 Years ".……
Presenters
Tom Standage
Quantified Self only gets someone the data. It's descriptive, not prescriptive: "All these numbers, now what do I do?" Now imagine, from your data, you could learn exactly what your body needed, and most critically, how …
Intermediate
Presenters
Chris Matthews
You can’t innovate without diversity. Period. Yet most of the proposed solutions to increasing diversity in tech involve people of color moving to Silicon Valley (leaving their social and supports networks) or exposing b…
Advanced
Presenters
Kathryn Finney
Brian David Johnson will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "21st Century Robot".……
Presenters
Brian David Johnson
What are the 100 objects that future historians will pick to define our 21st century? A javelin thrown by an 'enhanced' Paralympian far further than any normal human? Virtual reality interrogation equipment used by polic…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adrian Hon
Redbox content experts will host two "Learning Lunch" sessions educating filmmakers about opportunities to engage with Redbox and their massive audience of movie-lovers. In addition to the lunch sessions, filmmakers ca…
Adrian Hon will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "A History of the Future in 100 Objects ".……
Presenters
Adrian Hon
Wherever there are challenges, African creative minds thrive on building inventive alternative solutions. Westerners can learn a lot from their focus on a utility model, where disruptive ideas and applied technology re-i…
Beginner
Presenters
Fourie Du Preez
Problem: Waste. I hate waste! Assets and resources in our society are under-utilized, wasted, and thrown away. We have a lot of non-profit organizations who need resources (services, items, funding) and don't know where …
Intermediate
Presenters
Joshua Vaughan
The process of registering to vote has changed remarkably little in the last 150 years. But everything else has changed?! Thank you internet for changing how we communicate, how we shop, and how we inform. How do we us…
Intermediate
Presenters
Gayatri Bhalla, Heather Smith
Jonah Berger will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Contagious: Why Things Catch On".……
Presenters
Jonah Berger
Whether it's Nike+ reminding you to be more active, Mint judging you for going over budget last week, or Gmail telling you which emails are important, every day we're interacting with products and services that attempt t…
Advanced
Presenters
Matt Danna
Ever feel a little bit like Goldilocks in the world of cameras? Wandering among all of your options in an attempt to figure out which one is “just right” for you? Just like the age-old tale, filmmakers today need to know…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bob Caniglia
Tilda Swinton, a native of Scotland, started making films with the English director Derek Jarman in 1985, with Caravaggio. She gained international recognition in 1992 for her starring role in Orlando, directed by Sally …
Beginner
Presenters
Tilda Swinton, Eugene Hernandez
With so much going on at SXSW each day, it’s easy to miss some important bit of information that could end up changing the world. Join SXSW senior staff and special press guests to get their take on the important events,…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jeffrey Dachis, Kathleen Maher, Loic Le Meur
A generation ago, “cyberspace” was just a term from science fiction. Today, our entire modern way of life, from communication to commerce to conflict, fundamentally depends on the Internet. And the security issues that r…
Intermediate
Presenters
PW Singer
“As a use of sensing and big data, cutting needless energy waste isn’t as sexy as, say, using a snippet of your DNA to create a genetically linked familiar that will stay with you your entire life...But it’s a whole lot …
Advanced
Presenters
Brittany Heyd, Craig Isakow, Grant Allen, Roderick Morris
New to the Film Conference this year, Future 15s are short, intense salvos with each speaker delivering a 15-minute solo performance before being immediately replaced by the following speaker. Come hear, John Trigonis of…
Beginner
Presenters
Elisabeth Holm, John Trigonis, Nicolas Gonda
It is the vanity of every age to believe they live at the turning point of human civilization. Having said that, we must acknowledge we are living at the great turning point of human civilization. Technology isn't just …
Intermediate
Presenters
Byron Reese
ESPN launched Grantland based on the writings and vision of Bill Simmons. The company recently hired Nate Silver and acquired his site, FiveThirtyEight. As a company known for sports, Simmons and Silver will discuss the…
Advanced
Presenters
Bill Simmons, Nate Silver
Meet the Insiders offers an inside track on casting with Vicky Boone, the casting director of Tree of Life and AIn't them Bodies Saints, and Kerry Barden, the casting director for Se7en and American Psycho. This is an o…
Intermediate
Presenters
Kerry Barden, Vicky Boone, Sarah Green
Do you need a publicist? Maybe so, and maybe no. Come get some hands-on information about the modern role of the PR person, and how that impacts filmmakers today. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session …
Beginner
Presenters
Gerilyn Shur, Jim Dobson, Marian Koltai-Levine, Rene Ridinger, Sylvia Desrochers, Ursula Liang, Weiman Seid, Whitney Kimmel
What do 500 million smiles look like? In today’s mobile ecosystem, brands have the power to produce this volume of happiness in consumers, but are squandering the opportunity to do so by opting for annoying and often ang…
Intermediate
Presenters
Brian Wong
We tend to think of creativity in terms reminiscent of the ancient muses: divinely-inspired, unpredictable, and bestowed upon a lucky few. But when our jobs challenge us to be creative on demand, we must develop novel, u…
Intermediate
Presenters
David Burkus
The landscape of interactive documentaries is exploding, so where are all the interactive narrative films on the web? Right here. ITVS, Murmur, Storycode & Ted Hope will discuss the emerging genre of interactive narrativ…
Advanced
Presenters
Aina Abiodun, Karim Ahmad, Mike Knowlton, Ted Hope
Learn secrets of the trade from the organizations that have been doing crowdfunding the longest - charity: water, Donors Choose, Kiva and Global Giving. Combined these brands have raised hundreds of millions of dollars o…
Advanced
Presenters
Katherine Woo, Katie Bisbee, Kevin Conroy, Paull Young
Are we witnessing the end of an era with a free and open web? Increasingly each innovation in social media and mobile is making your private data public and hidden from you. New gatekeepers are emerging that are making t…
Intermediate
Presenters
Michael Maness, Paul Steiger, Sue Gardner, Tim Wu
It is awesome that I am a white American male working for Ushahidi, a Kenyan tech firm, in Silicon Valley. That didn’t happen 3 years ago. I was also one of the first Presidential Innovation Fellows at The White House an…
Intermediate
Presenters
Nathaniel Manning
Fake images are everywhere. You know that. You know that Kate Upton doesn't really look like this (spoiler: she has pores just like you). You know that your burger isn't going to look like this. And all this wouldn't be …
Advanced
Presenters
Rose Eveleth
David Burkus will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas".……
Presenters
David Burkus
Byron Reese will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Infinite Progress: How the Internet and Technology Will End Ignorance, Disease, Poverty, Hunger, and War".……
Presenters
Byron Reese
Embeddables will have significant consequences for the delivery of digital services as monolithic screen-focused devices start to be enhanced with distributed computation. A more ambient kind of experience in which senso…
Advanced
Presenters
Andy Goodman
In the last 3 years, there has been a unprecedented rise in the availability and adoption of technology in the Middle East and Africa. This sudden access to information, the ability to voice opinions and communicate to a…
Beginner
Presenters
Amit Vyas
BBC reporter Matt Danzico explains the science behind the flexibility of time and how he lived the longest perceived year on record in human history by fighting boxers and riding bicycles blindfolded.…
Intermediate
Presenters
Matt Danzico
This isn’t a pessimistic rant about the lagging US economy, sad projections for domestic innovation, or lamentation of our declining cultural influence as a country. Instead, it is a celebration of all the cool, rad and …
Beginner
Presenters
Max Lenderman
When I became a Professional Dominatrix at the starry-eyed age of 22 I thought I was looking ahead at a short but exhilarating job of make-believe. That job turned into a passionate mission and career. Now, more than a d…
Intermediate
Presenters
Kali Williams
Andy Goodman will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign galley copies of "Embeddables: The next evolution of wearable tech".……
Presenters
Andy Goodman
Ben Waber will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "People Analytics: How Social Sensing Technology Will Transform Business and What It Tells Us about the Future".……
Presenters
Ben Waber
P.W. Singer will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know".……
Presenters
PW Singer
Nate Silver will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don't ".……
Presenters
Nate Silver
With “Bad Words,” his audacious feature directorial debut, Jason Bateman expands an already packed career portfolio with this subversive comedy that critics are calling a smart, uproarious and exuberant crowd-pleaser. We…
Beginner
Presenters
Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor
New to the Film Conference this year, Future 15s are short, intense salvos with each speaker delivering a 15-minute solo performance before being immediately replaced by the following speaker. Come hear Chris Horton, Ben…
Beginner
Presenters
Benjamin Crossley-Marra, Chris Horton, Jillian Longnecker
This hands-on workshop setting will allow participants to work individually with top Casting Directors on their audition technique. Participants will prepare their own material and will have ten minutes with a Casting Di…
Intermediate
Presenters
Beth Sepko, Matthew Lessall, Rochelle Rose, Sarah Finn, Susan Shopmaker
Join us for a very special edition of Meet the Insiders. Hosted by Rose Vincelli Gustine of IFP this Meet the Insiders session will allow the audience to interact with eight of the top grantmakers and gatekeepers from th…
Intermediate
Presenters
Anna Rose Holmer, Eleanor Whitney, Iyabo Boyd, Jim Sommers, Juliana Steele, Lois Vossen, Rahdi Taylor, Rose Vincelli Gustine
There are countless legal pitfalls inherent in the world of film and video. Meet one on one with legal specialists for invaluable information to save you from costly problems in the future. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.…
Beginner
Presenters
Charles Prince, Dan Satorius, Deena Kalai, Emilio Nicolas, George Rush, Jason Janego, Michael Saleman
What does unbranded content about blind coffee roasters, feral pigs, and electric bikes have to do with selling groceries? The team at Dark Rye, Whole Foods Market’s online magazine, thinks there’s a connection. Dark Rye…
Intermediate
Presenters
Caitlin Riley, Ira Chute, Jacob Ellenberg
Dr danah boyd will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens".……
Presenters
Danah Boyd
Neal Cabage and Sonya Zhang will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Smarter Startup: A Better Approach to Online Business for Entrepreneurs".……
Presenters
Neal Cabage
Attend an interactive workshop with the team responsible for bringing new apps to Chevrolet. Learn how to build apps for vehicles, discuss developer opportunities within Chevrolet, and demo a sample of in-vehicle apps. …
In today’s digital age, the success of a video, image or news story is determined by its ability to go social. Rarely does such a topic survive one news cycle, let alone two, and the idea that a social phenomenon would s…
Intermediate
Presenters
Brian Turtle, Kevin Bacon
Chade-Meng Tan will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace)".……
Presenters
Chade-Meng Tan
Toby Barlow will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Babayaga".……
Presenters
Toby Barlow
With the growth of Asia there is an ever growing need to foster cooperation among organizations, entrepreneurs, innovators & to go beyond gender to develop and scale up service and education initiatives in the region. Ev…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bernise Ang, Grace Clapham
Some of the most transformative new ideas and products are being created in both the skunkwork labs of tech giants and by digital artists, hackers, and other collectives; and in some instances the two sides are joining f…
Intermediate
Presenters
Danielle Strle, Doug Carmean, Jonathan Hunt, Mike Germano
Animated words and pictures behind touch-sensitive glass is no longer enough to amaze digital natives. Now more than ever, digital installations and other interactive experiences require inspired technological creativity…
Intermediate
Presenters
Keith Butters, Toby Boudreaux
Over the next twenty years in India, an estimated 220 million people will move from the countryside to cities with many resettling in urban slums. With migration comes increased demand for utilities, including the need …
Intermediate
Presenters
Gaurav Bhushan, Jennifer Lee Fuqua
Mark Duplass (actor, producer), Rob Corddry (actor), Jennifer Lafleur (actress, producer) and Ross Partridge (director) premiere and discuss their new web series, Wedlock. While Corddry is known for bringing Children’s H…
Advanced
Presenters
Corey Moss, Jennifer Lafleur, Mark Duplass, Rob Corddry, Ross Partridge
People don’t take spin class because they want to ride crappy trainers. They go because misery loves company and, for 60 minutes, someone’s there to hold them accountable. From Pilates to Plyometrics, people know that wo…
Intermediate
Presenters
Florian Gschwandtner
New to the Film Conference this year, Future 15s are short, intense salvos with each speaker delivering a 15-minute solo performance before being immediately replaced by the following speaker. Come hear Charlie Phillips,…
Beginner
Presenters
Charlie Phillips, Emily Best, Keith Leopard
API design is an important component of developer experience. REST and Hypermedia introduced Web concepts to API design that made integrations easier than the RPC and SOAP style APIs before them. While useful, the patter…
Advanced
Presenters
Jeremiah Cohick
How does technology fuel social change? Panelists Jill Iscol, Leila Janah, and Josh Nesbit, will discuss how technology has revolutionized social activism. They will examine how new technologies are causing us to re-e…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jill Iscol, Josh Nesbit, Leila Janah, Lisa Weinert
Come learn the basics of action and stunt fighting from legendary stuntman, stunt coordinator and director for over 35 years, Bobby Sargent, who has performed many of the most spectacular stunts in motion picture history…
Beginning
Presenters
Bobby Sargent, Val Gameiro
How do you make technology emotional and innovative-cool at the same time? A good start is developing the technology to its full potential before any big idea comes along. This panel will show how Finch and Reactive inve…
Intermediate
Presenters
Emad Tahtouh, Tim Buesing
Famed "Saturday Night Live" head writer and anchor of the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," Seth Meyers is host of NBC's "Late Night," where he brings his signature wit, jokes and satire to the weeknight scene. Joi…
Beginner
Presenters
Mike Shoemaker, Olivia Munn, Seth Meyers
The NFB recently produced and released the McLaren Workshop app. The app combines a catalogue of innovative animation work by Norman McLaren with the tools to create your own films using McLarens very own techniques. Ou…
Intermediate
Presenters
Lorne Price, Mivil Deschenes, Nick Alt, Patrick Doyon
Meet the Insiders offers an inside track with digital media entrepreneurs Col Needham, founder of IMDB and Kerry Trainor, CEO of Vimeo. This is an open forum to ask these insiders anything.…
Intermediate
Presenters
Col Needham, Kerry Trainor, Scott Macaulay
Learn about the nuts and bolts of the all-important packaging, marketing and selling of your film. Who you are selling to? How do you land that buyer? Who picks up the tab? Find out here. Sign Up Here: http://mentor…
Beginner
Presenters
Alex Nohe, Bob Berney, Camille Bertrand, Glen Basner, Joe Amodei, Michael Lerman, Mike Goodridge, Richard Abramowitz
Steve Case has worn several hats over the years: as an entrepreneur he co-founded America Online and brought the Internet to the masses; as a venture capitalist, he invests in people and ideas that are changing the world…
Intermediate
Presenters
Emily Chang, Steve Case
As deeply enmeshed as technology has become in our lives, there is one place where we still squint to read small labels, strain to hear static-filled audio guides, and wrestle with disorienting paper maps: the art museum…
Intermediate
Presenters
Leslie Wolke
How do the shows you love end up on television? Who are the men and women in charge of programming our latest TV viewing addictions? Come meet the gatekeepers of today's most popular cable networks.…
Intermediate
Presenters
Benjamin Davis, Gina Balian, Joan Boorstein, Kathleen McCaffrey, David Carr
Crowdsourced art is an increasingly popular practice where artists use the Internet as a participatory platform to directly engage the public in the co-creation of art. In view of its reliance on the artistic contributio…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ioana Literat
Across the country, Gen Y talent and innovative companies are abandoning the suburbs in favor of the city. In the collaboration economy, individuals want to help shape their built environment, but the dialogue and invest…
Beginner
Presenters
Kenneth Shin
You have one moment to grab your audience and engage them in your Facebook content. What are the tools you need to create a compelling headline, draw in readers and force them to click through to your content? Leila Bril…
Beginner
Presenters
Leila Brillson
Sandy Carter will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Get Bold: Using Social Media to Create a New Type of Social Business".……
Presenters
Sandy Carter
Get your copy of “The Official SXSW 2014 Interactive Cookbook” at the SX Bookstore. Created in partnership with Cookbook Create, check out all the delicious recipes by some of our most loved past and present SXSW Interac…
Presenters
Amy Millman, Baratunde Thurston
There are concepts found within architecture and industrial design, fields that have exists for hundreds of years, that carry over to the relatively still fetal stage of interaction design. Considering and looking into t…
Intermediate
Presenters
Michael Senkow
If your index finger hurts from swiping through online dating profile photos on your phone, you’re not alone. According to a recent study, half of all singles report using mobile online dating websites or applications. T…
Intermediate
Presenters
Gregory Liberman
A thousand personal photographs lost for sixty years and then found, in a secondhand store. Lost and Found tells the story of an anonymous couple's past. Who are these people? Why were their photographs abandoned? If a…
Beginner
Presenters
Jeff Phillips
Elizabeth Streb will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Streb: How to Become an Extreme Action Hero".……
Presenters
Elizabeth Streb
Jill Iscol, Leila Janah and Josh Nesbit will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Hearts on Fire: Stories of Today's Visionaries Igniting Idealism into Action".……
Presenters
Jill Iscol, Josh Nesbit, Leila Janah
The manner in which an API is managed once it is launched is just as critical to its success as the design of the API, and the features it offers. This session will offer a balanced look at the reality of managing a popu…
Intermediate
Presenters
Thor Mitchell
Mark Hatch will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Maker Movement Manifesto: Rules for Innovation in the New World of Crafters, Hackers, and Tinkerers".……
Presenters
Mark Hatch
Last year, PBS KIDS took on the daunting task of redesigning the brand for the modern media landscape including a complete overhaul of the Webby-award winning PBSKIDS.ORG. During this process, a small internal team took …
Advanced
Presenters
Chris Bishop, Miguel Montanez
Cat videos are no longer just an entertaining distraction between emails and facebook posts; they are now an economic force. In just the past year cat video "cat-lebrities" have inked movie and book deals, inspired touri…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Lashes, Grace Suriel, Scott Stulen, Will Braden
With the return of The Walking Dead in October 2013, AMC’s digital team set out to make the premiere a pop culture phenomenon online and re-enlisted director Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead’s Emmy Award-winning executive…
Beginning
Presenters
Greg Nicotero, Mac McKean, Rob Moynihan
Digital painting is everywhere. Do you finger-paint on your iPad? Are you overly attached to your Wacom tablet? Do you dream in HSB? You might be a digital painter. Early adopters of digital painting have been creatively…
Beginner
Presenters
Leah Davis
Wait, are people still saying women aren't funny? Internet trolls aside, fearless and hilarious women are trailblazing and transforming the way readers connect with digital content -- and that (obviously) includes humor.…
Beginner
Presenters
Issa Rae, Jane Pratt, Kristina Wong, Mandy Stadtmiller
When no one knows who you are, you can finally be yourself. That's the promise of Secret, a fast-growing anonymous sharing app. In this discussion, Secret's co-founder David Byttow and TechCrunch's Josh Constine will exp…
Intermediate
Presenters
David Byttow, Josh Constine
Washington, DC -- the place where innovation goes to die. The place where The Man walks the halls of Congress in Gucci loafers. It’s easy for disruptors to ignore the political game. Or if they do play the game, play it …
Intermediate
Presenters
Maura Corbett, Patrick Ruffini
Internet pioneer, billionaire, angel investor, NBA team owner assesses the current state of technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship in a no BS session with Silicon Valley veteran Guy Kawasaki. The fun and in-depth c…
Intermediate
Presenters
Guy Kawasaki, Mark Cuban
Over the past decade there have been 424 hurricanes worldwide, resulting in 165,000 fatalities. Ten of the 12 most costly hurricanes in U.S. history occurred during this time period—including Hurricane Katrina in 2005 an…
Intermediate
Presenters
Andrea Basora, Corey Pieper, Leslie Chapman-Henderson, Wendy Harman
More and more of what we do, see, and create is collected digitally resulting in what might be thought of as a digital body. Unlike the physical or social body, the digital body remains intact after death, leaving behind…
Beginner
Presenters
Melissa Martin
The tech story of 2013 – the PRISM revelations and their fallout – wasn't broken by technology journalists. Why was that? Are most tech reporters too wrapped up in simple tasks like rewriting press releases about new app…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alexia Tsotsis, Jemima Kiss, Kara Swisher, Martin Bryant
Brands used to be able to check off the ‘social’ box by maintaining a Facebook page. Today, brands have made social content the center of their global marketing strategies – creating, distributing, and measuring content …
Intermediate
Presenters
Jim Rudden
Seth Olenick will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Funny Business".……
Presenters
Seth Olenick
What happens when you take a photo of every fragment of your life? All those micro moments that are recorded and analysed. Has your visual existence been enhanced? What would you learn from your signature photographic a…
Intermediate
Presenters
David McNamara
In today's hyper-connected, always-on, and always-now era brands operate in a state of perpetual tension, fearful of when their next blunder will crescendo into a tidal wave like publicity disaster. This is limiting, and…
Advanced
Presenters
Adam Abrahami
Brian Solis will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "What's the Future of Business: Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences ".……
Presenters
Brian Solis
Keeping user-created content quality high is challenging as a community grows, but Quora has managed to do it while riding significant growth. Come hear and learn from Marc Bodnick, who leads the business and community t…
Intermediate
Presenters
Marc Bodnick
Mostly known for his volume suggesting lettering work, Dado was once regarded as a "3D type magician" by renowned typographer Ale Paul—even though, perhaps more impressively, all his designs are made entirely in 2D. At S…
Intermediate
Presenters
Dado Queiroz
Art Markman will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Smart Change: Five Tools to Create New and Sustainable Habits in Yourself and Others"……
Presenters
Arthur Markman
Kristina Halvorson will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Content Strategy for the Web, 2nd Edition".……
Presenters
Kristina Halvorson
Will Braden will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Henri, le Chat Noir: The Existential Musings of an Angst-Filled Cat".……
Presenters
Will Braden
The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. Conferences and large gatherings can be a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All ar…
When it started two decades ago, SXSW Interactive was a couple hundred participants and a handful of panel discussions, all crammed into a few rooms at a Hyatt in Austin. Today, it has become a launching pad for startups…
Beginner
Presenters
Baratunde Thurston, Danah Boyd, Gary Vaynerchuk, Guy Kawasaki, Hugh Forrest, Lane Becker, Molly Steenson, Robert Safian
Sunday, March 9
Festival-goers can once again count on festival favorite, Catch A Chevy, to beat the heat and help them navigate the busy streets of Austin. Why walk when you can catch a complimentary ride in a wrapped Chevrolet Impala …
Test drive a 2014 Chevrolet Volt, Sonic, Camaro, Impala, Spark, Equinox, Tahoe, Cruze Eco, or Malibu. Find Chevrolet on Trinity St. between Cesar Chavez and 2nd St. from Friday, March 7 through Saturday, March 15.……
Start your morning at SXSW Home Room. Introduced in 2013, Home Room sessions are part SXSW program information, part meet up. Each session is led by two Home Room Leaders who will help you get the most out of your day, …
Beginner
Presenters
Alix Morrow, Amanda O'Brien
Yoga was developed thousands of years ago as a way to prepare the mind and body for enlightenment. What better way to prepare yourself for all the new ideas, insights, and people you will encounter at SXSW? This is an al…
Beginner
Presenters
Bea Love
Vinay Trivedi will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "How to Speak Tech: The Non-Techie's Guide to Technology Basics in Business".……
This panel seeks to provide practical strategies to help attendees become respectful allies to marginalized groups of people and expand the understanding of intersectional diversity. Every year thousands of people exper…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adria Richards, Kortney Ziegler
Great journalism can take many forms: a deeply reported investigative piece, a captivating yarn, a compelling story that starts a real discussion. The content and medium may differ, but the impact does not. What about t…
Intermediate
Presenters
M Scott Havens
This panel will illustrate how the State Dept is leveraging its social media network to address humanitarian crises. With 30 million fans and followers and over 1,000 social media practitioners worldwide, the Department …
Intermediate
Presenters
Hilary Brandt , Joshua Campbell
Join Dean Kamen, a master inventor, engineer and humanitarian, compared to Edison for his contributions to humanity, for an unforgettable and insightful hour. Inventor of a host of groundbreaking inventions like the Auto…
Intermediate
Presenters
Dean Kamen
Attend an interactive workshop with the team responsible for bringing new apps to Chevrolet. Learn how to build apps for vehicles, discuss developer opportunities within Chevrolet, and demo a sample of in-vehicle apps. …
When designers share their work under an open license, they invite others to build upon and transform their designs without asking for permission, sometimes even using them commercially. A few years ago, the idea of lett…
Intermediate
Presenters
Elliot Harmon, Eric Stover, Scott Belsky, Sofya Polyakov
Jason Blum is the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, a multi-media production company that has pioneered a new model of studio filmmaking- producing high-quality micro-budget films for wide release. Since its laun…
Beginner
Presenters
Jason Blum, John Horn
Designers have a growing toolbox, It used to be that all we needed was a good pen and access to Photoshop. Now, we’re writing code, using a huge suite of tools, and getting our hands dirty in ways we never imagined. One…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bushra Mahmood
From Interactive programs, to digital marketing - the digital age runs the gamut of directions filmmakers can go to bring their films to the masses, take the audience deeper, etc. Talk to those at the forefront of their …
Beginner
Presenters
Andy Signore, Brian Behm, Eric Stein, Ingrid Kopp, John Bernstein, Kerrin Sheldon, Logan Mulvey, Rebecca Sosa, Zachary Soreff
Twenty-something, suit-clad, and upwardly mobile, Joshua Fields Millburn thought he had everything anyone could ever want. Until he didn’t anymore. Blindsided by the loss of his mother and his marriage in the same month…
Beginner
Presenters
Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus
Imagine a future where border crossings occur safely within seconds; humans act as sensors during disaster and emergency response; and we travel freely through a secure airport environment. Augmented Realty technology h…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alan Holden, Carmen Medina, Christian Doolin, Vignon Zinsou
In just over two years, The New York Times’s Op-Docs has become one of the most successful destinations for online short films, releasing more than 100 short documentaries (including “Notes on Blindness,” SXSW 2014 short…
Intermediate
Presenters
Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Jason Spingarn-Koff
Consumer adoption of wearables and mobile sensors is set to skyrocket in 2014 and beyond, with increasingly complex devices bringing about the true realization of ‘the quantified self’. The impact these sensors will have…
Intermediate
Presenters
Gadi Amit
"Print is dead" is so last year. 2013 alone saw the arrival of nearly 900 new titles. From Pitchfork to Style.com to Dr. Oz to Modern Farmer to allrecipes to Politico: across the media, in every niche, viable new magazin…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ann Marie Gardner, Jessanne Collins, Michael Renaud, Paul Carr
A one-on-one panel discussion with Mindy Kaling, creator and star of Fox's The Mindy Project, about the new guard of female showrunners conquering television and what that means for its future. What do changes in the com…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adam Pally, Anne Fulenwider, Ike Barinholtz, Mindy Kaling
Between 3D printing and e-commerce sites, fashion-tech seems to be an umbrella term that defines anything at all. This short talk highlights how the worlds of fashion and technology truly collide and where innovation wit…
Intermediate
Presenters
Madison Maxey
Like any powerful tool, the human brain needs a bit of a tune-up now and then. Take a break from the bustle of SXSW and give your mind and body a chance to assimilate all the new ideas and energy at the conference. This …
Beginner
Presenters
Melodie Tao
Building a tech product takes a lot of time and focus. Ensuring the market exists to create and sell that product takes just a little more. While what’s happening in Washington is heavily guided by special interests, the…
Intermediate
Presenters
Gene Austin, Kevin Callahan, Michael McGeary
In just three years, Humans of New York has amassed an audience of millions and become a #1 NYT bestselling book. In this talk, Brandon Stanton will cover everything he's learned about audience building, crying alone i…
Presenters
Brandon Stanton
In just three years, Humans of New York has amassed an audience of millions and become a #1 NYT bestselling book. In this talk, Brandon Stanton will cover everything he's learned about audience building, crying alone i…
How do we design experiences that are intrinsically baked with success? Experiences that force users to learn new tricks and as a by-product modify behavior and become addictive. How do we reward attention rather than de…
Advanced
Presenters
Pete Trainor
In this talk Spencer Hewett will discuss some of his novel approaches to RFID localization that yield 20x increases in accuracy over conventional methods.…
Advanced
Presenters
Spencer Hewett
As the kick off to our events in the Meet Up Pavilion, this meet up will showcase the development of wearable devices and technologies. Explore what this industry has to offer- be it for fashion, health or other purpos…
Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Minimalists: Everything That Remains".……
Presenters
Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus
We used to have a “first” and “third world.” Political correctness brought us “global north” and “global south,” “developed” and “developing.” The Bright Continent introduces “fat” and “lean.” While wealthy economies li…
Intermediate
Presenters
Dayo Olopade
Peter Thiel awarded William LeGate a grant of $100,000 to drop out of school and pursue what he’s passionate about as part of Thiel’s controversial Thiel Fellowship program. Listen to LeGate talk about his experience lea…
Intermediate
Presenters
William LeGate
Every day we are overwhelmed with a barrage of information in the world around us. To make sense of this onslaught of data, we look for patterns, and we make decisions every moment based on the patterns we recognize. Of …
Intermediate
Presenters
Robert Stribley
Technology has fundamentally changed the way we think about knowledge, and classrooms are inevitably going to undergo deep structural changes in the next decade to reflect this. No policy will be able to prevent this. In…
Beginner
Presenters
Connor Zwick
With ABI forecasting that global original equipment manufacturer (OEM) connected car system penetration will increase from 11.4% in 2012 to 60.1% in 2017, automotive manufacturers are under significant pressure to keep p…
Beginner
Presenters
Ali Abaye
Dayo Olopade will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa".……
Presenters
Dayo Olopade
Redbox content experts will host two "Learning Lunch" sessions educating filmmakers about opportunities to engage with Redbox and their massive audience of movie-lovers. In addition to the lunch sessions, filmmakers ca…
CBS Daytime invites you to spin the iconic “The Price Is Right” wheel in Austin for SXSW. “Come on Down” to meet announcer George Gray and model Rachael Reynolds. Can you spin a dollar? This is your chance to win specia…
Imagine if you had a direct connection with thousands of readers who loved reading your work and those readers eagerly awaited the launch of your next project. How would that direct relationship with your readers change …
Intermediate
Presenters
Tim Grahl
Brandon Stanton will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Humans of New York”.……
Presenters
Brandon Stanton
These days, reporting the news effectively and competitively would be virtually impossible without the powerful contributions of amateurs who witness major news developments — especially the ones that happen where profes…
Advanced
Presenters
Eric Carvin, Mandy Jenkins
In this session, Adobe Worldwide Evangelist Jason Levine will cover a video workflow from capture and logging, to building rough cuts and grading your footage through delivering your content anywhere, including Behance, …
Beginning
Presenters
Jason Levine
If Winston Churchill had it right--a joke is actually a “very serious thing.” And social good marketers are on board. Increasingly, nonprofits are breaking through the tried-and-true PSA fray by startling us with humor.…
Beginner
Presenters
Baratunde Thurston, Jon Flannery, Mike McCamon, Sheri Klein
In over a decade, Jon Favreau has established himself as a prolific writer, director, producer, and actor with his eclectic body of work. Jon Favreau began his career as a writer with Swingers, in which he starred, and …
Beginner
Presenters
Ben Lyons, Jon Favreau
With so much going on at SXSW each day, it’s easy to miss some important bit of information that could end up changing the world. Join SXSW senior staff and special press guests to get their take on the important events,…
Intermediate
Presenters
Erin Griffith, Hugh Forrest, Joshua Rubin, Michele Skelding
An open dialogue has never been more imperative or more possible than in the digital age when 57% of people are talking more online than they do in real life. The State of Michigan used this to their advantage when th…
Intermediate
Presenters
John Paul Farmer, Nicole Sunstrum
New to the Film Conference this year, Future 15s are short, intense salvos with each speaker delivering a 15-minute solo performance before being immediately replaced by the following speaker. Come hear Thomas Benski, Ma…
Beginner
Presenters
Jigar Mehta, Mark Shapiro, Thomas Benski
As massively open online courses (MOOCs) become wildly popular, many have advocated a future of learning without teachers. But great teachers are still critical for learning. In this talk, Charlie Stigler (founder of edu…
Beginner
Presenters
Charlie Stigler
Imagine a future where there's no distinction between code and data. Where computers are operated by programming languages that work like human language, where knowledge and data are built in, where everything can be com…
Advanced
Presenters
Stephen Wolfram
Paul Shoebridge and Michael Simons (The Goggles), are the award-winning interactive directors of the acclaimed documentary, “Welcome to Pine Point,” a project which showed how digital stories could be made more immersive…
Advanced
Presenters
Michael Simons, Paul Shoebridge, Swanna MacNair
Coming off the most successful year in team history, the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team will enter the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil this June with lofty goals amid high expectations. Led by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann,…
Beginner
Presenters
Jürgen Klinsmann, Roger Bennett
Ever wonder what it really takes for a person to bring his or her family out of poverty? Ever ponder why a low-income kid in your city doesn’t just study harder? Why the cashier at the drugstore doesn’t go to school at n…
Intermediate
Presenters
Megan Kashner
Swing by for a meet and greet with your favorite FOX shows, including Mindy Kaling of The Mindy Project and Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Melissa Fumero and Stephanie Beatriz.……
Meet the Insiders offers an inside track in the industry with Julie Fallin, the digital marketing coordinator for Cinedigm, and Michael Barker, of Sony Pictures Classics. This is an open forum to ask these insiders anyt…
Beginner
Presenters
Julie Fallin, Michael Barker, Vanessa Hope
Festivals and markets are as vital as ever in today's filmmaking scene. Learn what to do - and more importantly, what not to do - when it comes to festival submissions, festival attendance, and beyond for narrative films…
Beginner
Presenters
Alonso Aguilar-Castillo, Carl Spence, Dosin Pak, Heather Rae, Jeff Ross, Landon Zakheim, Linda Olszewski, Stuart Brown
“No one person, no one alliance, no one nation, no one of us is as smart as all of us thinking together.” - former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO Admiral James Stavridis, Dean of The Fletcher School How are government…
Advanced
Presenters
Farah Pandith, James Stavridis, Joshua Haynes, Spencer Ackerman
We used to go to our desks to connect to the Internet, now the Internet is in our pockets. Next year, it will be common to access online information on our wrists, from our eyeglasses, and inside our cars. By 2017, 'mobi…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alfred Lui
When a brand commits a gaffe or implodes on social media, we watch with a mix of horror, schadenfreude, and – perhaps strongest of all – relief that we’re not the ones under fire. But you don’t really know what a social …
Presenters
Chapin Clark, Kristen Joy Watts, Neal Mann, Wendy Harman
When the Texas Legislature took up abortion legislation, planned and spontaneous social media filled the Capitol with thousands of activists and delivered a global participatory audience. Celebrities tweeted as an 11-hou…
Intermediate
Presenters
Eliza Vielma, Erica Grieder, Joe Deshotel, Steven Polunsky
The most basic technology and process we use today to fish was introduced 40,000 years ago. While human factors and user experience (UX) are more recent sciences, they are more similar to fishing than you may think. Let…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jon Kohrs
Nobody was ever supposed to read my goofy little blog about strongman training and Tourette Syndrome. But then Seth Godin found it, and by this point the blog has become a book. The book The World's Strongest Librarian …
Intermediate
Presenters
Josh Hanagarne
Our lives’ are full of choices, and the number of choices we get slammed with every day is overwhelming. Especially as the human experience increasingly moves into the digital space – e.g. digital ads heralding four diff…
Intermediate
Presenters
Brad Nunnally
With the advancement of wearable and soon, implantable technologies, patients’ health will be monitored by computers 24/7. What will this mean for the doctors of 2025 and how will patients interact with their personal he…
Beginner
Presenters
Delian Asparouhov
Josh Hanagarne will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family".……
Presenters
Josh Hanagarne
What can 3 billion geotagged Tweets collected over 18 months tell us about the world? We mapped this huge data set, taking a look at Twitter's userbase in incredible detail – revealing demographic, cultural, and social …
Intermediate
Presenters
Eric Gundersen, Ian Cairns
"I learned Spanish in school for 5 years, but don't speak it." How familiar does this sound? Benny Lewis, National Geographic's Traveler of the Year 2013, who can speak 12 languages, believes that it has nothing to do wi…
Beginner
Presenters
Benny Lewis
Join other solopreneurs and aspiring enterprenuers for casual conversations on starting and running your own business. Discuss the balancing act of everyday tasks along with the challenges and benefits of being your ow…
Approached correctly, science is a systematic and objective inquiry into the nature and working of things. But sometimes, science merely produces trends-- which are disproved by a more comprehensive inquiry. We'll disc…
Advanced
Presenters
Riley Drake
Co-authors Brad Nunnally and Russ Unger will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Designing the Conversation: Techniques for Successful Facilitation". Unger will also sign copies of his latest release “Speaker…
Presenters
Brad Nunnally, Russ Unger
Digital screens are now as thin as paper, as we often wished for and ultimately expected. These paper-thin displays are referred to as AMOLED and are currently used in some mobile devices and televisions. In this present…
Intermediate
Presenters
Brandon Schmittling
Imagine every cancer patient's genome being sequenced to design proteins that bind to the mutations of that patient in order to destroy their tumor. This idea is not impossible. And soon these paradigms will become the…
Advanced
Presenters
Riley Ennis
Benny Lewis will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World".……
Presenters
Benny Lewis
Erica Grieder will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn from the Strange Genius of Texas".……
Presenters
Erica Grieder
Stephen Wolfram will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "A New Kind of Science".……
Presenters
Stephen Wolfram
Join our discussion with Hollywood movie studio experts who'll share tips on how movies use social media to reach and engage fans. We'll discuss how top Hollywood studios use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, influ…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bettina Sherick, Ethan Applen, JP Richards, Maria Pacheco, Kevin Winston
New to the Film Conference this year, Future 15s are short, intense salvos with each speaker delivering a 15-minute solo performance before being immediately replaced by the following speaker. Come hear Dan Berger, Owen …
Beginner
Presenters
Dan Berger, Owen Egerton, Stephanie Trepanier
Is DNA the programming language of the future? What role do genetics and personalized medicine play in the healthcare revolution? Can big data and community unlock secrets to a healthier life? Join Anne Wojcicki, CEO and…
Presenters
Anne Wojcicki
Meet the Insiders offers an inside track on the industry with Dean Silvers, author of the new book "Secrets of Breaking into the Film & TV Business" and Anne Thompson, creator of the popular blog "Thompson on Hollywood"…
Beginner
Presenters
Anne Thompson, Dean Silvers, Holly Herrick
Festivals and markets are as vital as ever in today's filmmaking scene. Learn what to do - and more importantly, what not to do - when it comes to festival submissions, festival attendance, and beyond for Documentary Fil…
Beginner
Presenters
Basil Tsiokos, Christine Davila, Courtney Sexton, Curran Nault, David Nugent, Greg Rhem, Lesli Klainberg, Martijn te Pas
We will be discussing the evolution of the award-winning short film project Our Lady Of Lourdes and how it was adapted to a changing market, while in active production. When deciding to release the short online after a …
Intermediate
Presenters
Peter Szewczyk
"We need to develop a sustainable investor class that supports the artists and benefits from doing so." - Ted Hope, Executive Director, San Francisco Film Society Traditionally, Investments in Independent Film are a high…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adam Collis
Over the past decade, the startup community has joined together to help create roadmaps for creative ideas to be financially and socially rewarding for everyone involved. What has emerged is an empowered generation of …
Presenters
James Belfer, Matthew Hooper, Mynette Louie, Ryan Delk, Ryan Koo
Meet with other adventure-seeking filmmakers during this one hour event in the Meet Up Pavilion. Discuss the latest gear, hear tips from experienced travelers or even swap stories from your latest filmmaking adventures…
Laurel Braitman will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign galley copies of "Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves".……
Presenters
Laurel Braitman
Attend an interactive workshop with the team responsible for bringing new apps to Chevrolet. Learn how to build apps for vehicles, discuss developer opportunities within Chevrolet, and demo a sample of in-vehicle apps. …
Dean Silvers will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Secrets of Breaking Into the Film and TV Business". To learn more about his book visit: http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Secrets-Breaking-Into-Film-Tv-B…
Presenters
Dean Silvers
Join Dana Brunetti, producer of The Social Network, House of Cards and forthcoming 50 Shades of Grey film and Randi Zuckerberg, former Facebook exec, Founder of Zuckerberg Media and New York Times Bestselling Author, as…
Advanced
Presenters
Dana Brunetti, Randi Zuckerberg
Eleanor Whitney will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Grow: How to Take Your DIY Project & Passion to the Next Level and Quit Your Job!”.……
Presenters
Eleanor Whitney
Ralph Steadman began his career as a cartoonist satirising the British social and political scene of the 60s. In the 1970s, responding to what he called ‘the screaming lifestyle of America’ he teamed up with Hunter S. Th…
Beginner
Presenters
Ralph Steadman, Doug Brinkley
Your film is complete, you’ve had a great premier, and you’re in deep negotiations with a distributor, so what’s the problem? Perhaps it’s that you’ve stretched your budget as thin as possible to make it this far and now…
Advanced
Presenters
Caroline Mckenzie, Emily Eddey, Jason Tobias
Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act is responsible for the shape of the Internet as we know it today, by freeing website operators from needing to conduct a legal review of each and every user communica…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ari Shahdadi, Eric Goldman, Jeff Hermes
New to the Film Conference this year, Future 15s are short, intense salvos with each speaker delivering a 15-minute solo performance before being immediately replaced by the following speaker. Come hear Jim Cummings, Ale…
Beginner
Presenters
Alex Winter, Jim Cummings, Ralph Echemendia
The hard thing isn’t dreaming big. The hard thing is sweating through the night when the dream turns into a nightmare. Minimizing politics. Firing friends. Sustaining a CEO mentality. Surviving the Struggle. While m…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Horowitz, Nas
How can we bridge the gap between cinema and interactive storytelling? Or between neuroscience and art? During this session, IDFA DocLab founder and curator Caspar Sonnen and Brent Hoff, media artist and director of prog…
Intermediate
Presenters
Brent Hoff, Caspar Sonnen
The emergence of cheap genome sequencing and commercialized testing (23andMe) has pushed many important legal and ethical questions to the forefront. Should parents be allowed to check for serious genomic defects in thei…
Intermediate
Presenters
Samuel Volchenboum
Legendary comic actor Jeffrey Tambor (The Larry Sanders Show, Arrested Development) returns to SXSW for another edition of his Acting Workshop. Over the past four decades, Tambor has been an inspiration both on and off-s…
Beginner
Presenters
Jeffrey Tambor
People are often so caught up on the business & networking aspect of film festivals that they completely miss the opportunity to deconstruct the emotional journey filmmakers are thrust into. Going from cutting your teeth…
Beginner
Presenters
Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Ryan Coogler
Films are finding success abroad today - how do you make your film viable abroad, find the right distributor and capitalize on International markets? Find out here. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session…
Beginner
Presenters
Anais Clanet, Andy Whittaker, Diana Holtzberg, Diego Marambio, Inge de Leeuw, Juliana Ortiz, Michael Bremer, Soo Jin Hwang
At the crux of all life that we know lies water, the one substance that makes this planet special. Yet, it is largely unexplored and little understood. We are beholden to it for everything but we don't know much about ho…
Beginner
Presenters
Fabien Cousteau
How can brands break through clutter, find an audience and forge lasting relationships? The secret is addictive storytelling, with characters, voices and content that surprise, entertain and engage. Learn how the pro…
Presenters
Bob DeBitetto, Joanna Coles, Jonathan Perelman, Terry Wood, Troy Young
Can the NSA, the police, and private companies really do that? From PRISM to drones to ‘Stingrays’ that snoop on cell phones, join us at the movies for a close look at how surveillance has caught up with the fables dream…
Intermediate
Presenters
Kashmir Hill, Matthew Cagle, Nicole Ozer
Have you put together a trailer for your new film or video and don't know if it's working? Come to Trailer Park and show your trailer to a team of experts--i.e,, a film critic, a fellow filmmaker, a festival programmer, …
Intermediate
Presenters
Gerald Peary
Urban Librarians Unite has been able to have a wide ranging and financially huge impact despite having barely any resources. These knife in the teeth librarians have applied social media and tech to traditional activist …
Intermediate
Presenters
Christian Zabriskie, Lauren Comito
In the nonprofit world, resources can be scarce. But there’s never a shortage of data. Nonprofits track finances, services, outcomes and external data about their issue areas. Within all that data are stories waiting to …
Intermediate
Presenters
Becca Aaronson, Javier De La Torre, Megan Kilgore
The war for winning dominance over social networks and using that dominance to advantage is already underway. James Carafano presents an extremely timely analysis of the techno-future of information and the impact of soc…
Advanced
Presenters
James Carafano
Some say responsive web design means a different content strategy between different devices based on the context of use. Others say responsive web design means getting the same content no matter what device and context. …
Intermediate
Presenters
Amanda Krauss, Caryn Lusinchi, Chris Wiegman, Hawk Thompson
How you design web pages is changing — rapidly. Part of being a great web designer is understanding the medium you are designing for, recognizing its weaknesses and pushing its strengths. It's no longer enough to show a …
Intermediate
Presenters
Jason CranfordTeague
Susan Emerick and Chris Boudreaux will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Most Powerful Brand On Earth: How To Transform Teams, Empower Employees, Integrate Partners, and Mobilize Customers to Beat the Com…
Presenters
Chris Boudreaux, Susan Emerick
Artificial hearts, bionic eyes and audio implants are all very real and medically relevant. What about the questionable fringe? Welcome to biohacking. Fascinating examples of the merger of man and machine keep popping u…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jason Levy
Our lives are mobile-everything. Our stuff is increasingly sensor-laden. And the services that give us access to our data, people, and things are, by definition, collecting massive volumes of data about us. It's impossib…
Intermediate
Presenters
Fatemeh Khatibloo
James Carafano will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Wiki at War: Conflict in a Socially Networked World ".……
Presenters
James Carafano
The best copywriting seems effortless. Seems. Behind that deceptively simple veneer lie crippling decisions and endless revisions. Don't be intimidated: the power to captivate consumers is within your grasp. Led by TE…
Presenters
Daniel DiGriz, Gregory Lewis, Jean Tang, Lucy Dotson
When our daughter was born she lost too much of her birth weight too quickly. So we started keeping a log of everything she consumed and, inevitably, expelled. It started with a simple spreadsheet to track the exact amou…
Intermediate
Presenters
Amy Webb
We are currently moving out of a period of “Peak Privacy,” and into an era of “Peak Surveillance.” Encryption and other protective capabilities previously available only to governments, the super-rich, and hackers are no…
Intermediate
Presenters
Andrew Delamarter
Current figures from the American Diabetes Association show that 8% of the U.S. population, or 25.8 million people, have diabetes. This is a large percentage of the populace that needs to manage a chronic health issue. …
Intermediate
Presenters
Brian Sherwell
Amy Webb will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Data, A Love Story: How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match".……
Presenters
Amy Webb
Ben Horowitz will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers".……
Presenters
Ben Horowitz
Randi Zuckerberg will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives".……
Presenters
Randi Zuckerberg
As technology inhabits nearly ever aspect of our public and private lives it offers vast potential for new products, services, and interfaces. What happens when technology meets the body? Is the future of wearable tech…
Presenters
Francesca Rosella, Ryan Genz
Vegans are often looked at as humorless jerks that just want to question the ingredients in hummus and create spectacles like putting topless pregnant ladies in cages, denouncing ex-vegans by sharing their personal infor…
Intermediate
Presenters
Laura Beck, Stephanie Bogdanich
Why do crazy stories that aren't true get so much traction, while really important actual facts sink into oblivion? Algorithms influence almost all the information you consume, from news stories, to social media updates,…
Advanced
Presenters
Gilad Lotan, Kelly McBride
I've just returned from a 5 month nationwide bus tour for my book on internet entrepreneurship, Without Their Permission, and I've met founders as well as college students (77 universities!), all fired up about creating …
Intermediate
Presenters
Alexis Ohanian
For years, Boulder, CO residents pressured their monopoly utility, Xcel Energy, the largest coal-dominated utility in Colorado, to provide cleaner power to no avail. Fed up with stall tactics, Boulder voters approved two…
Intermediate
Presenters
Steve Fenberg
Currently, there is a major disconnect between the multi-year development cycles of automakers and consumer expectations for smart devices. Automakers can’t keep pace with the fast-moving software updates brought about b…
Beginner
Presenters
Peter Skillman
It’s an uncomfortable and often avoided subject, but at some point in our lives we will all have to deal with one thing: death. The emotionally complex experience of End of Life (EoL) planning can be confusing and legal …
Intermediate
Presenters
Navit Keren
The #GivingTuesday movement generated huge social media buzz, launched the “unselfie”, increased online giving and engaged individuals in the U.S. and around the world in philanthropy. Using new tools and technologies to…
Intermediate
Presenters
Henry Timms, Libby Leffler, Rob Reich
Would you rather have 100,000 skimmers or 1,000 engaged and invested readers? Getty Images brings together Marshall Wright, Director of Social Media at T-3; founder of DIY media powerhouse P.S. I made this..., Erica Dom…
Intermediate
Presenters
Erica Domesek, Jason Jarrett, Joanna Wilkinson, Marshall Wright, Russell Van Kraayenburg
Instagram and other social media tools are transforming the way photographers, journalists and everyday users are documenting news around the world. In 2013, David Guttenfelder, the AP’s chief Asia photographer, won over…
Intermediate
Presenters
Dan Toffey, David Guttenfelder, Kira Pollack
We all know the next wave is mobile, it's been beaten into our brains. But, what does a company do when they want to get on that wave, but the core of their business is still on the Web. How do you architect experiences …
Intermediate
Presenters
Andrew Vilcsak, Mark Smallcombe, Martin Destagnol, Sean Coady
BuzzFeed's rapid rise to ubiquity -- including 60 million monthly unique visitors -- was built on memes and user-generated content with original reporting content built-in. How can nonprofit news outlets sustain or scal…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adam Soclof, Jake Batsell, Joshua Benton, Nicole Hudson
Shaquille O'Neal was one of the first big-name celebrities to embrace social media -- witness his more than 8 million followers on Twitter. He's now turned a lot of his attention to wearable technology, which looks to be…
Intermediate
Presenters
Rick Valencia, Shaquille O'Neal
Mobile apps and health devices on the market today claim to help you adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors fast — but just because the technology is available, that doesn’t guarantee you a success story. Fixing bad health h…
Intermediate
Presenters
John de Souza
Did you know that in less than 60 minutes you can turn a $20 router into an attack platform that is capable of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of data? Did you know that this can be done with very little …
Intermediate
Presenters
Adam Tyler
Healthcare is extremely fragmented. There are over 30 medical disciplines, and dozens of job classes. Each person knows their domain area of expertise, but these days, it's rare that any one person can diagnose and treat…
Intermediate
Presenters
Kyle Samani
As you use more social networking sites, your social identity becomes a blend of publicly shared and personal information. Based on the upcoming book, see firsthand how innocuous things you share can be used to gain acc…
Intermediate
Presenters
Chris Miller
Humans’ increased focus on personal fitness has been met with consumer electronics and apparel companies producing wearable devices that track every step, sit-up, sleep pattern and more. The era of tracking your personal…
Intermediate
Presenters
Rafael Mena
Alexis Ohanian will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed".……
Presenters
Alexis Ohanian
Co-Authors Kelly McBride and Tom Rosenstiel will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The New Ethics of Journalism: Principles for the 21st Century".……
Presenters
Kelly McBride
The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. Conferences and large gatherings can be a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All ar…
Monday, March 10
Festival-goers can once again count on festival favorite, Catch A Chevy, to beat the heat and help them navigate the busy streets of Austin. Why walk when you can catch a complimentary ride in a wrapped Chevrolet Impala …
Test drive a 2014 Chevrolet Volt, Sonic, Camaro, Impala, Spark, Equinox, Tahoe, Cruze Eco, or Malibu. Find Chevrolet on Trinity St. between Cesar Chavez and 2nd St. from Friday, March 7 through Saturday, March 15.……
Are you leveraging age to your advantage? Our youth-centered society promotes the young in pursuit of the "bright shiny object". The current entrepreneurial renaissance reinforces stereotypes that innovation is the domai…
Intermediate
Presenters
Christina Vuleta, Sarah Kunst, Susan McPherson , Tereza Nemessanyi
Aaron Levie launched the online file sharing company BOX from his college dormroom in 2005. Nine years later, the company is valued at $2 billion and counts over 25 million users. Nearly every Fortune 500 company is a cu…
Beginner
Presenters
Aaron Levie, Jessi Hempel
Building advertising campaigns using traditional models doesn’t translate to today’s environment, where success requires listening, agility, and even - shock, horror - accepting failure as a part of the process. Creating…
Beginner
Presenters
Aman Govil, Ben Malbon
Over the last 25 years, the feminist movement entered a new era with the emergence of the internet and social media. Despite historic under-representation of women in technology, key advances in software development and…
Intermediate
Presenters
Carla Franklin, Kelly Wallace, Maggie Neilson, Tara Hughes
Start your morning at SXSW Home Room. Introduced in 2013, Home Room sessions are part SXSW program information, part meet up. Each session is led by two Home Room Leaders who will help you get the most out of your day, …
Beginner
Presenters
Alix Morrow, Amanda O'Brien
Asian cities, especially megacities (with populations of over 10 million) are centres of chaos. But that very chaos inspires and demands us to seek more creative and innovative solutions to help people manage and enjoy l…
Advanced
Presenters
Tara Hirebet
Thanks to the Internet, the proliferation of low-cost publishing has changed what journalistic integrity means to digital content, affecting the quality—and ethical integrity—of online “news.” With bad—and wrong—online …
Advanced
Presenters
Gail Marie 2, Kristina Eastham, Mike Schmidt, Robert Hernandez
Gellman is one of three reporters entrusted by Edward Snowden last May with top secret NSA archives. In December, he was the first to interview Snowden face to face in Moscow. Nine months after breaking the PRISM story i…
Advanced
Presenters
Barton Gellman, Cory Doctorow
Best selling author Dave Evans along with co-author Joe Cothrel will present their latest book on enterprise social media and its impact on customer service. Published by Wiley (ISBN: 9781118826102, due out 3/1/2014), "…
Intermediate
Presenters
Dave Evans
Yoga was developed thousands of years ago as a way to prepare the mind and body for enlightenment. What better way to prepare yourself for all the new ideas, insights, and people you will encounter at SXSW? This is an al…
Beginner
Presenters
Neal Pollack
On April 23, 2012, the Syrian Electronic Army hacked the Twitter account of the Associated Press and posted a tweet proclaiming that President Obama had been injured in a terrorist attack. The stock market took an immedi…
Intermediate
Presenters
Austin Powell, Cole Stryker, Parmy Olson, Tom Cochran
Let’s face it, as designers we’ve all been guilty of carelessly adopting popular usability and design conventions from time to time. Usually, we get the benefit of someone else’s thoughtfulness and research - no effort r…
Intermediate
Presenters
Michael Boeke
Dave Evans will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Social Customer Experience: Engage and Retain Customers through Social Media".……
Presenters
Dave Evans
Greg Nudelman will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Android Design Patterns: Interaction Design Solutions for Developers".……
Presenters
Greg Nudelman
In the tradition of Naked Economics and The Undercover Economist, Stanford economist Paul Oyer offers a provocative, informative, and entertaining view of modern microeconomics-- using the lens of online dating. Oyer arg…
Intermediate
Presenters
Paul Oyer
Paul Oyer will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Economics I Learned from Online Dating".……
Presenters
Paul Oyer
Brenda Laurel will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Computers as Theatre (2nd Edition)".……
Presenters
Brenda Laurel
This is a reading of my new book: "Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity, and Branding in the Social Media Age" (Yale 2013). This book is a down-in-the-trenches look at tech culture-- the good, the bad, and the ugly. I spe…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alice Marwick
Alice E. Marwick will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity, and Branding in the Social Media Age".……
Presenters
Alice Marwick
Lost amidst today's swell of content marketing, mobile app development, and social media mayhem is a simple fact: there's more competition for consumer attention than ever before. As a result, "build it and they will co…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jeffrey Rohrs
Sarah Lewis will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery".……
Presenters
Sarah Lewis
We’ve grown accustomed to ads as part of our lives. But what if they could do more? What if they served a purpose, through form AND function. Several ads have been making waves for responding to their environments and vi…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ashley Giombetti, Beth Ellard, David Krupp, Ranvir Gujral, Tim Nudd
Shot in 10 countries over the course of 4 years, Eline Jongsma & Kel O’Neill’s acclaimed documentary project Empire (NYFF 2013, IDFA 2012) is an epic investigation into the legacy of Dutch colonialism. It is also a one-o…
Beginning
Presenters
Eline Jongsma, Kel ONeill
Political fact-checking is expanding around the world, with new ventures popping up in South Africa, Australia, Germany, Chile and many other countries. But as the websites take root, the fact-checkers are facing new pre…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bill Adair, Martin Kotynek, Mona Chalabi, Peter Fray
Attend an interactive workshop with the team responsible for bringing new apps to Chevrolet. Learn how to build apps for vehicles, discuss developer opportunities within Chevrolet, and demo a sample of in-vehicle apps. …
In 2012, consumer advocate and Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren built the strongest grassroots digital program in Senate history. The Massachusetts Senate campaign raised more money from small-dollar online donors …
Intermediate
Presenters
Amanda Coulombe, Lauren Miller, Mike Firestone, Mindy Myers
Sound is the second most memorable sense, after smell. Is your company/brand/video taking advantage of this, or focusing solely on the visuals? Using sound in your media, whether it's a 2-second logo, a jingle or a film …
Advanced
Presenters
Cheryl Engelhardt
Emerging markets face unique challenges when it comes to technology innovation and adoption: poverty, cultural obstacles, lack of supporting infrastructure. But in some cases, these so-called third world markets are usin…
Advanced
Presenters
Carla Echevarria
Lena Dunham stars in the HBO series, GIRLS, which she created and serves as executive producer, writer, and director. Dunham won two Golden Globe Awards for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy…
Beginner
Presenters
Lena Dunham
Meet with industry professionals who can give advice and answer questions about distribution, distribution options, and more for Documentary Films. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session signup is open t…
Presenters
Bec Smith, Daniel Braun, Julie Parker Benello, Kristen Konvitz, Lois Vossen, Matt Grady, Molly Thompson, RJ Millard, Sean Berney, Steven Beer
It is fairly obvious by now that technology advances have changed the world. But occasionally, it comes into question whether that change has been for good or bad. Often, the innovation coming out of Silicon Valley has b…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Coffey Clark, Reshma Saujani
This is a simulcast room. Our communications are not secure. Our telephone calls, emails, texts, and web browsing activity are largely transmitted without any encryption, making it easy for governments to intercept them…
Advanced
This is a simulcast room. Our communications are not secure. Our telephone calls, emails, texts, and web browsing activity are largely transmitted without any encryption, making it easy for governments to intercept them…
Advanced
This is a simulcast room. Our communications are not secure. Our telephone calls, emails, texts, and web browsing activity are largely transmitted without any encryption, making it easy for governments to intercept them…
Advanced
Like any powerful tool, the human brain needs a bit of a tune-up now and then. Take a break from the bustle of SXSW and give your mind and body a chance to assimilate all the new ideas and energy at the conference. This …
Beginner
Presenters
Jenni Bevill
Dynamic Web Environments, (a term I dubbed last year) are websites that change and mold much like how responsive websites mold to a device, but this time to a users needs. The trick is to change the website to deliver co…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jesse Friedman
Our communications are not secure. Our telephone calls, emails, texts, and web browsing activity are largely transmitted without any encryption, making it easy for governments to intercept them, in bulk. Likewise, the mo…
Advanced
Presenters
Ben Wizner, Christopher Soghoian, Edward Snowden
Volunteers, Board Members, & Donors Alike - Learn How You Can Engage & Benefit From the Millennial Generation! Did you know that 75% of Millennials gave money to charities in 2011? What about the fact that in 2013 52% of…
Beginner
Presenters
Felicia Bates
New technologies are transforming the orchestral industry, empowering entrepreneurial musicians and giving strong advantages to minimally staffed upstarts. Learn how it is increasingly possible for a single person, with …
Intermediate
Presenters
Richard McKay
I Met My Agency @ SXSW is a presentation and networking event that helps link recruiters, potential clients and agencies with the top-notch talent coming to SXSW. On Monday, March 10th hear from a variety of creative a…
Camille Sweeney and Josh Gosfield will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Art of Doing: How Superachievers Do What They Do and How They Do It So Well"……
Presenters
Camille Sweeney, Josh Gosfield
Jeffrey K. Rohrs will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "AUDIENCE: Marketing in the Age of Subscribers, Fans and Followers".……
Presenters
Jeffrey Rohrs
Adobe is offering a series of "Fast Fix Talks" from their booth in the northwest corner of the SXSW Trade Show focusing on an array of topics, ranging from audio and video editing to motion graphics and adding 3D to your…
Over the past few years, Venture Capitalists have become micro-celebrities, with public profiles that often exponentially eclipse the entrepreneurs they back. Many struggling entrepreneurs religiously read certain VCs bl…
Intermediate
Presenters
Geoff Lewis
Charities are always looking for creative approaches to fundraising. Companies like Airbnb, ZipCar, and Zaarly have created new markets that show how companies can profit from the sharing economy. WebThriftStore turns p…
Intermediate
Presenters
Douglas Krugman
An app on your phone knows you’re getting married before you do. Your friends’ tweets can help data scientists predict your location with astounding accuracy, even if you don’t use Twitter. Soon, we’ll be able to know h…
Intermediate
Presenters
Patrick Tucker
Sell programs, not people – you know exactly what we’re talking about and likely have examples in your inbox. It’s the story about a girl named Diana who walks 4 hours a day to get clean water. You're then told your $20…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ned Breslin
American Express is a 163 year-old organization known for trust, security and delivering world-class customer service. Three years ago, Amex created a new division to operate like a startup inside the company to broaden…
Intermediate
Presenters
Dan Schulman
Patrick Tucker will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move? ".……
Presenters
Patrick Tucker
I Met My Agency @ SXSW is a presentation and networking event that helps link recruiters, potential clients and agencies with the top-notch talent coming to SXSW! Following the Next Stage pitches on Monday, March 10th, …
Nearly everything we do is being mediated by technology, and that has turned us all into "walking data generators" - each individually throwing off exponentially more data than we were a decade ago. How can business owne…
Beginner
Presenters
Rajat Paharia
Barton Gellman will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency".……
Presenters
Barton Gellman
Cory Doctorow will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Rapture of the Nerds", “Pirate Cinema”, “Homeland”, and many other titles.……
Presenters
Cory Doctorow
Rajat Paharia will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Loyalty 3.0: How to Revolutionize Customer and Employee Engagement with Big Data and Gamification".……
Presenters
Rajat Paharia
A typed journal from WWI passed on through generations fuels a young man's dreams of time travel and allows us to explore the power of personal stories and photos. Together with archival collections, these items take us…
Intermediate
Presenters
Heather Champ, Johan Oomen, Jon Voss, Rachel Frick
Is it possible to compete with Pixar and Dreamworks from Argentina? I will describe the five years process and challenges we faced to produce the biggest film in South America. How did we succeed in developing a project…
Intermediate
Presenters
Diego Rosner
Ready to be inspired? Join Adobe and SoulPancake for a conversation about collaborating to create inspirational, thought provoking content while developing community. Learn how today's new creative is bypassing traditio…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bayan Joonam, Ben Shelton, Meagan Keane, Shabnam Mogharabi
Nicolas Cage is one of the most prolific actors of our time. He leapt into the American consciousness as the quintessential LA teen in FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH and VALLEY GIRL and has continued as a leading man for …
Beginner
Presenters
David Gordon Green, Nicolas Cage
Rarely seen in the daylight, these filmmakers are the ones who create your nightmares. What will they say!?! What will they do!?! What's in the box!?!!…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adam Wingard, Adrian Garcia Bogliano, Daniel Stamm, Dennis Widmyer, Jerome Sable, Julien Maury, Kevin Kolsch, Leigh Janiak, Mike Flanagan, Nacho Vigalondo, Nicholas McCarthy, Scott Weinberg
Years of discussion and debate have come to a close and a historic expansion of the Internet is underway. The domains we've become accustomed to since the Internet’s birth – extensions like .com, .net and .org – are no l…
Beginner
Presenters
Jeremiah Johnston
What’s old is new again. Content delivery systems that push static, or ‘flat’ HTML files are back. Jekyll, Middleman, Prose.io, GitHub Pages have led a new wave of sites — particularly in government — that are being depl…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Balter, Danny Chapman, Jessica Teal, Julie Herron
Climbing a smokestack or chaining yourself to a tree is so 20th century (though still awesome!). What can civil disobedience and non-violent direct action look like online? With examples from Aaron Swartz's freeing of …
Intermediate
Presenters
Benjamin Simon, David Segal, Molly Sauter, Shahid Buttar
Never has the spotlight shined so brightly on a single generation. But in today's transformational workplace, Generation Y not only gets the light, they have the might and through their social media expertise, they clai…
Advanced
Presenters
Joanna Coles, Olivier Fleurot, Pete Cashmore
While overseas manufacturing provides inexpensive labor, lower component pricing, and (in some cases) lower development cost, without deeply experienced employees and trusted partners the savings may be not worth it. Bey…
Intermediate
Presenters
Rob Bangerter, Sean McBeath
Interview with Fred Ehrsam, the co-founder of Coinbase, the largest and in many ways most "legit" start-up in the emerging Bitcoin economy. Coinbase manages Bitcoin wallets and transactions between people who hold the cu…
Beginner
Presenters
Fred Ehrsam, Rolfe Winkler
Meet the Insiders offers an inside track on short films with Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff. This is an open forum to ask these filmmakers anything about short films.…
Beginner
Presenters
Christopher Radcliff, Lauren Wolkstein, Bryan Poyser
Meet with industry professionals who can give advice and answer questions about distribution, distribution options, and more for narrative films. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session signup is open to …
Presenters
Austin Francalancia, David Reilly, Gabriel Cowan, Matt Cowal, Nicholas Ogiony, Peter Goldwyn
Presented by Philips - Antonio Hidalgo, Chief Innovation, Marketing and Strategy Officer, Philips Consumer Lifestyle With innovations like the Philips Hue, Smart Air Purifier and Connected Kitchen devices, Philips is t…
Presenters
Antonio Hidalgo, Ben Jones, Paul Rand
If you were in Turkey last summer, you would have observed a Twitter revolution. During the #OccupyGezi movement, 1 million new accounts were created in just 1 month. For 3 weeks Turkey was the country with the highest n…
Beginner
Presenters
Eda Demir, Yalçın Pembecioglu
Filmmakers wear multiple hats, learn new skills under fire and juggle many jobs at once. We take these skills for granted as par for the course in getting a film made, but they also create a powerful arsenal of expertise…
Intermediate
Presenters
Erin Essenmacher, Erin Stam
If you think you are in the marketing business, think again. You’re in the people business. It’s people not products and not programs that drive sales. It’s people who make an unknown brand known. It’s people who work to…
Intermediate
Presenters
John Moore
Reducing Social Isolation of LGBT Seniors and Youth Through Technology, Centers and Libraries From homeless LGBT youth to LGBT seniors who have been rejected by their families, this panel will explore the range of issue…
Intermediate
Presenters
Dr Imani Woody, Jama Shelton, John Chrastka, Robert Espinoza
Is it possible to bring about a world where billions of people are directly empowered to change their lives and communities by 2015? The answer is yes. It might sound implausible, but it is actually achievable with the r…
Beginner
Presenters
Amanda Kloer
Join leading technology insiders as they share the latest and hottest trends in tech innovation, consumer electronics, services, social media and startups – and unveil a top-level view of what’s coming in the near and lo…
Intermediate
Presenters
Gary Shapiro, Kevin O'Malley, Robert Scoble
Fact: There are over 20 million small businesses in the United States. Collectively, these small businesses represent a multi-billion dollar market opportunity. However, in the last five years alone, over 100 companies h…
Beginner
Presenters
Benjamin Rubenstein
So you want to raise money online and go viral? Whether you are a nonprofit, artist, or an entrepreneur crowdfunding a project, how you tell your story, manage your team and leverage lessons learned from gaming will play…
Intermediate
Presenters
Matthew Bishop
John Moore will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Passion Conversation: Understanding, Sparking, and Sustaining Word of Mouth Marketing".……
Presenters
John Moore
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Inc Magazine created a list of 30 strategy books that all managers should own. This short list, drawn from 70 years of management thinking, included the global bestseller Green to Gold,…
Intermediate
Presenters
Andrew Winston
Chris Hadnagy will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security" and “Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking”.……
Presenters
Chris Hadnagy
It’s a fine line that marketers can cross in the new era of big data analytics. You can go from “cool” to “creepy” in a blink of an eye if you don’t truly know who you are targeting. And, if they don’t know they are bein…
Intermediate
Presenters
Graeme Noseworthy
Philanthropy has always been a senior’s game – old money, traditional ideas, worn out game plans. Today, there is a new generation of technophilanthropists joining the scene and shaking the world of nonprofits to its cor…
Intermediate
Presenters
Tamarah Black
There’s a ton of data out there, but what does data really mean? People don’t consume data. We consume knowledge. But how do we get from data to knowledge? How do we navigate a galaxy-wide playing field of information an…
Intermediate
Presenters
Stan Humphries
For everyone who is interested in using technology for social good, hear from the World Bank about how they are discovering and investing in innovative ideas to strike poverty around the world. This could be one of the m…
Beginner
Presenters
José-Manuel Bassat
Andrew Winston will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Big Pivot: Radically Practical Strategies for a Hotter, Scarcer, and More Open World".……
Presenters
Andrew Winston
Robert Scoble will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Age of Context: Mobile, Sensors, Data and the Future of Privacy ".……
Presenters
Robert Scoble
So you've made your film and you've been accepted into a Film Festival That Matters, such as SXSW. What now? This panel, moderated by Elizabeth Sheldon, SVP at Kino Lorber, will explore how best to get the attention of t…
Beginning
Presenters
Arianna Bocco, Dori Begley, Josh Braun, Elizabeth Sheldon
Interspersing conversation with lo-fi power point presentations and live music performance; three protagonists responsible for bringing American Interior to our screens, stereos, bookshelves and tablets will bring you th…
Advanced
Presenters
Catryn Ramasut, Gruff Rhys, Nathan Hull
Filmmakers are increasingly using digital marketing tools to make their films "sticky". Social media and contests and sweepstakes drive traffic to the filmmakers' sites. Solicitation of user-generated content keep fans i…
Beginning
Presenters
Anne Moebes
The studios have slowly but surely abandoned movie development, finance and production. Their physical plant is no longer necessary and the last bastion of their control over business - the collective monopoly on distrib…
Intermediate
Presenters
Janet Brown, John Sloss, John Pierson, Ross Fremer, Ryan Werner
Western culture gears us to conceptually place art and science at opposite ends of a spectrum. When we think of art, we may culturally view it as a field where anyone can make their mark; a place of openness, expressive…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adam Savage
Meet the Insiders offers an inside track on production with Jay Van Hoy, producer of Beginners and Ain't Them Bodies Saints, and Karen Murphy, producer of Best in Show and This Is Spinal Tap. This is an open forum to ask…
Intermediate
Presenters
Holly Jeter, Karen Murphy
Every filmmaker has a story to tell. Get advice, or share those stories with experienced filmmakers in our Documentary Filmmaker Mentor category. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session signup is open to …
Beginner
Presenters
Amy Grappell, Andrew Garrison, Asher Goldstein, David Hartstein, David Magdael, Keith Maitland, Liliana Greenfield-Sanders, PJ Raval
Hollywood has traditionally been slow to adopt new technologies, and tech startups have hit roadblocks in attempts to change the way the entertainment industry produces and releases content. However, in the past year, co…
Presenters
Amra Tareen, Brad Pelo, Christina Warren, Count Eldridge, Lawrence Antoine, Tony Goncalves
Québec is known as a hotbed of creativity in music, film and interactive. Join creative industry experts from Québec who will showcase innovative approaches to engaging customers and delighting audiences across multipl…
David McCullough, Jr. will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign galleys of his soon to be released book "You Are Not Special: ... And Other Encouragements". He will also be digitally signing, using Autography(http://www.a…
Presenters
David McCullough Jr
Attend an interactive workshop with the team responsible for bringing new apps to Chevrolet. Learn how to build apps for vehicles, discuss developer opportunities within Chevrolet, and demo a sample of in-vehicle apps. …
Roy Peter Clark will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times".……
Presenters
Roy Peter Clark
Hans Rosling, professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, recently stated that despite the wide availability of data in the world, there is a significant gap in local access to this knowledge. In this pa…
Intermediate
Presenters
Eliza Anyangwe, Kara Andrade, Sean Mcdonald, Trevor Knoblich
In today’s mobile-centric world, our lives have been transformed to expect to discover and share almost every aspect of our lives on the go. With these discoveries come personal reactions through photos, videos, social …
Advanced
Presenters
Cameron Clayton, Gary Klassen, Giorgos Zacharia, Tara O'Donnell
Media has been disrupted. Now what? We all know (and have heard a thousand times) that new tools for creation, funding, and distribution have empowered content creators like never before. But the truth is that with these…
Intermediate
Presenters
Brian Udovich, Jen Yamato, Micki Krimmel, Monty Miranda, Patty West
One of the legends of '70s cinema, a vanguard of the midnight movie, and just as famous for films he didn't make as the films he did, Jodorowsky is not an artist whose body of work can be easily described. Cineastes arou…
Beginner
Presenters
Alejandro Jodorowsky, Drew McWeeny
As a global society we are currently facing crises across every imaginable sector including economic, climate and humanitarian issues. What is the one common thread in all these crises? The solution lies in the power o…
Intermediate
Presenters
Chase Jarvis
Digital devices and social media sites give us dozens of ways to become more informed, to express ourselves, to have our voices heard as part of the national discussion. Yet while we embrace these new channels, the colle…
Beginner
Presenters
Rob Girling
What does it mean to collect Art when digital technology has made the cost of copying zero? Is scarcity obsolete? As a creator, how do you assert authenticity when your work can be copied and transmitted thousands of tim…
Intermediate
Presenters
Chris Messina
A discussion with RSA Films and Scott Free London on their recent brand-related experiments, from Youtube's 'Life In Day' and the Parallel Lines film series for Philips, to the groundbreaking virals for Ridley Scott's 'P…
Intermediate
Presenters
Caspar Delaney, Jack Arbuthnott
Every month, the tech industry adds about 9,600 jobs to the U.S. economy. By 2018, it will have added another 1.2 million new jobs, boasting an average salary of $78,000. But women make up just 22% of the computing workf…
Beginner
Presenters
Baratunde Thurston, Laura Weidman Powers, Mario Lugay, Ryan Seashore
When the World Wide Web first became commercially available, researchers and pundits touted a new "cybertopia," a utopic view on how race would no longer "matter" on the Internet and one that some continue to hold today.…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jenny Korn
Could your app save someone's life? Internet access is growing rapidly in the developing world. Networked software can help marginalized individuals and communities empower themselves, coordinate limited resources and cr…
Intermediate
Presenters
Allie Carter, Brian Doll, Dan Walmsley, Lawrence Grodeska
Get a behind-the-scenes look of what it takes to capture images from the biggest global sports events. Learn about the infrastructure created to secure iconic images and bring the stories of athletes and competition to l…
Intermediate
Presenters
Janey Marks, Lauren Pasquale, Sam Laird, Simon Wardle
Web and app developers: Want to make connected, intelligent consumer electronics but aren’t sure where to start? This session’s for you. We’ll share our approach to hardware and software design, and the hard lessons lear…
Presenters
Andy Carle, Peter Hoddie
Meet the Insiders is an opportunity to participate in vital discussions on the innovations and developments in the world of film across varying topics. Moderators will start by introducing and getting to know the Insider…
Beginner
Presenters
Carl Spence, Danny Sangho Rhee, Cullen Conly
Every filmmaker has a story to tell. Get advice, or share those stories with experienced filmmakers in our Narrative Filmmaker Mentor category. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session signup is open to al…
Presenters
Alexandra Saks, Hannah Fidell, Nathan Zellner, Sandra Adair, Ted Geoghegan, Yen Tan
As a product of a conservative society, the Arab youth found social networking services like Twitter and Facebook great tools to challenge the status quo and shake things up. However, since public and private personas ar…
Intermediate
Presenters
Guilherme Rangel
‘Notdesign – what you don’t know’ only concerns real life; not some perfect studio, no studio is perfect. Best never to trust a studio with a perfect paint job – it’s usually covering up rust. We all know there are no …
Beginner
Presenters
Jonty Sharples
Comedian Pete Holmes, host of the hit podcast You Made It Weird, has recently found new success as a talk show host on TBS. The Pete Holmes Show, produced by Conan O'Brien, blends stand-up, sketch, interviews, and offbea…
Beginner
Presenters
Karen Kilgariff, Nick Bernstein, Oren Brimer, Pete Holmes
An artist's work is never limited by boundaries, but legal realities sometimes beg to differ. Among other legal concerns, professional artists who work internationally must consider their immigration status in the countr…
Intermediate
Presenters
Sharon Brenner
A virtual conversation with Glenn Greenwald on the future of journalism, civil liberties and politics, with Micah Sifry of Personal Democracy Media.…
Intermediate
Presenters
Glenn Greenwald, Micah Sifry
Stephen Wendel will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Designing for Behavior Change".……
Presenters
Stephen Wendel
For decades, the fear of Big Brother has made citizens wary of the ways authorities use technology, skeptical of prying eyes and the invasion of our privacy. Ironically, the proliferation of social media is turning that…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ashley Jane Brookes
We spend a lot of time working: sitting for hours slumped over our keyboards, precariously squeezing the phone receiver between our shoulder and ear, squinting at our screens, drinking way too much caffeine. We work late…
Beginner
Presenters
Chris Boyce
Everyone has a great idea but do you have a story? Sign up your start up for a Speed Branding Session with the BETC Start Up Lab. Entrepreneurs gets access to the expertise of the Lab during 20 minute crash courses in …
Sara Wachter-Boettcher will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Content Everywhere".……
Presenters
Sara Wachter-Boettcher
The best mashups are creative collages of seemingly disparate elements, that when combined, create an innovative and more powerful whole. In order to thrive in an increasingly cross-discipline, cross-platform, blurred wo…
Beginner
Presenters
Felicia Pride
Frequently the subjects of erotic media, lately sex workers have taken center stage in a lurid tale designed to put them in jail and out of business. Anti-trafficking groups are using culture's fear of (and fascination w…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alex Morgan
Mentorships provide an opportunity for individual growth, allowing mentors and mentees to not only be better at what they do, but to also be happy. And when individuals are happy, they have a greater sense of fulfillment…
Intermediate
Presenters
David Avalon
Research shows that engaging citizens – collaborating with them on common interest topics, issues and problems – builds the strongest communities, fortified against the larger challenges of the country. As a result, many…
Intermediate
Presenters
Nick Bowden
Randy Krum will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Cool Infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization and Design"……
Presenters
Randy Krum
Think you’ve heard it all? Betcha you haven't! When you consume content — TV shows and movies, commercials and YouTube videos, Grand Theft Auto and Candy Crush… — you’re used to sounds coming from your left and right, b…
Presenters
Geir Skaaden, Roberto Baibich, Scott Persson, Veronique Larcher
At the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival, Cody Wilson talked about the possibilities of 3D gun printing. A year later, this controversial Texan gives more of his insights on the collision between technology, government and …
Presenters
Cody Wilson
UI design practices have evolved over the years. Too much or too little design documentation can create a gap between designers and engineers, but there is an easier way. Today’s solutions allow designers to communicate …
Intermediate
Presenters
Brian Peppler, John Goff
At Upworthy, Eli Pariser has designed a hella fast growing news site, using careful curation, point of view and crafty headline arts to engage people in serious news. We'll talk about the nature of viralness, feedback a…
Intermediate
Presenters
David Carr, Eli Pariser
The concepts of collaboration and location-based services have become popular not only with wikis, social media, and advertising, but are also changing a notoriously strenuous process: interaction between local governmen…
Intermediate
Presenters
Surya Yalamanchili
Superstorms, bombings and protests around the globe are challenging the way people use technology to respond to crisis and conflict. Journalists, hackers and local people are collaborating to better cover, communicate an…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adaora Udoji, Josh Stearns, Madeleine Bair, Matt Stempeck
Kids today don’t care about old, moldy literature. Girls don’t watch web video. Social media is only good for brands who want to engage their customers. ALL LIES! The Emmy Award-winning series "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bernie Su, Jay Bushman
In little over a decade on the issue of same-sex marriage equality, Americans went from deeply opposed to broadly supportive, even among sub-groups of Republican voters. Since the single biggest correlation between suppo…
Intermediate
Presenters
Brandon Feldman, Matt Baume
The rise of online video is disrupting nearly every facet of the TV industry, from programming to distribution to audience. As this shift becomes more prominent and media platforms battle for viewers, the industry is fac…
Intermediate
Presenters
Roy Sekoff
Currently there are limitless mobile technology solutions being created for the poor in developing countries. Yet, this same effort is not being brought for the domestic market, leaving a void in the low-income domestic…
Beginner
Presenters
Kenshiro Nakagawa, Kimberly McCollister, Megan Trotter, Salena Bailey
We all know it’s true: our cyber infrastructure is vulnerable to attack and there are lots of holes to plug. It’s a huge problem, one where the deck is stacked in favor of the attacker. Come hear from Dr. Reginald Brot…
Intermediate
Presenters
Robert Gold
As information workers, we are asked to absorb even more information than ever before. More blogs, more documentation, more patterns, more layers of abstraction. Now Twitter and Facebook compete with Email and Texts for …
Intermediate
Presenters
Scott Hanselman
Love it or hate it, the adult entertainment industry has played a major role in shaping the digital landscape. Porn websites, in particular, have often been at the forefront of meeting the shifting needs of users. These …
Beginner
Presenters
Steve Johnson
Have you put together a trailer for your new film or video and don't know if it's working? Come to Trailer Park and show your trailer to a team of experts--i.e,, a film critic, a fellow filmmaker, a festival programmer, …
Intermediate
Presenters
Gerald Peary
Since 2011, over 5 million people around the world have signed up for Coursera.com - a leading Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) provider. One-third of the users are from the U.S., 30% are from Europe, and the rest are s…
Intermediate
Presenters
Michael Mayrath PhD
200 million people across 3.3 million square miles, contributing to $2.4 trillion in GDP. Welcome to Brazil, “the country of the future.” Set to be the sixth largest economy by 2030, Brazil is not only the heart of footb…
Intermediate
Presenters
Will Palley
Start a design-thinking movement within your company - without anyone knowing about it! As a designer, innovator, or creative we often wonder how to push our teams and organizations to create better products and services…
Beginner
Presenters
Bennett Blank
Representatives have a hard time defining the “kitchen table issues”, defining what constituents expect them to do, and communicating issue resolutions. Polling, surveying, and forms of “active information acquisition” a…
Intermediate
Presenters
Albert Nichols
Environmental politics are broken. The root cause, I believe, is that "the environment" is now viewed as an abstraction, a set of circumstances remote from many people's everyday lives and experiences. We used to count o…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ken Cook
In 2011, Patagonia partnered with scientist Matt Stoecker and filmmakers Ben Knight and Travis Rummel to make DamNation, a powerful film premiering at SXSW about removing obsolete dams and restoring rivers. Now Patagonia…
Beginner
Presenters
Jeremy Boxer, Joy Howard, Nancy Schafer, Travis Rummel, Yvon Chouinard
Bob Mankoff will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Big New Yorker Book of Cats” and “The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs".……
Presenters
Bob Mankoff
Peter Kim will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Social Business By Design: Transformative Social Media Strategies for the Connected Company".……
Presenters
Peter Kim
The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. Conferences and large gatherings can be a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All ar…
Tuesday, March 11
Festival-goers can once again count on festival favorite, Catch A Chevy, to beat the heat and help them navigate the busy streets of Austin. Why walk when you can catch a complimentary ride in a wrapped Chevrolet Impala …
Test drive a 2014 Chevrolet Volt, Sonic, Camaro, Impala, Spark, Equinox, Tahoe, Cruze Eco, or Malibu. Find Chevrolet on Trinity St. between Cesar Chavez and 2nd St. from Friday, March 7 through Saturday, March 15.……
A description of an entrepreneur's two years serving as a senior advisor on innovation and entrepreneurship. The talk will include details on 7 mechanisms created to enable more engagement between the State Department a…
Intermediate
Presenters
Rebecca Taylor
Every 20 minutes a child is diagnosed with Autism, a complex neurobiological disorder typically characterized by communication, social, and behavioral delays. Much media attention has focused on the power of tablet techn…
Beginner
Presenters
Betsy Furler, Camedra Jefferson, Cristen Carson Reat, Robert Rummel-Hudson
Over the past decade the record industry has seen a monumental shift in the way creators make and distribute their product to fans. The same thing is about to happen to the design and manufacturing of all physical goods.…
Advanced
Presenters
Zach Kaplan
The Black church has been central to every major political and social movement in the African American community. Civil Rights activist, Ella Baker was critical of the male-led, hierarchical and messianic leadership-styl…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jamye Wooten, Ralph Watkins
At its heart, presenting personalized data and experiences for users is simple. But transferring, delivering and serving this data at high scale can become quite challenging. In this session, we will speak about the scal…
Advanced
Presenters
Rohan Singh, Sriram Malladi
Hacking H(app)iness - Why Your Personal Data Counts and How Tracking it Can Change the World. Sensors in your smartphone can measure your location, physical activity, stress levels, and dozens of other attributes that …
Intermediate
Presenters
John Havens
The maker movement has inspired many hearts and minds worldwide to reconsider their role in the community and their connections to one-another. Sharing online has its limitations, so people globally are rekindling their …
Intermediate
Presenters
Chris Meyer
Earlier this year, a federal appeals court threw out the FCC’s open Internet rules, effectively killing Net Neutrality. What does this decision really mean for Internet users, and what comes next? In this session, Crai…
Intermediate
Presenters
Andrew Rasiej, Craig Aaron
There has a been a lot of talk about engaging Millennials, with a lack of focus on "how to do it." REVOLT has embarked on a massive ethnographic project, traveling across the country interviewing young people, talking to…
Presenters
Javier Farfan, Kevin Kusatsu, Kevin McGurn, Jake Katz
If you weren't following Wendy Davis' filibuster and the Texas abortion fight online, you missed the story. Television news and print media caught the highlights, but #TamponGate, “Hail Satan” and the “jars of feces” mys…
Intermediate
Presenters
Emily Horne, Forrest Wilder, Rocio Villalobos, Sonia Smith
Whether it’s your product, company or rock band, the naming is inevitably the hardest part. Hunched over the screen typing URL after URL into GoDaddy, you cross your fingers that your seven-hundredth attempt will finally…
Beginner
Presenters
Victor Pineiro
Yoga was developed thousands of years ago as a way to prepare the mind and body for enlightenment. What better way to prepare yourself for all the new ideas, insights, and people you will encounter at SXSW? This is an al…
Beginner
Presenters
Jennilyn Carson
John Havens will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Hacking Happiness: Why Your Personal Data Counts and How Tracking it Can Change the World".……
Presenters
John Havens
Fanfiction is mainstream - in some sectors and to some creators. Whether that's good for fans, creators, publishers, tv networks or social media companies - and their lawyers and investors - is a question that unfolds ev…
Intermediate
Presenters
Anne Jamison, Heidi Tandy
Heidi Tandy will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World ".……
Presenters
Anne Jamison, Heidi Tandy
Dr Robin Murphy will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Disaster Robotics"……
Presenters
Robin Murphy
"The Promise of a Pencil" is the memoir of Adam Braun, Founder & CEO of Pencils of Promise ("PoP"). Adam traded a lucrative career in finance to found Pencils of Promise, the groundbreaking organization founded in 2008 t…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adam Braun
Adam Braun will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change".……
Presenters
Adam Braun
While talks on theory and the promise of Gamification run rampant, very few of them provide the necessary tools to turn knowledge into action that deliver a strong Return on Investment for companies. As a Gamification Pi…
Advanced
Presenters
Yu-kai Chou
35 years after the first Sony Walkman shipped, today's music player still has essentially the same set of controls as that original portable music player. Even though today's music player might have a million times more…
Intermediate
Presenters
Paul Lamere
Kari Dunn Saratovsky will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Cause for Change: The Why and How of Nonprofit Millennial Engagement".……
Presenters
Kari Dunn Saratovsky
Casey Neistat is a New York-based filmmaker. He is the writer, director, editor, and star of the series The Neistat Brothers on HBO and won the John Cassavetes Award at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards for producing th…
Presenters
Casey Neistat
Pre-internet-era institutions gave us things like the Clean Air Act, Women's Suffrage, an end to slavery, and the Civil Rights Act. But times have changed and these organizations weren't built to move at the speed of th…
Intermediate
Presenters
Erica Kochi, Karina Brisby, Michael Grenetz, Michael Silberman
In early 2013, comics writer Greg Pak and internet superstar musician Jonathan Coulton launched a Kickstarter for "Code Monkey Save World," a graphic novel written by Pak, drawn by Takeshi Miyazawa, and and based on Coul…
Intermediate
Presenters
Drew Westphal, Greg Pak, Jonathan Coulton
We all believe in equality for girls and women. #Duh. Yet less than 7% of funding goes to girls and women's causes, and one in four organizations that work on those issues is in danger of closing. To solve that problem, …
Intermediate
Presenters
Maz Kessler, Tyler LePard
The event cinema business is a rapidly growing sector in theatrical exhibition. Rock concerts - live and recorded - are increasingly receiving global theatrical releases and being marketed as special events for one night…
Presenters
Grant Calton, John Rubey, Kymberli Frueh-Owens
Purchasing a FEED product is one way to make a difference, but how can FEED motivate its followers to move the needle on ending world hunger in an even more massive way? How can other social good organizations translate …
Intermediate
Presenters
Lauren Bush Lauren
Attend an interactive workshop with the team responsible for bringing new apps to Chevrolet. Learn how to build apps for vehicles, discuss developer opportunities within Chevrolet, and demo a sample of in-vehicle apps. …
The Future of TV in a Digital World: A Conversation with MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts and Richard Wolffe In this day and age, news consumers are increasingly turning to digital sources. How does a cable TV news network reinve…
Advanced
Presenters
Richard Wolffe, Thomas Roberts
As a filmmaker, the press can be your best friend or your worst nightmare. Learn how to make nice. Or, if you're an aspiring journalist, learn how to make a living. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session…
Presenters
Agnes Varnum, David Hudson, Jette Kernion, Kim Voynar, Mark Peranson, Robert Koehler, Stephen Saito
A revolution is stirring in America. In the face of federal gridlock, economic stagnation and fiscal turmoil, power in the United States is shifting away from Washington to cities and metropolitan areas. With uncertainty…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jennifer Bradley
Magazine people think media consumers want carefully prepared packages filled with stories and photographs: in other words, magazines. But newspaper owners and record label executives thought the same thing about their p…
Intermediate
Presenters
Evan Ratliff, Jake Silverstein, Mangesh Hattikudur
For more than a decade, "taxation without representation" has been a rallying cry in Washington D.C. But while the District still hasn’t achieved statehood or a vote in Congress, its citizens are being heard in a new way…
Intermediate
Presenters
Matthew Desjardins, Zach Boisi
CLE. This session will explore the legal and policy implications of the Internet of Things. It will be a legal primer on dealing with everything we touch being connected to the Internet, logged, analyzed, and improved. T…
Advanced
Presenters
Gerard Stegmaier
CANAL+, premium global media company, based in France, will launch a brand new video experience in January 2014: the Social Player. The Social Player is a revolutionary video platform with two key features social and u…
Beginning
Presenters
Fabienne Fourquet, Marie Mustel, Marwan Mazloum
Dogbert says to Diibert: "Information is gushing toward your brain like a firehose aimed at a teacup!" An extremely effective way to make sense of all this information is to find stories in the data and visualize them, w…
Beginner
Presenters
Fernanda Viégas, Graham Roberts, Karl Gude, Ronnie Lipton
BREAKING NEWS: Every day there is a lot of new news, and because of that, it's harder than ever to get noticed on the www. From hoaxes to reddit to everything Florida is doing wrong, how can comedy content compete? J…
Presenters
Allison Hord, Bryan Safi, Darryl Gudmundson, Dashiell Driscoll, Erin Gibson
So your company sent you to SXSW and you're here to talk business? Great, there are plenty of business development opportunities around every corner, coffee line or taco stand. However, sometimes you need to unplug and…
Jennifer Bradley will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of " The Metropolitan Revolution: How Cities and Metros Are Fixing Our Broken Politics and Fragile Economy ".……
Presenters
Jennifer Bradley
Adobe is offering a series of "Fast Fix Talks" from their booth in the northwest corner of the SXSW Trade Show focusing on an array of topics, ranging from audio and video editing to motion graphics and adding 3D to your…
The huge debate that took place in 2013 when Yahoo! ended its flexible work policy suggests that office workers have strong conceptions of how a workplace should be structured. My presentation, drawn from my book CUBED: …
Intermediate
Presenters
Nikil Saval
Nikil Saval will appear at the SX Bookstore to distribute and sign galley copies of his soon to be released book "Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace".……
Presenters
Nikil Saval
As the internet has increasingly become more social, the value of individual reputations has risen, and a new currency based on reputation has been created. This means that not only are companies tracking what an individ…
Intermediate
Presenters
Josh Klein
Josh Klein will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Reputation Economics: Why Who You Know Is Worth More Than What You Have".……
Presenters
Josh Klein
Dr. Bhowmik will be talking about how natural user interfaces are fast becoming a reality in computing devices, including PCs and Tablets. He will show how Intel is adding eyes and ears to its technology so that our devi…
Advanced
Presenters
Achin Bhowmik
Can a great company stay great after losing its visionary leader? For her new book "Haunted Empire," former Wall Street Journal Apple reporter Yukari Iwatani Kane interviewed nearly 200 company insiders, experts and busi…
Intermediate
Presenters
Geoffrey Fowler, Yukari Iwatani Kane
Join Twitter co-founder, Jelly co-founder and author of 'Things A Little Bird Told Me,' Biz Stone, with Steven Johnson, celebrated author and now host of PBS' How We Got To Now', in conversation about our connected socie…
Beginner
Presenters
Biz Stone, Steven Johnson
There’s a divide between filmmakers and "Youtube personalities." The idea of quality filmmaking is at odds with our perception of giant Youtube channels. However, we need each other - now more than ever. While Youtube st…
Beginning
Presenters
Beverly Reynolds, Chris Denson, Deniese Davis, Amy Rubin
It’s widely acknowledged that indie film distribution is undergoing a sea change. With such evolution afoot, great deals get harder to find -- if you can find one at all -- and many filmmakers are scrambling to adapt to …
Intermediate
Presenters
Adam Klaff, Mike Morasky, Mike Wilson, Stephanie Tinsley Schopp, Will Turnbull
As mobile phones spread across the globe, human rights activists are increasingly turning to mobile technology for help in documenting, visualizing, and prosecuting human rights abuses. Unfortunately, human rights violat…
Intermediate
Presenters
Christoph Koettl, Harlo Holmes, Sam Gregory
This panel will explore the future with wearable technology, putting focus on smart glasses and the impact this could have on content creation and content consumption. Huge amounts of content generated from wearable dev…
Intermediate
Presenters
Brian Friedman, Erick Miller, Gaia Dempsey, Julien Blin, Kip Fyfe
They're coddled, protected, and constantly connected - at least that's what the headlines read. But when it comes down to it, do you really know how to engage a MIllennial? Based on how most organizations market to and …
Intermediate
Presenters
Brian Reich, Kari Dunn Saratovsky
Ideas are cheap. Execution is everything. Christina has spent her career attacking impossible tasks: at Yahoo, taking on the giant Google at search; at Linkedin, bringing people to participate daily at a site about resum…
Intermediate
Presenters
Christina Wodtke
We heard from Acting Under Secretary of Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller at SxSW Interactive 2013, on the significant value placed on bringing citizens both in the US and globally, into the work …
Intermediate
Presenters
Brian Nordmann
British comedian, actor and tech lemming, Adam Buxton looks within the soul of his laptop and considers how we present ourselves in the net age (translation: he reads out comments from internet users and shows funny vide…
Beginner
Presenters
Adam Buxton
Quips like, “that’s over my head”, “her looks could kill” or “he’s cold-hearted” reveal deep connections between our physical senses and our emotional experiences. Today scientists are discovering new truths about viscer…
Intermediate
Presenters
Michael Hendrix
Meet the Insiders offers an inside track with composers David Wingo, long time composer of David Gordon Green and Graham Reynolds, long time composer of Richard Linklater. This is an open forum to ask these insiders any…
Presenters
David Wingo, Graham Reynolds, Kat Candler
Have a question about beginning a project? In the middle and stuck? Meet with industry professionals who have experience aiding artists every step of the way. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session signu…
Presenters
Christian Zak, Heather Collier, Holly Herrick, Mike DesRoches, Nancy Schafer, Stephanie Trepanier, Steven Beckman, Teresa Hollingsworth
With a career spanning five decades, George Takei is known around the world for his founding role in the acclaimed television series Star Trek, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the Starship Enterprise. Takei s…
Intermediate
Presenters
George Takei, Matthew Segal
In this session, Yoni Bloch, founder and CEO, of Interlude will share what’s next for film and music in the world of interactive videos. Attendees will discover just what makes this art form so compelling, how technolo…
Presenters
Yoni Bloch
Jerry Garcia—head of the Deadheads—inadvertently formed the most social band of all time before the advent of social media. In an effort to combine the two, discover how the unconventional life of a legend informs the im…
Presenters
Amy Haiar, Marc Allan, Trixie Garcia, Mark Silverman
CLE. Music is the product, substance, bait, wallpaper, and incidental portion of much on-line promotion and commerce. It’s used and abused. This presentation reviews what’s legal, what’s not, what should be, what shouldn…
Advanced
Presenters
Ken Abdo
3D printing is poised to change entire industries. From transportation to manufacturing, fashion to education, this technology has huge implications for how the world will run now and in the future. And food is no except…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bonin Bough
Christina Wodtke will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign galley copies of "Executioner's Tale".……
Presenters
Christina Wodtke
Join the intellectual property experts at Fish & Richardson for artist, developer, and entrepreneur-focused breakouts to stoke your IP IQ. Patents? Trademarks? Copyrights? Licenses? Distribution? Funding? We’ll cover…
Based on 2014 book: What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube Privacy is dead. Reputations are dying. Don’t let it happen to your company, your team, or your family. Learn the art and science behind why digital reputations…
Advanced
Presenters
Erik Qualman
Erik Qualman will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube".……
Presenters
Erik Qualman
There are 3 simple rules for making an extraordinary presentation: 1) Tell the truth 2) Tell it with a story 3) Tell the story with pictures Dan Roam's new book illuminates these essential ideas through quick visual exam…
Beginning
Presenters
Dan Roam
George Takei will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Lions and Tigers and Bears (The Internet Strikes Back) (Life, the Internet and Everything)" and “Oh Myyy!: There Goes The Internet”.……
Presenters
George Takei
Steven Johnson will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Future Perfect: The Case For Progress In A Networked Age".……
Presenters
Steven Johnson
This presentation is designed to help you guide your clients through the murky waters of public stunts, no releases, hidden cameras, errors and omissions insurance, and more.…
Advanced
Presenters
Michael Donaldson
Since the advent of broadcast commercials, artists and labels have made money by licensing music. With the widespread use of smart devices, there are more opportunities for licensing and a faster time frame. Examine how …
Presenters
Christopher Mollere, Lori Feldman, Thomas Benski, Will Mills
One of Hollywood's most distinguished, popular, and versatile actors, Robert Duvall possesses a rare gift for totally immersing himself in his roles. The legendary actor has been nominated for six Academy Awards, winning…
Beginner
Presenters
Robert Duvall, Leonard Maltin
Jon has a problem. He was born in the wrong place to become a rock n roll hero. Living in a seaside town where people go to retire, his only connection with the 'real' world is Twitter. FRANK has been described as "The…
Beginning
Presenters
Anna Higgs, Hugh Garry
"How NOT To Produce Movies" will make seasoned producers laugh with empathy and give young up-and-comers a glimpse at the chaos that comes with the most unsung job in the movies, being a Producer. Hear from four veteran…
Intermediate
Presenters
Amy Lo, Kim Sherman, Michael Tully, Matthew Mills
Meet the Insiders offers an inside track on digital distribution with Richard Lorber, of Kino Lorber, and Rebecca Sosa, the head of digital distribution at A24. This is an open forum to ask these insiders anything about…
Presenters
Rebecca Sosa, Richard Lorber, Aaron Hillis
Film production runs the gamut from pre to post. Learn from industry professionals who have experience in the wide range of experiences film production entails. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session sig…
Presenters
Deborah McIntosh, Ginger Sledge, Hugues Barbier, James M Johnston, Kelly Williams, Kevin Iwashina, Lindsey Dryden, Nick Case
Social change advocates are savvy about the power of media, often partnering with film and media artists to advance their missions. This climate offers new opportunities, but artists may find themselves in the political …
Intermediate
Presenters
Andrea Black, Deborah Esquenazi, John Fiege, Shaady Salehi
Get behind the scenes details from the filmmakers and stars of SXSW World Premiere, Print the Legend. This doc captures the individuals and entrepreneurs racing to bring 3D printing to your desktop, documenting the “Ma…
Presenters
Clay Tweel, Luis Lopez, Maxim Lobovsky, Michael Curry, Steven Klein
Mingle with representatives from Interlude and join the conversation on Transmedia Filmmaking. During this one hour meet up, share your own experiences with cross-platform storytelling and bounce your newest narrative i…
Dan Roam will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "The Back of the Napkin" and “Blah Blah Blah”.……
Presenters
Dan Roam
Attend an interactive workshop with the team responsible for bringing new apps to Chevrolet. Learn how to build apps for vehicles, discuss developer opportunities within Chevrolet, and demo a sample of in-vehicle apps. …
Co-Authors, Joel T. Dudley and Konrad J. Karczewsk will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Exploring Personal Genomics".……
Presenters
Joel Dudley, Konrad Karczewski
Actor Diego Luna has appeared in a number of popular and critically accliamed films, including Alfonso Cuarón’s Y Tu Mamá También (2001), Kevin Costner’s Open Range (2003), Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal (2004), Gus Van…
Intermediate
Presenters
Charles Ramirez-Berg, Diego Luna, Robert Rodriguez
We all know what creative sound design for film means--we've heard it in movies like GRAVITY and AVATAR and JURASSIC PARK. But what can sound design and mixing do for my web project? Join a discussion sponsored by the Do…
Advanced
Presenters
Glenn Kiser, James Shaughnessy, Steven Cahill
A lot of the best and most meaningful things that happen on the internet aren't about making something go viral (ew). They're about getting people to genuinely care about a cause, a site, or a product - and build an acti…
Beginner
Presenters
Aminatou Sow, Dan McSwain, Laura Olin, Merici Vinton
Given America’ mediocre broadband service, Google Fiber has generated great attention and expectation across the country. From more than 1,100 communities that have applied, Austin is chosen as the second city to experim…
Beginner
Presenters
Juanita Budd, Wenhong Chen
The novelty of actually being in production motivated us to present this panel. Join co-stars Jason Schwartzman and Tunde Adebimpe, along with their writer-director Bob Byington and producer Seana Flanagan to discuss the…
Beginner
Presenters
Bob Byington, Jason Schwartzman, Seana Flanagan, Tunde Adebimpe
In the olden days, we had listening parties and enjoyed spinning vinyl on hi-fi stereo systems and booming speakers. Over the course of the digital revolution, the dedicated home stereo largely disappeared in favor of mo…
Presenters
John Hamm, Noam Meppen, Tim Grimsditch, Vickie Nauman
Last Hijack Interactive is an online transmedia experience that allows you to explore the hijacking of a ship in Somalia. Exploring both sides of the story, Last Hijack Interactive allows you to uncover the complex reali…
Intermediate
Presenters
Femke Wolting
Meet the Insiders offers an inside track on exhibitions with Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse, and Hadrian Belove of Cinefamily This is an open forum to ask these insiders anything about community building.……
Presenters
Hadrian Belove, Tim League, Eric Vespe
Film production runs the gamut from pre to post. Learn from industry professionals who have experience in the wide range of experiences film production entails. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session sig…
Presenters
Adam Donaghey, Dominic Buchanan, Jason Wehling, Megan Gilbride, Mike Woolf, Susan Kirr, Suzanne Weinert
Award-winning IFC series Portlandia is one of the smartest comedies on the air and SXSW is getting a special look at their latest season. Preview clips from the upocming fourth season of Portlandia, followed by a discuss…
Beginner
Presenters
Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, Matt Braunger
.jpg "http://img.sxsw.com/2014/events/republichome_(1).jpg")
A creative collaboration between The Heavy Projects (Los Angeles) and PublicAdCampaign (New York City), Re+Public is born out of a mutual interest in democratizing access to our shared visual environment. Re+Public uses …
Presenters
Heavy Biermann, Jordan Seiler
Eejot is a non-profit organization that runs computer training centers in remote areas of Nepal which has minimal or no electricity. In last two years, we have taught 100+ primary, middle school and high school students …
Beginner
Presenters
Prabhat Jha
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…
Beginning
What were the top talks, tweets, trends, start-ups and parties? It’s impossible to absorb everything at SXSWi. So we dropped three energetic "beholders" into the field, documented their every move with borderline Orwelli…
Beginner
Presenters
Jesse Suchmann
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…
Presenters
Michelle Boone, Rahm Emanuel, Brad Keywell
This presentation teaches techniques for pushing the human body to its limits, for getting superhuman results without superhuman genetics. It will include some of the most insane takeaways from The Tim Ferriss Experiment…
Advanced
Presenters
Tim Ferriss
Founder of TOMS, Blake Mycoskie, believes that “doing it different” is as important to success as “doing good.” This belief has caught on across the business sector and continues to make a huge impact on the world. At SX…
Intermediate
Presenters
Blake Mycoskie
Wave Harder: What happened when we experimented with Motion Computing in a physical retail environment? Utilizing motion computing presents a lot of possibilities at retail, we wanted to explore what technologies to use,…
Advanced
Presenters
Juuso Myllyrinne, Steve White
The music industry was the canary in the coal mine. Changing technology/audience expectations wrecked the music industry. Now it’s the film industry’s turn. Yet music independents such as the artists and performers have …
Advanced
Presenters
Dan Satorius
The panel will use the SXSW 2013 feature documentary BEFORE YOU KNOW IT as a case study looking at how the film was created with the subjects living in three different cities as well as the producer living in North Carol…
Beginning
Presenters
Jimmy LaValle, Kyle Henry, Mike Simpson, PJ Raval, Sara Giustini
Join representatives from Warner Music, Sony Music, and Microsoft to learn about the new CME media format based on open web standards like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and common media formats like MP3 and h.264. The CME…
Presenters
Brad Spahr, Howie Singer, Michael Scherotter, Prabhu Anbananthan
One of the best aspects of the four-day Trade Show, this casual open house atmosphere lets you peruse the Trade Show floor while exhibitors treat you to complimentary food and beverages to revive you for the SXSW evening…
Blake Mycoskie will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Start Something That Matters."……
Presenters
Blake Mycoskie
Co-stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, of the Award-winning IFC series Portlandia will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of their latest release "The Portlandia Activity Book". To join the signing line at…
Presenters
Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen
Judi Cutrone from The VIA Agency, will compare and contrast marketing, social mores and technologies from then and now as seen through the framework of one of America’s most popular sitcoms ever – Seinfeld. A humorous …
Presenters
Joshua Gondelman, Judi Ann Cutrone
Bruce Sterling's annual closing rant at SXSW Interactive is always unexpected, invented on the fly, a hash of trends, trepidations, and creative prognostication. In 2013, Sterling focused on "disruption" (one of the big …
Intermediate
Presenters
Bruce Sterling
Citizen activism is at an all time high, using digital tools such as Twitter, Storify, and Vine to immediately telegraph and signal boost stories from the ground to the cloud. In 2013, the Texas Legislature held two spec…
Advanced
Presenters
Jessica Luther, Julie Gillis
From social media to smart phones, activists across the country have a growing number of tools to advance their causes. NationSwell, a new media company focused on American renewal, has teamed up with Ronnie Cho, formerl…
Intermediate
Presenters
Charles Orgbon, Greg Behrman, Ronnie Cho, Simone Bernstein
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…
Presenters
Mike Snider, Neil Young
The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. Conferences and large gatherings can be a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All ar…
Wednesday, March 12
In any music recording scenario many choices are made that affect the outcome. Given the myriad ways in which one can approach an album project these days, consider the benefits of hiring professionals and studios and/or…
Presenters
Kevin Augunas, Patrick Sansone, Vance Powell
Festival-goers can once again count on festival favorite, Catch A Chevy, to beat the heat and help them navigate the busy streets of Austin. Why walk when you can catch a complimentary ride in a wrapped Chevrolet Impala …
Test drive a 2014 Chevrolet Volt, Sonic, Camaro, Impala, Spark, Equinox, Tahoe, Cruze Eco, or Malibu. Find Chevrolet on Trinity St. between Cesar Chavez and 2nd St. from Friday, March 7 through Saturday, March 15.……
Do you know who your super fans are? Passionate fanbases have been influential for decades, but the expansion of digital and social media has changed how you connect with them, and how they connect with each other. How d…
Presenters
Danielle Strle, Jackie Indrisano, Shana Krochmal, Rae Votta
Music discovery used to be simple. Tastemakers, usually DJs, introduced us to new artists. Times have changed. Some argue that the advent of collaborative filtering and data mining has made it easier to find and discover…
Presenters
Chris Becherer, Eric Bieschke, Ian Rogers, Marc Ruxin, Tim Quirk, Stephen White
Marketing and branding are central to the live music business today. Promoters look first to marketing strategies when trying to increase ticket sales. Booking agents and agencies are increasingly taking the lead role in…
Presenters
Ardie Farhadieh, Doug Croy, Matt Shay, Michael Bishop
With licensing fees for television and film in continued decline, trailer placements are more desirable than ever for recording artists, composers, music publishers, and record labels. Top music supervisors who live in t…
Presenters
Angel Mendoza, Natalie Baartz, Sanaz Lavaedian, Toddrick Spalding, Steven Scharf
As an artist, healthcare may be one of the last things on your mind, or something that seems nearly impossible to understand or afford. During this hour session, speak with ambassadors from the Health Alliance for Aust…
Presenters
Alex Maiolo, Christopher Alberts, Harold Owens, Heather Alden
The Hip Hop Entrepreneurial Spirit affectionately known as "The Hustle" has elevated Hip Hop from a back room subculture to a world changing phenomenon. Breakbeats, once only heard on underground mix-tapes now provide …
Presenters
Annie Lin, Dan Charnas, Guy Primus, James Lopez, Mykel Mitchell, Rashidi Harper, Theda Sandiford
Adobe is offering a series of "Fast Fix Talks" from their booth in the northwest corner of the SXSW Trade Show focusing on an array of topics, ranging from audio and video editing to motion graphics and adding 3D to your…
Funny, profane and wise, Martin Atkins offers experience and encouragement to artists looking to make a racket in public and on tour. In his talks and books, he surveys the current scene and recommends unique ways to ful…
Intermediate
Presenters
Martin Atkins
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a video worth? Consumption of moving images, GIFs, and video on mobile devices is exploding. Experts in the social visual marketing space discuss what's now and what's …
Presenters
Jennie Smythe, Lindsay Gabler, Megan Healy, Scott Perry
"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.…
Presenters
Gerri Leonard, Laura Merry, Lynise Levine, Cedar Boschan
.jpg "http://img.sxsw.com/2014/events/AveLive_-_320x480_white_(1).jpg")
Have you always wanted to have your own exclusive mobile radio experience to offer to your fans? Want to be on a cutting-edge platform that can connect you with new fans and supporters? Avenue Live is a new voice-power…
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…
Presenters
Dave Allen, Jonathan Dworkin, Michael Huppe, Vivien Lewit, Tom Silverman
Live music field recordings can be stunning, vital, unique - and messy. It’s hard to figure out what the songs are, who’s performing, and how to sort out the rights of performers and songwriters, particularly when the r…
Presenters
Paul Conway
Musicians from all backgrounds have scored movies, but that doesn't mean the transition from songwriting to scoring is easy. Understand how to prepare for the vast differences between working on a film or television proj…
Presenters
Blake Neely, Erin O'Hara, Michael James, Brad Shenfeld
KRISTAL AND JONNY BOY is a Swedish pop/performance duo. Created in Amsterdam 2010. They use various theatrical expressions such as dance, music and electro-mechanical props. Consisting of Kristina Hanses -voice and co…
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…
Presenters
Adam Bauer, Brian Beck, Christie Dames, Howie Weinberg, jenni Sperandeo, Josh Rosenfeld, Mary Jurey, Nick Bodor, Stephanie Shim
Paul Williams started Crawdaddy: The Magazine of Rock in January 1966 in his dorm room, a year and a half before Rolling Stone began. Crawdaddy and Paul Williams, who passed away March 2013, were the true Almost Famous s…
Presenters
Ann Powers, David Fricke, Ed Ward, Paula Mejia, cindy lee Berryhill
Remixes and mash-ups proliferate online. Learn the differences between a "remix", a "mash-up", and a "cover song", and how that will impact what licenses they need to secure for video and audio postings of their creation…
Presenters
Dean Serletic, Sean Kinney, Christiane Kinney
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…
Presenters
Jarvis Cocker
Your music is earning royalties when it's used in streaming and video online, you’re just not getting it. Everything they never wanted you to know and more about how to maximize and collect revenue related to streaming m…
Presenters
George Howard, Jeff Price
Dana Falconberry suffuses the majesty of nature in the orchestral pop-folk she elegantly crafts in her album Leelanau, an ode to the rural northern Michigan peninsula of the same name. After a childhood studying classi…
On a DJ mixer, the crossfader allows for seamless transition between two separate pieces of music. Explore this master control for merging sound: its technical history, its role in shaping hip-hop, and its potential as a…
Presenters
J Period, Josh Kun
Screens are everywhere, but the music listening experience has not significantly evolved beyond the simple play button and static image of an album cover. Artist related images and contextual information about the artist…
Presenters
Bill Wilson, Chris Frankenberg, Maureen Droney, Vince Bannon
Ricky Stein will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Sonobeat Records: Pioneering the Austin Sound in the 60’s”.……
Formed in NYC in 2011, Clear Plastic Masks quite literally have honed a world influence into sharp, tight, nostalgic rock n’ roll that is at once bone-deep familiar and not like anything else you’ve hear. The story st…
The social aspect of music has been digitalized, and people can easily share songs with their friends via social media or create group playlists with apps. Explore the changes in how people share, discover and consume mu…
Presenters
Casey Newton, Erik Hartwig, Ime Archibong
In fifteen years, not a single music service has ever posted an annual (much less cumulative) profit. Is it possible, as content owners claim, that this is due solely to mismanagement by digital music services and their …
Presenters
Paul Fakler
The days of counting CD sales to measure an artist’s success are long gone. The number of options that are available for people to listen to and engage with their favorite artists has skyrocketed in the past five years, …
Presenters
Bill Campbell, Julanne Schiffer, Lisa Worden, Sachin Doshi, David Bakula
Music delegates from around the globe will be on hand to meet and talk shop with bookers, promoters, digital buyers and label A&R staff interested in exploring international music opportunities.…
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…
Presenters
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…
Presenters
Ashley Capps, Davis McLarty, Eddie Gomez, Glenn Max, Jennifer Masset, Jesse Lauter, Michael Starr, Nancy Fly, Paul Adams, Robin Danar
Recently, brands began appointing music agencies to their rosters to work alongside the other marketing and ad agencies already in the mix. What does a music agency do and why do major brands demand their services? What …
Presenters
Daniel Jackson, Eric Sheinkop, Nils Leonard
The new Music Licensing Pitch Sessions offer all registrants and artists direct feedback from licensing, sync, and music supervision experts. They will offer you a glimpse at the viability of licensing your music for dif…
Presenters
Jonathan Palmer, Julia Henry, Manoj Gopinath
Sean “Diddy” Combs, Grammy Award-winning rapper and entrepreneur discusses his career, Revolt TV, and more. Born and raised in New York, Combs founded Bad Boy Records in 1993, notably bringing Notorious B.I.G. to fame. A…
Presenters
Sean Combs, Zack Greenburg
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…
Presenters
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 …
Presenters
Christine Auten, Jessica Cox, Sean Glass, Shawn O'Keefe
Live performance has emerged as the main way for artists to make money. As such, converting one-time concertgoers into loyal fans that travel with the band and buy merchandise can be the key to earning a good living as a…
Presenters
Aaron Clark, Ben Bennett, Chris Williams, Matt Annerino
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…
Presenters
Adam Taylor, David Rockwood, Eric LaBrosse, Kevin Wilson, Steve Knill
In The Valley Below is a new musical pairing delivering hushed swirls of male and female vocals forged with dark stories of brooding riddles and romance. Jeffrey grew up in the storied musical town of Memphis, given a …
In the touring world, learning how to rise above all the competition (touring acts, Hollywood blockbusters, sporting events, Broadway theatricals, outdoor music festivals, etc.) is everyone's biggest challenge today. Exp…
Presenters
Amy Morrison, Harvey Cohen, Jamie Loeb, Jeff Chabon, Jim Lewi, Dan Steinberg
Daniel Jackson, Richard Jankovich, & Eric Sheinkop will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Hit Brands: How Music Builds Value for the World’s Smartest Brands”.……
Presenters
Daniel Jackson, Eric Sheinkop, Richard Jankovich
Demo Listening Sessions offer a unique opportunity for selected musicians to get direct feedback from music professionals, those who listen to demos as part of their job. This year, we can accept digital submissions for…
Presenters
Bob Lugowe, Eric Lilavois, Jaime Neely, Steve Robertson
Every day, "music houses" are hiring composers, musicians, singers and engineers to create custom songs and scores for a diverse list of advertising and marketing clients. The big secret is that the doors are now unlocke…
Presenters
Morgan Thoryk, Nan Wilson, Ravi Krishnaswami
For a half century, the Rolling Stones have defined rock & roll’s wildest side and most raucous sound. As part of the Grammy Museum’ Musical Milestones series, this panel will explore the ongoing legacy and influence of …
Presenters
Craig Inciardi, David Fricke, Ian McLagan, John Doe, Wayne Kramer, Bob Santelli
Juxtapositions of contemporary art and contemporary music have resonated with audiences and critics alike. The exploding popularity of museum performances—as seen, for instance, in Kraftwerk's residency at MOMA, or in Ja…
Presenters
Steve Parker, Veronica Roberts, Adam Bennett
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…
Presenters
Danny Rogers, Huston Powell, Katie Schlosser, Mark Kates
Broad stylistic categories can be completely unfair to artists who strive for a unique voice, even as they are necessary for marketing and promotion. Hear how different corners of the industry view the challenges of "cro…
Presenters
Carissa Stolting, Cathleen Murphy, Kevin Sylvester, Dan Coleman
Artists, managers and marketers embrace and seek out new technologies, social media strategies and online marketing campaigns to catapult their artists into the now. With the resurgence of legacy artists online, reunions…
Presenters
James Blades, Jason Feinberg, Jeff Jampol, Nick Lippman, Rynda Laurel
Born of pop, punk, and new wave, and flirting with hip hop, disco, even avant garde, Blondie encapsulated emerging movements in modern American music from their inception in 1974. And now as they celebrate their 40th Ann…
Presenters
Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Nic Harcourt
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 …
Presenters
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…
Presenters
Alex White, J Sider, Mike Herring, Hany Nada
“Branding” has become a ubiquitous term that many people use, but few understand…let alone, know ways to build one. Brands and artists need each other more than ever. These relationships must be crafted in a way that aut…
Presenters
Bruce Kalmick, Gannon Jones, Paul Jankowski
Are you interested in composing music for commercials? Music for spots is not about the music itself, its about music supporting a branded message. It’s about telling a story and making an idea better. Here is an opportu…
Presenters
Daniel Kuypers, Eric Hillebrecht, Fritz Doddy, Mike Boris
Section 203 of the Copyright Act gives authors a 5-year window to reclaim the rights to their works by terminating transfers or licenses they executed in or after 1978, starting 35 years after they granted the licenses. …
Presenters
George Clinton, KJ Greene, Lita Rosario, Owen Sloane, Bartees Cox
There's certainly no shortage of album reviews out there on the Internet, but has this surplus of musical opinion led to an increase in effectiveness as well? In a recent interview, Jay Z said it's the immediacy of the I…
Presenters
Anthony Fantano, Daniel Gill, Myke C-Town, Ryan Lynch
With just a couple of clicks, it's possible to hear almost anything that's ever been recorded. This is a boon to consumers, but it can be difficult for developing artists who have to compete not only with thousands of ne…
Presenters
Jack Isquith, Maria Sciarrino, Scott Plagenhoef, Tom Erlewine
Snoop Dogg, Public Enemy & Lil Wayne have all posted content on web platforms, and now we’re seeing up-and-coming rappers like Death Grips and Angel Haze use these mediums to engage with fans all over the world as well. …
Presenters
Eric Henry, Ted Suh, Nathan Olivarez-Giles
Digital music companies operating in Africa, China and Japan successfully leverage their on-the-ground knowledge to provide a localized music catalog and deliver it to consumers in the best possible way. Look at how expe…
Presenters
Andrea Leonelli, Christoph Martius, Elie Habib, Taishi Fukuyama
Music is an economic engine that drives how a city positions itself to attract business, young professionals and artists. Notable cities have created multiple entities to steward their cities growth in music and the arts…
Presenters
Hank Locklin, James Keblas, Kellie Goldstein, Pat Worley
Today, video games and internet are surpassing TV and radio as the #1 source of entertainment. This has led to increasing popularity of sub-genres such as chiptune, nerdcore hip-hop and more. Learn about the beginnings o…
Presenters
Damian Hess, Eugene Ahn, MC Lars, Jesse Dangerously, Raheem Jarbo
The Grateful Dead were pioneers in the touring world, and while many acts have followed in their footsteps, perhaps none have been able to take those lessons and expand upon them like today's biggest DJs. They interact …
Presenters
Don Strasburg, Lee Anderson, Rich Schaefer, Sam Hunt
The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. Conferences and large gatherings can be a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All ar…
Thursday, March 13
Festival-goers can once again count on festival favorite, Catch A Chevy, to beat the heat and help them navigate the busy streets of Austin. Why walk when you can catch a complimentary ride in a wrapped Chevrolet Impala …
Online music service royalties have become one of the hot topics of the day--from the debate over interactive streaming payouts from services like Spotify to online radio royalties paid by Pandora or the new iTunes Radio…
Presenters
Casey Rae, Chris Harrison, Greg Barnes, Kristelia Garcia, Jodie Griffin
Test drive a 2014 Chevrolet Volt, Sonic, Camaro, Impala, Spark, Equinox, Tahoe, Cruze Eco, or Malibu. Find Chevrolet on Trinity St. between Cesar Chavez and 2nd St. from Friday, March 7 through Saturday, March 15.……
.jpg "http://img.sxsw.com/2014/events/fantastic-v2-dark_text-small-support_(1).jpg")
The SXSW Gear Expo Lounge, sponsored by Fantastic-the smart music player, is a comfy space for attendees to relax, recharge, catch up on emails and enjoy a drink. Complimentary Happy Hours every day at 4:00. The Expo Lo…
It seems like everyone in the music biz was in a band at some point. Take a close look at music industry executives that successfully made the transition from band to biz. Learn about their current jobs and jobs that wer…
Presenters
Josh Rabinowitz, Marc Emert-Hutner, Scott Sellwood, David Hoffman
The Music Gear Expo runs the gamut from well-known guitar makers to indie amp builders, keyboards, mics and headphones to tablet-based apps. New for this year: The Shred Shed (where you can crank up guitars to 11) and th…
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…
Presenters
Dave Alvin, Gavin Lurssen, Jeffrey Greenberg, Christine Albert
Come hear from the pioneers and leaders of the new east meets west music scene with tales from the underground of listening to Led Zeppelin and The Doors during the early Taliban-banned music era, to stories of staging r…
Presenters
Raby Adib, Robin Ryczek, Siddique Ahmad, Sulyman Qardash
Want to turn it up to 11? Visitors will get to crank it up in The Shred Shed, presented by PRS Guitars. The Shred Shed will be outfitted with two soundproof booths, amps and guitars Guitarists can walk in, shut the door,…
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…
Presenters
Jeffrey Brabec, Ralph Murphy, Todd Brabec
Gary Numan is in the midst of his Splinter Tour 2014, finding new audiences for his songs and stagecraft. The 2013 album 'Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)' shows Numan's sound still looking to the future, offering rem…
Presenters
Andy Langer, Gary Numan
Thanks to the drop in both pricing and complexity of the traditional methods for making music, more and more individuals now have a chance to project their artistic voices. Creating music instills an appreciation and res…
Presenters
Ean Golden, Mate Galic, Matthew Adell, Mike King, Tommie Sunshine, Tristan Jehan
Is music discovery dying? The streaming charts are full of pop hits, festival lineups could be copy-pasted from week to week, hundreds of bloggers post the same track from the same PR email blast every day and satellite …
Presenters
Andrew Jervis, David Greenwald, Greg Katz, Marion Hodges
Todd & Jeff Brabec will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Music, Money and Success”.……
Presenters
Jeffrey Brabec, Todd Brabec
Podcasting vets share strategies they've used in growing their audiences, the best way for musicians to get their music featured in this modern version of radio, and how musicians can use podcasting themselves to develop…
Presenters
Chuck Loesch, Godless , Johnny Goudie
A GoldieBlox ad featured an unauthorized parody version of the Beastie Boys song "Girls," gaining press and attention. With legal activity brewing between the involved parties, an important debate has been sparked within…
Intermediate
Presenters
Amy Rosen, Leslie Frank, Rhett Miller, Tom DeSavia
Creating great music is just the beginning. In order to succeed, you’ve got to sell it, too. That requires a skill set that doesn’t come naturally to many artists, some of whom waste thousands of dollars in expenses—and …
Presenters
Rod Picott, Tamara Saviano
G-Eazy is an artist on the verge of super-stardom. Without major label support he has sold out venues across the nation, sold hundreds of thousands of digital tracks, garnered millions of music video views and built a lo…
Presenters
Al Branch, Cortez Bryant, G-Eazy , Jean Nelson, Matt Bauerschmidt, Shawn Gee, Karen Civil
In 2013, 34.6% of the recorded music sales in the U.S. belonged to independent labels and artists. Hip-hop played a huge part. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Tech N9ne, Danny Brown and Mac Miller are just a few of the artists …
Presenters
Damien Ritter, DJ Skee, Murs , Travis O'Guin, Wendy Day
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…
Presenters
Barbara Mitchell, Darren Hill, James Evans, Joan Myers, Jordan Kurland, Mahmood Shaikh, Mara Schwartz, Olivia Harrington, Roger Cramer, Tim Palmer
Rhythm is a dominant feature of the universe, originating with the Big Bang. It is everywhere, and is observable at every level; from the vibrations of atoms to the movement of the galaxies. Take a fascinating tour of rh…
Presenters
Adam Gazzaley, Mickey Hart
Take a fascinating look at songwriting with GRAMMY winning troubadour Rodney Crowell. His timeless songs have been covered by luminaries such as Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and George Strait, among many others. His 2011…
Presenters
Rodney Crowell, Scott Goldman
The moment an artist records a frame, draws a line, or writes a word, data is created. Digital Service Providers send that creation as data to the world and the world pays them. But how do they know who to pay? By you te…
Presenters
Adam White, John Rudolph, John Gibbons, Robert Clement, Howell O'Rear
Sync licensing is a primary revenue source for many artists. Coming up with creative ways to stand out can be daunting. Whether you're doing it on your own or with a team of pitching partners, you must learn the best tac…
Presenters
Chris Lakey, Joe Rudge, Paul Greco, Jennifer Newman Sharpe
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…
Presenters
Bob Mould, Jeremy Messersmith, Matthew Caws, Steve Wynn, Karen Glauber
Ok so...you're in the music business, and the tech business, so all is great right? No, not really. Because music people don't now tech and tech people don't know music. But they're soooo related and intertwined. Just as…
Presenters
Julie Pilat, Kenna , Michael Cerda, Tom Conrad
Every minute, millions of new videos are uploaded and viewed. Music plays a crucial part for almost 75% of these videos. How is this music being used and paid for? What are the benefits and pitfalls to these emerging vi…
Presenters
Elliott Walker, Josh Builder, Rich Stumpf, Melissa Goodman
Artists compose music directly for brands through music companies, publishers, labels, or even direct to client. Explore how a writer/producer can break into the field of composing for ad music as well as the many facets…
Presenters
Erica Driscoll, Jack Bradley, Peter Gannon, Ryan Fitch
There are many factors that determine the success of a photo shoot. Learn from some of the top music photographers in the business about elements such as setting the stage, controlling the scene, managing personalities a…
Presenters
Bob Gruen, BP Fallon, Ken Weinstein, Lynn Goldsmith, Piper Ferguson, Anna Webber
Martin Atkins will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of Tour:Smart and Break the Band.……
Presenters
Martin Atkins
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…
Presenters
Damon K Wayans, Melinda Lee, Rick Goetz, Steve Savoca, Steven Masur
Presented by Van’s and the American Poster Institute (API). Flatstock 43 will display the works of the world's top gig poster artists. Flatstock 43 is open to the public with free Guest Pass wristbands, available in adv…
From his very first songs with the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed went for the jugular. He brought the reality and emotions of his favorite literary authors to rock & roll songs- and on "Heroin," "Sister Ray," "Candy Says"…
Presenters
David Fricke, Garland Jeffreys, Jerry Harrison, Sylvia Reed, Bill Bentley
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…
Presenters
Brandon Haas, Brian Rosenblatt, Dave Clemmons, Jacob Daneman, Jody Stephens, Matt Hanks, Michael Goldstone, Printz Board, Richard James Burgess, Ron Burman
The new Music Licensing Pitch Sessions offer all registrants and artists direct feedback from licensing, sync, and music supervision experts. They will offer you a glimpse at the viability of licensing your music for dif…
Presenters
Danny Zook, Jackie Shuman, Laura Katz
Geographical borders and barriers to music distribution are shifting with the evolution of the music industry online. Will the next Rolling Stones be from Brazil? Is internet music technology enhancing the ability of art…
Presenters
Axel Dauchez, Claudio Vargas, Daniel Glass, Oisin Lunny, Scott Cohen
Presented by NPR Music's Alt.Latino…
Presenters
Ana Tijoux, Felix Contreras, Jasmine Garsd
It is the dream of many artists and bands to write that perfect song that will find itself on a high profile commercial that runs in heavy rotation. What’s the new reality that bands and artists should expect when licens…
Presenters
Jessica Shaw, Michael Freeman, Michael Paoletta, Theresa Notartomaso
Keep up with developments in journalism and what publicity practices and technology get the best results. Start with basics like how to craft a story, etiquette for contacting the press, and strategies for staying organi…
Presenters
Andy Adelewitz, Rey Roldan, Sarah Avrin, Dmitri Vietze
What will future entertainment look like – and how will we consume it? How will the distribution, sharing and enjoyment of music be changed by driverless cars, wearable technology and computers, sensors, 3d printers, cu…
Presenters
Gary Shapiro, Kevin O'Malley, Robert Scoble
Artists who work internationally must consider their immigration status in the countries where they plan to work. Review the U.S. immigration process for musicians. Discover the procedures, timelines, and expenses associ…
Presenters
Jonathan Ginsburg, Laya Kushner, Linda Rose, Sharon Brenner
There are more ways than ever for music to find its audience. Many of these avenues are start-ups – companies dedicated to sharing their passion for great tunes with others. What exactly are the ways that start-ups and …
Presenters
David Shing, DJ Bunny Ears, Megan West, Vincent Lynch
It's almost impossible to write about Mister and Mississippi and not start with a cliché. Yet, you cannot avoid it when you are writing about the four band members, because sometimes the best things really do happen in t…
Lynn Goldsmith will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Rock and Roll Stories”.……
Presenters
Lynn Goldsmith
Bob Gruen will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Rock Seen” & “John Lennon: The New York Years”.……
Presenters
Bob Gruen
The Deslondes (formerly Tumbleweeds) are a New Orleans-based country-soul, swamp-boogie band. In their writing and performing, they combine elements of early Stax, Sun and Atlantic records with the influence of a more ra…
At a radio station, the programming staff meets regularly to decide which new songs they're going to add to their playlist. At these "music meetings," songs are presented that many of the participants are hearing for the…
Presenters
Bob Waugh, David Dye, Jim McGuinn, Norm Winer, Rita Houston, Sean Coakley
According to a recent survey, US-based artists are less likely to have health insurance than the general public. They are also unsure about the Affordable Care Act and need advice about how to navigate this new health ca…
Beginner
Presenters
Andy Bernstein, Hannah Byam, Jane Henderson , Jon Langmead, José Sanchez, Renata Marinaro
Eleanor Whitney will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Grow: How to Take Your DIY Project & Passion to the Next Level and Quit Your Job!”.……
Presenters
Eleanor Whitney
Composing original music for a film, TV show or ad involves a revolving door of professionals beyond just the music creator. Directors, music supervisors, producers & company execs often play a role in crafting the creat…
Presenters
Alan Wilkis, Colton "DJ Cheapshot" Fisher, Ian Moore, Lysandra Woods, Rebecca Rienks
Demo Listening Sessions offer a unique opportunity for selected musicians to get direct feedback from music professionals, those who listen to demos as part of their job. This year, we can accept digital submissions for…
Presenters
Billy Jones, Isaac Heymann, Sarah Mroue
How does the artist stay connected to fans beyond posting to their Facebook page or meeting people after a show at the merch table? One answer is to focus on the super-fan, the ones that know all about the artist, go to …
Presenters
Kevin Wortis, Mike Jones, Mike Fiebach, Tim Bierman
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…
Presenters
Jody Denberg, Rusty Anderson
Mainstream media outlets have begun acknowledging the existence of heavy metal, even in its more extreme forms. Some of them have even taken a shine to it,. Somewhere along the course of its forty-odd raucous years, heav…
Presenters
Brandon Stosuy, Chris Grigg, Emilie Friedlander, Fred Pessaro, Kim Kelly
Business gets harder and harder for recording artists and songwriters. Problems have developed with labels, publishers, fans, online distribution services like Spotify, major ISPs like Google, and Internet radio networks…
Presenters
David Lowery, David Zierler, Eric Hilton, Lee Miller, Marcia Wong, Jay Rosenthal
There is a sea of acronyms: SESAC, BMI, ASCAP, AARC, SRCO, PRO and more. The world of collecting all the royalties due to you is murky and unorganized at best. Why do artists need to sign up for these organizations? Putt…
Presenters
Alex Holz, Jeremy Peters, Joe Conyers, YiPei Chen-Josephson
There are tons of music apps to play with, but how should the music business be working with these applications to market music? This panel will include an overview of the latest apps and a series of case studies to illu…
Presenters
Allison Schlueter, Justin Dreyfuss, Ryan Johnson, Theda Sandiford
Touring is a daunting task for most independent bands because the monetary loss can be substantial. It's a lose-lose scenario unless done correctly. Find out the common mistakes that bands make touring, and learn unconv…
Presenters
Randy Nichols, Tom Windish, Victoria Camera, Peter Sotos
Maverick female leaders helped to pave a way for women to work in the music industry. Yet there is still a huge shortage of females in leadership positions in our business. Power diversity breeds a healthy, invigorating…
Presenters
Heather Moosnick, Michele Olton, Neeta Ragoowansi, Wende Crowley
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…
Presenters
Gary Kemp, John Keeble, Lori Majewski, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman, Tony Hadley
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. This Mentor Session specifically focuses on immigration options for international musicians and industry profession…
Presenters
Jonathan Ginsburg, Laya Kushner, Linda Rose, Sharon Brenner
Online music has failed to deliver truly social & connected music experiences. As access-based, streaming music becomes more mainstream, the current failure and huge potential of social music is becoming clearer. A varie…
Presenters
Jim Lucchese
The rapid growth of online video has established YouTube as the go-to source for new music and music-based content. Lean how YouTube is the new breeding ground for music’s future stars.…
Presenters
DJ Skee, Russell Simmons, Steve Rifkind, Shira Lazar
Atlanter is a norwegian rock band inspired by desert blues bands, by German krautrock and by old delta blues. All this is done with a Norwegian twist and point of view, and is perhaps best described as Norwegian viddeblu…
Success in the UK can break your act worldwide - it's one of the most influential, creative and fast-changing musical environments in the world. Gain insight into the idiosyncrasies of the UK and how acts like Calvin Ha…
Presenters
Chloe Melick, Elinore Giles, Jos Watkin, Jules Parker
Engaging your fans is best done by utilizing customer care. What tools are out there for established artists? How do new artists get on board? What lessons can the music industry take away from some of the bigger compani…
Presenters
Dan Silver, Magen Tracy, Suzanne Vega, Liz Leahy
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…
Presenters
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…
Presenters
Michael Mast, Nils Bernstein, Rick Mast, Tom Monday, Josh Wittman
In the fast-paced world of television production, many key creative decision makers are involved in crafting the score for the show. Many different deal structures come into play. This collaborative effort includes produ…
Presenters
Darren Drew, David Ries, David Vanacore, Pat Weaver
With organizations like BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, SoundExchange and others fiercely tracking music royalties for artists, songwriters, producers and publishers, and online music distribution growing exponentially, royalties hav…
Presenters
Barry Massarsky, Bob Rice, Ramona Simmons, Sean Peace
Numerous musicians and DJs are emerging from across Africa, enriching the global music scene. They reflect a new generation of socially networked artists who are just as comfortable in the tough areas of Africa's largest…
Presenters
Elom "EL" Adablah, Moses "Buddha Blaze" Mbasu, Ovie Ofugara, Rickie Davies, Russell Kenya, Rab Bakari
There has been a dramatic change in the power and leverage in the music business away from the major labels primarily controlling an artist's career and towards the increasingly powerful manager. Top artist managers have…
Presenters
Bruce Flohr, Matt Pollack, Michael McDonald, Jeff Pollack
Music and advocacy have been natural allies in instigating change. ONE launched agit8 in 2013, a music-driven campaign using the power of protest songs to demonstrate the impact of using your voice. In the age of digital…
Presenters
Jeff Davidoff, Maureen Traynor, Vivien Lewit
How a small country like Sweden has achieved international success in the music business - past, present and future.…
Presenters
Dennis Lyxzén, Jonas Bjälesjö, Pia Kalischer
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…
Presenters
Alex Ebert, Jim DeRogatis
Strong communities are currently built URL vs IRL (Online vs In Real Life). The process of creating and perfecting one record can involve anywhere from five to fifty individuals. Today, it is the norm for these coworkers…
Presenters
Ariel Borujow, Bryan Fryzel, Just Blaze, Ricardo Gutierrez, Juliet Lerman
Musicians must keep track of and analyze an increasing amount of data. While countless online platforms exist to serve musicians, everything from remembering passwords to downloading sales information impacts how artists…
Presenters
Eleanor Whitney, Courtney Klossner
Caught a Ghost produces a sound and aesthetic that separates them from the rest of their neo-soul contemporaries. Of course there are threads of classic influence that are apparent, but, for example, the hypnotic synth l…
The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. Conferences and large gatherings can be a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All ar…
Friday, March 14
Festival-goers can once again count on festival favorite, Catch A Chevy, to beat the heat and help them navigate the busy streets of Austin. Why walk when you can catch a complimentary ride in a wrapped Chevrolet Impala …
Test drive a 2014 Chevrolet Volt, Sonic, Camaro, Impala, Spark, Equinox, Tahoe, Cruze Eco, or Malibu. Find Chevrolet on Trinity St. between Cesar Chavez and 2nd St. from Friday, March 7 through Saturday, March 15.……
Presented by Van’s and the American Poster Institute (API). Flatstock 43 will display the works of the world's top gig poster artists. Flatstock 43 is open to the public with free Guest Pass wristbands, available in adv…
The SXSW Gear Expo Lounge, sponsored by Fantastic-the smart music player, is a comfy space for attendees to relax, recharge, catch up on emails and enjoy a drink. Complimentary Happy Hours every day at 4:00. The Expo Lo…
The Music Gear Expo runs the gamut from well-known guitar makers to indie amp builders, keyboards, mics and headphones to tablet-based apps. New for this year: The Shred Shed (where you can crank up guitars to 11) and th…
Want to turn it up to 11? Visitors will get to crank it up in The Shred Shed, presented by PRS Guitars. The Shred Shed will be outfitted with two soundproof booths, amps and guitars Guitarists can walk in, shut the door,…
Vince Wilburn Jr, Cheryl Davis & Erin Davis will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Miles Davis: The Collected Artwork”.……
Presenters
Cheryl Davis, Erin Davis, Vincent Wilburn Jr
Walk through the creative process, business, and legal aspects of obtaining a song placement on major recording artist albums. The music producer will discuss building relationships with fellow songwriters and recording …
Presenters
Rico Brooks, Sandra Brown, Sonny Corey Uwaezuoke, Travis McFetridge
Some musicians aspire to fame and glory, and some aspire to being known and respected within the industry, but most of us just want to pay our bills without having to get a day job. Teaching music lessons and playing gig…
Presenters
Amanda Krieg Thomas, Jerry Pilato, Josef Peters, Ron Mendelsohn
When Plaintiffs form a class in a concerted effort to seek relief, the result can alter the course of jurisprudence. This panel will review mega-issues through mega-litigations and report on their impact.…
Presenters
David Given, Howard Hertz, Richard Wolfe, Tim Matson
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…
Presenters
Kelly Benini
As the audio experience moves forward, how do we ensure that we don’t leave behind audio quality? What changes are coming in music creation and production, as well as audio technology to ensure that we still hear music t…
Presenters
Chris Ludwig, Henry Bzeih, Joe Hahn, Brian Hernandez
The amount of available fan data is so staggering, that old-school analytic techniques struggle to keep up. To find the signal hidden in all the inevitable noise, savvy technology companies are adapting to be able to ana…
Presenters
Alex White, Julien Mitelberg, Kristina Wallender, Nate Auerbach
Whether through social media, TV spots, or festival partnerships, fashion brands are using music to connect with consumers now more than ever before. And as the music and fashion worlds continue to collide, brands, music…
Presenters
Danny Clinch, Micah Nelson, Bruce Flohr, Stephen Niedzwiecki
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…
Presenters
Buzz Osborne, Jack Boulware, James Williamson
Stems are the isolated instrumental or vocal tracks from a specific recording, and they're commonly used for two things: Remix contests for bands and video games. Until recently, creating remixes with stems was done exc…
Presenters
Brandon Martinez, Christian Castle, Erik Ashdown, Lane McCray, Kahlil Ashanti
Ever wonder how independent online content creators are able drive revenue with other people's work? How does this material transfer from the label, artist/band, or sponsors to sites like Transistor Six, Daytrotter, and …
Presenters
Cory Llewellyn, Sean Moeller, Steven Appleyard
Memphis music is one of the world's most important cultural gems. Join key players in the Memphis scene, past and present, as they discuss the songs and artists that have inspired and influenced so much of the world's po…
Presenters
Al Bell, Booker T Jones, Cody Dickinson, Frayser Boy, Lawrence Mitchell, Robert Gordon, William Bell, Martin Shore
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…
Presenters
Elizabeth Cohen, Erica Krusen, Jordan Burger, Juan Cristobal Losada, Mitchell Davis, Rachel Barnhard, Shawn Nolan, Steve Nice, Suzanne Cadgene, Zach Hundley
Focus on fresh, non-traditional approaches to deal making in today’s music industry with the artist in mind. Learn to creatively distribute both physical and digital products. Explore the options of cross branding, coope…
Intermediate
Presenters
Carl Verheyen, Jimmy Roc, John Bradley, Mark Hornsby
In today's rapidly changing music business, musicians are often caught between old and new business models. Many musicians care deeply about their communities and social justice issues, offering their services via benefi…
Presenters
Joseph Voss, Lyle Hysen, Mac McCaughan, Rebecca Gates
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 …
Presenters
David Ritz, Denise Oswald, Parke Puterbaugh, Holly George-Warren
Everybody wants a place they can call home—a place where they’re accepted, loved, and healed. But for musicians—often traveling, working nights and weekends, finding and keeping community can be a challenge. Discuss thes…
Presenters
Greg Garrett, Matisyahu , Patrice Pike, Merrill Wade
SXSW showcasing bands! Show your Artist Wristband and get free tacos and tea! Brought to you by The GRAMMYS/Recording Academy.……
Jane Penny (vocals, keyboard) and David Carriere (guitar) have been writing pop songs together for a while, having formed their musical union way back in 2008. They started TOPS in Montreal during the autumn of 2011, and…
Rick Mast & Michael Mast will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Mast Brothers Chocolate: A Family Cookbook”.……
Presenters
Michael Mast, Rick Mast
A new way of listening is changing a continent. Music in Africa is booming in unexpected places. Come hear why cassette tapes are still big in Nigeria; why traditional models don't work; why the next innovation in music …
Presenters
Eric Idiahi, Toby Shapshak, Yoel Kenan, Catherine Luckhoff
Take an inside look into the making of some of your favorite records. This group of producers will share keys to success, stories behind the scenes, lessons learned and will give insight into the advancement of recording…
Presenters
Dan Nakamura, Drumma Boy, Just Blaze, Salaam Remi, Nick Huff
Jack Boulware will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedy’s to Green Day”.……
Presenters
Jack Boulware
Holly George-Warren will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, From Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man”.……
Presenters
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…
Presenters
Anina Moore, Chris Douridas, Christopher Tyng, Peter Schwinge
Digital distribution and related compensation is now the rule, not the exception. The de-centralization of publishing money sources requires the identification and payments from those sources. A dollar here, a quarter …
Presenters
Andrew Sparkler, Danielle Aguirre, Kris Munoz, Bob Donnelly
Your back is going to hurt one day, and crashing the floor of an apartment in Asheville isn’t going to cut it. Pizza will not be the most desirable of breakfast foods. Our panelists know this; they’ve been there, and hav…
Presenters
Christen Greene, Jesse Cannon, Joe Gittleman, Josiah Albertsen, Scott Booker
An artist and producer spend weeks, sometimes months, working on a record, but what happens to it between mastering and the consumer? Grammy award winning producer/mixer Andrew Scheps (Black Sabbath, Adele, Red Hot Chil…
Presenters
Andrew Scheps, Gavin Lurssen
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…
Presenters
Judy Tint, Kevin Wommack, Lawrence Gelburd, Marc Lipkin, Michele Clark, Randy Alexander, Stuart Sullivan, Vincent Wilburn Jr, Zach Hinkle
The new Music Licensing Pitch Sessions offer all registrants and artists direct feedback from licensing, sync, and music supervision experts. They will offer you a glimpse at the viability of licensing your music for dif…
Presenters
Joel C High, Jordan Passman, Nikki Lynette
Although debates about how to protect copyright online might seem so 2010, they certainly haven't abated. The current conversations aren't as contentious as the SOPA skirmishes, but that doesn't necessarily mean consensu…
Presenters
David Lowery, Jill Lesser, Sherwin Siy, Casey Rae
Electronic Dance Music continues to take the world by storm – and with it comes a new generation of music fans that sit at the nexus of music and technology. More than other genres, the EDM fan is digitally engaged with …
Presenters
Donnie Estopinal, Kerri Mason, Martina Wang, Senthil Chidambaram
Talent discovery through the web has become common place. A new era of A&R has emerged. Indie labels scour the Internet on a daily basis and talent scouts no longer spend late nights hanging out in bars and nightclubs; t…
Presenters
Blaise DeAngelo, Diana Kimball, Mike Smith, Nathan McLay
Originals, iconoclasts, nonconformists—whatever word you choose, they are artists who don’t take kindly to rules. In fact, they make their own. Laura Jane Grace, of the nearly two-decade punk vets Against Me!, whose own…
Presenters
Big Freedia, Laura Jane Grace, Sharon Needles, John Norris
For all the talk of how declining physical music sales are killing independent retail, nobody is mentioning the rise of the niche record stores from coast to coast. While the chains continue to let their market share sl…
Presenters
Adam Downey, Carrie Colliton, Stephen Judge, Hank Stockard
Survey the radio landscape of 2014 and beyond with notable executives. Satellite continues to grow steadily, streaming services battle for legitimacy and fans, and terrestrial radio still has the largest audience. What l…
Presenters
Daniel Glass, Jacent Jackson, Jim Richards, Mark Hamilton, Troy Hanson, Mike Jacobs
It’s a rare and beautiful thing when a band emerges fully formed, but it makes perfect sense in the case of guitarist Daniel Hindman and keyboardist Sarah Versprille’s Pure Bathing Culture. Having backed folk rock revisi…
Tei Shi is the moniker of Valerie Teicher, a Brooklyn via Bogotá and Vancouver-based vocalist with an affinity towards lush dream pop, airy 90s R&B, mesmerizing soundscapes and hauntingly minimal instrumental foundation.…
Music by the people and for the people often requires the political dance in the making of policy and legislation. The panel will discuss major policy initiatives, their status and impact.…
Presenters
Jacqueline Charlesworth, Rachel Stilwell, Peter Strand
There is a new generation of content creators who are the captains of their own vessels, leveraging their talents and technological savvy to build healthy careers for themselves in ways that were previously not possible.…
Presenters
Andrew Maury, Josh Roth, Rebecca Zeller, Seth Kallen, John Manganilla
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…
Presenters
David Macias, Gregory Mead, Simon Wheeler, Steve Savoca, Yinka Adegoke
Demo Listening Sessions offer a unique opportunity for selected musicians to get direct feedback from music professionals, those who listen to demos as part of their job. This year, we can accept digital submissions for…
Presenters
David Jacobs, Julia Willinger, Michael Goldberg
The Norwegian digital music market is the world’s most advanced, with a 78 % digital market share of recorded music. Most artists and labels regard streaming as positive and that substantial revenues are being generated,…
Presenters
Arnt Maaso, Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen, Inger Elise Mey, Kjartan Slette, Trond Tornes
Despite the industrial infiltration of low-grade listening, the mastering field has maintained its relevance and progress of precision. Without this finalizing step from birth of an idea to its sonic realization, the ene…
Presenters
Andrew Mendelson, Chris Athens, Joe Palmaccio, Michael Romanowski, Gavin Lurssen
In recent years visual media has become recognized as a potent platform to provide exposure for a band. But how can the brands who are licensing these songs better leverage music? What steps can they take to be more proa…
Presenters
Alisann Blood, Duffy Patten, PJ Bloom, Todd Porter, Michael Frick
Delve deep into ways to increase revenues by looking abroad. Every label and artist must promote widely and create revenues from multiple sources via sales and streams to get a river of dollars, pennies and micro-pennies…
Presenters
Cathy Bauer, Eric Tobin, Garry West, Tor Hansen, Richard Bengloff
The value of revenues from performance rights is increasing steadily, and shows no sign of declining. In the U.S., these rights are managed by SoundExchange, while overseas the options are more complex. What if your trac…
Presenters
Colin Rushing, Eanna Casey, Jim Mahoney, Mathew Reiffe
Multi-channel networks are hot news. Labels and artists sign to them to get the double-whammy of accessing channel management expertise plus higher ad revenue. Take a look at the pros and cons of collaborating with taste…
Presenters
Caroline Bottomley, Del Dias, Patrick Walker, Zac Vibert
Join all Music & Platinum registrants who work in Music Publicity for this unique networking opportunity. This meeting is an opportunity for like-minded professionals to meet and exchange ideas and suggestions on a varie…
Presenters
Howard Wuelfing
Branded entertainment and sync licensing have become the norm for bands and brands. Along the way, bands, brands, music publishers, music supervisors, and ad agencies have become the new A&R departments. Melissa Etheridg…
Presenters
Jeannette Perez, Melissa Etheridge, Susan Credle, Bonny Dolan
Touring is no longer simply a means to promote a record; it has now become the main source of income for most artists. Whether a band struggling to make ends meet on the road, or a career artist looking to maximize earni…
Presenters
Javier Reyes, Josh Mihlek, Laurel Stearns, Mike Mowery, Mark Scribner
Enter Austin Texas’ own: Residual Kid. The band, consisting of brothers Ben and Max Redman (drums/ bass respectively) and singer / guitarist Deven Ivy, dance in tornado of distortion and jangle. Underneath the fury lay t…
Robert Gordon will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion”.……
Presenters
Robert Gordon
Hailing from the sleepy suburban sprawl of Orange County, California, Cosmonauts forge malcontent drone-pop melodies, delivered with a clangy laser-fuzz backbone. Formed in Summer 2009 by Alexander Ahmadi & Derek Cowart,…
Music festivals are hugely popular, but have immensely complicated challenges. Hear from a collection of specialists in different areas of festival management who will get into the nuts and bolts of running a festival wi…
Presenters
Brett Mosiman, Gary Richards, Kevin Lyman, Shawn Kent, Todd Sims
Colleges offer an important and big-ticket business within live music. Understand why artists play colleges and the process behind working with college students to ensure a successful show.…
Presenters
Kelly Benini, Meredith Jones, Zach Iser, Harry Roberts
With so much effort spent to protect creative works from infringement, the role of existing works in the creation of new ones is often overlooked. As a result, artists typically face significant challenges when attemptin…
Presenters
Carlos Affonso, Kristelia Garcia, Tyler Walker, Margot Kaminski
Entrepreneurial entertainment lawyers often ride the fine line between what might be considered permissible and impermissible conduct under the Rules of Professional Conduct.But, how does this behavior look to jurists an…
Presenters
Steve McConnico, Wallace B Jefferson, Lawrence Waks
Explore the success of Converse Rubber Tracks. and artists that have recorded at the studio. Dive deeper into why and how the concept came to life and its commitment to providing a platform for artists…with no strings at…
Presenters
Amir Mozafari, Dan Martin, Geoff Cottrill, Hector Castillo, Nick Catchdubs, Gabe McDonough
Gain understanding of Performing Arts Centers (PACs) and how these venues fit within the touring industry, and the touring mix of an artist's career. Discuss the similarities and differences between PACs and commercial v…
Presenters
Bill Bragin, Michael Blachly, Patrick Brogan, Larry Kosson
Promoting gigs with posters, t-shirts and other material can be expensive. Explore, in a hands-on environment, how to get started on the cheap. As bands mature and tour, the production and sale of gig posters and printed…
Presenters
Clay Ferguson, Jared Connor, Mark Pedini, Andy MacDougall
Explore the impact of in-store radio on customer's shopping experiences and how this exposure can lead to fan acquisition for emerging acts. Retail playlists reach a captive audience - no one can turn the channel. Hear a…
Presenters
Adam Farrell, Julia Cummings, Richard Jankovich, Steven Pilker
The UK has over 400 television channels which, in total, broadcast in excess of one million items of music per week. UK television placement can significantly raise the profile of artists, generate revenue and create hit…
Presenters
Adrian Cooke, Julian Deane, Peter Bradbury, Mark Gordon
What is the media's responsibility in covering a meltdown as it's happening? And are the most scrutinized pop stars obligated to set a good example? Taylor Hanson, the heart (and heartthrob) of 90s mega-band Hanson join…
Presenters
Charles Chavez, Lori Majewski, Taylor Hanson, Shirley Halperin
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…
Presenters
Julie Pilat, Karen Kwak, Lisa Worden, Michele Harrison, Sharon Dastur
Dubbed, “Chew it up, Spit it out, Rock and Roll”, Cheers Elephant is a tight, rootsy, psychedelic poprock quartet originally from Philadelphia, now located in LA. 2014 plans include recording a new album as well as exten…
Here's your chance to see the finalists and their creations from the SXSW Music Hackathon Championship, held the previous day. Using their programming know-how and our collection of music-tech APIs, teams will have had …
Presenters
Alex Ebert, Ian Rogers, Jermaine "Mack Maine" Preyan, Stephen White
The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. Conferences and large gatherings can be a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All ar…
Saturday, March 15
Festival-goers can once again count on festival favorite, Catch A Chevy, to beat the heat and help them navigate the busy streets of Austin. Why walk when you can catch a complimentary ride in a wrapped Chevrolet Impala …
As artists “break” from non-traditional music events such as television contests, the assignment of rights and income participations are now migrating beyond record company 360 deals. This mutation and/or evolution is d…
Presenters
Lynn Morrow, Paul Friedman, Susan Abramovitch, Paul Bezilla
Test drive a 2014 Chevrolet Volt, Sonic, Camaro, Impala, Spark, Equinox, Tahoe, Cruze Eco, or Malibu. Find Chevrolet on Trinity St. between Cesar Chavez and 2nd St. from Friday, March 7 through Saturday, March 15.……
Presented by Van’s and the American Poster Institute (API). Flatstock 43 will display the works of the world's top gig poster artists. Flatstock 43 is open to the public with free Guest Pass wristbands, available in adv…
The SXSW Gear Expo Lounge, sponsored by Fantastic-the smart music player, is a comfy space for attendees to relax, recharge, catch up on emails and enjoy a drink. Complimentary Happy Hours every day at 4:00. The Expo Lou…
The Music Gear Expo runs the gamut from well-known guitar makers to indie amp builders, keyboards, mics and headphones to tablet-based apps. New for this year: The Shred Shed (where you can crank up guitars to 11) and th…
Want to turn it up to 11? Visitors will get to crank it up in The Shred Shed, presented by PRS Guitars. The Shred Shed will be outfitted with two soundproof booths, amps and guitars Guitarists can walk in, shut the door,…
Registrants are invited to enjoy a complimentary Bloody Mary Breakfast with Tito's Vodka and free breakfast tacos (both Austin staples) while they last at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 15th at the Radio Day Stage in Ballro…
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 ‘…
Presenters
CeeLo Green, Frannie Kelley
Musician Ben Arthur and Acoustic Cafe's Rob Reinhart present a panel about songwriting, collaboration, and the pressure of social media on production schedules. During the previous days of the festival, Ben will write an…
Presenters
Elizabeth Ziman, Rob Reinhart, sage francis, Ben Arthur
With a myriad of ways to discover music, fans of bands and brands alike are finding common ground when the two collide. Learn ways brands curate the music experience for their audiences through authentic partnerships acr…
Presenters
Brenden Miller, Kerry Doyle, Raul Ruiz, David Hargis
United States Congressman Michael McCaul calls Austin home and loves music. He is also the most powerful member of the U.S. House of Representatives on matters of Homeland Security (as Chairman of that Committee). At SXS…
Presenters
Daryl Friedman, Michael McCaul
In these times, the responsibility for artist development often falls on . . . the artist. More than ever, the developing artist may need to be as adept at business as they are at art. The panel reviews essential busines…
Presenters
Janine Small, Monika Tashman, David Lessoff
The live streaming sector is exploding with music events seeing massive audience reach & audience engagement times. Music festivals have audience engagement times of over 35 minutes for their digital broadcasts. As brand…
Presenters
Caroline Burruss, Hank Neuberger, Karl Rogers, John Petrocelli
Melbourne, Austin and Berlin sit at “far corners of the world with different cultures, climates and distinct sounds”, but each has one major thing in common – they are branded as three of the most supportive cities for l…
Presenters
Christian Morin, Don Pitts, Nick O'Byrne, Andrea Dr Baker
Publicists, or artists doing their own publicity, find themselves in a unique situation nowadays having to communicate with multiple generations of content providers (formerly known as journalists, editors, producers and…
Presenters
Amy Yates , Bob Boilen, Heather West, Michael Roffman, Howard Wuelfing
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…
Presenters
Brian Bloom, Jo Lenardi, Leah Selvidge, Mark Spier, Russell Baltera, Tim Kolleth, Trevor Gale, Tyler Middleton, Will Hoffman
Is your website's store just a digital lemonade stand? It could be a powerful revenue driver if it's designed & managed effectively. Get insights from e-commerce and merchandising experts on how to build & run a profitab…
Presenters
Heather Lewis, Jay Coyle, Rick Gonzalez, Jason Spitz
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…
Presenters
Christopher Tynan, Steve Ritter, Victor Hu, William Gruger
Arc Iris’s self-titled debut album is out April 1 on Anti- Records. The video for the band’s first single, “Singing So Sweetly,” recently premiered on FILTER’s website and can be streamed on YouTube. Arc Iris is set to e…
Amy Yates Wuelfing will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “No Slam Dancing, No Stage Diving, No Spikes: An Oral History of the Legendary City Gardens”.……
Presenters
Amy Yates
Past Life, the new album by Lost In The Trees has arrived in stores. It is the follow up to the group's widely praised record A Church That That Fits Our Needs which was hailed by the Wall Street Journal as “the best alb…
Music, music everywhere . . . and where’s my money? What are the sources, rates and scale in subscriptions and other streamed music?…
Presenters
Colin Rushing, Kenneth Steinthal, John Simson
How do you grow your online fanbase using creative ideas that stay true to your identity as an artist? What are the best tools out there for you to use to establish yourself in the digital space? Online marketing is tak…
Presenters
Doug Barasch, Robbie Mackey, Valeri Travagliante, Marni Wandner
How do you build the right team around your music, brand & business? Whether you are an emerging artist or an industry veteran, take a crash course on the different aspects of the business, what purpose they serve and mo…
Presenters
Amy Zaglauer, David Goldsen, Justin Bridgewater, Marisa Fair, Nani Stoick
Join a frank conversation on the difficulties of maintaining a profitable bottom line, and an open heart and mind in an industry that, in its rush to compete, frequently forgets the simple decencies of respect, kindness,…
Presenters
Eliza Gilkyson, Ellis Paul, Ralph Jaccodine, Val Denn
Remixes can be used as a marketing device to help reach a wider audience, a tool for fan engagement, or as a platform to launch a career. Whatever the original motivation, remixes have evolved into an art form that has b…
Presenters
Clark Warner, Dan Zaccagnino, Kush Arora, Matthew Dear
How has the launch of Beats Music impacted the existing landscape of the streaming service industry? We'll take a look at the various streaming players, how they have adapted, how pricing and curation fit in, and how the…
Presenters
Darryl Ballantyne, Fred McIntyre, Ted Cohen
We all know that social media is ubiquitous (you DO know that, right?), and everyone is aware that they need to be effective in the social space to have a viable music career. But how do artists (or for that matter, mana…
Presenters
Adam Wexler, Chris Trovero, Katy Kirby, Dez Dickerson
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-…
Presenters
Jason Cohen, Stuart Murdoch
Getting artists, their team and the venue staff to work together is the most effective way to have a great show. Talk to industry veterans, hear some horror stories and shine light on easy things any artist can do to mak…
Presenters
Damon Lange, Elle Mahoney, Josh Siebert, Mike Manewitz, Todd Hartman
Saintseneca's forthcoming album Dark Arc is in stores on April 1st. The band is led by singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist Zac Little who originally hails from rural Appalachia. Following in the footsteps of hear…
English afro-folk-pop ensemble The Melodic's debut album Effra Parade is available now via Anti-. It is the follow up to the band's acclaimed EP On My Way. English newspaper The Observer described The Melodic as "Incredi…
Since the mid 1950s, when Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino wrote more than 40 hits for Imperial Records, the Bartholomew family has been a key element of the New Orleans music industry. Dave’s son Don B. ushered in the f…
Presenters
Blake Bartholomew, Chris Bartholomew, Dave Bartholomew, Don Bartholomew Jr, Don B, John Swenson
Been there, seen that, done that and now what? How will lawyers survive and thrive in the current and future music industry paradigm?…
Presenters
Joseph Serling, Ken Abdo, Ron Wilcox, Scott Goldman
How do you create such hype around a record, without the artist being there to hype it for you? Or create such interest around a project that just keeps growing and growing, long after its actually happened? Learn about …
Presenters
Emmy Parker, Gary Walker, Will Hermes, Eric Welles Nystrom
Social media has become the most all-consuming online craze now but how well is it being used by musicians, labels and PR companies? Most of it is still noise, competing with millions of others through dozens of social m…
Presenters
Lindsey Kronmiller, Nils Bernstein, Sean Hallarman, Jason Gross
People may not think that brands and music go hand-in-hand like peanut butter and jelly, however, music is used daily as a way to enhance sales for many companies through TV commercials, television shows, feature films, …
Presenters
Brian Frank, Gina Collins, Ro Shon Fegan, Ken Hertz
The Safe Harbor Room is a place for people in recovery to meet during SXSW. The sessions are informal and supportive. Conferences and large gatherings can be a challenging atmosphere for those who choose sobriety. All ar…
From Austin, Texas, Bronze Whale is an indie-electronic duo comprised of Aaron Jaques and Benny Alley. Starting in late 2011, Bronze Whale have made their mark on electronic music through a consistent delivery of emotion…
Mother Falcon began as a jam session among a group of high school cellists eager to break out of the classical repertoire that predominated their musical training. Since then, the band has evolved as an organic collectiv…
Thanks to our sponsors
Music sponsor
Interactive sponsors
