Mentor Sessions offer 15 minutes of one-on-one interactions with industry leaders and professionals from all aspects across the film, interactive, and music areas.

Advanced signup will be required, more information on the RSVP system will be available as at a later time.

Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in A&R, IP & copyright, licensing, merchandise, music tech, and vinyl/cd manufacturing/production.

Patrick McCarthy serves as Project Manager & Reissue Producer of Light In The Attic Records, The label is known for its keen focus on quality restoration, gorgeous presentation and respectfully archiving artists’ work. In his job, McCarthy oversees every step of the process from initial concept to a finished release. He was Project Manager & co-producer of the Grammy-nominated box set There’s A Dream I’ve Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966-1971.

You can see Patrick’s full bio on his speaker page.

Registrants who sign up online must check-in 30 minutes before their mentor time slot to guarantee their spot. Limited on-site sign up is also available for a small number of Mentor Sessions spots and will begin 30 minutes before the first time slot of each session.

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.