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 startups, streaming & programming, marketing/PR, contracts & agreements, and A&R.

Emmy Black is the founder of Rhyme & Reason Records, a forward-thinking record label designed to function within the realities of today’s evolving music marketplace. RARR’s diverse roster includes Pronoun, My Brightest Diamond, and Red Baraat. Prior to RARR she worked as a client relations manager at the Orchard. She also worked A&R and digital marketing for Bar/None Records helping to break such acts as the Front Bottoms and Ezra Furman.

You can see Emmy’s full bio on her 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.