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11,217 official + unofficial events during SXSW (last updated March 23, 2015). Our goal is to be the most complete guide. Anything missing?
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Shred Shed by Paul Reed Smith Guitars

10:00am CDT

Java Monster Mornings Registrants Lounge

11:00am CDT

2015 New Music Meeting ACC Room 17BSean Coakley • Matt Hickey • Jim McGuinn • Ariana Morgenstern • Jim Pitt • Norm Winer How Sampling Saved Music ACC Room 15Speech Thomas SXSW Interview: Adrian Belew ACC Room 13ABAdrian Belew • Brian Zisk Mavis! Vimeo Theater THE DAMNED: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead Stateside Theatre Artist Gifting Suite ACC Ballroom F Flatstock 48 ACC Exhibit Hall 4 Gear Expo Lounge ACC Exhibit Hall 5 Gear Expo Store ACC Exhibit Hall 5 John Lennon Educational Bus ACC Exhibit Hall 5 Music Gear Expo ACC Exhibit Hall 5 SNUGGBUDS Headset Giveaway ACC Exhibit Hall 5 StompBox Exhibit ACC Exhibit Hall 5 Synth Space ACC Exhibit Hall 5

11:30am CDT

Yamaha Presents: An Entire Recording Studio in Your Backpack ACC Exhibit Hall 4

12:00pm CDT

Book Signing: Martin Atkins ACC Ballroom D FoyerMartin Atkins Ableton & Dubspot Present: Ableton Spaces Empire Control Room NM Make Some Noise on Rainey 78 Rainey Street

12:30pm CDT

Book Signing: Holly George-Warren ACC Ballroom D FoyerHolly George-Warren Beethoven to Beyonce: The Science Behind a Hot Beat ACC Room 16ABNana Ayensu Digital Marketing: It's What's for Dinner ACC Room 10BDoug Barasch • Natalie Hapgood • Tom Mullen • Marni Wandner Emerging Artists and the Retail Experience ACC Room 17BTravis Doster • Katrina Streiner • Sara Sullivan • Danny Turner Foreign Exchange: How to Break a Song by a Foreign Artist ACC Room 13ABThomas Golubic • Daniel Kuypers • Jon Moshier • Adam Wolf Give It Away Now: The “Value” In Free Music ACC Room 15Cheetah Chrome • Deborah Mannis-Gardner • Paula Savastano • Jennifer Stilson • Heather Trussell How to Fill a Club When You Play Sheboygan ACC Room 9BCRegina Joskow • Rey Roldan • Ken Weinstein • Howard Wuelfing In the Wings: Programming Performing Arts Centers ACC Room 11ABBill Bragin • Joi Brown • Chad Herzog • Larry Kosson Mentor Session: Charles Slomovitz ACC Room 8ABCharles Slomovitz Mentor Session: Dan Goldberg ACC Room 8ABDan Goldberg Mentor Session: David Adcock ACC Room 8ABDavid Adcock Mentor Session: Gail Perry ACC Room 8ABGail Perry Mentor Session: Heather West ACC Room 8ABHeather West Mentor Session: Jeff Neuberger ACC Room 8ABJeff Neuberger Mentor Session: Jody Stephens ACC Room 8ABJody Stephens Mentor Session: Mike Shepherd ACC Room 8ABMike Shepherd Mentor Session: Stephanie Shim ACC Room 8ABStephanie Shim Mentor Session: Tim Kolleth ACC Room 8ABTim Kolleth SXSW Deep Dive Series: Latin America ACC Room 10CAhmed Bautista • Valerie Miranda • Philippe Siegenthaler • Alicia Zertuche The Celebrity Economy in Music feat Paul Krugman, Win & Will Butler, & More ACC Room 18ABCNicky Berger • Rembert Browne • Will Butler • Win Butler • Paul Krugman • Tatiana Simonian The Devil You Don't Know: Artists & Direct Deals ACC Room 18DKeith Bernstein • Simon Dennett • Vickie Nauman • Casey Rae The State of the Vintage Guitar Market ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EDaniel Orkin

2:00pm CDT

AES Platinum Producers & Engineers ACC Room 11ABRafa Arcaute • Eduardo Cabra • Tweety Gonzalez • Hugo Manzi • Andres Mayo • Stefano Vieni Behind The Curtain: How Data is Changing The Modern Music Business ACC Room 17BJoe Belliotti • Amy Doyle • Jim Lidestri • Jeff Pollack • Danielle Salzedo • Peter Szabo Building the Beat: A Conversation with Music’s Most Influential Producers ACC Room 18ABCJust Blaze • Mannie Fresh • Young Guru • KLC • Peter Rosenberg Demo Listening Session 2 ACC Room 10CMaria Egan • Lawrence Gelburd • Marc Wilson Growth-Hacking Through Music Tech ACC Room 13ABGrant Bussinger • Jon Carter • Jason Feinberg • Ari Herstand • Rossanna Wright How to Win on Streaming Services ACC Room 9BCJay Frank • Theda Sandiford • Michele Santucci Indie Revenue Streams Breaking Through: Real Data ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EDavid Bakula • Justin Kalifowitz • Tracy Maddux • Glenn Peoples Mentor Session: Andreas Nielsen ACC Room 8ABAndreas Nielsen Mentor Session: Davis McLarty ACC Room 8ABDavis McLarty Mentor Session: Grant McCallum ACC Room 8ABGrant McCallum Mentor Session: Jesper Reginal ACC Room 8ABJesper Reginal Mentor Session: Jordan Kurland ACC Room 8ABJordan Kurland Mentor Session: Judy Tint ACC Room 8ABJudy Tint Mentor Session: Michael Goldberg ACC Room 8ABMichael Goldberg Mentor Session: Mike Lembo ACC Room 8ABMike Lembo Mentor Session: Tamera Bennett ACC Room 8ABTamera Bennett Mentor Session: Tom Bridgewater ACC Room 8ABTom Bridgewater Music Curation Through Festivals and Streaming ACC Room 15Nick Farkas • Delphine Ferre • Matt Hickey • Mark Kates Pakistan Music Scene ACC Room 18DFarhan Bogra • Zeejah Fazli • Haroon • Zaed Maqbool Redefining 'Radio' for the Digital Age ACC Room 12ABPaul Brenner • Owen Grover • Deborah Newman • David Porter The (Real) Market Value of a Music Placement ACC Room 17AAntony Bland • Rochelle Holguin • Rebecca Rienks • Lysandra Woods The Who at 50 ACC Room 16ABRod Argent • Colin Blunstone • Clem Burke • Holly George-Warren • Chuck Prophet • Bob Santelli • Steven Van Zandt Vinyl, Tape, Lathe: Thriving with Vintage Technology ACC Room 8CCameron Henry • Chris Mara • Rob Maushund • Jay Millar Why You Matter to Brands/Why Brands Matter to You ACC Room 10BDiane Andreoni • Wendy Colonna • Eric Sheinkop • Maureen Traynor Hot Sugar's Cold World Stateside Theatre

2:30pm CDT

Danny Says Satellite Venue: Marchesa

3:15pm CDT

Book Signing: Eric Sheinkop ACC Ballroom D FoyerEric Sheinkop

3:20pm CDT

Book Signing: Allen Bargfrede ACC Ballroom D FoyerAllen Bargfrede

3:30pm CDT

A Global View of the Next Digital Music Generation ACC Room 8CKarim Fanous At Some Point You Are Going To Need A Team ACC Room 9BCJen Appel • Sharon Jennings • Eric McLellan • Lou Plaia Brandvertising: The Main Path for Artist Marketing ACC Room 17ADiane Andreoni • Lori Feldman • Mark Frieser • Antti Silventoinen • Ed Yen Ears on Ads: Pitch, Produce & Place Successfully ACC Room 10CSanaz Lavaedian • Jordan Passman • Dave Rocco • Morgan Thoryk Festival Best Practices: Industry Insiders Share ACC Room 18DDonnie Estopinal • Matt Frampton • Luis Justo • Todd Sims Gear Up, Lean Back: Linear Radio Becomes Dynamic ACC Room 10BSimon Cole • Kristin George • Chris Kimber • Damien King • Chris Williams Get Rid of Your Day Job: Create Full Time ACC Room 11ABBen Landis • Walt Ribeiro • Ali Spagnola • Shaun Spalding GRAMMY Producers on the Record ACC Room 16ABJohn Alagia • Christine Albert • Ray Benson • Daryl Friedman • Alex Da Kid Lead Belly: Bringing a 20th Century Music Icon into the Digital Age ACC Room 13ABRichard James Burgess • Bob Santelli • Alvin Singh Mentor Session: Annie Lin ACC Room 8ABAnnie Lin Mentor Session: Brian Bloom ACC Room 8ABBrian Bloom Mentor Session: Christiane Kinney ACC Room 8ABChristiane Kinney Mentor Session: Dae Bogan ACC Room 8ABDae Bogan Mentor Session: Jim Mahoney ACC Room 8ABJim Mahoney Mentor Session: Jordan Burger ACC Room 8ABJORDAN BURGER Mentor Session: Josh Rosenfeld ACC Room 8ABJosh Rosenfeld Mentor Session: Julia Riva ACC Room 8ABJulia Riva Mentor Session: Rachel Jacobson ACC Room 8ABRachel Jacobson Mentor Session: Sam Valenti IV ACC Room 8ABSam Valenti IV MTV for 2015: A New Music Video Channel by PubRadio ACC Room 17BMike Henry • Greg Holden • Rita Houston Music Supervisor + Filmmaker Meet Up ACC Austin SuiteJoel High • Robin Schwartz Rod Argent at Hammond Booth ACC Exhibit Hall 5 Takin' Care of Bits-ness: Reshaping Music Data ACC Room 15Robert Clement • Dale Manning • JT Myers • Howell O\'Rear • John Rudolph The Marriage of Radio & Online Listening ACC Room 12ABAnthony Bay • Lew Dickey • Daniel Glass • John McDuling Tools + Tech for the New Generation of Musicians ACC Artist Central in Ballroom ERob Bonstein • Juan Bruce • Andrew Hampp • Brandon Martinez • Mike Montali • Brendan Wypich Yes Virginia, There are still fu*#in jukeboxes! ACC Room 10ADave Anderson • Brian Hoekstra • Kyla Lombardo • Matt Lunsford

4:00pm CDT

Gear Expo Happy Hour ACC Exhibit Hall 5

4:30pm CDT

GRAMMY Happy Hour hosted by The Recording Academy ACC Ballroom F

4:45pm CDT

Theory of Obscurity: a film about The Residents Stateside Theatre

5:00pm CDT

Hammond - Leslie Pedal Giveaway ACC Exhibit Hall 5 24/7 Fan Engagement in the 21st Century ACC Room 15Michele Augis • Philly Brentnall • Aaron Ford • Scott Perry Access to Affinity: The Future of Digital Music ACC Room 17BMike Fiebach • Kerri Mason • Liz Miller • J Sider Ask Experts from All Walks of the Biz Anything! ACC Room 10CGillian Bar • Rachel Levy • Stirling McIlwaine • Richard Stumpf • David Wolter Audience Development for Musicians ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EMatt Sandler Hover presents Song Exploder Live Podcast: Will Butler ACC Room 16ABWill Butler • Hrishikesh Hirway Rhymesayers 20th Anniversary ACC Room 18ABCdeM atlaS • Kevin Beacham • Jason Cook • sean daley • Evidence • Brent Sayers Rights Management and Collective Licensing Orgs ACC Room 10AAllen Bargfrede • Christopher Bavitz • Åsa Carild • Christine Pepe Sampling In The Music Business ACC Room 11ABKane Beatz • Uwonda Carter • Scott Cupolo • Travis McFetridge Self-Releasing for Success ACC Room 9BCRachel Cragg • Ben Hubbird • Andrew Jervis • Benji Rogers SXSW Interview: Wyclef Jean ACC Room 12ABNick Huff-Barili • Wyclef Jean Sync in 2015: Newest Trends, Tools and Techniques ACC Room 13ABBen Kihnel • Josh Rabinowitz • Jennifer Newman Sharpe • Jessica Sobhraj The Changing Role of Artist Management ACC Room 17AStefano Anselmetti • Michele Ceazan-Fleischli • Joel Mark • Matt Shay The Future of Event Tech ACC Room 10BJoe Costanzo • Serge Grimaux • James Lansford • Kim Owens • Betty Tran-Chillino The Un-Distortion of Sound - What's Next featuring ODESZA ACC Room 18DClayton Knight • Chris Ludwig • Harrison Mills U.S. and U.K. Immigration Options for Musicians ACC Room 8CSharon Brenner • Anushka Sinha

5:15pm CDT

A Poem Is A Naked Person Satellite Venue: Marchesa

6:15pm CDT

Safe Harbor Room ACC Room 5ABC

7:15pm CDT

All Things Must Pass Satellite Venue: Alamo Slaughter

7:30pm CDT

Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove Paramount Theatre

7:45pm CDT

Y/OUR MUSIC Satellite Venue: Marchesa