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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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10:00am CDT

Java Monster Mornings Registrants Lounge

11:00am CDT

CLE 1: Music Law Ethics in Motion ACC Room 9BCKen Abdo • Yocel Alonso SXSW Keynote Conversation: Snoop Dogg ACC Ballroom ASnoop Dogg • Allen Hughes The Jones Family Will Make a Way Satellite Venue: Marchesa Made in Japan Alamo Ritz 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 Shred Shed by Paul Reed Smith Guitars 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

Changing Your Musical Experience With Jamstik We Like It Like That Alamo Lamar B

12:00pm CDT

Music Taco Meet Up Palm Door on Sabine NM Make Some Noise on Rainey 78 Rainey Street

12:30pm CDT

Alt, Pop and Rock Go to Broadway ACC Room 10ADave Clemmons • Constantine Maroulis • Tim O\'Heir • Jim Price Americana - Future, Present, Past ACC Room 16ABPeter Blackstock • Zach Chance • Jonathan Clay • Marc Friedenberg • Scott Goldman Be Your Own Label: Navigate Success on Your Terms ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EJay Coyle • Chase Igliori • Chris Moon • John Strohm • Don VanCleave CLE 2: Licensing Made Difficult: Issues Clearing Music Rights ACC Room 9BCMark Avsec • Jeff Liebenson • Tim Matson • Christine Pepe I Wrote That Song featuring Will Butler, Marshall Crenshaw, Britt Daniel, & Mac McCaughan ACC Room 18ABCWill Butler • Matthew Caws • Marshall Crenshaw • Britt Daniel • Karen Glauber • Mac McCaughan In-Store Radio: 200M Potential Fans ACC Room 10BJulia Cummings • Christopher Golub • Anida Gurlit • Richard Jankovich Independent Labels Then & Now: Looking Back and Looking Forward ACC Room 12ABRob Abelow • Vincent Clery-Melin • Richard Gottehrer • Thaddeus Rudd • Brandon Schmidt • Seymour Stein Meet Africa's Leading Musicians ACC Room 11ABD\'Banj • Davido • Eddie Kadi • Lee Kasumba • Victoria Kimani • Sean Maxbornd • Charles Obih • Ovie Ofugara • Ebunoluwa Ogude • Ice Prince • R2bees • Mugeez Rashid • Samini • Sarkodie Mentor Session: Andy Somers ACC Room 8ABAndy Somers Mentor Session: Christine Sanley ACC Room 8ABChristine Sanley Mentor Session: Dayna Ghiraldi ACC Room 8ABDayna Ghiraldi Mentor Session: Ed Eason ACC Room 8ABEd Eason Mentor Session: Eric Shipon ACC Room 8ABEric Shipon Mentor Session: Geeta Novotny ACC Room 8ABGeeta Novotny Mentor Session: Kevin Lyman ACC Room 8ABKevin Lyman Mentor Session: Laura Katz ACC Room 8ABLaura Katz Mentor Session: Lawrence Gelburd ACC Room 8ABLawrence Gelburd Mentor Session: Marc Lipkin ACC Room 8ABMarc Lipkin Mentor Session: Nick Rosenberg ACC Room 8ABNick Rosenberg MMF Latin America Meet Up ACC Austin SuiteFabrizio Onetto • Gabriel Turielle Money, Songwriting and Recording - The Real World of Money in Music ACC Room 18DJeffrey Brabec • Todd Brabec Should Music Mags Survive or Get Killed Off? ACC Room 17BJim DeRogatis • Alex Gale • Jason Gross • Ann Powers • Jaan Uhelszki Street Team 2.0: Digital Marketing For Music ACC Room 13ABVonn Butler • Karl Carter • Wendy Day • Jesse Kirshbaum • Dominique Pryor-Anderson • Maurice "Mo Better" Rivera • Issy Sanchez SXSW Deep Dive Series: Electronic ACC Room 10CAlex Clapworthy • Jes Elliott • Pete Fairman • Kristen McElwain • Eugene Young Who’s Using My Music? Copyrights In Digital Era ACC Room 17AJacqueline Charlesworth • Steven Marks • Jennifer Miller • Kevin Montler • Mark Piibe • Jason Stewart

1:40pm CDT

Book Signing: Jeff Brabec and Todd Brabec ACC Ballroom D FoyerJeffrey Brabec • Todd Brabec

2:00pm CDT

Book Signing: Jesse Sublett ACC Ballroom D FoyerJesse Sublett Adrian Belew at Music Gear Expo ACC Exhibit Hall 5 CLE 3: Art Laws and Outlaws: Legal Issues in Music Graphics ACC Room 9BCDirk Fowler • Nels Jacobson Curating the Stream: Reaching 1M Spins Before Radio ACC Room 17BJoe Armenia • Lars Murray • Annie Ortmeier • Rachel Whitney Demo Listening Session 3 ACC Room 10CAri Ingel • Jaime Neely • Frederik Thaae • Jackie Winkler Do Artist Endorsement Deals Help Brands & Artists? ACC Room 10BDom Hodge • Jack Horner • Alex White Fest Forward: The Future of Music Festivals ACC Room 17AArt Gimbel • Hugh McIntyre • Tom Russell • Martina Wang I Shot The Serif: When Musicians Become Designers ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EMichael Hendrix • Michael Renaud Mentor Session: Christine Bilich ACC Room 8ABChristine Bilich Mentor Session: Dasmarie Alvino ACC Room 8ABDasmarie Alvino Mentor Session: Don B ACC Room 8ABDon B Mentor Session: Gabe Kubanda ACC Room 8ABGabe Kubanda Mentor Session: Hallie Anderson ACC Room 8ABHallie Anderson Mentor Session: Jenni Sperandeo ACC Room 8ABJenni Sperandeo Mentor Session: Jill Sternheimer ACC Room 8ABJill Sternheimer Mentor Session: Julian Petty ACC Room 8ABJulian Petty Mentor Session: Keith Richards ACC Room 8ABKeith Richards Mentor Session: Mahmood Shaikh ACC Room 8ABMahmood Shaikh Mo' Money: Performance Royalties for Commercials ACC Room 15Steven Joyce • Lynne Lummel • Hunter Williams • Nan Wilson Surviving the Shift: Rethinking Music and Data ACC Room 11ABGigi Johnson The ABCs: Artistry, Branding, Creativity ACC Room 18DJay Benjamin • Bonny Dolan • Tom Eaton • Martin Kierszenbaum • Raquel Sofia The Value of Music Export Offices ACC Room 13ABKathrine Synnes Finnskog • Mike Heisel • Stuart Johnston • Jordi Puy • Robert Singerman Uncovering Gender Politics in Rap Business ACC Room 10AWhitney-Gayle Benta • Janee Bolden • Shanti Das • Devi Dev • Jennifer Drake • Aiyisha Obafemi What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You - Music Licensing ACC Room 12ABDarius Van Arman • Rich Bengloff • Charles Caldas • Chris Harrison • Jim Rondinelli

2:40pm CDT

Book Signing: Nicholas Meriwether ACC Ballroom D FoyerNicholas Meriwether

3:30pm CDT

Amplifying Brands with Streaming ACC Room 18DJonathan Barnes • Isaac Bess • Craig Snyder • Drew Thurlow CLE 4: Unhappy Together - The Turtles with Sirius XM ACC Room 9BCBob Donnelly • Steve Gordon • Henry Gradstein Cover Recordings: Career Boost or Bust? ACC Room 17BJulien Frank • Jeff Kilgour • Arshan Sadri • Jason "Space" Smith • Mark Spier Deep Roots of Rock: Making Rock Relevant Again ACC Room 13ABLaRonda Davis • Rob Fields • Bevis Griffin • Greg Tate Derivative Work: Copyright or CopyWrong? ACC Room 15Kahlil Ashanti • Erik Ashdown • Conor Clarke • Pete Ganbarg • Edward Jones • Jeff Levin • Clark Warner Everything You Know is Obsolete: Units vs ARPU ACC Room 12ABChris Carey • Jonathan Dworkin • Mark Eisenberg • Mark Mulligan • Tom Silverman I've Got 99 Problems, But PR Ain't One ACC Room 11ABTito Belis • Natalie Bisignano • Dayna Ghiraldi • Rey Roldan Life Beyond YouTube - Maximizing Your Monetization Opportunities ACC Room 17ADarryl Ballantyne • Ted Cohen • Milana Rabkin • Marc Scarpa • Dana Shayegan Mentor Session: Brenden Miller ACC Room 8ABBrenden Miller Mentor Session: Chris Phillips ACC Room 8ABChris Phillips Mentor Session: Julie Yannatta ACC Room 8ABJulie Yannatta Mentor Session: Kate Hyman ACC Room 8ABKate Hyman Mentor Session: Katy Wolaver ACC Room 8ABKaty Wolaver Mentor Session: Lynn Gonzalez ACC Room 8ABLynn Gonzalez Mentor Session: Matthew Medney ACC Room 8ABMatthew Medney Mentor Session: Maytav Koter ACC Room 8ABMaytav Koter Mentor Session: Mitchell Davis ACC Room 8ABMitchell Davis Mentor Session: Ross Popejoy ACC Room 8ABRoss Popejoy SXSW Interview: The Church ACC Room 16ABDavid Fricke • Ian Haug • Steve Kilbey • Peter Koppes • Tim Powles Tour Merch: The Most Overlooked Revenue in Music ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EBen Brannen • Karl Hensel • Ian Solomon • Kelly Vermillion • Matthew Young • Matt Young TV Blanket Licences: Stitch Up or Opportunity? ACC Room 8CNicky Bignell • Peter Bradbury • Chris Meehan • Gareth Smith World Music Meet Up ACC Austin SuiteRyan Dawes • Tristra Newyear-Yeager

4:00pm CDT

Book Signing: Danny Bland ACC Ballroom D FoyerDanny Bland Gear Expo Happy Hour ACC Exhibit Hall 5

4:30pm CDT

SXSW Music Hackathon Awards Show ACC Ballroom G Day Stage

5:00pm CDT

Hammond - Leslie Pedal Giveaway. ACC Exhibit Hall 5 100 Years from Now: Preserving Pop Music History ACC Room 15Susannah Cleveland • Greg Johnson • Andy Leach • Nicholas Meriwether • Gregory Reish Books are the New Vinyl ACC Room 16ABDanny Bland • Chuck D • Marc Gerald • Rynda Laurel • Frank Turner Chet Flippo: Texas’ Finest Music Journalist featuring Lyle Lovett ACC Room 17BPaula Batson • Holly George-Warren • Lyle Lovett • Joe Nick Patoski Controlling Content & Digital Distribution ACC Room 13ABBrandon Dorsky • Jason Zone Fisher • Jennifer Lee • Kendrick Nicholls • Sherwyn Nicholls • Chris Sievernich • Jason Spitz DIY Screenprinting Tips & Tricks ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EJared Connor • Clay Ferguson • Andy MacDougall • Mark Pedini • Jonathan Rebolloso How Musicians Get Paid: The View From DC ACC Room 9BCJennifer Choudhry • Jodie Griffin • Casey Rae • Norberto Salinas How To Crack UK Radio ACC Room 17AGeorge Ergatoudis • Steve Lamacq • Dermot O\'Leary • Sarah Stennett • Huw Stephens SXSW Interview: Wynonna Judd ACC Room 12ABWynonna Judd • Cactus Moser • Ann Powers The Art of the Interview ACC Room 18DRyan Downey • Godless • Chuck Loesch • Jaan Uhelszki Touring & Taxes: Where $10K Isn't Really $10K ACC Room 11ABEddie Bull • Mark Kaplan • Mark Scribner

8:45pm CDT

All Things Must Pass Stateside Theatre