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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

Black Swan Yoga Recovery Session Powered by Onnit ACC Ballroom G Foyer Java Monster Mornings Registrants Lounge

11:00am

Beyond Genre: How To Better Connect Fans w/ Music ACC Room 17BGlenn McDonald • Ty Roberts • Terry Weerasinghe • Bill Wilson Bootstrapping Strategies for Music Entrepreneurs ACC Room 15Chip Adams • Elizabeth Cawein • Derek Evers • Kat Sage Branding Ovation: Advertising Creatives Talk Music ACC Room 11ABPeter Gannon • Sara Matarazzo • Theresa Notartomaso • Steven Scharf Breaking a Monster: Unlocking the Truth ACC Room 16ABAlec Atkins • Malcolm Brickhouse • Tom Davis • Jarad Dawkins • Chuck Loesch • Luke Meyer • Nigel Smith Commercial TV/Film Placements Aren't Just for the Big Kids Anymore ACC Room 17ARebecca Escanio • Danny Exum • Mike Ladman • Liz Leahy • Dan Silver Making the Most of YouTube: Artist Tools and Resources ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EAli Rivera • Erin Turner Micro-Licensing: The Fast Growing Future of Sync ACC Room 13ABKevin Breuner • Chi-Chao Chang • Laura Sydell • Paul Anthony Troiano Next Phase of Digital Discovery & Content Curation ACC Room 12ABSteve Blatter • Patricia Parra • David Porter • Marc Ruxin • Stephen White The Hustlers: Making and Breaking Latin America ACC Room 10BBecky Arreaga • DJ Buddha • Melissa Giles • Angie Martinez • Kevin "Pills" Montano Artist Gifting Suite ACC Ballroom F

11:30am

The Jones Family Will Make a Way Paramount Theatre

12:00pm

Ray-Ban #Campaign4Change Booth 717 Red River

12:30pm

21st Century Patronage: Brands Empowering Artists ACC Room 17AAdam Gorode • Seth Kallen • Jessica Kausen • Josh Roth • Daniel Sena Band:Smart: 50 Ideas to Make $100K More This Year ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EMartin Atkins Equality for Women in Dance Music ACC Room 13ABZak Desfleurs • Ashe Kilbourne • DJ Dana Lu • Diane Magnuson Getting Royalties from Streaming Music Services ACC Room 17BRobert Barbiere • Joe Conyers • Jesse Feister • Chris Potter • John Raso Hip Hop's Evolution in India - Why You Should Care ACC Room 10AHardik Dave • Ali Sachedina • Himanshu Suri • Raf Ullah Just Posting 'Buy My Album” Doesn’t Work Anymore ACC Room 18DEric Hahn • Jonathan Hull • Brian Popowitz • Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood Ladies First: How to be a Woman in Rap Journalism ACC Room 8CNadeska Alexis • Georgette Cline • Kathy Iandoli • Sowmya Krishnamurthy Mad Men (and Women!) of Music ACC Room 10BPaul Greco • Todd Porter • Josh Rabinowitz • Rani Vaz Mentor Session: Alex Maiolo ACC Room 8ABAlex Maiolo Mentor Session: Amy Rosen ACC Room 8ABAmy Rosen Mentor Session: Kate Landau ACC Room 8ABKate Landau Mentor Session: Kevin Wommack ACC Room 8ABKevin Wommack Mentor Session: Mara Schwartz ACC Room 8ABMara Schwartz Mentor Session: Markell Casey ACC Room 8ABMarkell Casey Mentor Session: Maureen Kenny ACC Room 8ABMaureen Kenny Mentor Session: Michael Starr ACC Room 8ABMichael Starr Mentor Session: Russell Baltera ACC Room 8ABRussell Baltera Mentor Session: Sharesa Alexander ACC Room 8ABSharesa Alexander • Sharesa Alexander Esq Sweet Dreams: Where Creativity and Commerce Collide ACC Room 16ABTom Lovett • Benji Rogers • Mark Simmons • Dave Stewart SXSW Deep Dive Series: Indie ACC Room 10CJarri Van der Haegen • Alisa Preisler • Stacey Wilhelm • Julia Willinger • Jordan Wolowitz Talent and Tech: Navigating the New Music Economy ACC Room 12ABMaura Corbett • Anthony Ray • Gary Shapiro • Hank Shocklee The New Interactive Music: Music's Visual Future ACC Room 11ABScott Snibbe Wearables Schmerables: What it Means for Music ACC Room 15Vivek Agrawal • Neil Dana • Jason Hardi • Jonathan Lazar • Vickie Nauman

1:00pm

SXAméricas Business Round Tables & Lunch Mixer ACC Room 9BC

1:45pm

Landfill Harmonic Alamo Ritz

2:00pm

'Upward and Onward': Ian 'Mac' McLagan Remembered ACC Room 18ABCJody Denberg • BP Fallon • David Fricke • Patty Griffin • Jo Rae Di Menno • Jon Notarthomas 808: Ground Shaking Beats ACC Room 16ABArthur Baker • Alexander Dunn • Funkmaster Flex • Basil Reece • Hank Shocklee Band Website Extreme Makeover Part 1: Demolition Derby ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EDave Cool • Chandler Coyle • David Dufresne • Brian Felsen • Ari Herstand Breaking Up Is Hard To Do... Breaking Contracts! ACC Room 18DJeffrey Becker • Brian Rosenblatt • Judy Tint Conquer the German Market ACC Room 8CRalph Christoph • Udo Dahmen • Jürgen Enninger • Christian Morin • Alexander Schulz Demo Listening Session 1 ACC Room 10CMike Boris • Isaac Heymann • Mollie Moore • Natalia Romiszewski How Visuals & Tech are Changing the Live Electronic Music Experience ACC Room 17BMate Galic • Constantin Koehncke • Zel McCarthy • Miguel Risueño • Raymond Roker Jim Marshall: All Access Photo Pass ACC Room 17AJay Blakesberg • Amelia Davis • Jorma Kaukonen • Joel Selvin Life Beyond Music: Making Change ACC Room 15Josiah Albertsen • Scott Booker • Jesse Elliott • Loulou Ghelichkhani • Joe Gittleman • Wayne Kramer Mentor Session: Celina Rollon ACC Room 8ABCelina Rollon Mentor Session: Dan Mackta ACC Room 8ABDan Mackta Mentor Session: Eric Longley ACC Room 8ABEric Longley Mentor Session: Jacob Daneman ACC Room 8ABJacob Daneman Mentor Session: Jared Schlemovitz ACC Room 8ABJared Schlemovitz Mentor Session: Keith Hagan ACC Room 8ABKeith Hagan Mentor Session: Leah Selvidge ACC Room 8ABLeah Selvidge Mentor Session: Michiel Peeters ACC Room 8ABMichiel Peeters Mentor Session: Randy Alexander ACC Room 8ABRandy Alexander Mentor Session: Tim Palmer ACC Room 8ABTim Palmer Reissuing Records: (Re)introducing Lost Classics ACC Room 10ADan Coleman • Zach Ernst • Bradley Shenfeld • Matt Sullivan Show Me the Money, Show Me the Fans! ACC Room 12ABJason Hobbs • Kyle Philipp • Tim Quirk • Michael Rosenthal • Ken Umezaki The Rise of Female Entrepreneurs in Music ACC Room 13ABAnn Greenberg • Ariel Hyatt • Brittany Laughlin • Neeta Ragoowansi Untapped Opportunities in (Brand) Sync Placement ACC Room 10BStephen Knill • Daniel Kuypers • Jane Mohr • Nate Woodard Valuation of Data In Music Transactions ACC Room 11ABBrett Conrad • David Haas • Thomas Leavens • Nicolas Sincaglia Green Label Live SXSW 2015 Textile

2:15pm

THE DAMNED: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead Paramount Theatre

2:30pm

Dominguinhos Satellite Venue: Marchesa

3:15pm

Book Signing: Joel Selvin ACC Ballroom D FoyerJoel Selvin

3:30pm

Book Signing: Thomas Leavens ACC Ballroom D FoyerThomas Leavens AES Mastering Workshop for Musicians and Home Studio Owners ACC Room 9BCAndres Mayo Be Hear Now: Hearing Protection Is Music's Future ACC Room 10AKatie Carmody • Benjamin Kanters • Paula Rivers • Carolynn Travis Building Your Music Business Dream Team ACC Room 11ABJohn Bradley • Mark Hornsby • Steve Hutton • Mike Mowery • Rick Taylor Creative Strategies for Electronic Musicians ACC Room 17BGerhard Behles • Just Blaze • Dennis DeSantis • David Downs • Young Guru • Jennifer Lee CRWN @ SXSW Interview: Big Sean ACC Room 18ABCAlex Kirshbaum • Angel Reyes • Big Sean • Elliott Wilson Digital DJs Meet Up ACC Austin SuiteConstantin Koehncke • Nico Perez Exposure vs. Revenue on YouTube: Must We Choose? ACC Room 10BSarah Caliendo • Gray Gannaway • Bob Lugowe • Christophe Muller • Elliott Walker Growth Hack: Strategic Music Partnerships For Startups ACC Room 18DJonathan Azu • Bryan Calhoun • Bill Campbell • Eric Garland • Naveen Jain • Jon Vanhala Mentor Session: James Evans ACC Room 8ABJames Evans Mentor Session: Jennifer Masset ACC Room 8ABJennifer Masset Mentor Session: Jr Regisford ACC Room 8ABJr Regisford Mentor Session: Mary Jurey ACC Room 8ABMary Jurey Mentor Session: Nick Lippman ACC Room 8ABNick Lippman Mentor Session: Robin Danar ACC Room 8ABRobin Danar Mentor Session: Sebastian Burford ACC Room 8ABSebastian Burford Mentor Session: Sherry Orson ACC Room 8ABSherry Orson Mentor Session: Stevie Salas ACC Room 8ABStevie Salas Mentor Session: Zach Hinkle ACC Room 8ABZach Hinkle Music Supervisor Pitch Session 1 ACC Room 10CHeather Gardner • Billy Gottlieb • Ann Kline • Andy Lykens Producer or Songwriter? ACC Room 17APaul Adams • Kevin Augunas • David Bason • Jimmy Douglass • Jeff Gandel • Chris Shaw Sinatra: An American Icon ACC Room 16ABFrank Sinatra Jr • Charles Pignone • Bob Santelli • Max Weinberg • Steven Van Zandt The Residents Document A Theory Of Obscurity ACC Room 12ABHomer Flynn • Phil Gallo • Don Hardy Touring Tips and Tricks of the Trade ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EVictoria Camera • David Silbaugh • Peter Sotos • Nick Stern • Tom Windish Underground Railroad of Artist Revenue ACC Room 13ABKaren Allen • Michael Coletta • Graham Garner • Holly Hamann • Shamal Ranasinghe Why Curation Will Save the Music Industry ACC Room 15Chris Becherer • Scott Cohen • Gary Stewart • Tim Stickelbrucks

4:15pm

Danny Says Vimeo Theater

4:30pm

Ableton Happy Hour Reception ACC Ballroom F

5:00pm

Beyond Sync: Cutting Through the Noise ACC Room 10CKate Denton • Peter Gannon • Camille Hackney • Jenny Swiatowy • Peter Szabo Bridging Offline Concerts with Online Monetization ACC Room 12ABDrew Burchfield • Chad Issaq • Ethan Kaplan • Ryan Lawler • Ty Roberts Craft Beer, Cabanas, & Concierge: Curating the New Festival Experience ACC Room 16ABLindsay Hoffman • Tom Monday • Tom Russell • Jay Sweet Crowdfunding Rock 'n' Roll: Case Study RVA ACC Room 10BJames Beshara • Andrew Goldin • Lucas Krost • John McAdorey • Mike Snider • Brig White Grime 2.0 – The UK’s Answer to Hip Hop Grows Up ACC Room 15Alex Kumi - Boateng • Hattie Collins • Ghetts • Matt Thorne • Katie Weatherall Mobile Music Geekout - Marketing, Content, & Hot Tech ACC Room 13ABOisin Lunny • Daniel Nathan • Stephen O\'Reilly • Jessie Scoullar Music in Sports featuring Wiz Khalifa ACC Room 18ABCTrevor Andrew • Trevor Andrews • Wiz Khalifa • Domingo Neris • Paul Rosenberg Music x Brands = Creative & $ Awesomeness ACC Room 17BJavier Farfan • Dan Gross • Eric Johnson • John Pantle • Jon Vanhala Pro Bono Legal Services for Musicians ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EErik Metzger • Alma Robinson • Katie Wagner • Larry Waks Professional Event Planners Meet Up ACC Austin SuiteDr. Drax • Jeremy Miller • Cory Murphy • Mark Steiner Step Into Christmas: What Music Brands Want ACC Room 10AMark Gordon • Sam Mumford • Ralph Murphy • Simon Robinson Streamed It On The Grapevine: Music Word Of Mouth ACC Room 17AIme Archibong • Josh Constine • Charlie Hellman Viva Album Art! ACC Room 11ABNate Auerbach • Josh Berman • Sara Kremer • Brian Schopfel • Naomi Zeichner Which Way Do I Go? Marketing Your Tour Correctly ACC Room 18DArdie Farhadieh • Harlan Frey • Arielle Rubin • Mike Smith

5:30pm

Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck Paramount Theatre

6:00pm

Music Tasting Mixer w/menu by Paul Qui Finn & Porter NM Make Some Noise on Rainey 78 Rainey Street

6:15pm

Safe Harbor Room ACC Room 5ABC

6:30pm

Y/OUR MUSIC Rollins Theatre at The Long Center Made in Japan Violet Crown Cinema Gloria Alamo Ritz

9:15pm

We Like It Like That Stateside Theatre

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Shred Shed by Paul Reed Smith Guitars

10:00am

Java Monster Mornings Registrants Lounge

11:00am

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

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

12:00pm

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

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

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

Danny Says Satellite Venue: Marchesa

3:15pm

Book Signing: Eric Sheinkop ACC Ballroom D FoyerEric Sheinkop

3:20pm

Book Signing: Allen Bargfrede ACC Ballroom D FoyerAllen Bargfrede

3:30pm

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

Gear Expo Happy Hour ACC Exhibit Hall 5

4:30pm

GRAMMY Happy Hour hosted by The Recording Academy ACC Ballroom F

4:45pm

Theory of Obscurity: a film about The Residents Stateside Theatre

5:00pm

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

A Poem Is A Naked Person Satellite Venue: Marchesa

6:15pm

Safe Harbor Room ACC Room 5ABC

7:15pm

All Things Must Pass Satellite Venue: Alamo Slaughter

7:30pm

Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove Paramount Theatre

7:45pm

Y/OUR MUSIC Satellite Venue: Marchesa

10:00am

Java Monster Mornings Registrants Lounge

11:00am

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

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

12:00pm

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

12:30pm

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

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

2:00pm

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

Book Signing: Nicholas Meriwether ACC Ballroom D FoyerNicholas Meriwether

3:30pm

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

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

4:30pm

SXSW Music Hackathon Awards Show ACC Ballroom G Day Stage

5:00pm

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

All Things Must Pass Stateside Theatre

10:00am

Java Monster Mornings Registrants Lounge

11:00am

CLE 5: Don't Ask/Don't Get: Advanced Contract Negotiations and Pitfalls ACC Room 9BCPaul Bezilla • Amy E Mitchell • Lynn Morrow Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove Vimeo Theater Landfill Harmonic Alamo Ritz Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck 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 Shred Shed by Paul Reed Smith Guitars ACC Exhibit Hall 5 SNUGGBUDS Headset Giveaway ACC StompBox Exhibit ACC Exhibit Hall 5 Synth Space ACC Exhibit Hall 5

12:00pm

Danny Says Alamo Lamar B

12:30pm

Book Signing: Ben O’Hara ACC Ballroom D FoyerBen O\'Hara Alan Lomax at 100: A Centennial Retrospective ACC Room 11ABDon Fleming • Todd Harvey • Betsy Peterson • Nathan Salsburg Band Website Extreme Makeover Part 2: How to Build a Stunning Website Yourself ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EDave Cool • Chandler Coyle • David Dufresne • Brian Felsen • Ari Herstand Be Your Own CEO ACC Room 15Jay Frank • J Gibson • James Leach • Tracy Maddux • Dmitri Vietze CLE 6: Litigation: The Cases We Need to Know ACC Room 9BCD\'Lesli Davis • Stan Soocher Demystifying Mastering ACC Room 12ABGavin Lurssen • Andres Mayo • Andrew Mendelson • Michael Romanowski How and Why to Let Others Remix/Mashup Your Work ACC Room 13ABJodie Griffin • Dr. Larisa Mann • Timothy Vollmer • Chris Zabriskie Mentor Session: Andy Beam ACC Room 8ABAndy Beam Mentor Session: Brian Beck ACC Room 8ABBrian Beck Mentor Session: Dan Heitkemper ACC Room 8ABDan Heitkemper Mentor Session: Danny Zook ACC Room 8ABDanny Zook Mentor Session: Eddie Gomez ACC Room 8ABEddie Gomez Mentor Session: Jeff Chabon ACC Room 8ABJeff Chabon Mentor Session: Jonathan Weiss ACC Room 8ABJonathan Weiss Mentor Session: Randy Nichols ACC Room 8ABRandy Nichols Mentor Session: Stuart Sullivan ACC Room 8ABStuart Sullivan Mentor Session: Tim Edwards ACC Room 8ABTim Edwards Rock & Roll Brand featuring Dez Dickerson & Kevin Jonas Sr ACC Room 17ADez Dickerson • Randy Jackson • Kevin Jonas Sr SXSW Deep Dive Series: Hip Hop ACC Room 18DBrian Hobbs • DJ Burn One • Steve Raze We Like It Like That - Latin Boogaloo ACC Room 17BJoe Bataan • Felix Contreras • Bobby Marin • Mathew Ramirez Warren

1:30pm

The Jones Family Will Make a Way Vimeo Theater

1:45pm

One Smart Piano Giveaway ACC Exhibit Hall 5

2:00pm

Acoustic Cafe + SongCraft Presents ACC Room 16ABBen Arthur • Rob Reinhart CLE 7: Still Screaming About Streaming ACC Room 9BCBrad Prendergast • Jay Rosenthal • John Simson • Kenneth Steinthal Content is CEO ACC Room 15Matthew Caws • Zack Greenburg • Isaac Hanson • Taylor Hanson • Martie Maguire Friends Don’t Let Friends Press Bad Vinyl ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EAndy VanDette How College Music Business Programs Can Help You ACC Room 11ABSerona Elton • Storm Gloor • Ben O\'Hara • Geoffrey Schulman How Tech Companies Are Improving Event Discovery ACC Room 17BJustin Boyan • Jackie Chang • Michael Feferman • Aditya Koolwal • Scott Owens • Kristina Wallender Provocateurs: Art, Music, Politics featuring Shepard Fairey & Chuck D ACC Room 18ABCLorrie Boula • Chuck D • Shepard Fairey • Evan Pricco • Todd Roberts

3:30pm

CLE 8: The Challenging Future of Artist Representation ACC Room 9BCKen Abdo • Kyle Frenette • Steve Hutton • Dina LaPolt • Edward Pierson Power Networking in the Music Business ACC Room 17AQiana Conley • Glenn Litwak • Allison Shaw • Emily White Public Relations, Public Radio, & Music ACC Room 15Bob Boilen • Monika Evstatieva • Vince Pearson • Dmitri Vietze What is Record Production and Why Do You Need It? ACC Artist Central in Ballroom EMichael Beinhorn • Stewart Lerman • Tarek Musa • Claire Southwick

3:45pm

808 Vimeo Theater

4:00pm

Clear Tune Monitors ACC Exhibit Hall 5 Clear Tune Monitors Giveaway ACC Exhibit Hall 5 Gear Expo Happy Hour ACC Exhibit Hall 5

4:15pm

Safe Harbor Room ACC Room 5ABC

5:00pm

Hammond - Leslie Pedal Giveaway ACC Exhibit Hall 5

6:30pm

JACO Vimeo Theater

7:45pm

We Like It Like That Satellite Venue: Marchesa

10:00am

Live Music Black Swan Yoga Recovery Sessions Powered by Onnit Black Swan Yoga

12:30pm

Barbecue and Softball Tournament Krieg Fields