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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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Music UX: Connecting Technology and Experience for Fans ACC Room 12ABJames Apollo • Justin Evans • John Paul • Alaina Thetford Elevator Pitch Session Hilton Austin Downtown Salon ABrian Zisk

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Content Creation in the Cloud ACC Room 15Jason Brahms • Shawn Gold • Chris Kantrowitz • Josh Kline The 7 Hottest Topics in Music Tech in 2015 Hilton Austin Downtown Salon AMichael Cerda • Ethan Kaplan • Larry Marcus • Todd Tate • Chris Wiltsee

3:30pm

Virtual Reality And The Evolving Concert Experience ACC Room 12ABMatt Apfel • Jens Christensen • Josh Constine • Chris Milk • Mike Roche Finding the Best API for Your Music App Hilton Austin Downtown Salon AFrank Johnson • Mohamed Moutadayne • Tom Rettig • Rachel Scarpati • Bill Wilson

5:00pm

Why Top Artists Today Need Spy Tools ACC Room 17BDan Kruchkow • Nico Sell • Jon Vanhala Content, Copyright and Commerce Hilton Austin Downtown Salon APeter Downton • Michael Drexler • Sam Gilchrist • Gary Greenstein • Mark Piibe

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Son Little BlackheartSon Little

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Kevin Ross BlackheartKevin Ross

10:30pm

LOLAWOLF The Main IILOLAWOLF

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Rare Essence BungalowRare Essence

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Beyond Genre: How To Better Connect Fans w/ Music ACC Room 17BGlenn McDonald • Ty Roberts • Terry Weerasinghe • Bill Wilson Branding Ovation: Advertising Creatives Talk Music ACC Room 11ABPeter Gannon • Sara Matarazzo • Theresa Notartomaso • Steven Scharf Commercial TV/Film Placements Aren't Just for the Big Kids Anymore ACC Room 17ARebecca Escanio • Danny Exum • Mike Ladman • Liz Leahy • Dan Silver 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

12:30pm

21st Century Patronage: Brands Empowering Artists ACC Room 17AAdam Gorode • Seth Kallen • Jessica Kausen • Josh Roth • Daniel Sena Getting Royalties from Streaming Music Services ACC Room 17BRobert Barbiere • Joe Conyers • Jesse Feister • Chris Potter • John Raso 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: Kevin Wommack ACC Room 8ABKevin Wommack Mentor Session: Mara Schwartz ACC Room 8ABMara Schwartz 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 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

2:00pm

How Visuals & Tech are Changing the Live Electronic Music Experience ACC Room 17BMate Galic • Constantin Koehncke • Zel McCarthy • Miguel Risueño • Raymond Roker 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: 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 Untapped Opportunities in (Brand) Sync Placement ACC Room 10BStephen Knill • Daniel Kuypers • Jane Mohr • Nate Woodard

3:30pm

Digital DJs Meet Up ACC Austin SuiteConstantin Koehncke • Nico Perez Mentor Session: James Evans ACC Room 8ABJames Evans Mentor Session: Jennifer Masset ACC Room 8ABJennifer Masset 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: Zach Hinkle ACC Room 8ABZach Hinkle Why Curation Will Save the Music Industry ACC Room 15Chris Becherer • Scott Cohen • Gary Stewart • Tim Stickelbrucks

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 Mobile Music Geekout - Marketing, Content, & Hot Tech ACC Room 13ABOisin Lunny • Daniel Nathan • Stephen O\'Reilly • Jessie Scoullar Music x Brands = Creative & $ Awesomeness ACC Room 17BJavier Farfan • Dan Gross • Eric Johnson • John Pantle • Jon Vanhala Professional Event Planners Meet Up ACC Austin SuiteDr. Drax • Jeremy Miller • Cory Murphy • Mark Steiner 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

9:00pm

Elliphant Clive BarElliphant

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The Cribs Clive Bar

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MS MR Clive BarMS MR

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The Vaccines Clive BarThe Vaccines

12:30pm

Emerging Artists and the Retail Experience ACC Room 17BTravis Doster • Katrina Streiner • Sara Sullivan • Danny Turner 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: Mike Shepherd ACC Room 8ABMike Shepherd Mentor Session: Stephanie Shim ACC Room 8ABStephanie Shim Mentor Session: Tim Kolleth ACC Room 8ABTim Kolleth The Devil You Don't Know: Artists & Direct Deals ACC Room 18DKeith Bernstein • Simon Dennett • Vickie Nauman • Casey Rae

2:00pm

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 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 Music Curation Through Festivals and Streaming ACC Room 15Nick Farkas • Delphine Ferre • Matt Hickey • Mark Kates 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 Why You Matter to Brands/Why Brands Matter to You ACC Room 10BDiane Andreoni • Wendy Colonna • Eric Sheinkop • Maureen Traynor

3:30pm

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 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: 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 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 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

5:00pm

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 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 Sync in 2015: Newest Trends, Tools and Techniques ACC Room 13ABBen Kihnel • Josh Rabinowitz • Jennifer Newman Sharpe • Jessica Sobhraj 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

7:00pm

Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires Auditorium Shores Stage Lady Bird Lake

12:30pm

The Truth About Music Supervision ACC Room 8CRudy Chung • Chris Clark • Joseph Rudge • Toddrick Spalding In-Store Radio: 200M Potential Fans ACC Room 10BJulia Cummings • Christopher Golub • Anida Gurlit • Richard Jankovich 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: Eric Shipon ACC Room 8ABEric Shipon 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 Should Music Mags Survive or Get Killed Off? ACC Room 17BJim DeRogatis • Alex Gale • Jason Gross • Ann Powers • Jaan Uhelszki Who’s Using My Music? Copyrights In Digital Era ACC Room 17AJacqueline Charlesworth • Steven Marks • Jennifer Miller • Kevin Montler • Mark Piibe • Jason Stewart

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Curating the Stream: Reaching 1M Spins Before Radio ACC Room 17BJoe Armenia • Lars Murray • Annie Ortmeier • Rachel Whitney 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 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: 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 The ABCs: Artistry, Branding, Creativity ACC Room 18DJay Benjamin • Bonny Dolan • Tom Eaton • Martin Kierszenbaum • Raquel Sofia

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Amplifying Brands with Streaming ACC Room 18DJonathan Barnes • Isaac Bess • Craig Snyder • Drew Thurlow Derivative Work: Copyright or CopyWrong? ACC Room 15Kahlil Ashanti • Erik Ashdown • Conor Clarke • Pete Ganbarg • Edward Jones • Jeff Levin • Clark Warner I've Got 99 Problems, But PR Ain't One ACC Room 11ABTito Belis • Natalie Bisignano • Dayna Ghiraldi • Rey Roldan 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 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

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That Sync-ing Feeling! ACC Room 10CKeith D\'Arcy • JT Griffith • Andrew Kahn • Kasey Truman 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 How Musicians Get Paid: The View From DC ACC Room 9BCJennifer Choudhry • Jodie Griffin • Casey Rae • Norberto Salinas The Art of the Interview ACC Room 18DRyan Downey • Godless • Chuck Loesch • Jaan Uhelszki

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Kehlani Clive BarKehlani

10:00pm

Domo Genesis Clive BarDomo Genesis

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Hodgy Beats Clive BarHodgy Beats

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IAMSU! Clive BarIAMSU!

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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: Tim Edwards ACC Room 8ABTim Edwards Rock & Roll Brand featuring Dez Dickerson & Kevin Jonas Sr ACC Room 17ADez Dickerson • Randy Jackson • Kevin Jonas Sr

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How Tech Companies Are Improving Event Discovery ACC Room 17BJustin Boyan • Jackie Chang • Michael Feferman • Aditya Koolwal • Scott Owens • Kristina Wallender

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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