FMC at South by Southwest
Now in its 24th year, the SXSW® Music and Media Conference has grown into the must-attend networking event for the 21st century music industry. Showcasing nearly 2,000 musical acts from around the globe at over 80 stages in downtown Austin, SXSW registrants have a first-look at tomorrow’s stars. By day, managers, labels, promoters, press, internet media outlets, artists and other business professionals conduct business in the SXSW Trade Show. Conference registrants also partake in a full agenda of provocative, informative panel discussions and celebrity interviews featuring hundreds of speakers of international stature.
For probably the tenth year in a row (we’ve lost count by now), Future of Music Coalition staff, board members, advisory board members and rocker friends will heading down to Austin for this stamina-testing affair. Panels, meetings, shows. Panels, meetings at shows. Meetings between panels. More shows. Exhausting, but so worth it.
Below we list some panels that we are curating, as well as some “hot picks” from us that include friends, allies, or simply brilliant people that you must see. Plus, some shows!
You can also access and social network this entire schedule at my.sxsw.com
Social Networks and the Future for Musicians
Wed, March 17, 2010
02:00 PM
12AB
How can musicians use social networks to improve their careers, reach more fans, connect with those they currently have, and make more money? Thought leaders at the convergence of music and technology share what they are learning, and discuss where they see this all heading in the future.
Brian Zisk Technologies Director, Future of Music Coalition
Dave Allen Pampelmoose, Gang of Four
Raquel DiSabatino Facebook
Charles Fishman Cisco
Ethan Kaplan Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Music
Mentor Session 3: featuring HINT Project Coordinator Alex Maiolo
Thursday, March 18
2:00 PM
16A
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sign-up begins half an hour before the mentor session. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. You can only sign up for sessions on the day that they are held, so hustle over and talk with FMC’s HINT project coordinator Alex Maiolo about health insurance for musicians.
Creative Capitol: Music, Culture and Policy under Obama
Thursday, March 18
3:30 PM
15
The 2009 inauguration of Obama - plus Democratic majorities in Congress - meant a shift in the power dynamic in Washington, DC. How are creative industries faring so far in this administration? Top staffers will discuss the key music-technology-policy issues on Capitol Hill and at the FCC, and how musicians are engaging.
Michael Bracy Policy Director, Future of Music Coalition
Rachel Goslins President’s Committee on the Arts & Humanites
Austin Schlick General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission
Tim Tuten Hideout/Department of Education
Christine Varney Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, Department of Justice