Kristin Thomson is a community organizer, social policy researcher, entrepreneur and musician. She is co-owner of Simple Machines, an independent record label, which released over seventy records and CDs from 1991-1998. She also played guitar in the band Tsunami, which released four albums from 1991-1997 and toured extensively. In 2001, Kristin graduated with a Masters in Urban Affairs and Public Policy from the University of Delaware. She has been with the Future of Music Coalition since 2001 and has overseen project management, research and event programming, including Future of Music Policy Summits from 2002-2007. She currently lives near Philadelphia with her husband Bryan Dilworth, a concert promoter, and their son, where she also plays guitar in the lady-powered band, Ken.

Jean Cook is a performer, composer, session musician, and producer. She performs and records with Beauty Pill, Jon Langford, Ida/Elizabeth Mitchell, and His Name is Alive and has appeared as a violinist on over 50 recordings. She is the founder and executive producer for the nonprofit new music group Anti-Social Music. She has managed the finances of various nonprofits, bands and other musicians for over a decade and has a BA in sociology from Barnard College. She joined Future of Music Coalition in 2005.

Kristin will be moderating the Brass in Pocket: Accessing More Musician Income panel at South by Southwest on Thursday, March 15 from 1:30PM to 2:30PM in the Austin Convention Center, Room 17A. We asked her a few questions about the panel…