SXSW 2008 Open For Business
Posted on August 7, 2007
Filed Under TechShowWIRE
Austin, Texas - August 7, 2007 - The twenty-second South By Southwest
(SXSW) Music and Media Conference and Festival is now open for business. You may register, make a hotel request, and apply for a music festival showcase
slot. SXSW Music takes place March 12 - 16, 2008 in Austin, Texas. A keynote
address anchors four days of panels, interviews, workshops, peer meetings
and the trade show exhibition at the Austin Convention Center. Daytime
events flow into the world-renowned music festival, which showcases over
1000 acts on stages throughout downtown Austin.
Registration for SXSW Music allows you access to all daytime events at the
Austin Convention Center, entry into official SXSW day parties, and priority
access into all SXSW nighttime showcases. In addition, registration will
allow you to access the 2008 Online Registrants Directory, a great tool to
aid in planning your SXSW meetings. New for the 2008 conference are the
SXSW
Quickies - informal forums in which registrants will have a series of short
discussions in small groups led by music professionals from all corners of
the business. Designed to give increased access to a number of our speakers,
the Quickies will run every morning from Wednesday through Saturday, and
will offer a fresh opportunity to learn and share experience. Click on
http://sxsw.com to learn more and to register to attend.
SXSW is now accepting showcase applications for music acts to perform at the
2008 music festival. This year you have a choice of two ways to apply - both
online to save you the trek to the post office. Submit your online
application from our website
http://2008.sxsw.com/music/festival/apply_to_showcase/ or apply through
Sonicbids http://www.sonicbids.com/clients/sxsw/sxsw_landing.htm. The
deadlines are October 26, 2007 for international artists and November 9,
2007 for artists in the USA. The fees are $20 for early submissions and $30
for applications submitted after October 5, 2007.
The first-ever DVD compilation from the South By Southwest Music Festival
will be in stores on August 21. SXSW Live 2007 includes a mix of cutting
edge and established artists, including The Bravery, Aqualung, Peter Bjorn &
John, Razorlight, Polyphonic Spree, Rachel Fuller with Pete Townshend, and
Rickie Lee Jones. During SXSW 2007, Blaze TV, a Shout! Factory company,
custom-built two clubs where performances were captured in multi-camera HD
with 5.1 surround sound. The Lone Star Lounge had a traditional Texas feel,
while The Bat Bar was designed as more of a modern music club. Both clubs
were built from the ground up inside the Austin Convention Center. This
unique musical experience was broadcast by DIRECTV as a groundbreaking
exclusive three day 24 hour live concert event. The best of these
performances are included on SXSW Live 2007, along with exclusive artist
interviews and backstage footage.
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For more information on every aspect of SXSW, please go to http://sxsw.com.
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