SXSW 2010

SXSW 2010 is slated for March 12-21 in Austin, Texas. BMI will continue its long-standing tradition of ubiquitous activity at the festival, offering a slew of industry mixers; indie showcases incorporating rock, pop, Latin, and singer/songwriters; panels discussing film music composition and the art of songwriting; and an event-capping show at Auditorium Shores on Ladybird Lake, featuring Cheap Trick, which is free and open to the public.

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News

SXSW Video Blog: Falling in Love with SXSW

BMI’s New York-based publicist Jamil Walker captures his frenzied, fantastic experience at SXSW 2012 in this fast-paced video blog. Jump in to his “virtual pedicab” and experience the festival through the eyes and ears of one of its hardest working fans. more

From Blog, posted 3.23.12

SXSW Blog: That’s a Wrap

It's a dangerous thing, when Saturday night at SXSW collides with St. Patrick's Day -- the intense festival drinking crowd and an intense Austin Saturday night drinking crowd and St. Patrick's Day revelers crowd into the same spaces and commence drinking...intensely. By the time The Mynabirds loaded in for our final 2012 SXSW set Saturday night at a Sixth St. club called Peckerheads, the club, the… more

From Blog, posted 3.20.12

SXSW Blog: On the Ground

A SXSW stop, way back, meant a single showcase, but as the day party scene grew to what it is now -- a barrage that has to at least equal the night-time show saturation -- just about everybody plays a lot. A three, four times a day brand of a lot. Our band (The Mynabirds) had about a half dozen things scheduled -- parties, a showcase, video/radio stuff… more

From Blog, posted 3.19.12

SXSW Blog: Getting There

I was fittingly excited, the first time I got a chance to perform at SXSW, somewhere toward the beginning of the last decade. The fest seemed ripe with possibility for a young band -- maybe you'd leave with a new label, a booking agent, something of a burst of propulsion that might tumble you toward something bigger. It's naive, but music industry festivals seemed, at least back then, like the… more

From Blog, posted 3.15.12

BMI Presents John Doe, Todd Snider and Jesse Malin in In-Depth Discussion on Songwriting at SXSW

BMI will present an in-depth conversation on the art and craft of songwriting, featuring John Doe, Todd Snider and Jesse Malin, moderated by Jody Williams, BMI VP of Writer/Publisher Relations. The “How to Track and Capture Wild Roots Songs of North America” panel will be held on Thursday, March 15 at 5:15 in Room 16B at the Austin Convention Center. An important part of BMI’s stacked scheduled at this year’s… more

From News, posted 3.13.12

SXSW Picks: Latin

Latin music is the fastest growing genre in the country, and that dynamic surge is visible in SXSW lineups that are more diverse than ever before. Bills showcasing traditional Latin styles as well as Latin rock, hip-hop, singer/songwriters, pop and more from all over the world will fill clubs in downtown Austin this week. Here are four BMI Latin SXSW performers not to be missed. WEDNESDAY, 3/14… more

From News, posted 3.12.12

10 Questions: Vonnegutt’s Kyle Lucas

When Vonnegutt guitarist Neil Garrard slipped his band’s raw demo to a classmate who just happened to be the brother of Big Boi (of Outkast fame), everything changed—but not overnight, frontman Kyle Lucas is quick to point out. Now 26, Lucas was 22 when he and Garrard signed their Marietta, Georgia, band to Big Boi’s Purple Ribbon Records. Big Boi was taken… more

From MusicWorld, posted 3.12.12

10 Questions: Milo Greene

The Milo Greene arriving to Austin, TX next week for the marathon SXSW festival is not a single person—he isn’t even real. What began as a phantom booking agent—an e-mail account concocted by band co-founders Robbie Arnett and Andrew Heringer when the friends still led separate projects—has since transformed to one of Los Angeles’ most buzzed-about indie crews. Now, bolstered by choristers Graham Fink and Marlana… more

From MusicWorld, posted 3.12.12

SXSW Picks: 12 Bands to Catch in Austin

In the promotional flurry of booze, BBQ, and celebrity attractions that fuel the South By Southwest Music Festival (March 13-18), it’s far too easy to lose track of the hometown talent that helps make Austin the so-called “Live Music Capital of the World” the other 51 weeks of the year—especially with nearly 2,000 artists scheduled to perform. Here’s a list of 12 can’t miss BMI acts from Austin to add… more

From News, posted 3.07.12

Play Live, Get Paid: BMI Live Pays Performing Songwriters for Gigs

As thousands of bands flock to Austin for the annual South by Southwest music festival next week, performing right organization BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) urges all BMI-registered artists to go to www.bmi.com/live and sign up for BMI Live. Now in its second year, BMI Live pays royalties to songwriters for live performances in bars, clubs, restaurants and other music venues. Since its launch, the groundbreaking program has distributed… more

From News, posted 3.07.12

Full BMI SXSW Schedule

BMI Film/Music Panel @ SXSW: Austin

March 14, 2010

Film/Music Panel: Sound Decisions: A Reality Check on Using Music in Film

Time: 11 a.m.; Room: 16AB; Austin Convention Center

Open to SXSW badge-holders only

Film music drives audience emotions, and individual scenes can be defined by a particular song or music cue. Essential as it is, film music is often under budgeted and misunderstood. Hosted by BMI, this roundtable discussion will explore effective tactics for finding a film’s sound as well as the practical realities for licensing source material.

Moderated by Doreen Ringer Ross, BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations, the panel will feature insight from Greenlit director Miranda Bailey and composer Craig Richey; music supervisor Tom Villano (Greenlit); Wake director Chad Feehan and composer Daniel Licht; BMI songwriter, recording artist and actor Michael Des Barres; music producer/songwriter Kim Fowley (The Runaways); John Anderson, CEO Hunnypot Unlimited; music supervisor G. Marq Roswell (The Great Debaters); and Kick Αss composer Ilan Eshkeri.

Austin-Bergstrom Airport Stage at SXSW: Austin

March 15, 2010

BMI, along with NARAS-Texas and the City of Austin are sponsors of the Austin-Bergstrom Airport Stage during SXSW 2010.

Performance by:

3:30-5:30 p.m. Chris Vinson

BMI @ SXSW-A Conversation With Gustavo Santaolalla: Austin

March 16, 2010

Panel: “A Conversation with” Gustavo Santaolalla

Time: 2:00 p.m.; Room 16AB; Austin Convention Center

Open to SXSW badge-holders only

Moderated by Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations, BMI

Academy Award-winning Argentine composer, solo artist and producer Gustavo Santaolalla has scored films as diverse as Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries, Brokeback Mountain and Amores Perros, and has produced acclaimed albums for the likes of Cafe Tacuba and The Kronos Quartet. Santaolalla’s iconic band Bajofondo, meanwhile, draws from an eclectic sonic palette, gaining an army of fans worldwide. Come and listen to him in conversation with BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross.

myspace.com/gustavosantaolalla

Austin-Bergstrom Airport Stage @ SXSW: Austin

March 16, 2010

BMI, along with NARAS-Texas and the City of Austin are sponsors of the Austin-Bergstrom Airport Stage during SXSW 2010.

Free and open to the public

Performances by:

1:00-3:00 p.m. Marshall Ford Swing Band w/ Ray Benson
myspace.com/mfsbmusic

3:30-5:30 p.m. Warren Hood
myspace.com/warrenhoodmusic

SXSW: Benefit for Girls Rock Austin

March 17, 2010

SXSW showcase at Submerged, 333 E. 2nd St, Austin.

Featuring:

8 p.m. Kitten (LA)
myspace.com/kittentheband

9 p.m. Cocktail Slippers (Norway)
myspace.com/cocktailslippers

10 p.m. Ume (Austin, TX)
myspace.com/umemusic

11 p.m. Beaches (Australia)
myspace.com/theskywaswhite

12 a.m. The Coathangers (Atlanta)
myspace.com/fuckthecoathangers

1 a.m. Those Darlins (Murfreesboro, TN)
www.thosedarlins.com

Doors open at 7pm. Show is open to the public with priority access for SXSW registrants with badges.

Austinist Day Party @ SXSW: Austin

March 17, 2010

The Austinist Day Party during SXSW 2010, co-sponsored by BMI, will take place at Mohawk (912 Red River Street, Austin).

Performances by:

MyNameIsJohnMichael (New Orleans)
mynameisjohnmichael.com

All Get Out (Charleston, SC)
myspace.com/allgetout

Anni Rossi (Chicago/LA)
myspace.com/annirossi

Dan Black (Paris)
myspace.com/danblacksound

Body Language (Brooklyn, NY)
myspace.com/bodylanguage

Neon Noodle (Austin, TX), winner of FOX 7’s MY BAND ROCKS FOX contest
myspace.com/neonnoodle04

Austin-Bergstrom Airport Stage @ SXSW: Austin

March 17, 2010

BMI, along with NARAS-Texas and the City of Austin are sponsors of the Austin-Bergstrom Airport Stage during SXSW 2010.

Free and open to the public

Performances by:

1:00-3:00 p.m. Carolyn Wonderland
myspace.com/carolynwonderland

3:30-5:30 p.m. Akina Adderley
myspace.com/akinaadderleyandthevintageplayboys

SXSW Panel: Quickies 2: Publishers and Performance Rights Organizations

March 17, 2010

Open to SXSW badge-holders only

Time: 12:30 PM; Room 16A; Austin Convention Center

Featuring BMI’s Marissa Lopez, Associate Director, Writer/Publisher Relations, Latin

BMI/REMEZCLA.com Showcase: Austin

March 17, 2010

BMI / REMEZCLA.com Showcase

Official SXSW showcase; open to SXSW badge or wristband holders

Mi Casa Cantina (503 E. 6th St., Austin, TX)

8-8:40 p.m. La Santa Cecilia (Los Angeles, CA)
myspace.com/lasantacecilia

9-9:40 p.m. Maneja Beto (Austin, TX)
myspace.com/manejabeto

10-10:40 p.m. Palenke Soultribe (Los Angeles, CA)
www.palenkesoultribe.com

11-11:40 p.m. Vicente Gayoayo (DF, Mexico)
myspace.com/vicentegayo

12-12:40 a.m. Volovan (Monterrey, Mexico)
myspace.com/volovan

1-1:40 a.m. Maluca (NYC)
myspace.com/malucamala

BMI SXSW Songwriters Panel: Songwriters on Their Craft

March 18, 2010

2-3 p.m. at Convention Center; Room 15
Open to SXSW badge holders only
Panelists:
Bruce Robison
brucerobison.com
Melissa Ferrick
melissaferrick.com
Freedy Johnston
freedyjohnston.com
Moderated by Clay Bradley, BMI AVP, Writer/Publisher Relations, Nashville
Songwriters approach their process in a number of ways. Some songs just flow out fully formed, and some are crafted and labored over for months. The mysteries and pleasures of writing songs for a living will be discussed by three great artists at the panel Songwriters on Their Craft, a recent addition to the SXSW Music Conference.