South By Southwest 2008 Music & Media Conference

'Quickies' at SXSW 2008 Music

Quickies were a new conference event in which music business experts had short meetings with small groups of registrants. In the 75 minute sessions, registrants met with at least five experts. The experts were drawn from a variety of fields, and the topics were different each day. Here was the lineup:
Wednesday March 12: Press, Publicists and Bloggers
Thursday March 13: People Who Pay Money For Music: Labels, Performance Rights Organizations, Music Supervisors, etc.
Friday March 14: The Live Show: Agents, Venue Buyers, Merchandisers
Saturday March 15: In The Studio: Producers, Engineers, Studio Owners

Everyone seemed extremely pleased with the New Quickies Sessions. Be sure to look for them in 2009!

Wed March 12 - Sat March 15, 2008
Austin Convention Center

The twenty-second SXSW Music Conference brings speakers with opinions and experience to share to the Austin Convention Center from March 12 - 15, 2008. Keynotes and interviews with industry legends highlight the sessions. In 2007, registrants heard from Pete Townshend, Emmylou Harris, The Stooges, and MySpace's Tom Anderson. Check back on this page through the coming months as our 2008 featured speakers are announced.

The Conference kicks off on Wednesday, March 12, with SXSW Crash Courses. These sessions serve as a great introduction to the many components of a musical career, as well as provide a refresher course for the more experienced registrants. Panels and workshops and meetings continue through Saturday, bringing together a singular group of music professionals and providing an overview of the music business and its participants that is unique and compelling.

Registrants seeking one-on-one personalized advice can utilize the Mentor Program, where short sessions with professionals featuring a wide variety of experience are offered. The popular Demo Listening Sessions, where tracks submitted from the audience are picked at random for review from an expert panel, provide invaluable direct response from people who evaluate music as part of their job.

Advanced level gatherings are also available at the SXSW Music Conference. Our Continuing Legal Education program offers attorneys a great opportunity to advance their knowledge and earn accreditation toward their specialty. Venue representatives, booking agents, retailers and other groups will gather in peer meetings to share experiences and discuss mutual concerns.

Along with the SXSW Exhibition Hall, SXSW Film Screenings, and the Flatstock poster show, the SXSW Conference draws registrants to the Convention Center daily to do business, make new contacts and renew ties with old friends. Register today to join the discussion.

SXSW Music Panels Schedule

The SXSW 2008 Music Panels Schedule is still available for your viewing pleasure.

Twenty-Two Years of Keynotes

2008 - Lou Reed

2007 - Pete Townshend

2006 - Neil Young

2005 - Robert Plant

2004 - Little Richard

2003 - Daniel Lanois

2002 - Robbie Robertson

2001 - Ray Davies

2000 - Steve Earle

1999 - Lucinda Williams

1998 - Nick Lowe

1997 - Carl Perkins

1996 - Krist Novoselic

1995 - Bob Mould

1994 - Johnny Cash

1993 - Gov. Ann Richards

1992 - Michelle Shocked
Willie Nelson

1991 - Rosanne Cash

1990 - Kinky Friedman
(Invocation: Exene Cervenka)

1989 - Robert Christgau
(Invocation: Mojo Nixon)

1988 - Bob Guccione, Jr.

1987 - Huey Meaux