INTERVIEWS AT STUDIO SX - Presented by Ourstage

Made possible by Ourstage, Studio SX gives you a front row access to interviews with artists, speakers, and industry leaders from around the world attending SXSW Music. Many of the interviews will be posted on sxsw.com during and after the conference.

Booths 101-104.
Schedule updates will be posted next to the studio’s stage.
Previous participants included: Tokyo Police Club, Kris Kristofferson, Ben Lee, Scott Booker, The Hazey Janes, Walter Yetnikoff, Annie, Rob Miller

2008 SCHEDULE

*Schedule is subject to change. Please check back for
updates.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13
12:00 pm Robert Hardy, author: A Deeper Blue: The Life and Music of Townes Van Zandt interviewed by Rob Patterson, music journalist
12:30 pm Kate Walsh, artist (Brighton UK) interviewed by Alyssa Jane Hale, OurStage EJ
1:00 pm Radar Bros, artist (Catwater Mexico) interviewed by Ben London, executive director, The Recording Academy, Pacific Northwest Chapter
1:30 pm Reckless Kelly, artist (Austin TX) interviewed by Lynne Margolis, journalist
2:00 pm Saul Williams, artist (Los Angeles CA) interviewed by Austin Powell, writer, Austin Chronicle interviewed by Cassy Youngblood, mixed media artist
2:30 pm Louis Messina, president, The Messina Group interviewed by Jeff Dorenfeld, associate professor, Berklee College of Music
3:00 pm Cary Brothers, artist (Los Angeles CA) interviewed by Tamara Conniff, Group Editorial Director, Billboard Magazine
3:30 pm ketchup mania, artist (Tokyo Japan) interviewed by Quinn Strassel, OurStage EJ
4:00 pm Liam Finn, artist (Auckland New Zealand) interviewed by Whitney Pastorek, Entertainment Weekly
4:30 pm Daryl Friedman, VP of Advocacy & Governmental Relations, The Recording Academy interviewed by Jeff Dorenfeld, associate professor, Berklee College of Music
5:00 pm Ken Abdo, attorney, Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A. interviewed by Panos Panay, founder & CEO, Sonicbids
5:30 pm Shawn Phillips, artist (Port Elizabeth South Africa) interviewed by Laurie Lindeen, author: Petal Pushers: A Rock and Roll Cinderella Story

FRIDAY, MARCH 14
12:30 pm Kevin Devine, artist (Brooklyn NY) interviewed by Alyssa Jane Hale, OurStage EJ
1:00 pm Amy Cook, artist (Austin TX) interviewed by Kris Kovach, writer, singer
1:30 pm Popup, artist (Glasgow UK) interviewed by Andy Smith, editor: SXSWorld
2:00 pm Tulsa, artist (San Francisco CA) interviewed by Alyssa Jane Hale, OurStage EJ
2:30 pm The Sound of Urchin, artist (New York NY) interviewed by Paul Saucido, music director, www.indieoma.com
3:00 pm Mickey Raphael, artist (Austin TX) interviewed by Joe Nick Patoski, author, Willie Nelson: An Epic Life
3:30 pm American Babies, artist (Brooklyn NY) interviewed by Alyssa Jane Hale, OurStage EJ
4:00 pm David Garza, artist (Austin TX) interviewed by Tamara Conniff, Group Editorial Director, Billboard Magazine
4:30 pm The Slits, artist (London UK) interviewed by Kris Kovach, writer, singer
5:00 pm Chip Taylor, songwriter (New York NY)
5:30 pm Beangrowers, artist (St Julians Malta) interviewed by Robert Scales, founder & CEO of Rain City Studios

SATURDAY, MARCH 15
12:30 pm Paul Kelly, artist (Melbourne Australia) interviewed by Paul Cashmere, CEO Rirrakay Corp
1:00 pm Andrew Loog Oldham, producer, writer, disc-jockey, father interviewed by Lynne Margolis, journalist
1:30 pm Mathieu Bitton, CEO & Creative Director, Candy Tangerine Productions interviewed by Paul Menes, attorney, Duval & Stachenfeld LLP
2:00 pm Joan of Arc, artist (Chicago IL) interviewed by Casey Monahan, director, Texas Music Office, Office of the Governor
2:30 pm Ra Ra Riot, artist (Syracuse NY) interviewed by Quinn Strassel, OurStage EJ
3:00 pm Say Hi, artist (Seattle WA) interviewed by Quinn Strassel, OurStage EJ
3:30 pm Heather Smith, executive director, Rock the Vote interviewed by Dayna Steele, author, Rock To The Top: What I Learned about Success from the World’s Greatest Rock Stars