SXSW Music
March 9-18, 2007
"In its 19-year history, it has grown from being a jolly spring get-together for a few hundred US indie labels and musicians in search of a deal, to an international gathering that is the most important date in our music industry calendar." The Guardian, March 25, 2005
Each March SXSW Music presents new opportunities to make your vision reality. Musicians and the companies they work with have used SXSW as a cost-effective way to promote themselves since 1987. They come back year after year because SXSW works! It's a potent method to connect with press, radio, and other music industry players.
By day, the music industry's most accomplished and creative personalities collaborated, argued, and shared their experiences in dozens of panels, workshops, interviews, and meetings. Over 1200 acts showcased last year before more than 8000 registrants from all over the world. Pop, jazz, country, blues, reggae, hip hop, electronica - every imaginable style of music, from nearly every continent - is represented each night at over 50 of Austin's premier stages, many within walking distance of one another.
There's more amazing music performed and crucial business conducted in Austin over those few days than anyone who hasn't been to SXSW can imagine. If you have been, you'll want to come back, if you haven't, now is your chance. Make South by Southwest part of your plans this year.
In this audience-conducted interview, the Beastie Boys discuss their
documentary Awesome: I Fuckin? Shot That!, a film shot by 50 fans who were handed video cameras at the 2004 Madison Square Gardens concert. The group also talks about their experience running a record label, past and current influences, and Mike D?s obsession with the Purple Rain soundtrack.
20 years, 2,000 beers and nearly 20,000 bands later we're still standing. Sometimes barely, but here we are. SXSW means something different for everyone. Join us for a history lesson as told by those who survived and lived to tell the tale! The 