SXSW Music Conference

LEARN how the music business operates with industry leaders from major and independent labels, distributors, promoters, agents, managers, attorneys, publicists offering the benefit of their experience.

HEAR unique perspectives from featured speakers like SXSW 2005 keynoter Robert Plant and one-on-one interviews with industry notables like Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples, Shawn Fanning, and Erykah Badu.

MEET the people who can develop a musical career in the Mentor Program, where registrants and speakers have short one-on-one sessions. Personalized feedback is offered through Demo Listening Sessions.

EXPAND your experience and knowledge at panels addressing the huge issues: the digital era of music distribution, the consolidation of the majors, and the developing group of independent labels serving vital niches operating under the radar of mass culture.

The discussion continues in March at the Austin Convention Center.

2005 Music Panels Information

Plan Ahead with the online PANELs SCHEDULE

Get to know what to expect from the different sessions and the experience that the panelists bring to the table at SXSW Music. The online panels schedule includes the most up-to-date information on all the scheduled sessions. Use this info to help figure out where you need to be when, whether it be a mentor session with someone working in your chosen field, or a chance to learn more about avenues for making money from your music.

Panelists For 2005 Include:

Robert Plant - KEYNOTE SPEAKER 2005

Kenneth Abdo, Abdo Abdo Broady & Satorius PA
John Agnello, Baryon Records
Patrick Arn, Gotham Records
Michael Azerrad, eMusic
Erykah Badu
Roggie Baer Elm, RajiWorld/RTC
Steve Bartels, The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ray Benson, Bismeaux Productions
Bill Bentley, Warner Bros Records
Rob Berends, Paperclip Agency
Anthony Berman, Idell Berman Seitel & Rutchik
Lesley Bleakley, Beggars Banquet
Fiona T Bloom, The Bloom Effect
Todd Brabec, ASCAP
Jeffrey Brabec, Chrysalis Music Group
Chris Castle, Snocap
Erin Chandler, Cornerstone Promotion
Sean Coakley, Songlines Ltd
Susan Cowsill
Larry Crane, Tape Op Magazine
Marty Diamond, Little Big Man
George Dishner, KVRX
Dan Efram, Tractor Beam
James Evans, Interscope / Geffen / A&M
Shawn Fanning, Snocap
John Farneda, WXRT-FM
Bill Flanagan, MTVN
Karen Glauber, Hits Magazine
Martin Goldschmidt, Cooking Vinyl
Eddie Gomez, Bug Music
Jim Goodkind, Loeb & Loeb LLP
Randy Haecker, Sony Legacy
Rick Hennessey, Dwango Wireless North America
Dawn Holliday, Slims/Great American Music Hall
Daniel House, Tsunami Entertainment LG
Rita Houston, WFUV
Michael Howe, Virgin Records
Richard J Idell, Idell Berman Seitel & Rutchik
Ken Irwin, Rounder
Nels Jacobson, JAGMO
Haley Jones, KFOG-FM
Jason Jordan, Hollywood Records
Craig Kallman, Atlantic Records
David Katznelson, Birdman Recording Group
Mark Kemp, Charlotte Observer
Deborah Klein, Spivak Sobol Entertainment
Abbey Konowitch, Hollywood Records
Mitchell Koulouris, Digital Musicworks International
Jay W Krugman, Capitol Records
Paul Langton, Rounder Records
Layne Lauritzen CPA, PC
David Leaf
Amy Lombardi, Call Girl PR
Alex Luke, Apple Computer
Dave Marsh, Rock & Rap Confidential
Steve Martin, The Agency Group
Michael McDonald, ATO Records
Davis McLarty, Davis McLarty Agency
Nathan Means, Trans Am
Flavio Morales, KJLA LATV
Chris Morris, The Hollywood Reporter
Margaret Moser, Austin Chronicle
Nancy Newman, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
Harold Owens, Musicares Foundation
Van Dyke Parks
Joe Nick Patoski
Scott Perry, Sperry Media
Joe Poindexter, Elementree Records
Jeff Price, Spinart Records
Simon Raymonde, Bella Union
Dan Reed, WFPK
Frank Riley, High Road Touring
Joe Rinaldi, Viper Room
David Ring, Universal Music Group
Bobby Rosenbloum Esq, Greenberg Traurig
Josh Rosenfeld, Barsuk Records
Mark Rubel, Pogo Studio
Steven Scharf, Steven Scharf Entertainment/Carlin America
Aaron Schechter, Music Enterprises Inc
Geoffrey Schulman, Austin Community College
Wendy Seltzer, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Michelle Shocked, Mighty Sound
Jean Sievers, Soop LLC
Jacob Slichter, Semisonic
Janine Small, Carroll Guido & Groffman LLP
Stan Soocher, University of Colorado at Denver
Eric Speck, Ace Fu Records
Mavis Staples
Seymour Stein, Sire Records
Alex Stultz, Red Star Merchandise Consulting
Terry Tompkins, Columbia Records
Jennifer Toomey, Coalition for the Future of Music
Peter Torres, Thrive Records / Thrive Soundtracks
Cydney A Tune, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
Don VanCleave, CIMS
Mick Wainman, Digital Music Marketing
Phil Waldorf, Misra
Monte C Warden, MoonKiss Music
Jessica Weber, SPECTRE Entertainment Group
Robert Wilonsky, Dallas Observer/HDNet
Brian Wilson
Kevin Wommack, Loophole Entertainment
James Zumwalt, Zumwalt Almon & Hayes

 

 

 

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