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June 2004
ASCAP @ SXSW 04
ASCAP Presents @ Hard Rock Cafe
On Wednesday, March 17, ASCAP presented its rock showcase at the SXSW Music Festival, drawing capacity crowds and music industry heavyweights who came to see the best up and coming ASCAP bands from across the country and around the world.
Tangiers, Goldrush, The City Drive, The Go, The Dresden Dolls, A Place to Bury Strangers and Donnybrook all took to the stage and played dynamic sets that treated the audience to a wide range of rock stylings, from garage rock (The Go), melodic country rock (Goldrush) and post/punk (Tangiers) to dark, atmospheric rock (A Place to Bury Strangers), heavy metal (Donnybrook) and even cabaret rock (The Dresden Dolls).
Music industry luminaries such as Seymour Stein and MTV’s Matt Pinfield rubbed shoulders with hundreds of audience members to fill the Hard Rock Café space all night long. It was a great kick-off to ASCAP’s exciting musical agenda at this year’s festival.
A packed house at ASCAP’s Hard Rock Café showcase. |
Goldrush’s Garo Nahoulakian, G Roby, Hamish Tesco, Joe Bennett, ASCAP’s Tom DeSavia and Goldrush’s Robin Bennett.
Birds-eye view of Tangiers.
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The Dresden Doll’s Brian Viglione on drums and Amanda Palmer at the keyboard. |
The City Drive’s Danny Smith, Marc Precilla and Scott Waldman with ASCAP’s Jennifer Knoepfle.
The Go’s James McConnell, Bobby Harlow, ASCAP’s Wade Metzler, Go manager Howard Hertz and The Go’s John Krautner.
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(l-r) A Place to Bury Strangers’ Justin Avery and Tim Gregorio on stage. |
(l-r) IMRO's Keith Johnson, ASCAP's Ralph Murphy, IMRO's Adrian Gaffney and ASCAP's Todd Brabec at the Hard Rock Café. |
Donnybrook’s hard rocking set closed the showcase. |
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Music Publishing Basics
On Thursday, March 19, ASCAP Executive VP of Membership Todd Brabec, pictured right, and VP of Business Affairs for Chrysalis Music Group Jeff Brabec presented a panel discussion on Music Publishing Basics: The Deals and the Money. The Brabecs are authors of the award-winning book Music, Money and Success: The Insider’s Guide to Making Money in the Music Industry.
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From the left: Andy Stochansky performs on the main deck of the ASCAP boat; (l-r) ASCAP’s Tom DeSavia, jazz piano star Jamie Cullum, Randi Laubek and ASCAP’s Sean Devine. |
ASCAP members Rock the Boat in Austin
Also on Thursday at the SXSW Music Festival, ASCAP’s Hospitality Boat made hourly trips on Austin’s Town Lake and featured some special performances by ASCAP members. Andy Stochansky, Randi Laubek and Keaton Simons performed for invited guests who enjoyed a casual networking environment. The boat trips were co-sponsored by AFTRA, IMRO and SOCAN.
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ASCAP Film Music Party at Stubbs
ASCAP’s Film & TV Music Department hosted a BBQ at Stubb’s in Austin in conjunction with the SXSW Film Festival. Film director/ composer Robert Rodriguez and the band Del Castillo performed.
Pictured (l-r) at the party are ASCAP’s Kevin Coogan, Rodriguez and ASCAP’s Velia Zamora.
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Beautiful Music, Buzz Bands and BBQ
On Friday, March 19th, ASCAP presented its annual and critically-acclaimed
Quiet On The Set showcase featuring acoustic sets by David Berkeley, Adrienne
Pierce, Johnathan Rice and Ian Love of Cardia. The show was held indoors at
Austin’s famous restaurant/music venue Stubbs, where beer flowed freely
and Stubbs legendary BBQ food was served to attendees.
Immediately following the Quiet On The Set showcase, one of SXSW’s
most talked-about line-ups was featured on Stubb’s outdoor stage. Performers
included Patrick Park and his band, Metric, Snow Patrol, Broken Social Scene,
How’s Your News? and The Polyphonic Spree. The buzz bands played to capacity
crowds into the wee hours of the morning and gave the audience an unforgettable
evening of music under Austin’s big open night sky.
ASCAP’s Tom DeSavia, Ian Love and ASCAP’s Sean Devine |
Patrick Park
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