New York, NY, March 3, 2014: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is pleased to announce its lineup of events at the 28th annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference and Festival, being held March 7th-16th, 2014 in Austin, TX. Each year, ASCAP's high-profile showcases are a highlight of the festival, attracting capacity crowds and music industry heavyweights who come to see some of the most promising emerging singer-songwriters and bands.
In addition to staging its popular "ASCAP PRESENTS… at SXSW" showcases, ASCAP will again co-present its annual boat rides and participate in official SXSW music panel discussions. ASCAP is also an official sponsor of the Terrorbird Publishing & Red Brick Songs Showcase and Filter Magazine’s Showdown at Cedar Street, highlighting the best and brightest in music.
A partial schedule of ASCAP events at SXSW 2014 is included below. For more details, please visit www.ascap.com/sxsw.
ASCAP PRESENTS… at SXSW
Wednesday, March 12th @ Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River Street)
Doors open at 7:00pm / Free with SXSW badge or wristband or $8 at the door / 18+
8:00pm Madi Diaz
8:55pm Oh Honey
9:50pm Meg Myers
10:45pm Wild Ones
11:40pm BASECAMP
12:35am Gungor
ASCAP PRESENTS… Boat Rides, co-presented by IMRO, SOCAN & SUNTRUST BANK
Thursday, March 13th @ Four Seasons Dock (98 San Jacinto Boulevard)
Departing: 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm and 4:30pm
ASCAP PRESENTS… at SXSW
Friday, March 14th @ The Victorian Room at The Driskill (604 Brazos Street)
Doors open at 7:00pm / Free with SXSW badge or wristband or $15 at the door / 21+
7:30pm The Wind + The Wave
8:25pm Zella Day
9:20pm Run River North
10:15pm Matthew Koma
11:10pm Jamestown Revival
12:05am Mary Lambert
1:00am Tori Kelly
Terrorbird Publishing & Red Brick Songs Showcase, co-sponsored by ASCAP
Wednesday, March 12th @ Cheer Up Charlie's (NEW location at 900 Red River Street)
Free admission / 21+
INSIDE STAGE:
12:00pm Andy Shauf
1:00pm Psychic Twin
2:00pm mr. Gnome
3:00pm Kyle Andrews
4:00pm AgesandAges
5:00pm Eternal Summers
OUTSIDE STAGE:
12:30pm GRMLN
1:30pm Los Encantados
2:30pm Painted Palms
3:30pm Mirah
4:30pm Those Darlins
5:30pm Jessica Lea Mayfield
FILTER Magazine's Showdown at Cedar Street, co-sponsored by ASCAP
Thursday, March 13th - Saturday, March 15th @ Cedar Street Courtyard (208 West 4th Street)
11:00am – 6:00pm / SXSW badges welcome / 21+
ASCAP on SXSW Panels
Songwriting and Money
Ralph Murphy, ASCAP International Consultant
Thursday, March 13th, 11:00am-12:00pm @ Austin Convention Center, Room 11AB
Making the Transition from Artist to Suit
Marc Emert-Hutner, ASCAP Vice President of Membership, Pop/Rock
Friday, March 14th, 11:00am-12:00pm @ Austin Convention Center, Room 15
Flipping Publishing Micro-Pennies into a Bucket
Andrew Sparkler, ASCAP Vice President of Business & Membership Affairs
Friday, March 14th, 2:00-3:00pm @ Austin Convention Center, Room 9ABC
To learn more about ASCAP at SXSW, visit www.ascap.com/sxsw.
About ASCAP
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers of every kind of music. ASCAP's mission is to license and promote the music of its members and foreign affiliates, obtain fair compensation for the public performance of their works and to distribute the royalties that it collects based upon those performances. ASCAP members write the world's best-loved music and ASCAP has pioneered the efficient licensing of that music to hundreds of thousands of enterprises who use it to add value to their business - from bars, restaurants and retail, to radio, TV and cable, to Internet, mobile services and more. The ASCAP license offers an efficient solution for businesses to legally perform ASCAP music while respecting the right of songwriters and composers to be paid fairly. With 700,000 members representing more than 11.5 million copyrighted works, ASCAP is the worldwide leader in performance royalties, service and advocacy for songwriters and composers, and the only American performing rights organization (PRO) owned and governed by its writer and publisher members. www.ascap.com
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Bobbi Marcus
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Tim Hayes
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