South by Southwest 2006
17 - 19 March 2006
Austin, Texas
SXSW 2006
Scotland at SXSW 2006
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The SXSW (South by South West) Music and Media Conference, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is one of the largest international music industry networking and showcasing events in the world. Every year, SXSW features hundreds of musical acts from around the globe on over fifty stages in downtown Austin, Texas.
By day, conference registrants do business in the SXSW Trade Show and partake of a full agenda of informative, provocative panel discussions featuring hundreds of speakers of international stature, as well as a wide range of workshops. |
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This year’s daytime sessions includie a keynote conversation with Neil Young and an interview with Billy Bragg. Morrissey will also be interviewed by Rolling Stone's David Fricke followed by a performance later that evening presented by BBC Radio.
Seven up-and-coming Scottish bands will join thousands of musical acts from around the world in Austin, Texas this month for SXSW 2006.
These Scottish bands are among the musicians that have been invited to attend SXSW on the basis of musical talent and their ability to impress an international market. The bands will receive support from the Scottish Arts Council to attend the festival, providing them with the opportunity to perform and promote themselves to over 10,000 music industry delegates from around the world.
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It is hoped that participating at SXSW will lead to business opportunities in new international markets.
Other Scottish bands supported by their record labels, but equally part of the significant Scottish presence at this year’s SXSW, are Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai, Snow Patrol and KT Tunstall. |
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As well as funding bands to attend the event, the Scottish Arts Council, in partnership with DF Concerts and PCL Promotions, has organised a showcase of Scottish talent on 17 March and has coordinated a Scottish presence at the Festival’s trade show to help promote Scottish music to an international audience.
Bruce Findlay, Manager of Aberfeldy said: ‘SXSW is without doubt the best and most exciting music event in the world, because it is truly international and centred around the music and the musicians. The musician rightly takes centre stage and with the thousands of delegates being made up of music business people from around the world - record labels, publishers, agents and managers, it is a fantastic opportunity for Scottish artists to showcase their music.
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The help with funding from the Scottish Arts Council to the Scottish artists taking part is truly worthwhile and is already having an amazing impact on the burgeoning music scene in Scotland and in the recognition of Scottish artists throughout the world.’ |
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For a full list of bands attending and further information about SXSW visit the SXSW 2006 website.
For more information about the Scottish presence, see our news section. | |