Media & Press

Below are news items from 2009 and before. For media accreditation for 2011, you need to contact Phil Tripp - SxSW Rep for Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii first to understand guidlelines for submission. Media passes are very limited in number.

News Items

Hope and Glory
From Your Weekend. ByJesse Wright
April 11, 2009

Strong International Presence At SXSW
From The Hollywood Reporter
March 2009

Music World Gathers To Hear And Be Heard
From Philadelphia Inquirer
March 2009

Stoking Careers In Frenzy Of South By Southwest
From NYTimes.com
March 2009

Cilmi Leads Aussie Brigade At SXSW In US
From LiveNews.com.au
March 2009

Marketing As Backbeat At Indie Music Festival
From NYTimes.com
March 2009

Local Boys Make Noise In Texas
From The Age
March 2009

Chasing The American Dream
From The Age
March 2009

Gabriella Cilmi To Perform At South By Southwest In US
From The Herald Sun
March 2009

Are The SXSW Day Parties Better Than The Night Shows Now?
From Entertainment Weekly
March 2009

A Full House For Bands And Fans At SXSW
From The New York Times
March 2009

Indie Labels Talk Survival At South By Southwest
From Los Angeles Times
March 2009

Forgotten Festival Thrives
From TheAge.com.au
March 2009

Quincy's Windy (And Uplifting) Keynote
From Austin360.com
March 2009

Music Fans Turn Out To See Quincy Jones At SXSW
From Kvue.com
March 2009

SXSW Day 1 report: Celebrating Weirdness With St. Vincent
From LATimes.com
March 2009

SXSW Music Shifts Focus To The Biz: 'Everything You've Heard, It's Probably Worse'
From LATimes.com
March 2009

South By Southwest's Global Warming
From Austin360.com
March 2009

Optimism Abounds At SXSW Despite Economy
From Yahoo News
March 2009

Elwood Jeans Makes Aussie BBQ Possible
From Undercover.com
March 2009

Emerging Bands Scrounge Up Cash, Flock To Texas Music Festival
From LATimes.com
March 2009

Rocking Up To Texas Without A Dime
From TheAge.com.au
March 2009

It Came From Down Under - Aussie Films Swarm SXSW 09
From The Austin Chronicle
March 2009

SXSW Festival Gears Up For Another Strong Year
From Austin360.com
March 2009

South By Southwest Festival Appears To Be Playing Above The Economic Static
From Popmatters.com
March 2009

Lions And Tigers And Bears, Beware: Nine New Band-Name Trends On The Rise At SXSW
From PasteMagazine.com
March 2009

Industry Profile--Brent Grulke--Creative Director of SxSW
From CelebrityAccess.com
March 2009

Aussie Bands Head To SXSW Festival
From TheWest.com.au
March 2009

This Year's Free SXSW Music Flood
From Macworld.com
March 2009

Australian Music Finds its Alamo on Texan Stages
From The Age. By Andrew Murfett
March 15, 2008

CDs Are Stuck, Live Acts Shining
From The Age. By Andrew Murfett
March 17, 2008

No Guitar or Product is Left Unplugged
From The Age. By Andrew Murfett
March 18, 2008

Australian Accent at World Music Fest
From The Age. By Andrew Murfett
March 18, 2008

The Who's Who of Music Head for Southwest
From The Age. By Andrew Murfett
March 15, 2007

South by Southwest Coverage
From The Age. By Andrew Murfett
February 3, 2007

Sticky Carpet--Aussie barbie in Austin
From The Age. By Andrew Murfett
January 26, 2007

Getting on the Band Wagon
Austrade is an unlikely innovator in the work of contemporary music.
From The Business Review Weekly (February 1, 2006)
By Simon Lloyd
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Aussie Government to Boost Music Exports
The Australian government is stepping up its support for music exports, particularly to the United States.
By Christie Eliezer
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Australian Talent Rocks on Over to Texas
The Australian Financial Review's issue (December 9, 2005) has a special section on the Music Business with several articles that do not appear on their website. With views on independent distribution, online issues, retail, marketing, export strategies and an analysis of the Idol phenomenon, it's an interesting read to pick up at the newsagent today. If the articles are placed online, we'll issue their URLs but it appears unlikely.
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Aussies Plan Strong Presence for SXSW 2005 - from Billboard
"After six acts scored label and management deals following showcases at this year's South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Australia's government and music industry plan to step up their profile at SXSW 2005."
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Logos & Graphics

Logos for media available on request (laurachel@immedia.com.au).

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2009 South by Southwest Photos

Key Contacts

Phil Tripp--co-ordinates Australian & New Zealand participation.

Register your interest here or contact Phil on the following details:
PH: (011) 61-2-9557-7766;
E: tripp@sxsw.com
He is an expat Yank with 23 years in Australia, publishes the AustralAsian Music Industry Directory & served as a government adviser on music export strategy. The relevant Australian website for this is http://www.themusic.com.au/sxsw.

Key Websites

http://www.sxsw.com/music
http://www.sxsw.com/film
http://www.sxsw.com/interactive