Who Goes to South by Southwest?

The Biggest Number of Australian & New Zealand Attendees at SXSW 2008

Since 2003 the number of Australian & New Zealand music business professionals registered as participants for South by Southwest increased eight-fold--from 25 in 2002, 50 in 2003, 110 in 2004, 150 in 2005, 200 in 2006, 220 in 2007 & 250 paid registrants in 2008.

And with five bands in 2002, the number showcasing in 2008 were 26 Australian and New Zealand acts.

Australian Registrants as of March 20, 2008 (Name | Company)

Sarah Agterhuis
Jai Al-Attas, Below Par Records
Tony Andonov, Brilliant Cut
Graham Ashton, Dew Process Recordings
Tiffany Bakker, The Sunday Magazine, Sunday Telegraph
Scott Barnes, Silverlight/Microsoft Corp
Troy Barrott, Hub Management
Daniel Baumann, MC
Sandra Bender, Australia Council for the Arts
David Benge, Speak n Spell Records and Management
Sarah Blaby, Revolver Upstairs
Paul Bodlovich, WAM - The West Australian Music Industry Association
Jerome Borazio, Rockin Roll Circus
Katherine Brickman, Greedy Hen
Jackie Bristow, Craving Records
Rick Butterworth, AmpHead Music
Simon Cahill, Bandroom
Paul Cashmere, Undercover
Haylee Cashmere, Undercover
Tim Cashmere, Undercover
Steven Castan, Feel Presents Pty Ltd
Lani Castan, Milight Studio
Natalie Caudle, The Woodenelves
Travis Caudle, The Woodenelves
Brian Chaldil, OzTix
David Chatfield, Handsome Tours
Jessica Cogger, Skills Video
Peter Cohen, Australian Music Office
Claire Collins, Meiyu Group
Molly Contogeorge, 
Sam Cook, Sams Hardware
Thomas Cook, Batemans Bay Coolit
Justin Cosby, Inertia
Nick Crocker, Musicadium
Bill Cullen, One Louder Entertainment
Aaron Curnow, Spunk Records
Colin Daniels, Inertia
Tim Day
Adam Deering, NEC Australia
Glenn Dickie, Stage Mothers/Australian Music Collective
Ash Donaldson (INTERACTIVE), Produxi Consulting Pty Ltd
Gregg Donovan, Step2 Artist Management
Jessica Ducrou, Splendour In The Grass
Kate Elton (INTERACTIVE), Portable Content/Portable Film Festival
Lindsay Evans (INTERACTIVE), Boomworks
Mat Everett, Handsome Tours
Colin Fielding, 3INR
Michael Flanders, Pacific International Music
David French
Mathew Gallagher, Swift End of the Trumpet Records
Linda Gehard
Nicole Giacomel, Swift End of the Trumpet Records
Scott Gledhill (INTERACTIVE), Molt:n Digital
Jim Gleeson, plan C
Sara Goldstein (INTERACTIVE), The Bargain Queens
Simon Goodrich (INTERACTIVE), Portable Content
Jaime Gough, Native Tongue Music Publishing Ltd
Carly Graham, Matthew Hawkes Management
Kara Grainger, Craving Records
Tyler Greer, MindShare Interaction
Matthew Hall, Dust Devil Music
Tracey Hannelly, Apple iTunes
Rebecca Harvey (INTERACTIVE), T Consortium
Stuart Harvey, Shock Records
Matthew Hawkes, Matthew Hawkes Management
Rachel Hills (INTERACTIVE), NewMatilda.com
Ross Hocking, El Dorado Music
Nicole Huber, Splendour In The Grass
Andrew Irwin, PLW Management
Ian James, Mushroom Music Publishing
Katie James, Woodford Folk Festival
David Jamieson, Austrade
Dee Jefferson (FILM)
Grace Jones, Australian Broadcasting Company/Triple J
Danny Keenan, Albert Music
James Stewart Keene, James Stewart Keene Band
Matthew Kennedy, KI Agency
Derek Kibble
Jackie Kralj, iTunes Australia & New Zealand
David Laing, Shock Records
Viv Lees, Big Day Out
Anni Lindner, Carmilla Hyde Pty Ltd
Katie Lio, BigPond Music
Ghita Loebenstein, The Age/Lonely Planet/The Big Issue
Robert Mackay, Pacific International Music
Tim Manton, Scorpio Music Management
Chad Mason
Grant Matthews, University of Technology Sydney
Sarah McKenzie
Ben McLaren
Steve McNaughton, IAA - Independent Artist Agency
Catherine McSoriley
Melissa McVeigh, Backseat Betties Records
Grant Matthews (INTERACTIVE), University of Technology Sydney
Ryan Melder, Mezma
Samuel Miers, sam and oaktree blossom
Mary Mihelakos, Beat MagazineAustralian Music Collective
Steven Miles (INTERACTIVE), MyMadhouse Internet Productions
Millie Millgate, Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN)
Astrid Mingels, sam and oaktree blossom
Sebastian Misson, SMR
Richard Moffat, Way Over There
Ross Mooney, Northside Custom Tint
Simon Moor, SonyATV
Natalie Morawski, Brilliant Cut
Chris Moses, Blue Murder Touring
Justin Moss (INTERACTIVE), Hotmoss Media
John Mullen, Dew Process Recordings
Virginia Murdoch (INTERACTIVE), Inventive Labs
Andrew Murfett, The Age
Naomi Ngawaka (INTERACTIVE), Mome
Martin Novosel, Boundary Sounds
Ros O'Gorman, Undercover
Ken Outch, Destra
Anthony Owczarek, Tony Owczarek Photography
Lee Payne, Lee Payne Management
Joseph Pearson (INTERACTIVE), Inventive Labs
Erika Pfennig (INTERACTIVE), Robert Steel Design
Paul Piticco, Dew Process Recordings
David Power, Select Music
Dave Price, Stage and Screen Travel Services
Sally Prideaux, Sally Prideaux Photography
Tony Quinn, Eligible Music
Karen Radzyner, RadHart Pictures
Jodee Rich, PeopleBrowsr
Drew Robinson, Flambeed Yak
Danny Rogers, Lunatic Entertainment
Zan Rowe, Triple J
Darren Rowse (INTERACTIVE), ProBlogger
Kate Ryan, Avenue A/Razorfish
Chris Saad, DataPortability/FaradayMedia
Lee Safar, The House of Jote
Megan Salzer, Yellow Penny
Cassandra Scully, Warner Music Australia
Crystal Silvester, HRX
Philip Darren Smith, Hamilton Corporate Finance / SAH
Tomson Sowonja, Midnight To Six Management Ltd
Robert Steel (INTERACTIVE), Robert Steel Design
Deb Symons
Monica Tan (INTERACTIVE), Ninemsn
Matt Tanner, Milefire Management
Brian Taranto, Love Police Pty Ltd
Aaron Taylor, Artraje
Brad Thomas, Entertainment TravelManagers
Sophia Ticehurst, Universal Music Australia
Meg Tonkin (INTERACTIVE), Singtel Optus
Leigh Treweek, Street Press Australia
Phil Tripp, SXSW Staff
Benjamin Turnbull, Destroy All Lines
Mark Venville, Camper
Chrissie Vincent, Chrissie Vincent Publicity
Stephen Wade, Select Music
Jordan Weaver, HarperCollinsPublishers
Zoe White, Mushroom Music Publishing
Victoria Wilkinson, Laughing Outlaw Records & Management
Cara Williams, Synk Magazine
Jonathan Williamson, Arts Victoria
Luke Wilton
Paul Wiltshire, PLW Productions
Ed Wyatt, Dust Devil Music
Leonie Yeoman, Chris Pickering Management
Emily York, Handsome Tours
Anita Zagami, IMMEDIA!/TheMusic.com.au

2008 SXSW New Zealand Registrants (Badge | Name | Company)

Platinum, Glen Barnes, Ankykey Limited
Music, Teresa Barry, Kiwi FM
Platinum, Barny Bewick, Indium Design
Platinum, Cary Caldwell, SXSW
Music, Andre Cargill, Kiwi FM
Music, Tom Clark, NZ Music Industry Commission
Music, Gary Fortune, NZ Music Industry Commission
Interactive, Natasha Hall, Webstock
Music, Anthony Healey, Australasian Performing Right Assoc
Music, Rob Jefferson, Solid Entertainment
Music, Mark Kneebone, Tardus Music
Interactive, Ben Lampard, Signify
Platinum, Natasha Markham, Natasha Markham Architects
Music, Mike McClung, NZ On Air
Platinum, Stu Neighbour, Inspire Group
Platinum, Jolene Parker
Interactive, Michael Pearson, State Services Commisson
Music, Peter Rishworth, R Records
Music, Tom Rishworth, R Records
Platinum, Roger Shepherd
Platinum, Charni Silk, SXSW
Platinum, Paula Smith
Music, Brendan Smyth, NZ On Air

2008 SXSW Hawaii Registrants (Badge | Name | Company)

Interactive, Karen Anderson, StarrTech Interactive
Music, Nabahe Benally, Grimm Image Records
Gold, Stuart Candy, Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies
Interactive, Roxanne Darling, Bare Feet Studios LLC
Interactive, Aaron Dragushan, Wondermill
Interactive, Rob Farrow, Chi.mp
Interactive, Stefanie Fontecha, Fontecha Designs LLC
Interactive, Tony Haile, Chi.mp
Film, Anderson Le, Hawaii International Film Festival
Gold, Eric Nakagawa, FTW R&D
Music, Caleb Pepperworth, Retro Revolution
Music, Lisa Pepperworth, Retro Revolution
Interactive, Shane Robinson, Bare Feet Studios LLC
Interactive, Lorenz Sell, Blue Lava Technologies
Interactive, Cory Shaw, Blue Lava Technologies
Film, Sean Shodahl, Hawaii International Film Festival
Music, Frank Tagatac, Armed Forces Entertainment
Film, Ben Trevino, Hawaii International Film Festival
Interactive, Carlos Urreta, Think Kesho
Interactive, Michael Whalen, Blue Lava Technologies

2007 Australian, New Zealand & Hawaiian Delegates

2007 Australian & New Zealand Artists

2006 Australian, New Zealand & Hawaiian Delegates

2006 Australian & New Zealand Artists

2005 Australian, New Zealand & Hawaiian Delegates

2005 Australian & New Zealand Artists