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South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference & Festival - An Up Close And Personal Opportunity

Austin, Texas — February 28, 2007 — The 21st edition of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival, one of the most highly anticipated music industry events of the year, takes place Wednesday, March 14 through Sunday, March 18, 2007 in Austin, Texas. SXSW and its participants share innovative ideas, attend informative panel discussions, network at an expansive trade show, hear every genre of music, and enjoy unfettered access to industry professionals. Despite pervasive technology that can be used for access to almost any person, product or idea accessible to us at our fingertips, it is still resoundingly evident that it has never been more important for industry professionals to meet face to face. Austin Texas in the Springtime is the perfect place for that to happen.

SXSW 2007 Major Sponsors provide critical support for the event and include Miller Lite, Verizon, Yaris, Blender Magazine, IFC: the Independent Film Channel and founding sponsor the Austin Chronicle. Local electronic media sponsors include KLBJ-FM, KGSR, and 101X. SXSW announced in January 2007 that it had achieved the offsetting of 100% of its carbon emissions from SXSW business activities in 2006. SXSW will be working with Ecology Action of Austin to recycle all waste from outdoor parties and events and will use biodiesel in generators and production trucks. SXSW has offset 100% of 250 metric tons of carbon emissions by purchasing 376 MW of Texas wind energy carbon credits from Green Mountain Energy Company and has given a donation to the Austin Parks Department for the purchase and maintenance of native trees. SXSW is now a Carbon Neutral company and has pledged to reduce carbon emissions and invest in carbon offsets.

The 2007 SXSW Music Conference held at the Austin Convention Center will feature over 70 panel discussions, interviews, demo listening sessions and the SXSW mentor program. The daytime program of educational, informative and entertaining presentations is a core component of the event which covers business and creative issues in music. Highlights will include: Peter Townshend's Keynote Interview on Wednesday, March 14 at 6:30 pm in the Hilton Grand Ballroom (next door to the convention center); SXSW Interviews featuring Gilberto Gil on Wednesday, March 14; Emmylou Harris and Terry McBride on Thursday, March 15; and Ricki Lee Jones, Booker T Jones, Joe Boyd and Iggy Pop on Friday, March 16. Panels include: 'Say It Loud, I'm WHAT? and I'm Proud'; 'Record Companies: Who Needs Them?'; 'Latin Music In a Fragmented Marketplace'; 'China's Emerging Music Market'; 'Re-inventing Payment Models for Digital Music'; 'Greening the Music Industry'; and 'Idiots Unite!'. Wednesday's Crash Courses and Music Biz 101 panels offer basic information at workshops and special panels which cover topics of interest to working musicians and aspiring music professionals alike. Rounding out the conference are Demo Listening sessions that offer registrants a chance to see how music is reviewed and reacted to by representatives from labels, venues, radio and the press and the Mentor Program that offers registrants ten minute meetings with panelists and industry pros. For a complete list of panel topics, descriptions and speakers, access the SXSW website at www.sxsw.com.

The SXSW Trade Show Exhibition, also in the convention center will host an array of events and exhibitors. The three day music trade show continues to offer a unique opportunity for the performing bands and thousands of other industry professionals to meet in one-on-one scenarios and exchange information. Participating organizations from around the world including Canada, Finland, France, Ireland, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, UK, and from every corner of the United States will be on hand to aid in broadening careers for both American and international bands and companies. The Indie Village presented by NAIL, with participation from independent labels and their artists, provides a great space for indie labels to do business and meet artists, media and fans. StudioSX, sponsored by ME Television, is where high profile music industry professionals will be interviewed in front of an audience on the trade show floor. Additionally, anyone needing to transact business while at the convention center, can go to the Sonicbids E-mail/Web Center and wireless lounge. To prepare for the evening ahead there are two excellent opportunities to sample the nighttime offerings - The SESAC Music Day Stage Cafe and the KOSS Festival Preview Station. The SESAC Day Stage Café runs Wednesday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm and Saturday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. It will feature acoustic sets from bands that will be playing at the nighttime music festival. The KOSS Festival Preview Station features MP3's from showcasing artists. An attraction for all performing bands is Thayers Showcasing Artist Lounge - a great place for artists to chill out and check out natural vocal care. And finally, the South by Bookstore sponsored by Barnes & Noble Booksellers will feature notable SXSW registrants selling and signing books. A complete list of Exhibition participants with full web pages and direct links to each company is available at www.sxsw.com/music/tradeshow. During the day, the Austin Convention Center is the centerpiece for networking and business activities for anyone working in the music industry.

But the top attraction is, as always, the music. The SXSW Music Festival, which spans five nights, will present over 1400 musical acts on over 65 stages in venues ranging from the most intimate clubs to the outdoor SXSW Dew Music Festival Town Lake Stage located at Auditorium Shores. The music starts on Wednesday, March 14 and runs through Sunday, March 18. A very small sampling of bands includes Peter, Bjorn and John; UGK; Chamillionaire, The Stooges; The Good, The Bad & The Queen; Mika; Amy Winehouse; Lily Allen; The Bravery; Mew; Satellite Party; Allison and Buzzcocks. The outdoor shows, entitled SXSW Dew Music Festival at Town Lake and sponsored by Mountain Dew, are free to the public and take place for three days, Thursday, March 15 through Saturday, March 17 at the Town Lake Stage at Auditorium Shores. Thursday's show starts at 6:00 p.m. and features Hawthorne Heights, Rocket Summer, and Steel Train; Friday's line-up presented by BMI also starting at 6:00 includes Public Enemy, Ozomatli, and X Clan; Saturday's show, beginning at 11:00 am features a full day with Palm School Choir, Daddy A Go-Go, The Sippy Cups, The Jellydots, Mastadon, Against Me!, Riverboat Gamblers, BORIS, Priestess, Fake Problems, and Gallows. Media sponsors for the outdoor stage are KVUE, 101X, and 107.1 KGSR. The Town Lake Stage concerts benefit Latinas Unidas Por El Arte.

Helping to kick off the SXSW Music Festival is the Twenty-fifth Annual Austin Music Awards at the Austin Convention Center (enter at the Rotunda on Cesar Chavez) on Wednesday, March 14 at 7:55 p.m. sharp. This year's show features performances by Bobby Whitlock & CoCo Carmel with Stephen Bruton; Barbara Kooyman & the Unstrung Heroes of Texamericana with Carrie Rodriguez; Ian McLagan & Bump Band with special guests; The Tex-Mex Experience with the Texas Tornados and Sam the Sham; Six Strings Down: the Clifford ntone Tribute with Jimmie Vaughan, Derek O’Brien, Gary Clark Jr. and more. Registration badges and wristbands for SXSW include admission to the Austin Music Awards. The Music Awards are presented by The Austin Chronicle and SXSW and co-sponsored by 107.1 KGSR and is a benefit for the SIMS Foundation.

SXSW is proud to introduce SXSW.mobi, a mobile destination with everything you need to enhance your on-the-go SXSW 2007 experience. Browse to SXSW.mobi from your mobile device or web-enabled phone to get up-to-date schedules, mp3s, video clips, podcasts, news and more. At SXSW.mobi you can find mp3s from bands playing the music festival as well as over 100 trailers from films playing the Film Festival. Go to: SXSW.com/toolbox/ to find all of this year's technical offerings.

SXSW SMS. Use text-messaging on your mobile to find out when a band or film is playing. There is no faster way to get the specific info you need to get to your next show. Also, sign up for SMS alerts to stay in-the-know. SXSW will send you alerts and updates so you don't miss anything. On the web, go to SXSW.com/toolbox/sms. On your phone or PDA, go to SXSW.mobi/tools

The Online Registrant Directory, a searchable listing of music industry professionals attending the music conference, is available year round at SXSW.COM. The brand new Mobile Registrant Directory is also available on SXSW.mobi for use on your smartphone. SXSW Music walk-up registration fee is $600. A Platinum pass which includes access to all three SXSW conferences - Music, Film and Interactive is $950. Pre-registration prices started at $425 and $650, respectively, for those who were willing to sign up early.

New this year from DIRECTV is SXSW Live. DIRECTV is taking South By Southwest to the living rooms of music fans around the globe. On March 15, 16, & 17 (4pm to Midnight, Central Standard Time) Austin’s newest live music venues will feature 24 of the hottest bands and artists on the SXSW bill for a daily 8-hour live TV broadcast only on DIRECTV’s Channel 101. Artists confirmed thus far include Annuals, Bowling For Soup, The Bravery, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly., Ian Moore, James Walsh from Starsailor, Marc Broussard, Ozomatli, Pam Tillis, Paul Doucette & The Break and Repair Method, The Pink Spiders, Rachel Fuller, Razorlight, Rocco Deluca & the Burden, The Fratellis, Tiny Masters of Today, Turbonegro, and Young Love. All artists will perform a full 40-minute set at the newly created Lone Star Lounge & Bat Bar, custom built inside the Austin Convention Center. Check your pocket guide or the SXSW website for exact times and location. Admission will be available to all Conference registrants and wristband-holders. Complimentary tickets for the general public are available, space permitting.

A featured attraction also in the Austin Convention Center is The Flatstock Concert Poster Exhibition and Collectors Show sponsored by Yaris and presented by SXSW and the American Poster Institute (API) on Thursday, March 15 from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.,and Friday and Saturday, March 16 - 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm. Over 100 poster artists representing decades of styles, colors and techniques will be selling and displaying their posters.

The 2007 SXSW Golf Tournament will take place at Circle C Golf Club on Wednesday, March 14 at 12:00 p.m. (Shotgun Start). The format will be Four-Person “Texas” Scramble. This year it benefits The North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance. Sponsored by Folk Alliance, ASCAP & SXSW. For more information, please call 901/522-1170 or email louis@folk.org.

The annual SXSW Softball Tournament gets underway Sunday, March 18, at Monroe “Lefty” Krieg Fields. Player warm-up begins at noon, with the first game starting at 1:00 pm sharp. For those of you who need to ease into the final day of SXSW a little more gently, there’s the SXSW Barbecue, an authentic Texas spread with the trimmings, prepared by Ruby’s Barbecue (with all natural, free-range beef), but vegetarians need not despair, Ruby’s does great vegetarian options, also. This event is for SXSW registrants only.

SXSW Music Conference is co-sponsored by a network of 44 regional arts and entertainment magazines from across the United States and Canada. SXSW 2007 welcomes Baltimore Citypaper (Baltimore, MD), Black & White (Birmingham, AL), Boston Weekly Dig (Boston, MA), Cincinnati CityBeat (Cincinnati, OH), City Pages (Minneapolis, MN), Cleveland Scene (Cleveland, OH), Dallas Observer (Dallas, TX), Denver Westword (Denver, CO), East Bay Express (Emeryville, CA), Flagpole Magazine (Athens, GA), Fort Worth Weekly (Fort Worth, TX), Houston Press (Houston, TX), Independent Weekly (Durham, NC), LA Weekly (Los Angeles, CA), Las Vegas City Life, (Las Vegas, NV), Little Village (Iowa City, IA), Memphis Flyer (Memphis, TN), Metro Times (Detroit, MI), Miami New Times (Miami, FL), Nashville Scene (Nashville, TN), New Times Broward Palm Beach (Ft Lauderdale, FL), Nightflying (Little Rock, AR), NOW Magazine (Toronto, ON), OC Weekly (Santa Ana, CA), OffBeat Magazine (New Orleans, LA), Orlando Weekly (Orlando, FL), Philadelphia Weekly, (Philadelphia, PA), Phoenix New Times (Phoenix, AZ), The Pitch (Kansas City, MO), Portland Mercury (Portland, OR), The Reader (Omaha, NE), Riverfront Times (St. Louis, MO), Salt Lake City Weekly (Salt Lake City, UT), San Antonio Current (San Antonio, TX), San Diego CityBeat (San Diego, CA), Seattle Weekly (Seattle, WA), SF Weekly (San Francisco, CA), Shepherd Express (Milwaukee, WI), Tucson Weekly (Tucson, AZ), Urban Tulsa Weekly (Tulsa, OK), Village Voice (New York, NY), Washington City Paper (Washington, DC), Weekly Alibi (Albuquerque, NM), Weekly Volcano (Lakewood, WA). SXSW co-sponsors provide support for promotional activities and musical events in connection with the conference.

For more information, access our website at www.sxsw.com or email us at sxsw@sxsw.com.

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South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival Announces More Notable Daytime Events

Austin, Texas - February 20, 2007 - The South By Southwest Music Conference and Festival announces four notable additions to daytime conference events. The SXSW Music Conference will take place March 14th through 17th at the Austin Convention Center. On Thursday, March 15, Tom Anderson, President and co-founder of MySpace will speak at an SXSW Interview. "Comedy On The Music Circuit" joins the schedule on Friday, March 16 with David Cross, Patton Oswalt and Zach Galifianakis speaking. On Saturday, March 17, rocker/writer Garland Jeffreys, Public Enemy founder Chuck D and Austin favorite Alejandro Escovedo join a panel examining race and music, titled "Say It Loud, I'm What? And I'm Proud." Later on Saturday, impressario Lou Adler, rock icon Michelle Phillips, and legendary manager Andrew Loog Oldham will speak about the groundbreaking music festival, "Monterey Pop At 40."

These events join the schedule which includes previously announced featured speakers including keynote Pete Townshend, Emmylou Harris, Terry McBride, David Byrne, Rickie Lee Jones, Booker T Jones and Iggy Pop. The full schedule includes over 70 separate panels, workshops, demo listening sessions and the SXSW mentor program. The SXSW Continuing Legal Education program offers credit to entertainment attorneys.

Details of SXSW Music Conference events are now available online at:

http://www.sxsw.com/music/conference/

Registrations and hotel reservations are still available online at:

http://www.sxsw.com/register_to_attend/

SXSW Music Conference events join over 125 companies with booths at the SXSW Trade Show & Exhibition at the Austin Convention Center. At night, over 1400 musical acts perform on over 65 stages in downtown Austin at the SXSW Music Festival.

Updates and additions to SXSW events will always be posted first to sxsw.com, check back often as the event approaches.

South by Southwest Music and Media Conference is sponsored by Miller Lite, Verizon Wireless, IFC (Independent Film Channel), Yaris, The Austin Chronicle, and Blender Magazine.

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SXSW GOES CARBON NEUTRAL

Austin, Texas - January 17, 2007 - South by Southwest Music, Film & Interactive Conferences (SXSW) in Austin, Texas has announced that it is partnering with Green Mountain Energy Company, an Austin-based renewable energy market leader, to offset 100% of carbon emissions arising from SXSW business activities. SXSW is now a Carbon Neutral company and intends to reduce carbon emissions where it can and purchase carbon offsets where it cannot.

SXSW has offset 100% of 250 metric tons of carbon emissions by purchasing 376MW of Texas wind energy carbon credits from Green Mountain Energy Company. In addition, the company has given a $5000 donation to the Austin Parks Department for the purchase and maintenance of native trees.

“Once we set the goal for SXSW to achieve carbon neutral status, our staff took a very active hand in gathering all the pertinent information about our activities which generate carbon emissions,” said Managing Director Roland Swenson. “An important lesson we learned was that any business can achieve this goal with some work and a willingness to invest in new activity. While the amount of carbon emissions generated by SXSW alone is relatively small, if every business took similar steps, it would make a profound difference to our planet’s future.”

“SXSW recognizes that environmental issues are now an important measuring stick that distinguish one event from another and one company from another,” noted Una Johnston, SXSW’s UK & Ireland Manager and now its Environmental Consultant. She used the standards, guidelines and tools contained in the World Resources Institute’s GHG Protocol to calculate the carbon emissions for the year September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2006. SXSW agreed that this 12-month period would be designated as the baseline year in order to use it as the benchmark against which future reductions in carbon emissions can be measured.

“This base line analysis was much easier to do than I had anticipated,” said Operating Director Eve McArthur. “We had great cooperation in data collection from the City of Austin, the Convention Center and Austin Energy. SXSW wants to take responsibility for its own carbon emissions first and to work for positive change on the environment among all of our stakeholders. The increased awareness has already resulted in our staff making steps to reduce their own emissions.”

Johnston calculated that SXSW carbon emissions arise from gas and electricity usage in its offices (18%), from electricity usage in the Austin Convention Center and all the showcase, movie and party venues that it contracts with during SXSW each year (55%), and also from business travel (27%).

“It’s important to say that SXSW is not simply offsetting its carbon emissions,” explained Johnston, “we are preparing an emission reduction strategy for the next four years as part of an environmental policy initiative. Roland and Eve have already taken steps to reduce our footprint by replacing the inefficient heating and cooling system in the office and adding insulation to the building. When SXSW takes place in March, the Festival will be working with Ecology Action of Austin to recycle all waste from our outdoor parties and events and will use biodiesel in generators and production trucks."

"Climate change is a global challenge with serious consequences for our social and economic infrastructure as well as the natural environment. However we all realize that long-term solutions require emission reduction efforts by the entire economy,” continued Johnston.

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Additional information

South by Southwest, Austin Texas March 9-18, 2007

o SXSW Music & Media Conference (March 14-18 2007) showcases hundreds of musical acts from around the globe on sixty stages in downtown Austin. By day, 10,800 delegates do business in the SXSW Trade Show in the Austin Convention Center.

o At SXSW Film Conference and Festival (March 9-17 2007) new filmmakers and veteran audiences come together with veteran filmmakers and new audiences for a one of a kind festival and conference attended by 4,900 delegates.

o An incubator of new, cutting edge technology, the SXSW Interactive Festival (March 9-13 2007) is ground zero for 5,000 of the world’s most creative web developers, designers, bloggers, wireless innovators and new media entrepreneurs.

o SXSW is the largest annual conference held in the City of Austin. The economic impact in Austin from SXSW in 2006 is estimated at $38 million.

USA Emissions

o In 2002, the USA & Canada together represented the world’s largest economic unit, but also the most energy and carbon intensive on a per capita basis. This means that the US faces a dual challenge as significant reductions in both energy intensity and carbon intensity will be required in a carbon-constrained future.

o The total carbon dioxide emissions per head for the USA in 2002 was 19.7 tons. This compares with 8.9 tons per head for the UK, and 8.4 for the EU-15. The world’s CO2 emissions per head in 2002 were 3.9 tons. (International Energy Agency)

o There is an estimated 380 pm of CO2 in the atmosphere compared with 280ppm a hundred years ago. This level is currently increasing at the rate of 20pmm every decade, which means that if these trends continue, by 2025 the ppm of CO2 will pass the 400ppm threshold above which many scientists believe that climate change is irreversible.

Impacts of Climate Change

o Negative economic impacts – the global insurance industry has lost billions in recent years as a result of extreme weather.

o Depletion of Natural Resources – for some ecosystems like coral reefs, the combined effects of climate change and other stresses are likely to bring wide scale irreversible impacts.

o Flooding – A rise in sea level from climate change will threaten buildings, roads and other infrastructure in vulnerable places (e.g. in Florida and Alaska).

o Disease – Climate change could increase the prevalence of some infectious diseases if warmer weather allows these insects to travel further north.

o Water Shortages – Climate change will cause further water shortages in regions where summer water supplies are dependent on winter snowfall.

o Habitat Destruction – Some major mammals (whales, polar bears) may be seriously threatened by reductions of sea ice from warming over next century.

o Glacial Melting – Experts predict that under current rates of warming, all the glaciers in Montana’s Glacier National Park will melt by 2030.

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South by Southwest Music Announces Interviews and Panels for 2007 Conference

Austin, Texas - January 2, 2007 - The South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival, scheduled to take place March 14 - 18, 2007 in Austin, Texas, is pleased to announce interviews with Gilberto Gil, Emmylou Harris, David Byrne, Terry McBride, Ricki Lee Jones, Booker T and Joe Boyd. These sessions join the previously announced keynote by Pete Townshend.

SXSW Interview: Gilberto Gil. Mr. Gil was born in Bahia, Brazil in 1942. In the 1960s, with fellow musician Caetano Veloso, he led the musical and political movement Tropicalia, Brazil's most significant cultural movement since bossa nova. Gil was exiled to England in 1969 by Brazil's military dictatorship and there he absorbed diverse elements of international pop culture which he translated to his own music. He has recorded 52 albums, including a tribute to Bob Marley titled 'Kaya na Gandaya' which was released in 2002. For the last four years, Gil has served as Brazil's Minister of Culture. "Once I was the stone-thrower," he says, referring to his opposition to the dictatorship whose power came to an end in 1980s, "now I am the glass." Gil's new album 'Gil Luminoso' will be released in the US in March, 2007, in conjunction with a US tour.

SXSW Interview: Emmylou Harris. Ms. Harris' voice and performances are always memorable, from the incomparable harmonies on Gram Parsons' albums through her notable Warners records of the 70s and 80s to her recent genre-defying records such as 'Wrecking Ball' and 'Stumble Into Grace.' Her most recent collaboration with Mark Knopfler, 'All The Roadrunning' garnered a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album. Rhino will release a five-disc box of rarities, "Songbird," in Spring of 2007. The SXSW Interview will include special acoustic performances and recollections from a singular life in music.

SXSW Interview: David Byrne. Mr. Byrne returns to SXSW in 2007 with a special presentation. "Record Labels: Who Needs Them?" examines the current state of affairs among purveyors of recorded music. From his unique perspective as artist, label owner and musical enthusiast, Byrne will discuss the options available to artists in an age where retail and radio infrastructure is shrinking, and digital technology has changed how music is recorded, distributed and promoted. Mr. Byrne's manager, David Whitehead, will also speak and facilitate the session.

SXSW Interview: Terry McBride, CEO/Co-Founder of Nettwerk. Mr. McBride's unique approach to the music business in the digital age has garnered much attention recently. McBride has guided the careers of artists like Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies and Avril Lavigne. McBride and Nettwerk are innovators tailoring distinctive campaigns incorporating digital and traditional approaches.

SXSW Interview: Ricki Lee Jones. Ms. Jones is among the most acclaimed and talented singer-songwriters of her generation. From her stunning debut in 1979 through her current recordings and concerts, she has created music with a wide range of influences and her singular voice. In advance of her first album for New West Records, Ms Jones will sit down for an interview to discuss her work.

SXSW Interview: Booker T. Booker is perhaps best known for the million-selling instrumental, "Green Onions," recorded by Booker T and the MGs. He has recorded with a who's who of artists, including Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan and Barbara Streisand. He produced Willie Nelson's "Stardust." He's performed with Neil Young, Eric Clapton and George Harrison. Booker will be recording this fall and winter for the first time since 1994, with tours to follow.

SXSW Interview: Joe Boyd. Mr. Boyd's life in music includes a remarkable number of "right place at the right time" moments. Boyd founded Hannibal Records, bringing the Fairport Convention, Maria Muldaur, Nick Drake, and Richard and Linda Thompson to audiences worldwide. Boyd's new book "White Bicycles - Making Music in the 1960s" recounts his journey.

The informative panels supply music professionals up-to-date information on industry happenings. Panel titles for this 21st anniversary of SXSW include China's Emerging Music Market, Idiots Unite! Reconstructing the Music Biz, Rock and Roll Is For Kids, and Breaking AAA Careers in a Multi-Platform Environment. The panels, interviews, demo listening sessions and Crash Courses along with the expansive trade show exhibition take place at the Austin Convention Center.

Daytime events flow into the world-renowned music festival, which showcases over 1000 acts on stages throughout downtown Austin. Highlights of artists scheduled to perform this year include The Stooges, Interpol, Lily Allen, Bloc Party, Devin the Dude, Hoodoo Gurus, Matt & Kim, Ghostland Observatory, the Watson Twins, Stax 50th Anniversary Soul Review, Ozomatli, Turbonegro, and Cold War Kids.

For more information on SXSW or to register for the conference, please access the website at www.sxsw.com or e-mail sxsw@sxsw.com.

SXSW Music is sponsored by IFC (Independent Film Channel), Miller Lite, Verizon Wireless, Blender Magazine, and The Austin Chronicle.

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South by Southwest Music Announces Keynote by Pete Townshend

Austin, Texas - December 13, 2006 - South By Southwest (SXSW) is pleased to announce Pete Townshend as our keynote speaker for the 2007 Music Conference. The Who have recently resumed recording and performing activity with enthusiastically received performances and the excellent new CD, 'Endless Wire.' In addition, Townshend and artist Rachel Fuller regularly present 'Attic Jam,' a collaborative series of performances and webcasts featuring notable songwriters. Townshend and Fuller will be performing an 'Attic Jam' with special guests at SXSW on Thursday March 15. From the British Invasion to today's digital world, Townshend is singularly inspiring among rock stars. The keynote is set for Wednesday March 14 at 6:30 p.m., a new day and time for the kickoff of the SXSW Music Conference. Mark your calendars for this exciting event.

The South By Southwest Music & Media Conference takes place March 14 - 18, 2007 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Pete Townshend's keynote anchors four days of panels, interviews, workshops, peer meetings and the trade show exhibition. Daytime events flow into the world-renowned music festival, which showcases over 1000 acts on stages throughout downtown Austin.

For more information on SXSW or to register for the conference, please access the website at www.sxsw.com or e-mail sxsw@sxsw.com.

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SXSWclick Festival Announces Finalists, Opens Audience Voting

Austin, TX – July 5, 2006 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences and Festivals is happy to announce the finalists for the 2006 SXSWclick online media festival. Culled from hundreds of entries, the 15 finalists are divided into five different categories. Online users are invited to view the finalists and submit their votes for the 'Popularity Contest' portion of SXSWclick. A panel of jurors will also select their picks for the 'Jury Contest.' Finalists can now be viewed and voted on, via www.sxswclick.com.

"Interestingly, there's a theme of deconstructing the filmmaking process in many of the finalists audiences will see,” says SXSW Film Festival Producer Matt Dentler, adding, "We’re really happy with the finalists and the fest. This is really a great chance to watch exciting new short filmmaking on your computer or mobile device."

The winners of both the 'Popularity Contest' and the 'Jury Contest' will be announced on July 28, 2006. Both winners will receive various prize packages, as well as be automatically accepted into the next SXSW Film Festival, March 9-17, 2007, in Austin, TX. The finalists in each category are:

OLD SCHOOL SHORTS
'Embedded' by Greg O’Bryant, 'Following Abraham' by Jacob Waxler, 'Playing Chicken: The Movie' by Bradley Jackson

REALLY REAL SHORTS
'Art/Work” by Avram Dodson, 'Cherchez La Femme' by Anna Cherkashina, 'Some Analog Lines' by David Lowery

ANIMATE-IT
'Animation vs. Animator' by Alan Becker, 'Time Birthed Spilled Blood' by James Sumner, 'Two Guys and A Battle-ax' by David Marchesani

SOUND CHECKS
'Clinically Dead' by Chad Van Gaalen, 'Foothills' by Robert Becraft, 'Resurrection' by Tiller Russell

WHAT THE F*#!?
'Moving Picture Makers' by Andy Fisher, 'Radiation in Moderation' by Sarah Lipstate, 'Snail' by Sharad Patel

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