SXSW & MIDEM now open for application and registration (20/09/10)
The SXSW music festival in Austin is accepting applications from bands and artists to showcase in 2011. Creative Scotland is funding select artists to appear at the event, for application information see:
www.creativescotland.com/international-showcasing
Creative Scotland also co-supported a training event for artists and companies interested in attending both SXSW, and the MIDEM music event in Cannes.
The speaker presentations from that event are now available to browse and download below:
MIDEM presentation by Javier Lopez (MIDEM)
'MIDEM on a Shoestring' presentation by Adam Armit (Circular Records)
'MIDEM Briefing' presentation by Una Johnson (SXSW)
'SxSW Grading' presentation by Olaf Furniss (Born to be Wide)
'SxSW Budgets' presentation by Jamie Gilmour (Hail Eris Management)
A Handy Guide to US Visas (pdf - 28Kb)
All SxSW applicants should contact Stuart Thomas prior to submission at:
T: 0330 333 2000
E: stuart.thomas[at]creativescotland.com
You can also attend SXSW (Austin) or MIDEM (Cannes) as a delegate - registrations are now open at early bird rates. To register visit:
http://sxsw.com/
http://www.midem.com/
Other sources of information: