SXSW 2006 Music Festival Showcase Application Final Deadline

Press release
Source: SXSW

Since 1987 South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival has been bringing musicians, record company executives, club owners, radio programmers, journalists, publicists and countless other people working in the music industry together. Over one thousand showcasing artists and solo acts from around the globe perform on 60 stages over the course of five nights, March 15 - 19, 2006 in Austin, Texas. Applications to perform at this extraordinary event are being accepted until Monday, November 7, 2005.

To apply to perform at the SXSW Music Festival, please access the website at www.sxsw.com and fill out the application online (the following Information is also available there). Then enclose in one package a CD of original materials (at least 3 songs), a photo, biography, and a press kit. Mail the packet to SXSW Music Festival, P. O. Box 4999, Austin, TX 78765. Submitted materials become the property of SXSW, Inc. and cannot be returned. The late application deadline for us to receive the packet is November 7, 2005 for domestic acts, with a fee of $20. (The late application deadline for international acts has passed.) This year, all showcase applications must be filled out and paid for online. You will need a credit card to pay your submission fee. (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and Diner's Club are accepted.) Acts will be notified no later than February 7, 2006.

Some of the musical genres featured at the SXSW Music Festival include alternative country, bluegrass, blues, country, DJ, electronic, experimental, hip-hop, jazz, Latin, metal, pop, rock, punk, singer/songwriter, world, and reggae.

2006 will be the 20th Anniversary of SXSW Music taking place March 15-19 at the Austin Convention Center and on stages throughout downtown Austin. In addition to the music festival, the conference will gather music business professionals to participate in panel discussions, workshops, one-on-one interviews and the Trade Show.

For more information or to register for the conference, visit www.sxsw.com,
e-mail sxsw@sxsw.com or call 512/467-7979.