Unidentified metal duo plays on street.

I don’t have a ton of time to post, but I figured I’d point you in the direction of Future of Music Coalition‘s official SXSW activities.

There’s a wee bit in there about the "Mobility, Ubiquity and the Monetizing of Music" panel — the one with Sandy Pearlman that I told you about the other day. I still plan on providing a closer look at his theories, but it’ll require me going through my notes. I actually need to call him schedule a formal interview. Until either or those things happen, you can check out my reply to this Idolator thread for an overview of sorts.

On Friday night, I got to roam 6th Street with Tim Quirk of Rhapsody, Neda Ulaby of NPR and Ann Powers of Village Voice, New York Times and now, L.A. Times. It was our Policy Director’s birthday, so we were feeling pretty celebratory. I was thrilled to rock out with such fun and intelligent humans. Totally worth the hangover.

I missed Enslaved by like five minutes. My co-worker Jean played with The Sadies (among others), which I also missed. Oh, well. I did get to see a couple of songs from She & Him, M. Ward‘s new partnership with the exquisite Zooey Deschanel. Zooey’s no Jenny Lewis, but she’s easy on the eyes — even in the harsh hipster glare of pre-dawn South-By.

That’s all for now.

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Casey Rae-Hunter
Casey Rae-Hunter is a musician, public policy wonk and the editor/publisher of The Contrarian Media. An in-demand speaker, he gives frequent talks at conferences and campuses on issues at the intersection of creativity, technology, policy and law, and is a go-to source for major media outlets from NPR to the New York Times. Casey works alongside leaders in the music, arts and performance sectors to bolster understanding of and engagement in key policy and technology issues, and has written dozens of articles on the impact of technology on the creative community. Casey is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and the Deputy Director for Future of Music Coalition. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Media & Democracy Coalition and the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture. The Contrarian does not necessarily represent the views of the organizations to which he belongs.

3 Comments for SXSW Wrap-Up, PT I

Ari

YOU HUNG OUT WITH NEDA ULABY?!? I’m so jealous.

Ari

PS: Yesterday at the flower shop where I work, we delivered flowers to someone named “Casey Ray.” I thought maybe, somehow, it was you, but with the name misspelled and a card about a new baby and me being nowhere near DC, well, you know…

casey

Too bad, too. I could use me some sweet flowers.