SXSW 2009 Sets Artist App Deadlines

Two E-Z ways to apply, no trips to the post office… start uploading those press kits!

By Fred Mills

With the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference and Festival set for Austin March 18 – 22, the SXSW organizers have registration underway. Aspiring attendees can head over to www.sxsw.com/music for all the details they’ll need about the 2009 event — it’ll be the 23^rd in a long, illustrious line of SXSW happenings, in fact — and to register to attend.

Meanwhile, SXSW is now accepting showcase applications for music acts to perform at the 2009 music festival. This year artists will have a choice of two ways to apply - both online to avoid trips to the post office.

You can submit your online application at this official website:

http://sxsw.com/music/shows/apply

Or you can apply through Sonicbids:

 http://www.sonicbids.com/sxsw.

The deadlines for applying are October 24, 2008 for international artists and November 8, 2008 for artists in the USA. The fees are $25 for early submissions and $35 for applications submitted after September 26, 2008.

Incidentally, the other SXSW related dates are as follow (go to www.sxsw.com for details):

SXSW Interactive: March 13-17
SXSW Film: March 13-21