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SXSW Day 9: A Cold Wind A Blowin’

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So Friday down on 6th street, I marvelled at the mass amount of culture floating around the bricks and shops.  Well, overnight, a nothern storm blew through and dropped the tempature about 20 degrees for the day.  The wind also made if feel like back home in Kansas City.  The thing is, though, Kansas City was going through their own version with an additional 8 to 10 inches of snow on top.  So at least we missed out on that.

We were guessing that the crowd would thin down to the badge holders for SXSW because of the weather.  As the evening came Saturday, there were tons of people out, but nowhere near Friday night’s crowd.  That said, the concert going faithful still made the venues respectable. Through the cold, we made our shows and ended the Music portion of SXSW a memorable one.  Today, it’s the softball tournament and battery recharge before the one day drive back home.

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SXSW Day 8: Everybody’s Swarming For The Weekend

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No day panels today.  We tossed that out the window after the mis-managed scheduling of the of the songwriter panel.  So with gig bag in hand, I headed out to the parties on 6th street with my lovely girlfriend.  The day parties went great and we got our fill of drinks and schwag.  We opted for the super secret Muse show at Stubb’s and enjoyed every second of it.  But the biggest thing I took away from SXSW today was somehing special.

I remember a cab driver tell me that we didn’t even know what would hit us when the weekend showed up.  After we got out of Stubb’s, I now know.  The streets were spilling over with people constantly moving.  We’re talking jam packed with all different types of people, not just the badge holders.  What was on those streets was pure humanity.  Every culture of every type represented.  It was like the Olympics.  Except instead of competing, the world’s best in music got together to celebrate.  And it will only get more crowded tomorrow.

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SXSW Day 7: The Panels Are Running Thin

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Alrighty today saw me hit up more of the music parties than some of the panels.  I wanted to go to a songwriting panel but they A) moved it on me and B) ended up cancelling it.  Oh well.  What I’ve learned down here more than anything else is that you just need to keep moving.

The one event I did make was the Ableton Live demo.  Basically, the product guy from Ableton Live showed off some of the cool features of the program.  What I learned was not only does Ableton do a great job of layering live elements, but it can also switch to a linear view to edit in a more traditional DAW style.  I also got some info about the APC40  and will be doing some research on it when I get back.  That’s about it for the panels today.  Check my music blog for the show run downs.

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SXSW Day 5: Ramping Down Then Ramping Up

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Day 5 of this mish mash of culture here in Austin and SXSW left me experiencing a true intermission.  The Ineractive portion winded down while the Music portion is winding up.  I took the opportunity to head out the lobby and get myself a drink.  Speaking of drink, the early morning rain scared us from walking to SXSW and we ended up taking a cab to catch the afternoon’s events.  Even though I had a small number of panels, it ended up being very beneficial and marked a great transition to the Music portion of the show.   Oh, and the closing party rocked.

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SXSW Day 3: Keep On Trucking

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Okay Day 3 is over and as I’m drying off from the quick hot tub dunkin’, I’ll blast off another recap for ya.  Today saw a crazy start with the time change.  Once we finally got into the sessions, we got back on track, even though some of the panels were disappointing.  The SXSW Block Party helped pick things back up real fast.  Tonight I finally decided that the film portion of SXSW just isn’t all that cracked up to be.  More discovery on another day of SXSW, here we go!

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