Headed to SXSW? So Are We!

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For the first time in our history, Haulix is headed to SXSW! We are not hosting a party or participating in any panels, but Marketing Coordinator and blog editor (aka the guy writing this) James Shotwell will be on the streets of Austin beginning Tuesday, March 17th. While there he will be attending panels, writing about the latest trends in music business, and chatting with a number of industry professionals. We’ll be running all that content right here on the blog, so make sure you check back regularly for updates. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Speaking of social medial, James will be sharing his view of Sixth street and the surrounding areas through our Twitter account. If you’re in town and want to meet up, be it to catch a show or chat about the business over tacos, feel free to send us a tweet!

Need ideas for how to spend your time at SXSW? We can help. Use this list to preview our favorite panels, then head over to this list to see the artists we hope to see perform.

If you are not going to SXSW, don’t worry. Making the trip to Austin is an expensive one, even if you have press passes and the help of your employer to make it happen. There are many in the business who have never gone, as well as plenty who went once or twice and decided it wasn’t for them. Just because you are not there does not mean you are missing out on anything that will change the industry forever (most likely, there is a .000000001% someone stumbles upon a game-changing miracle, but it’s so unlikely that you needn’t lose sleep thinking about it further). Follow social media, read the updates from writers you trust on the street, and maybe next year you too can join the crazy, fun, tiring, and enjoyable experience that is SXSW.

James Shotwell