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Artist Central's Successful Inaugural Year Notes News & Life after SXSW for Showcasing Artists Torreblanca Canadian electro pop outfi t Purity Ring signed to 4AD and Last Gang with a new album scheduled for release in July. La Vida Boheme recently played Vive Latino and followed with a sold-out show in Mexico City opening for Arctic Monkeys. U.K. artist Kindness is set to play Le Poisson Rouge on May 17, making his New York City debut. Recently featured in April's issue of Interview magazine, Sub Pop's Niki & The Dove is sched- uled to drop their debut album in August. Torreblanca will perform his album Bella Epoca (released by Arts and Crafts Mexico and pro- duced by Quique Rangel of Cafe Tacuba) at Lunario del Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on June 14 with special guests Timber Timber. Rising lady of rap Azealia Banks has switched management, again delaying the release of her much anticipated EP 1991 to take advantage of her new resources. The long awaited fourth album from Fiona Apple drops June 19. After performing at SXSW and singing his fi rst English language song in public, Juanes' fi rst single from his Juanes MTV Unplugged album, "La Señal," entered the Billboard Latin chart's top 10. 12 Musicians and badgeholders had access to lots of professional instruction and advice in our fi rst-ever Artist Central room. Ian Astbury, frontman for The Cult, gave a vocal clinic; former Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter blew minds with theoretical physics and guitar mastery; DJ Z-Trip showed his mixing-and-mashing secrets and Com Truise shed light on his synth/keys setup. Berklee School of Music presented in-depth clinics on Pro Tools, Reason and Ableton Live, and crowd-favorite Martin Atkins doled out sage touring advice (and blueberry muffi ns). And those were just some of the highlights. Look for Artist Central to be bigger and even better in 2013! Ian Astbury "American Express Unstaged" Series On the heels of his appearance at SXSW 2012, Jack White released his fi rst solo album, Blunderbuss, on April 24. American Express live streamed White's April 27 performance at New York City's Webster Hall on VEVO. The concert was the fi rst installment of the third season of the "American Express Unstaged" series and was directed by recent Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman. Previous "Unstaged" series install- ments have featured Arcade Fire and Alicia Keys among others, including Jay-Z at SXSW 2012. Music Gear Giveaway Winners Alpine SXSW 2012 Music showcasing band Alpine won the fi rst annual artist gear giveaway at the Music Gear Expo. The Melbourne, Australia sextet was one of many bands vying for the music gear prize package provided by exhibiting com- panies at SXSW. Gear for the contest was provided by Anvil, BoiceBox, Bullet Cable, Casio, Course Technology, Digitech, Dubspot, Fingerprint Audio, Gator Cases, Jensen, Klipsch, Monster, MXL Microphones, Pete Schmidt Guitar Straps, Pro Audio Stash, Propellerhead, RK Audiology, Santa Cruz Guitars, Screamin FX, RUNNUR and Taylor Guitars. SXSW Alumni Rule the Summer Festival Circuit As the music industry transitions from SXSW's spring ritual into the summer festival season, you can expect to see many of our recent alumni making the rounds at major outdoor concert events. This year's Coachella, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Primavera Sound, Hangout Music Fest, Firefl y Music Fest, Roskilde, Reading, Summersonic (Japan), Bonnaroo, Sasquatch, T in the Park (Scotland) and New Orleans Jazz Fest all boast featuring incredible an lineups impressive number of recent SXSW showcasing artists. Look for the following to be playing one or more of the aforementioned fes- tivals: Bruce Springsteen, The Shins, Ward, SBTRKT, Alabama Shakes, Seun Michael Kiwanuka, Porter SXSW ORLD / M AY 2012 Girls, M. Kuti, Grimes Robinson, Yellow Ostrich, Dry The River, Santigold, Skream & Benga, Givers, JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound, Miike Snow, Poliça, White Rabbits, fun., Yacht, Bomba Estereo, Wallpaper, Zola Jesus, Allen Stone, Flux Pavillion, Electric Guest, Trampled by Turtles, J Roddy Walston and The Business, Penguin Prison, A$AP Rocky, Blitz The Ambassador, Punch Brothers, Azealia Banks, Mac Miller, Vintage Trouble, Skrillex, Danny Brown, Dawes, Kendrick Lamar, Mimosa, Das Racist, Gary Clark Jr., War on Drugs, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Of Monsters and Men, AraabMuzik, Com Truise, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Gardens & Villa, TheeSatisfaction, Zulu Winter, Grimes, Kindness, Father John Misty and many, many more. JOSH ANDERSON JW WALTHALL TAMMY CAMP EARL MCGEHEE

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