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SXSW.COM | F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 7 | SXS W O R L D 9 Kadhja Bonet, photo by Sinziana Velicescu MORE SHOWCASING ARTISTS ANNOUNCED WEEKLY Hundreds of Showcasing Artists have been added to the SXSW 2017 schedule since the last edition of SXSWorld. Our biggest announcement went out at the start of January, and it included standouts such as acclaimed hip-hop artist Goldlink, rising R&B singer Kadhja Bonet, renowned Pakistani band Fuzon, the solo project of Dr. Dog's Eric Slick, Austin electronic duo CAPYAC, pop singer and producer Maggie Rogers, Tokyo synthpop band Satellite Young, Chilean shoegaze group Trementina, BBC Sound of 2017 nominee The Japanese House, and more ... Artists are now being added on a weekly basis. Check sxsw.com/music every Friday for the latest updates! SXSW ACCELERATOR The SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event returns for its ninth year to showcase some of the global startup ecosystem's most exciting, innovative and cutting edge technol- ogies. SXSW Accelerator takes place Saturday and Sunday, March 11-12, in Salon AB at the Hilton Hotel Downtown, with the winners announced on Sunday. The event provides an outlet for companies to present the latest ideas in ten categories: Enterprise and Smart Data Technologies, Health and Wearables Technologies, Innovative World Technologies, Payment and FinTech Technologies, Augmented & Virtual Reality Technologies, and Transportation Technologies—to a panel of industry experts, early adopters, and representatives from the venture capitalist/angel investor community. New for 2017 is the SXSW Super Accelerator Pitch Event. On Monday, March 13, all ten winners will be back on stage to pitch once again in front of a new audience and a new set of judges at the Austin Convention Center. The winner will be named the 2017 Best Startup Pitch Company: sxsw.com/apply-to-participate/sxsw-accelerator SHOWCASING ARTIST MUSIC VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE Some people are visual learners. We get it. That's why we've created a 2017 SXSW Showcasing Artist Music Video playlist on YouTube! Visit youtube.com/ sxsw to start watching videos from 2017 Showcasing Artists today. BBQ CRASH COURSE From 11am - 2pm on Friday, March 10, come network with your fellow regis- trants at the 5th annual BBQ Crash Course at the Southbites lot (604 Driskill St), just one block southeast of the Austin Convention Center. Sample savory brisket, ribs, and other delights from Central Texas' best barbecue spots and mingle with their expert pit-masters. The ticket includes a tray brimming with meats, sides and des- serts plus one drink ticket. BBQ Crash Course tickets can be purchased as a registration add-on through the SXSW Shopping Cart, but hurry because tickets will sell out! cart.sxsw.com David Benioff FEATURED SPEAKERS The 2017 SXSW Conference is pleased to announce more pioneering and inno- vative Featured Speakers for March, including CNN political commentator, Van Jones; organizational author Marie "KonMari" Kondo; Outdoor Voices CEO Tyler Haney; Game of Thrones Showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff; futurist Ray Kurzweil; SoulCycle CEO Melanie Whelan; and many more. These Featured Speakers add to the creative cross-collabora- tion SXSW is known for – ranging in leaders from the tech, film, television, business, literature, government, and journalism fields. sxsw.com/conference/ featured-speakers

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