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Fused Magazine is working with UK Trade & Investment, getting together a group of  music industry types to visit this year’s South by South West Music festival, held in Austin Texas this March. Fused are also offering £500 towards expenses for the chosen promoters, Labels, Managers, etc. Last year Fused rounded up some up and coming UK bands and flew them over perform at a Fused @ SXSW event.

Why apply?
The SXSW MUSIC AND MEDIA CONFERENCE showcases hundreds of musical acts from around the globe on over eighty stages in downtown Austin. By day, conference registrants do business in the SXSW Trade Show in the Austin Convention Center and partake of a full agenda of informative, provocative panel discussions featuring hundreds of speakers of international stature.

The fund covers up to 50% of your costs. These costs can include: your event pass or ticket, travel expenses and accommodation costs. Costs will be reimbursed upon production of receipts up to a maximum of: £500.

Applications close on 20th January, to apply fill out the short application.

This is great. Kerry of Fused magazine explains the steps taken to put on a showcase of Birmingham bands at SxSW in Texas with the usual mix of serendipity, funding applications and hard work. Invaluable reading.

Fused Magazine are taking five Birmingham bands to South by South West in Austin, Texas next month and have established a blog to tell the story. They’ve also got a nice poster by Newtasty:

There’s usually quite the West Midlands contingent popping over to Austin for SXSW including, this year, myself. More on that later but if you’re going do let me know, either in the email or comments. It’d be good to keep a record.