Connecting the dots between the Music Conference and the Music Festival is even more inspiring when it happens effortlessly. Longtime SXSW attendee and tenured panelist Jeff Greenberg - CEO of Village Studios - shares his before & after experience of SXSW 2009.

"Going to SXSW, I got to LAX and waited patiently in the line for security. Finally when I got to the gate and sat down, I realized that I was sitting right next to Ben Harper's band. We had just finished the sessions for his new record. The day after SXSW, Ben was back in the studio again, this time with Ringo Starr. Great way to bookend the best SXSW ever!"
Jeff Greenberg - CEO, Village Studios

Jeff Greenberg, along with other industry gurus such as David Hirshland, Jeff Jampol, and Tom Moon, shared their vast knowledge and expertise in the 2009 "shouldn't have been missed" panel - Repurposing Content: Catalogs in Today's Marketplace.

Ben Harper & RELENTLESS7 performed to a packed house at Stubb's for the 2009 SXSW Music Festival, as well as taping a show for DIRECTV's SXSW Live. Speaking of packed houses, bands should apply now for the best rate. Early application deadline is September 25.

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Photo of Ben Harper & RELENTLESS7 courtesy of Laura Lea Nalle.