Ah, fall. The leaves are changing, the mornings are crisp, and the SXSW Music Conference starts announcing programming for 2012. Make sure to mark your calendars for March 14-17…that's when the Austin Convention Center will be a buzzing hive with registrants and artists attending panels and workshops to catch up on the latest music industry topics.
So without further ado, here they are. The first big batch of panel titles. Thanks for waiting so patiently! The next registration deadline is November 11 - Register now before the rates go up. List after the jump...

Advertising IS the New Radio (Josh Rabinowitz, mod.)
ATM In Your Pocket–Apps are Driving Real Dollars (Michael Schneider, mod.)
Banded Together: Touring as a Standup Comedy Group (Julie Seabaugh, mod.)
Banking Beats: Africa’s Music Economy (Ngozi Odita, mod.)
Beyond Just Music Licensing in Advertising (Eric David Johnson aka DJ Bunny Ears, mod.)
Beyond Sync: Turning Placements Into Partnerships (Eric Shaw, mod.)
Beyond the Kitchen SYNC: Music/Brand Collaboration (Mike Boris, mod.)
Blood Music Sex Magick (Howard Wuelfing, mod.)
Boys and Girls 'N the Hood: Regional Music Scenes, Then and Now (Will Hermes, mod.)
Bringing the Arena to Your Phone (William Mills, mod.)
Cash For Songs: Insider Secrets of Music Placement (Sherry Orson, mod.)
Composing for TV - Get Started and Build a Career (Cindy Badell-Slaughter, mod.)
Confessions of a Dynamic Pricing Vendor (Barry Kahn, solo presenter)
Cool Garage Recording Tools and the Crap to Avoid (Barry Rudolph, mod.)
Cover Songs to Karaoke: Alternate Revenue Streams (Patrick Sullivan, mod.)
Creating a Scene in 2012 (Nick Bodor, mod.)
Digital Musicologists: Online Music's Tastemakers (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, mod.)
Give Fans A Reason To Buy; Make Direct-to-Fan Work (Brendan Moore, mod.)
Guitar World Presents: Badass Apps (Laura Whitmore, mod.)
Hometown to National: How to Grow Your Band (Michael Creamer, mod.)
How Artists Work with Big Media to Grow Fanbase (Shannon Connolly, mod.)
How Stella Got Her Masters Back: Reversion Rights (Daryl Friedman, mod.)
How To Make A Great Record (Victor Van Vugt, mod.)
How YouTube Festival Webcasts Changed the World (Hank Neuberger, mod.)
In the iCloud Era Who Can You Trust to Find Music? (Elliot Aronow, mod.)
Indies Going Mobile (Ted Verani, mod.)
International Touring (Christian Bernhardt, mod.)
Managing Publicity (Suzanne Cadgene, mod.)
Music Collecting Societies: What's the Point? (Peter Bradbury, mod.)
Music Industry Higher Education (Justin Sinkovich, mod.)

The Music Publishing 101 (Andrew Krents, mod.)
Navigating the Middle (Brad Navin, mod.)
New Digs: A Rock and Roll Library and Archives (Jim Henke, mod.)
No Label, No Manager, No Problem? (Nani Stoick, mod.)
Not Your Father’s House Concert (Susan Tanner, mod.)
Pathway to Placement: A Live Music Supervision Session (Rebecca Rienks, mod.)
Reaching Today's Digital Music Consumers (Adam Klein, mod.)
Reblog Culture: Tumblr and Social Music Fandom (Rae Votta, mod.)
Set Your Content Free (It's Harder Than You Think) (Michael Petricone, mod.)
Side B: How the Internet Revived Mixtapes (John Verrochi, mod.)

Single And Ready To Mingle (Judy Tint, mod.)
Small Markets Can Build Careers (Stephen Clair, mod.)

Snacky Tunes: Food, Music & Internet Radio (Darin Bresnitz,mod.)

The Evolution Of Music Discovery In The Cloud (Andrea Leonelli, mod.)

The Musician's Survival Guide (Adam Natale,mod.)
The Recipe For Success: Old School vs. New School (Allison Shaw, mod.)

The United States of Americana (Jesse Lauter, mod.)
They Used to Call It Classical (Ed Ward, mod.)
Tour Design - Creating the Live Experience (Jake Jorgovan, mod.)

Transnational Beats: Muslim Americans and Hip Hop (Sana Saeed, mod.)

UK Confidential: Success strategies for the UK (Jules Parker, mod.)
Who Said You Could Use My Name?(Brian Rosenblatt, mod.)


All programming subject to change.

SXSW 2011 Music panelists Kelly Griffin, Troy Carter and Jaunique Sealey. Photo by Owen Ela.