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Tracing Barry Jenkins’ Path From Medicine to Moonlight

It has been a year since Barry Jenkins won the Best Picture Academy Award for Moonlight, and if you’ve tracked his movements, he has barely been home. He’s obsessed with air travel—and not just getting from point A to point B, like his triumphant return trip to Austin in March…

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Berry Jenkins at the SXSW 2008 premiere of Medicine for Melancholy

Yes He Khan! London’s First Muslim Mayor Looks to the Future

London, May 2016. The spirit of change is in the air as the British capital has become the first major western city to elect a Muslim mayor. Labour MP (Member of Parliament) Sadiq Khan has defeated his ring-wing opponent, the wealthy Zac Goldsmith, winning the biggest personal mandate in British…

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Sadiq Khan. Photo by Caroline Teo

Logic’s Recent Hit Carries Real Social Impact

Logic may have already been a star in the hip-hop world when his third studio album, Everybody, debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart this past May. But for reasons beyond music, the 27-year-old rapper reached new fame and acclaim after his performance of the hit song,…

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Logic. Photo by Alex J. Etling

Empowering the World’s Women with Melinda Gates

As the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda Gates has a reputation as a world-renowned philanthropist. Through the foundation, which she and her husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill, established in 2000, Gates has provided educational scholarships, launched health programs and pushed initiatives for agricultural development around the world.…

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Melinda Gates. Photo by Chip Somodevilla

In Japan, TV Viewers Keep Eyes on North Korea

As a journalist for Fuji TV in Japan, Nobuyuki Nose is used to being the one with all the facts. Over the course of his career, he has become a specialist in national security. In recent years, that has become an especially critical news beat in Japan, which due to…

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Nobuyuki Nose. Photo courtesy of AOI Pro

SXSW Film: Community, Collaboration & Transformative Moments

As she heads into her 10th year as Director of SXSW Film, Janet Pierson shares some memories about the event’s early years. When did you first attend SXSW? I started attending in 1994, having already forged a connection with Austin via Richard Linklater’s Slacker. My husband, John Pierson, and I…

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Joe Swanberg & Janet Pierson, SXSW 2016. Photo by Jason Bollenbacher/Getty Images

Digital Strategies for Hip Hop, Streaming Music Strategy, and Songwriting for Film: Sync, Stream & License Track Sessions for SXSW 2018

Streaming has become a dominant force in the music industry in recent years, from digital strategies for Hip Hop to how to write music for film and TV syncs, the Sync, Stream & License Track explores how artists and labels tap into these revenue streams. Get a crash course on…

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"SoundCloud and the New Music Economy" Featured Session with Megan West - Photo by Steven Snow

Explore the Culture and Creativity of the Music Industry at SXSW 2019

The Music Industry & Culture Track explores music’s rich history to remind us that creativity and innovation are deeply embedded in its past, even as the industry is moved forward through new and emerging technology. “Music Industry & Culture serves as a gathering of the industry thought leaders and cultural…

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Karriem Riggins and Common - Photo by Akash Kataria
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