2021 Notable Artists: 67 showcases; roughly 283 artists of which over 200 are international and represent 37 foreign countries. A Place To Bury Strangers, Alice Skye, Alien Tango, Anna B Savage, Awich, Baker Boy, Black Country, New Road; The Chats, Choses Sauvages, Clipping, Dingo Bells, DUCKWRTH, Francisca Valenzuela, THE GOA EXPRESS, Golden Dawn Arkestra, Grrrl Gang, HAEPAARY, Haru Nemuri, Holy Fuck, Indigo Sparke, Jade Jackson & Aubrie Sellers, Jambinai, Katy J Pearson, Kee’ahn, Kinky, Magdalena Bay, Onipa, Otoboke Beaver, Pillow Queens, Say Sue Me, Sinead O’Brien, Sorry, Squid, Steady Holiday, TEKE :: TEKE, Theon Cross, Tuyo, Vocal Vidas, Walt Disco, Ximena Sariñana, and Yung Baby Tate.
Showcases and presenter Highlights: AfroFuture Sounds (British Underground & DAJU Presents), Hotel Vegas & Hotel Free TV, Damnably, EQ Austin, Jazz re:freshed Outernational, FOCUS Wales, Roskilde Festival, Taiwan Beats, Close Encounter Club, Sounds from Spain, M for Montreal, Flipped Coin KOREA, Carefree Black Girl, New Zealand Music, KUTX The Breaks, Dedstrange, Fierce Panda x End of the Trail, Brazil Inspires the Future and ÅÄÖ...Sounds Swedish, Mercury KX, British Music Embassy, Brooklyn Vegan, Black Fret, NPR Tiny Desk Meets SXSW.
Filming locations include: Taoist temple in Taiwan, a cable car in Norway, a Los Angeles freeway overpass, Abbey Road Studios and the 606 Club in London, the historic Leith Theatre in Scotland, suburban and bush backyards across Australia, a café-floriculture in Brazil, and Austin hometown favorites Hotel Vegas and Empire Control Room & Garage.
