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SXSW Conference: Breaking News In The Digital Age

The increase in day parties seems to have hit South By Southwest’s music conference hardest. While the interactive conference has helped launched influential companies like Twitter and FourSquare, music panels tend to rehash the same worn out topics. An interesting addition to 2011’s programming was a panel discussing news editorial for Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, VH1 [...]

Writer’s Den Launches First Music Publishing App for iPhone

Nashville, Tennessee-based Writer’s Den Music Group, a division of the investment group Rex Encore, announced the release of a new iPhone app on Thursday. Rex Encore’s founder John Simmons, CEO Thad Leach, COO Erik Haag and Head of Publishing Bobby Rymer made the announcement, crediting the design to Writer’s Den’s Internet Marketing staff member Adam [...]

MerleFest 2010 Announces Finalists for Chris Austin Songwriting Contest

Lisa Torres of Antioch, Tennessee, was chosen in the Country genre for her song “Alive.” MerleFest 2010 has announced the finalists of the 18th annual Chris Austin Songwriting Contest. Held from April 29th – May 2nd at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, MerleFest hosts the competition among the finalists. Veteran singer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale, [...]