SXSW 2011 Panel Picker Launches

Voting for SXSW 2011 panels has begun over at sxsw.com where you can give a “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” to the list of dozens of proposed panels for next year’s conference. Voting concludes on Friday, August 27th and the first round of accepted panels will be announced in September…

At first glance, here are a few of the music topics that caught our eye:

Music Deals and Artist Compensation of the Future (Ed Pierson, Inside Passage Music Publishing)

The Indie Advantage (?) in Multiple Rights Deals (Eric German, MSK)

Help! I Need Somebody: Musicians With A Cause (Rynda Laurel, Vertigal)

Creating the Ideal Team for Emerging Artists (Bob Bradley, Authentik Artists)