AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- South By Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference and Festival is proud to present Clive Davis as a Featured Speaker on Thursday, March 14.

Clive Davis, the renowned record producer and music business executive, is currently Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment.  Davis' autobiography "The Soundtrack Of My Life" is set for release on February 19. He has won five Grammys and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. He has been closely involved with a large list of notable artists through his tenures at Columbia, Arista and J Records.  From early signings Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Billy Joel and Earth, Wind & Fire, to Patti Smith, The Grateful Dead, and Santana, and through Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson among many others, Davis has made a profound impact on popular culture. The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU is extending his legacy and looking to the future of the music business.

Clive Davis has long been an outspoken advocate for artists. His forward-looking perspective is most welcome at South By Southwest. This appearance will be a highlight among the many conference sessions designed to offer registrants a unique music education.  Don't miss this great opportunity to hear from a true music business legend! For further information on Clive Davis, check out and like his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clive-Davis/190338346685 and follow his Twitter feed https://twitter.com/CliveDavis.

SXSW 2013, the world's leading music industry event, offers attendees the opportunity to explore the future of the music industry during the day at panels, talks, the Trade Show, Music Gear Expo and other conference activities at the Austin Convention Center. At night, the absolute best mix of musical performances from over 2,000 regional, national and international acts will take place at the nighttime music festival. Altogether, SXSW presents unmatched networking opportunities, career-building conference programming and over 100 stages of music for showcasing bands and conference attendees. SXSW Music takes place Tuesday, March 12 - Sunday, March 17, 2013 in Austin, Texas. For more information on every aspect of SXSW and to register to attend, please go to http://www.sxsw.com. 

SXSW® 2013 is sponsored by Miller Lite, Sonicbids, Monster Energy, Esurance, IFC, Yahoo!, Doritos, Pepsi, freecreditscore.com, Chevrolet, American Airlines and The Austin Chronicle.

For more information, please contact
Elizabeth Derczo 512/467-7979 ext. 209

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