Along with South by Southwest, Coachella and others, the CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival is an artist-industry merge that will fry your logic boards. Like most marketing, it's a mad party, but one with a stellar soundtrack and geeky panels. Manhattan was born to host it.
Although it doesn't kick off until late October, the CMJ Marathon is so swollen with events that it rolled out announcements on Thursday. Artists scheduled to appear and seriously worthy of your time include They Might Be Giants, Beach House, Lee Scratch Perry, A Place to Bury Strangers, Roisin Murphy, and Broken Social Scene, with more to come. Some panels sound grabbing too, such as "The Music Supervision Evolution And Master Critique" or "Bands As Brands," a category we've had at Listening Post for awhile now. Read it and weep, CMJ!
There's much more, but it can all be found online. If you've got ideas for panels, post a comment and let us know. I personally am waiting for "Material Waste: The Necessary Extinction of CDs." That one can't come soon enough.
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