VMDO announces beneficiaries of SXSW Austin 2024 Export Assistance program
Published 13 February, 2024
VMDO are pleased to reveal the beneficiaries of the recently-announced SXSW 2024 Austin Export Assistance program.
The program offered to assist in one of two ways. Applicants had the choice of receiving a $1000 cash contribution towards their journey, or undertakinga pre-festival campaign with US agency Marauder, who were hired by VMDO to assist VIC bands and/or managers with awareness and industry outreach in the lead-up to SXSW.
The beneficiaries (and their managers) are:
Alexander Biggs (Sabrina Robertson)
Alice Ivy (Zac Abroms)
Anna Smyrk (self-managed)
The Belair Lip Bombs (Dan Radburn)
Bones & Jones (Will Stoeckel)
Elle Shimada (Aakanksha Sidhu)
Folk Bitch Trio (Alastair Burns)
Forest Claudette (Zach Hamilton Reeves)
Girl And Girl (Simone Ubaldi & Andrew Parisi)
Ivoris (self-managed)
Keenan Te (Cam Noble)
Miss Kaninna (Ali Tomoana)
Sui Zhen (self-managed)
Sycco (Summer King)
To be eligible, either the act or the manager had to be a resident of Victoria. Good luck to all in Texas!