SXSW is well known for three different categories. Music, Interactive, and Film. Scoring a Gold badge gets you into Interactive and Film, and that was more than enough for me. My first day on the scene started with me waiting in line for quite a bit of time. But after that, a whole new world […]
Thanks to E4 Youth, My legs wanted to commit suicide during my spring break. Through the program Youth Media Project, E4 Youth gave me and my friends the amazing opportunity to explore South by Southwest with gold badges. We saw spectacular films, listened to amazing keynote speakers, and probably walked the distance of a marathon. […]
During SXSW 2016, I had an amazing time taking in the loud music. Despite being under 21 and barely getting into venues; I still managed to snatch a few interviews with some of the artists performing in town! I first met was electro pop duo SIGNY, official showcasing artists for SXSW. Long time internet friends […]
Every 72 hours, gun violence occurs in the United States. A total of 53,143 gun related incidents happened last year in 2015. Approximately 45 of them occurred on higher education establishments according to the Huffington Post. In Texas, there were an estimated two college campus shootings. One in which took place on the same day of […]
This is a video summing what our week at SXSW was like, with the trade shows, job fairs, conventions, screenings, and street entertainment. With all four days I was able to go, it was the most we could fill in. Not shown in the video we watched a screening of “Black” and two episodes of […]
The creative minds of the Music Legacy Project convened once again on March 12, 2016. Just on this third week of progress, the musicians have already started four songs that will be recorded in studio on April 2 & 3. Song titles include “Know,” “Nightmares,” “Morse Mode,” and “Long Story Short.” Each song only […]
E4 Youth’s Music Legacy Project met again on March 5, 2016 to continue developing their creative process. The student musicians began to assign roles to each other. These included writers, producers, marketers, engineers, publicists and more. Organization is just as important as the creativity in this project. Specialized roles will make for a smoother road […]
On Saturday, February 27, 2016, E4 Youth kicked off its newest venture: the Music Legacy Project. Nine students from several schools across the greater Austin area were selected based on their exceptional musical talent to participate in recording and releasing a collaborative EP with Grammy-award winning band Grupo Fantasma. With a wide range of talent […]
PRESS RELEASE March 1, 2016 Contact Person: Carl Settles, Carl@e4youth.org SXSW Works With E4 Youth To Make Opportunities For Austin’s Underserved Youth AUSTIN, TEXAS – 2/29/16 – South By Southwest (SXSW) has teamed up with Austin non-profit E4 Youth to give at-risk students the opportunity to learn from and network with experienced digital creatives at this […]