WHAT: Backplane presents the Managers Hack, a global hackathon dedicated to building the future of digital music distribution.
WHERE: St. Cecilia Hotel in Austin, Texas
WHEN: March 11, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (rain or shine)
WHO: Platforms, apps and technologies emerging from the Managers Hack will be presented to a group of the top managers in the music industry including:
-Troy...
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WHAT: Backplane presents the Managers Hack, a global hackathon dedicated to building the future of digital music distribution.
WHERE: St. Cecilia Hotel in Austin, Texas
WHEN: March 11, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (rain or shine)
WHO: Platforms, apps and technologies emerging from the Managers Hack will be presented to a group of the top managers in the music industry including:
-Troy Carter
-Scooter Braun
-Jay Brown
-Additional participation from technology and music industry leadership to be announced
HOW: Event attendance in person is by hacker invitation only. Apply for hacker consideration at
http://backplane.theresumator.com/apply/. Global participation via the web is open to anyone. Details about interactive, live event streaming will be provided at
www.twitter.com/thebackplane
BROADCAST: Live web cast produced by R to Z Media; featuring play-by-play commentary from Randi Zuckerberg and the R to Z team
SCHEDULE: Hackathon – 2:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Presentations – 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Awards – 9:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
FOOD: Food and beverage service throughout via Austin’s best food trucks
MUSIC: Live music and DJs will jam throughout