Aussie SXSW 2015 Cohort Swells To Over 30 Acts

The Aussie contingent of South By Southwest 2015 has expanded to an impressive total of over 30 confirmed artists, thanks to some recent additions including Canberra three-piece SAFIA (pictured), New South Wales singer-songwriter Steve Smyth, Melburnian singer-songwriter Hamish Anderson and producer duo Carmada.

Other Australian acts which have been added to SXSW over the festival’s two latest lineup announcements are West Australian alt-rock trio The Love Junkies, Sydney indie-folk duo Oxford & Co. and, strangely, Gold Coast pop singer and actor Cody Simpson, who departed major label Warner Bros. Records in 2014.

Now just over a month out from SXSW, which begins in Austin, Texas in mid-March, Australia has seen over 60 musical acts receive invitations to attend.

“This is a far cry from when I started as the SXSW representative from Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii in 2002 with only 20 delegates and five bands,” says SXSW’s Phil Tripp in a press release. “SXSW has had a major impact on homegrown artists over the past decade with hundreds of showcases and dozens of major deals done.”

Other Aussie acts already confirmed for SXSW 2015 include Kirin J Callinan, The Kite String Tangle, Meg Mac, Tkay Maidza, Courtney Barnett and Angus & Julia Stone. View the full updated list of Aussies, below.

For more information, visit the SXSW website.

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SXSW 2015 – Australian Artists

Hamish Anderson

Carmada

The Love Junkies

Oxford & Co.

Cody Simpson

SAFIA

Steve Smyth

…joining

Peter Bibby

Kirin J Callinan

DCM

The Delta Riggs

DMA’s

Falls

Fraser A. Gorman

The Kite String Tangle

Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders

Meg Mac

Tkay Maidza

Bonnie Mercer

Oscar Key Sung

Remi.

San Cisco

Angus & Julia Stone

Ball Park Music

Courtney Barnett

Bloods

The Church

The Gooch Palms

Demi Louise

Luluc

Twerps

Mansionair

Hiatus Kaiyote

Gang Of Youths

Lenka

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