SXSW 2026 PANEL PICKER

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๐—•๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€, ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ + ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ & ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น: ๐—” ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ

alongside David Bason (artist manager), Jocelyn Mackenzie (artist) and Aric Steinberg (Sweet Relief Musicians Fund)

Practical guidance for navigating care, staying ahead of health crises and building a long-term creative career. Weโ€™ll discuss budgeting health care costs (with an unpredictable income), insurance options, nonprofit resources and grants that can help and how to access them.

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๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ-๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ: ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€

alongside Melissa Garcia (artist manager), Desirรฉe Dawson (artist) and Lesly Montes (digital strategist)

Weโ€™ll discuss how to develop an authentic artist identity, make aligned choices and build a brand and strategy that supports your mental, emotional, and physical well-being, without losing yourself in the hustle.