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SXSW Music Hackathon 2014 Announces Finalists

Travis2After almost 2 days of hacking, the finalists for this year's SXSW Music Hackathon have been announced.  Singer and songwriter Travis (left) did the honors Thursday, and the finalists are: Moot, ARTPOP, Beats Video, Moon Neon, Crowd Scan, Hype, Lamb, Party Play, Song Stash, Glass Karaoke and Booth Bands. The winners will be announced tonight at the Awards Show and Afterparty March 14th 6pm-12am Austin Ballroom ACC. 

You can find a full list and links to all 31 hacks here. Sponsor prizes given out so far include: 

  • The Echo Nest to Song Stash, Neon 
  • Rdio to Song Stash 
  • Gracenote to Glass Karaoke, ARTPOP 
  • Beats – Beats Video, Moot
  • Spotify – TBA
Thanks to The Echo Nest's Paul Lamere for passing along the list of finalists and photos on Instagram.

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