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# CMJ Music Marathon Kicks Off This Week In New York City
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/cmj-music-marathon-invades-new-york-city-next-week/
- Published: 2012-10-16T10:04:15.000Z
- Updated: 2012-10-16T10:04:15.000Z
- Description: The 32nd annual CMJ Music Marathon kicks off today in New York City with over 120,000 fans, entertainment industry professionals, college radio tastemakers, bloggers, press and musicians set to arrive.. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/10/cmj-music-marathon-invades-new-york-cit
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The 32nd  
annual **[CMJ Music Marathon](http://www.cmj.com/marathon/?ref=hypebot.com)** kicks off today in New York City with over  
120,000 fans, entertainment industry professionals, college radio tastemakers,  
bloggers, press and musicians set to arrive. The word  
“marathon” couldn’t be used more appropriately in this case, as the event  
**showcases hundreds of up-and-coming artists** from all over the world to perform  
in NYC over five nonstop days and nights. Not to mention **a massive schedule of**  
**daytime panels** featuring label executives, producers, digital media  
specialists, journalists, musicians, and other industry insiders.

  
Artists from a multitude of genres were selected among thousands of applicants from 45 worldwide territories to be showcased. Some  
notable names include:

Casey  
Veggies, Death Grips, Poolside, GZA, Ghostface Killah, Asher Roth, Dum Dum  
Girls, AraabMUZIK, The Walkmen, The Mountain Goats, Kimbra, Savages, OFF!, Sky  
Ferreira, Killer Mike, Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, Q-Tip, Theophilus London, Com  
Truise, DIIV, Pig Destroyer, King Tuff, Eleanor Friedberger and many more.

**[\[Full artist schedule available here\]](http://www.cmj.com/schedule/?ref=hypebot.com)**

Industry  
professionals slated for panels include reps from SoundCloud, tumblr, LyricFind,  
SoundExchange, The Agency Group, Pandora, Blueprint Group, ReverbNation, MTV,  
Musicmetric, Google, RCA, Bandzoogle, FanBridge, Chirpify, Atlantic Records,  
EMI, The Orchard, TechCrunch, Warner Bros. Reocrds, eMusic, Spotify, Rhapsody,  
VEVO, Sony Music Entertainment, Capitol Records, Sonicbids, Songza, BandPage,  
7digital, Artist Growth and many more.

**[\[Full](http://www.cmj.com/marathon/cmj-2012-panelists/?ref=hypebot.com)**  
**[list of panelists available here\]](http://www.cmj.com/marathon/cmj-2012-panelists/?ref=hypebot.com) / [\[Panel](http://www.cmj.com/marathon/conference/panels/2012?ref=hypebot.com)**  
**[schedule available here\]](http://www.cmj.com/marathon/conference/panels/2012?ref=hypebot.com)**

Recognizing that there is *a*  
*lot* to take in, CMJ partnered with  
SCHED to create a simple online [scheduling tool](http://www.cmj.com/schedule?ref=hypebot.com) that allows badgeholders  
to compile all the panels, showcases and parties they want to attend in order to map out  
their experience.

Last minute registrants can purchase their badge [here](http://www.cmj.com/marathon/attend/?ref=hypebot.com).

**Hypebot’s [Hisham Dahud](http://twitter.com/HishamDahud?ref=hypebot.com) is in attendance to fill readers in on the CMJ experience. Be sure to follow [@Hypebot](http://twitter.com/hypebot?ref=hypebot.com) on Twitter for updates.**

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***Hisham Dahud*** *is a Senior Analyst for Hypebot.com. Additionally, he is the head of Business Development for [Fame House](http://famehouse.net/?ref=hypebot.com) and an [independent musician](https://soundcloud.com/hishamdahud?ref=hypebot.com). Follow him on Twitter: [@HishamDahud](http://twitter.com/hishamdahud?ref=hypebot.com)*