Young Guru Represents TMA at SXSW
Last week, our Chief Music Strategist Young Guru spoke to a packed house at SXSW in Austin. In the session entitled Music Tech: A Gateway to Awaken America’s Youth, Guru focused on how music production is a gateway to ignite the imaginations of young people at the intersection of education and tech innovation.
Moderated by Opportunity Hub Chairman & CEO Rodney Sampson, the conversation went deep, talking music, innovation, technology, inclusion, and much more.
Listen to Guru’s full SXSW session here. And, make sure to check out his interviews with SXSWORLD and Cheddar.
Here are just a handful of Guru’s many insightful quotes and some attendee tweets from the session…
“Problem solving, that’s the real mind of the engineer.”
“If you’re not about cause for this generation and they don’t believe in you, then you’re going to miss out. Everything has to have a purpose.”
“If you don’t see where innovation is going and if you aren’t able to write what it is, you are always going to be behind someone else.”
“You may need to create a new way to give back… [think] how do I realistically bridge this gap?”
“As a human being, your mind doesn’t work in blocks. There’s an infinite amount of space. It’s the concept of building on this one thing. You have to build upon a solid foundation.”
Legendary audio engineer and Chief Music Strategist at @TheMarketingArm @Young_Guru at #SXSW 2018 today. pic.twitter.com/JKnLBeZe4N
— SXSW (@sxsw) March 13, 2018
Guru says 4:44 was about empowerment. It’s about building generational wealth. It’s not about popping bottles in the club anymore, now it’s about equipping a generation that’s starting at (and sometimes less than) zero. #SXSW
— andrea the storyteller. (@IAmAndreaBrown) March 13, 2018
“Go for the love.” – @Young_Guru Find and do the thing you love. And encourage our youth to explore that within themselves. #SXSW
— Heather McNabb (@Merely_Heather) March 13, 2018
How is corporate culture evolving to foster creativity in technology? You have to analyze what culture is. You have to be sensitive to everyone’s culture. Looking at what’s happening in Hollywood – people are taking a stand – and that has to happen in tech. @Young_Guru #sxsw
— DiGennaro (@digennaro) March 13, 2018
“STEM is valuable, but what we need is STEAM … the ‘A’ is for arts and the arts are vital to learning.” @Young_Guru @sxsw #SXSW #SXSW2018 #STEM #STEAM #music #tech #arts #musiced
— Melissa A.E. Sanders (@MelisPR) March 13, 2018
“Has anyone ever thought about how we’re gonna make money when music is free?” @Young_Guru #SXSW pic.twitter.com/gBQ3jiKtIm
— 1Hood (@1hood) March 13, 2018
“If you’re going to be innovative in business be innovative all the way. Don’t just say I have a playground on my campus, or you can eat the greatest snacks in th world. Be innovative by including everyone.” –@Young_Guru #SXSW
— andrea the storyteller. (@IAmAndreaBrown) March 13, 2018
Discussing how we can use innovation to solve problems like poverty. @Young_Guru @rodneysampson #sxsw pic.twitter.com/whbJxboRgj
— The Marketing Arm (@TheMarketingArm) March 13, 2018
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