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Sponsored by Natiiv in 2009

Tagged libp , mobfest , sxsw , sxswi , writingtherails , wtr

You may have missed the Natiiv logo, but we sponsored a few things in 2009.

Natiiv Arts & Media officially, legally launched in February 2009 (a few months before the web site) and over the course of the first year, we sponsored a few select events. I thought a round-up of sponsorships would be a good way to begin the year-end wrap-ups.

Life In Perpetual Beta - SXSWi

The producer, director, writer and creative extraordinaire Melissa Pierce was set to speak at SXSWi about the themes in her documentary Life in Perpetual Beta. Natiiv is honored to be one of the film's sponsors and covered the airfare to make sure that SXSWi wouldn't be short one Chicago speaker.

Expect more great things from Melissa, her documentary and her production company in 2010. I'm certain you'll see her at SXSWi again this year.

Natiiv Showcase at MOBfest

During MOBfest this summer, the entire line-up for one night was turned over to Natiiv Arts & Media for our first showcase. Four bands that have worked with Natiiv for social media coaching took the stage. Thanks to Matt Ryd, Incredible Shrinking Boy, Cobalt & the Hired Guns and Calvin Marty & The Sunken Ship for rocking hard that night in June. The Fiesta Cantina didn't know what it had coming.

Tweetsgiving TLV

Since I'm friends with some of the Tweetsgiving folks, I was on the hook to help organize an event this year. My November travels took me to Israel for the month and together with Yael Beeri, I helped organize Tweetsgiving in Tel Aviv. We got a photographer, @ronsho, for a #thankfulfor photo booth and did a great raffle with Dancing Camel.

There was also some singing (both good and bad). Natiiv Arts & Media was the sole sponsor of karaoke at Tweetsgiving TLV and I even took the microphone once (or twice).

Writing the Rails

What started as an idea for singer/songwriter David Kav in our first social media coaching session, is taking on a life of its own. Writing the Rails is a new spin on old style music touring - one man, a guitar and a train. And a photographer/writer/videographer. With a blog and twitter and Facebook and a charity.

For Writing the Rails: Memphis, David Kav and Theresa Carter headed to Memphis to raise money for St. Jude's and perform in towns along the way. Writing the Rails: Detroit is up next in February and Writing the Rails: NOLA is coming in April.

Writing the Rails is a project of Natiiv Arts & Media with support from The Local Tourist, Misery Loves Co, Unscene Chicago and Rev Billy Simmons. Natiiv Arts & Media sponsored the Amtrak tickets for the first trip (and we're hoping so see more sponsors for Detroit and NOLA).