Patreon To Host Rafi Fine, Jake & Amir, Epic Rap Battles At SXSW ‘Creativity’ Event

At this year’s South By Southwest media and music festival in Austin, Patreon will host — for the second time — a House Of Creativity event, where a slew of the platform’s top creators will participate in panel discussions and live performances.

This year’s event, to be held from March 16 to 18, will feature appearances by Rafi Fine of FBE, comedy duo and former CollegeHumor writers Jake & Amir, Epic Rap Battles Of History stars Lloyd and Josie Ahlquist, and Ryan Bergara and Shane Manej — the BuzzFeed video stars who branched out on their own earlier this year with a new digital production company, Watcher Entertainment. Additionally, Patreon creator Issa Rae will be hosting a music showcase for her record label, Raedio.

On March 12, Patreon co-founder and CEO Jack Conte will also deliver a SXSW keynote, discussing his journey as a musician, YouTuber, and entrepreneur.

For their part, Bergara, Manej, and Jake & Amir will participate in a panel discussion entitled Creative Interdependence, discussing the ways in which they have sought to reap the benefits of collaboration, while Fine will speak at Embracing Your Inner Entrepreneur — sharing unexpected business lessons learned, and the ways in which financial freedom and creative freedom and intertwined. The Ahlquists will headline Beyond Followers — discussing how they dig into their relationship with audiences to foster feedback and collaboration

You can check out more details about the full House of Creativity schedule and RSVP details right here.

As it readies its SXSW programming, Patreon also recently rolled out a number of product updates for its global creator community, and unveiled Patreon Capital — which provides non-equity cash advance loans to creators who are readying larger projects.