The next big thing in mobile internet technology is location. With GPS-enabled smart phones like the iPhone, Blackberrys and Android phones, software like Google Buzz, Foursquare and Gowalla, and location-enhanced options coming to Twitter and Facebook, its becoming easier to check in to the cyber world while on the go, and follow your friends in real time.

Saturday morning's SXSW 2010 panel lineup at the Austin Convention Center included the Producers Adapt & Survive Panel, run by Englishman and recent Austin transplant Tim Palmer (David Bowie, Pearl Jam, U2), and featuring Los Angeles-based producer and engineer Brad Wood (Sunny Day Real Estate, Liz Phair, Ben Lee), Austin-based producer Chris "Frenchie" Smith (Jet, Meat Puppets, …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead), renown English producer Hugh Padgham (The Police, XTC, Paul McCartney, David Bowie) and indie superstar producer Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie, Tegan & Sarah, Long Winters, Hot Hot Heat The Decemberists).

 The RM64 / Propellerhead SXSW Austin Day Party went down at the Dirty Dog Bar on 6th Street, right in the heart of the Downtown SXSW madness, on Friday.

The SXSW Festival and Conference is a mecca for live musicians of all stripes, from rock to metal to country to rap to electronic and pop and everything in between. It all has a home here, and as far as music cities go, few can touch Austin's open accommodation of music culture. Of course for most bands, writing songs, playing shows and recording albums is most of the focus, but at some point, nearly all bands to turn to the question of how to get their music out to more people and built their fanbase, which is why many of them play at SXSW. But a festival like this is only the start of one path to stardom, and success never comes without hard work and calculated business.

 Hey all, here's the second installment in the John Lennon Tour Bus video series, debuted exclusively on EQmag.com.  It's a demo of the green screen room on the bus. Producer engineer Ryan L'Esperance gives a tour of the five elements

 Tech tour of The John Lennon Tour Bus with chief engineer Jeff Sobel

I'm a musician and a big fan of technology, but believe it or not, I've never owned an iPod. The number one reason is because I have tinnitus and some hearing loss, and I didn't want to exacerbate it by walking everywhere with headphones blasting. I save the headphones for when I'm making my own music. I also thought