SF MusicTech Summit
Oct 1, 2013
Hotel Kabuki
9am – 5pm + Parties

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Hotel Kabuki, a joie de vivre hotel
1625 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 922-3200

ABOUT THE SUMMIT VENUE: The Hotel Kabuki is a premier Japanese-style hotel in San Francisco’s Historic Fillmore District. The Hotel Kabuki offers calm and serene accommodations and ambiance. The hotel is part of the Japantown Mall’s shopping, dining, and Sundance film theater complex, and is central to choice music venues … all within walking distance.

ROOM RESERVATIONS:

Hotel Kabuki – Visit this private link to access the conference room block for SF MusicTech Summit XIV.

Hotel Tomo – We also recommend Hotel Tomo, an adorable J-Pop themed hotel just a block away, which may have reasonably priced rooms available.

Airbnb – For attendees on a budget, we suggest Airbnb for affordable neighborhood rentals.

Other Hotel Discounts –  We have a group discount rate with the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau. Find discounts at a wide selection of local area hotels at this private link. (Disregard the May 8, 2008 date).

CAR RENTAL:

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the preferred vendor for the SF MusicTech Summit. To make a reservation call Enterprise 1-800-593-0505 or go online and use our BuzzMakers, Inc. corporate rate. Enter corporate account # L23A414 and when prompted for a PIN enter BUZ. Or simply visit the sfmusictech deeplinked reservations page to browse rentals with our corporate discount already applied.

Directions to the Summit

FROM SFO AIRPORT
Taxi: 30 minutes, approximately $35 plus tip

Shuttle Van Service: 30 to 45 minutes, Go to Upper Level (Departures)

Look for the red & white curbside area, $12/per person

Driving: Take 101 North – San Francisco, Exit at 9th Street, Continue on 9th street(staying on left 2 lanes), Cross Market street onto Hayes, Continue on Hayes staying on 2nd to the right lane up to Laguna, Continue Laguna until Post Street, You will see the Hotel on your left hand side – continue on Post Street for entrance to Japan Center Garage.

FROM OAKLAND/EAST BAY
BART: Get off at Montgomery Station, Take MUNI bus #38 Geary on Market St., (DO NOT take #38L-Limited), Get off at Geary & Laguna Sts., Hotel is one block away.

Driving: Cross Bay Bridge into San Francisco, Exit I-80 and take 9th St./Civic Center exit., At the signal, go straight ahead onto Harrison St., Go one block on Harrison St. & turn right on 9th St., Stay in the right lanes, which turn into Larkin St., Go up about 10 blocks and turn left onto Geary St. for three blocks until you reach Laguna St.
Turn right on Laguna St. and Left on Post St. The hotel is on the left hand side.

FROM SAN JOSE PENINSULA

CalTrain: Take #30 Stockton; ask for transfer ticket., Get off at Market & 3rd Sts., Transfer to #38 Geary bus, (DO NOT take #38L-Limited), Get off at Geary & Laguna Sts., Hotel is one block away.

Driving: Take 101 North – San Francisco, Exit at 9th Street, Continue on 9th street(staying on left 2 lanes), Cross Market street onto Hayes, Continue on Hayes staying on 2nd to the right lane up to Laguna, Continue Laguna until Post Street, You will see the Hotel on your left hand side – continue on Post Street for entrance to Japan Center Garage.

FROM MARIN COUNTY

Golden Gate Transit: Get off at Van Ness Ave. & Sutter St., Walk 1 block South to Post St., Walk 4 blocks West to Laguna St.

Driving: Cross Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco., Follow the sign Downtown/Lombard to Van Ness Ave., Turn right on Van Ness Ave., Go 17 blocks, turn right on Geary St., Go 2 blocks, turn right on Laguna St.,
Go 1 block and turn left on Post St.

 Parking

Park at:

Japan Center Garage -1610 Geary

Fillmore Street Annex – 1650 Fillmore

Rates are reasonable. We do not validate parking.

More info: http://www.sfjapantown.org/parking

NOTE: Public Transit / Taxi / Carpool is STRONGLY encouraged, as the parking garage sold out before lunch at our last summit, and there is limited metered street parking.

 

Michael Franti speaks at SF MusicTech #11

Incubus speaks at SF MusicTech #9

Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind speaks at SF MusicTech #4

Ben Folds speaks at SF MusicTech #6

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“This is the best conference I’ve ever been to that I didn’t produce.”Ted CohenTAG Strategic
“Another absolutely fantastic event. Already looking forward to the next one.”Brenden MulliganOnesheet
“This was truly one of the best conferences I’ve ever been to.”Tamara Conniff, Founder T-Star MediaTheComet.com
“Best music conference ever, it can’t come soon enough!”Lee MartinSoundCloud
“The best music tech conference by far.”Mike MoreHeadliner.fm
This was a great conference. Really nicely done.Lucas Gonze, CreatorXSPF & Yahoo! Media Player
“You guys put on the best event in music tech, period.”Ross d’Avignon, ConsultantDigital Media & Entertainment
“It really was the most optimistic “music” related event I’ve ever been to.”Mike MasnickTechdirt
“The best music and technology conference.”Pete CashmoreMashable
“I feel like I’m at a Coachella concert…not a business conference.”Hany NadaGGV Capital

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This event is Executive Produced by Brian Zisk, of BuzzMakers, Inc. © 2012