Brent Grulke, the creative director for SXSW, died of cardiac arrest following oral surgery in Austin yesterday (Augsut 13).
He had worked as a tour manager, sound man and music editor of the Austin Chronicle and begun working on SXSW in 1987 as a stage manager before being promoted to creative director in 1994. Grulke had helped to oversee the festival as it had grew from a regional event to an international institution.
SXSW director and co-founder Roland Swenson paid ...
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